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Let your inner child out to play! Here is laughter and fun. Let’s share stories and jokes and funnies. Sometimes we’ll have some serious thought, but not too often. Our inner children want to play. Come on let’s have some fun!

Lessons from My Grandchildren

1/18/2019

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My grandchildren are an endless source of enlightenment for me.

​In particular, I love to observe them as they play, see how they play, what they play with, and listen to their descriptions of what they are doing.  

Through play, they teach themselves and practice new skills. They demonstrate focus and presence just by being who they are at this moment in time. 

Here are a few of the lessons I have learned from my grandchildren. Lessons that reminded me that our spirit guide, Red Feather, had something to say on the subject as well.

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Helping others is important even if you don’t know how. Even if all you do is trip over the rake and pull it in the wrong direction, it is the willingness that matters.
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Besides that, it’s good for them to ask for your help and allow you to support them.
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“When you seek the support of others you are allowing them to serve. As they serve, they grow spiritually. They invite positive things into their lives because they served you.”
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 - Red Feather
Sometimes you just have to feel what you’re feeling, then you can let it go.

“When you acknowledge how you feel, you are honoring that place inside that wants to have a tantrum. There is nothing wrong with having a tantrum, but you don’t want to stay stuck in it.

If you don’t allow the tantrum it turns into depression. Then things become harder and harder, and the tests and challenges become harder. You will have to go back and forth constantly going over the same bumps. So you might as well have the tantrum; kick and stomp the floor like a two year old just to get it out of your system. Then you can clear it. Take a deep breath, and say, “Thank you for having this tantrum, now I can move forward.”
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- Red Feather
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It is enough just to walk in the door with a smile and be who you are. Hugs are of course an added benefit.

“It is not what you do or have. It is who you are that is a gift.”
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- Red Feather

A good day is when you get to play all day long with the people you love, doing something fun,
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​take a long, warm bath,
and snuggle up in bed with a good book. It’s OK to do this every day. In fact, it is preferable.

“Being who you are is enough.”
- Red Feather

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Laughter, It Does a Body Good

12/21/2018

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​Here are a few things a good belly laugh can do for your body:

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  • Increases antibodies in saliva that combat upper respiratory infections.
  • Secretes an enzyme that protects the stomach from forming ulcers.
  • Conditions the abdominal muscles.
  • Relaxes muscles throughout the body.
  • Aids in reducing symptoms of neuralgia and rheumatism.
  • Reduces stress hormones.
  • Changes perspective.
  • Reduces blood pressure and heart-rate.
  • Improves cardiac health.
  • Helps the body fight infection.
  • Boosts T-cells.
  • Releases endorphins which provide natural pain relief.
  • Helps move nutrients and oxygen to body tissues.
  • Produces a general sense of well-being.

What are you waiting for? Laugh already!


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Your Super Power

11/27/2018

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“Rain, I don't mind. Shine, the weather's fine. Can you hear me that when it rains and shines it's just a state of mind?”
John Lennon
 
My husband has a super power. He has the ability to focus on the positive about himself rather than beating himself up. I’ve seen him do this in small daily occurrences and in major life events that would have had me obsessing about what I did wrong and how I should have fixed it. He also has a keen sense of justice so that when he is in the wrong he will admit it and make amends. He then lets it go. He is a cheerful, positive guy to be around.
 
This morning I saw his superpower in action.
 
My husband has a set routine in the morning when he gets up. Not quite awake and operating on automatic he lets the dog out and feeds her breakfast. He feeds the cat. He unloads the dishwasher. He brews coffee and makes toast with peanut butter. He pours one cup of coffee and the rest into a carafe. Then he takes it all downstairs to watch the news while he eats his breakfast. He has it all synchronized so that his toast and coffee are ready to eat as the other jobs are completed. He doesn’t have to think about it.
 
That is not his superpower.
 
On this particular morning however, the cat had thrown up a hairball on the floor during the night and he stopped to clean it up. It threw his whole routine off.
 
I came out to the kitchen, stumbling around to prepare my own breakfast. I could feel that he was discombobulated (love that word!) as we kept bumping into each other.
 
Finally, frustrated, I went to sit down and get out of his way to let him finish what he needed to do.
 
Finishing up he went downstairs, sat on the couch, turned on the TV, had a bite of toast and reached for a cup of coffee that wasn’t there. He hadn’t poured his coffee or put it into the carafe.
 
Instead of feeling irritated or annoyed with himself, his response was to laugh.
 
He came upstairs still laughing and told me the saga of the hairball that messed up his whole morning routine. He was still chuckling as he went back downstairs coffee in hand.
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I could feel my energy lighten with his laughter.
 
That is his superpower.
 
Later that morning he cracked up again as he told the whole story to his friend on the phone. His friend laughed and responded with another funny story of his own.
 
An unimportant event that could have been an excuse for anger or irritation became a catalyst for enjoyment, lightening the energy of all those in the vicinity.
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That is a superpower. 
 
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Your Spiritual Toolbox

​Cultivate your own super power.
 
How you respond to the events in your life is a choice.
 
Pay attention throughout the day today. How are you reacting to what happens?
 
Do you focus on the positive aspects of each situation or the negative?
 
My tendency, unlike my cheerful husband, is to focus upon what I didn’t get right or to feel irritated with someone else who didn’t get it right (as defined by me of course!) That only lowers my energy and creates more of what I don’t want.
 
Instead I now choose to focus my attention on the positive. How about you?
 
​Focusing on the positive can be as simple as just seeing the humor in a situation rather than the irritation.
 
Laughter lightens the energy of all those around us.
 
Rain or shine, it’s just a state of mind.    
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Journey to En-lighten-ment

10/8/2018

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​“The world is in serious condition largely due to our conditioning to be serious. Seriously.” 

"Realize that life is a situation comedy that will never be cancelled. A laugh track has been provided and the reason why we are put in the material world is to get more material."
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― Swami Beyondananda


comic by Leigh Rubin, Rubes Cartoons
 
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Uplifting Laughter

10/8/2018

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"Laughter is the music of the heart."
-Author Unknown
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Recently I attended a weekend workshop with a group of spiritually minded women. The two women running the workshop fed us with spiritual food for our souls and a smorgasbord of delicious vegetarian foods for our bodies. We felt nurtured and supported in the best possible way. The weekend was all about elevating our energy and was filled with the introduction of numbers of marvelous spiritual tools, meditations, music and rhythm, tuning forks, sacred geometry, Earthing information and tools, crystals, energized waters and more. It was all fascinating and I’ll share more about some of these useful tools in upcoming posts.
    
Spirit had still one more tool for us, laughter. By the last day of the workshop we all felt relaxed and comfortable, easily sharing and laughing. During one particular exercise I started laughing and couldn’t stop. Try as I might the laughter kept bubbling up from within. Anytime I even looked at one of the other women I started laughing again. Laughter is contagious. We were all laughing. It felt great.
   
Laughter is contagious for a reason. It is good for us.
    
Afterward I felt much as you would feel after having had a good cry, but in a positive way. I had released something through laughter that needed releasing. I felt easy and relaxed, smiling happily. I felt aligned, centered and loving. I felt as though I were expressing my true self and isn’t that what elevating our energy is all about? 


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Your Spiritual Toolbox

When I feel the need to relax and release with laughter and I don’t have a fun weekend workshop at hand, one of my favorite things is to watch YouTube videos of newscasters who can’t stop laughing. It is hilarious as they start laughing, and getting their fellow newscasters laughing until everyone is guffawing, tears streaming down their faces. At this point as I am watching I too am laughing. YouTube does a good job of recommending similar videos and after watching several of these in a row I am guffawing right along with them.

Search YouTube for old comedy sketches and TV blooper videos. The actors end up laughing and us with them.

Laughing baby videos are wonderful.

Give it a try next time you want to elevate your energy with laughter.
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