Take Time

May the 4th be with you:

How are you all doing today? How was your Star Wars, May the 4th be with you day? It’s also hump day, which means, the weekend is fast approaching. Just a few more days and I’ll be on a plane with my amazing nieces for a much-needed getaway. I’m excited to just rejuvenate on some amazingly beautiful beaches. I’ll be Hawaii’s newest beached whale, at least for a few days.

Today I wanted to take a brief moment to talk about time. As I sit here in my home, listening to the kids play across the way at the park and in the water, I can’t help but think how blessed I am. For the longest time I would reflect on the things I’ve lost, materially that is, and I would wish for things that aren’t within my reach right now, but sitting here, I can’t think of a better life than the one I have. I love the slow-paced life more now than ever. Money is always a benefit in this life we live, but when I think of what I would do with money if I had a lot of it, my life wouldn’t be all that much different. Sure, I would be able to not have in the back of my mind the feeling of working harder, instead, I would have in my mind to be more like some of the amazing people I have come to be friends with since living by the lake. I have this one friend and she’s one of the most selfless people I know. She is always thinking of something nice to do for her friends. She makes everything just that much more special. I aspire to be more like her and one day, I plan to take all her examples of kindness and giving and share with others the way she does.

With that being said, I got another amazing sign from the Universe today. When my eyes are truly open, signs seem to just appear. I think I was open to receiving it today, because I was able to talk to a friend of mine who was of the same cult I was and while she still dabbles in it for the sake of not being shunned by her family, she told me today, that when she attended one of its church services last week, she felt ill just being there. She recently moved out of state and went to this new congregation where she didn’t know anyone, but the funny thing is, they knew her. Somehow, someone told the elders in her congregation in California where she was moving too and the elders in Cali sent over their report on her to the new congregation. She was furious. She simply wanted a new start and now, the new elders know about her life, mistakes and all. My friend made the comment to me that when she asked to see the report, the elders told her she’s not entitled to see it, it’s private information. Information on her and she can’t see it? What the heck! She told the elders, if your arrested, at least you can read the police report, why can’t I read what was said about me? While I felt sad for her, it really solidified my actions for leaving the religion. I told my friend, God is about love, not secrets and fear. We had a really nice conversation about our creator, and I felt a sense of closeness to him, then, I received a really nice reminder about time.

“Take time to smell the roses and appreciate the abundance. Look at your life and recognize the improvement, increase and inspiration that’s bloomed. Your commitment to your dreams pays off. The Universe reminds you that manifestation is continuous, and you co-create your reality; so, keep your hopes high and count your blessing often. Love your life and your life will love you back.!”-manifesting.

Abundance is all in how you look at life. Sure, some people have tons of money, while others have very little, both people can feel the same sense of abundance, depending on what they feel is important, at least that’s my opinion.

I feel so blessed to be free from a high controlling religion/cult and now that I am finally loving life, I feel life is loving me back. I have been so blessed to have met some of the most incredible people in my life since being free. I am open to new ideas and I’m simply able to enjoy time. I don’t feel guilty for spending time on my balcony reading a book. I feel no guilt for working on an art project. I love spending time out on the boat, listening to music and watching my sons laugh and wakeboard.

I still believe in hard work, I still believe in being humble and grateful, and I believe in taking time to enjoy the simple things. I now believe that we can create our reality, all we have to do is believe in ourselves, take time to appreciate the little things and of course, work towards goals, all while not getting so lost in things that distract us from the life we were meant to have.

Well guys, this is being uploaded on the late side of things, so I will be saying goodnight to you all. I do hope you had the best of days and please don’t forget, until next time, Love Life++