6-10-23 I have been feeling especially grateful for my life, for being me, ever since returning from our Europe trip. Working off the theme from our CFTH’s (Chiropractic from the Heart), I have been choosing to have a heart of peace (rather than a heart of war). I help myself get off to a good start for that intention by blessing everyone in my life. But by that I don’t mean just those in my life now that love and support me; that’s easy, of course.

I have also been blessing those with whom I’ve had conflict with in the past. Although it was extremely difficult to deal with at the time, those situations forced me to consciously choose how I was going to deal with what was going on. I could stay in (or return to) my heart, creating peace, or I could reside in my head which would only keep me at war with myself, keep me separate from Love, out of integrity with all my principles and everything I say I believe in and work for. At first, my heart of war screamed so loudly for blaming/making the other person wrong and attaching all the nasty labels that accompanied that kind of thinking. I wanted to add to the violence by attacking back. But happily, that kind of thinking didn’t last too long because of all the tools I’ve practiced. That’s no longer who I am. My initial judgment of everybody and everything and the ensuing suffering that always follows helped me strengthen my acceptance, compassion and forgiveness muscles. Once I allowed myself to grieve and give myself self-compassion for my own hurt, I could be with the whole situation differently and heal how I was perceiving that person.

 And of course I have been blessing all of you who have given me so much just by allowing me into your lives. Some of you I have never met, perhaps you just read these posts. Some of you I’ve met just once, or maybe more, when you bravely showed up for a CFTH. Others I’ve been blessed to know more intimately through coaching you. And I just wanted to tell you all how amazing you are. Breathe that in, please. Really let it land.

You care so much. You give so much…you serve so ceaselessly and heartfully. You have deep sorrows and big schmootz, sometimes…you fall, you get up. You work so hard on being the best you. You cry, you laugh, you live life fully. You face the critics all around you and the critics in your head daily. You reside in your heart in more and more of your moments just by daring to be you…unique, powerful, loving you! Don’t let anything, or anyone stop you…especially you. Today is a good day...and I make it so!