These are our thoughts feelings and experiences. We accept responsibility for them. We understand your journey may be different. We honor and respect that. Wishing you effortless joy. Eloise and Jake
Do not take anything for granted today. Life can change in a moment, And although change is always good, you can wonder if you could have enjoyed the last moment just a little bit better. 5 years ago today, we sat in Florida watching a category 2 hurricane heading for tampa. Not a big deal to us long term hurricane watchers.. but in a instant,it turned. and headed directly towards us and 20 minutes later we were in the midst of a category 4 hurrincae and our lives would never be the same again.
We can celebrate all of the good that came from that destruction, but our human minds will always remember what was.
Here is a letter I have written to those good friends:
Despite moving away from Charlotte County, our hearts will be forever connected to this area, to each of you and to the memories we have shared.
On this anniversary of Hurricane Charley: and event that cemented an already existing bond we transform the remnants of anything negative into a celebration of what has transpired since then.
Hurricanes: It’s about warm water heating air and moving energy upwards up and away from (almost like a cleansing). When that happens and it clashes with higher cooler air which inspires wind and rain. (The bigger the clash, the more intense the wind and the heavier the rains) Wind clears out, rains wash away, and what is left is just the earth.
In life we have issues; that heat up, and try resolve on their own. But often in that process there comes a clash with cold: with apathy and with stagnant lack of movement. And then we have crisis. The crisis is a storm. And the bigger the crisis: the bigger the storm. Storms bring with it wind and rain, and sometimes destruction. But in that destruction comes opportunities to grow to change to be better.
Hurricane Charlie caused destruction. Then it brought opportunities to change to grow to rebuild better. It left the earth, and we are the earth. We are what is left. We are what matters. We are the foundation from which to grow from.
I think there is a lesson in that. Perhaps if we learned to clean up and clean out our lives on a regular basis, we wouldn’t need so much wind, or clashes or destruction. If we cleaned up our lives, and resolved our issues actively and passionately, we wouldn’t need Mother Nature to come in and do it for us.
Hurricane Charlie was a monumental event. We weren’t expecting it, or ready for it but we needed it. It was good, it did its job and now it’s gone except in our memories. Now we can make our lists of things we will never take for granted again.
For us at the top of the list: is the raw bar, the harbor, our friends, and the reality that life can change in a moment. We commit on this 5 year anniversary to stop everyday and say thank you for what we have. We commit to using our senses to see and hear and taste and smell and feel, as much as possible, for tomorrow it may not be the same. Everyday we will ask what we can do to grow, to resolve, to release to let go of. Maybe it won’t protect us from another hurricane, but we are thinking that if one comes we will be better prepared.
When we do this exercise we will remember you, we will love you and we will pray for all of you who have a memory with us. You are in our heart, and we are in yours. We will never feel alone, and you will never be anything but loved, and honored and celebrated.
Happy anniversary Charlie.....
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Being innocent does not mean being ignorant
These are our thoughts feelings and experiences. We accept responsibility for them. We understand your journey may be different. We honor and respect that. Wishing you effortless joy. Eloise and Jake
Being innocent does not mean being ignorant. It is possible to experince all the challenges and traumas of life and surface with innocent wisdom, and and not hardened anger. I wonder what would happend today if i proceeded with an innocent attitude as if nothing bad had ever happened to me. (cause in reality nothing bad ever has.) Everything in my life has given me a gift
I wrote that several days ago on facebook. And all day as i felt myself tense up, i just reminded myself that I was innocent and loving. It was a great day!
Being innocent does not mean being ignorant. It is possible to experince all the challenges and traumas of life and surface with innocent wisdom, and and not hardened anger. I wonder what would happend today if i proceeded with an innocent attitude as if nothing bad had ever happened to me. (cause in reality nothing bad ever has.) Everything in my life has given me a gift
I wrote that several days ago on facebook. And all day as i felt myself tense up, i just reminded myself that I was innocent and loving. It was a great day!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Three powerful words:
These are our thoughts feelings and experiences. We accept responsibility for them. We understand your journey may be different. We honor and respect that. Wishing you effortless joy. Eloise and Jake
Sometimes I think the three most powerful words I know are: I AM DONE !!!!
Every time my life has changed drastically, it has been shortly after I have said: “I am Done” with something.
I sold the business in Florida when I said “I am done trying to make this work” I have left jobs when I have said: “ I am done being stressed”
I have seen it in my clients when they have said: “ I am done being abused, and they walked out” “ I am done feeling guilty” and they have found joy. “ I am done putting everyone else first in my life” and they begin self care.
Recently in my life I saw things that were happening over and over again, and I said “I am done with this karma.”; And then handled the situation differently.
Being done is an ending. And in order to end something usually you have to be either totally fed up and broken or just fed up to the top. But can you say I am done, way earlier in the reaction change, if you are aware of what is going on.
I think negative situations drift into our lives to get our attention. And the less aware we are, the bigger the situation is. But to be aware sometimes means discomfort. To be aware means asking ourselves, what is the pay off, the benefit, the reward for continuing in some “bad behavior or state of mind?” I ask my clients that all the time: what is the benefit of feeling bad today? And they are shocked that I would think they want to stay that way. But the reality is we do what we want to do, and when we stop wanting to do it, we stop doing it. So if today I am fearful, there is a reason for that: perhaps it keeps me from having to trust the universe. Or if I feel helpless, it might be because feeling helpless means I have no responsibilities, and I have to take no risk, and I can blame everything on someone else. Or if I tired I can say, see, I can’t exercise, Or I can’t can’t can’t.
BUT if become aware of the benefit for my bad feelings, bad behavior, then I can alter them, and create a more powerful desire. I want to feel good. I want to have fun, I want to be successful, I want to be peaceful, energetic, prosperous, healthy, connected etc etc etc. and then the fear settles in because now I am aware of the consequences for those feelings: If I feel good, I will have nothing to complain about. If I have fun: OMG someone will think I am not being responsible. If I am successful, I will have to be perfect and work hard. If I am peaceful I will have to get quiet and meditate, and be true to my self and slow down, and for God sake how can I be peaceful and successful?
If I am energetic, I will have to eat right and reduce my stress and say no to people occasionally and…. I if I am prosperous, I might have to actually be aware of opportunities for change, (and then change) and be aware of how I spend money, be aware of…….now this is sounding like work… If I am healthy I might have to exercise and do self care. If I am connected I will have to be open.
Goodness. How did this conversation get started: Well for me it came from being done feeling old. So now I am paying attention to my body, to my mind and to my spirit.
I said I am done living in fear, which means opening to trust, and joy and opportunities.
Today I get up and say: “Today I am going to do things different.” Today I am going to be aware. Today I am going to feel good. Today I am successful, I am healthy, I am connected. Today I am prosperous. Today I am peaceful energetic. Today I attract all good things. Today I feel good.
Right after i wrote this i got this in an email:
'Don't go through life
so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!'
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street,
going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That is a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic.
'Please, mister....please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the brick because no one else would stop...' With tears
dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. 'It's my brother, ' he said 'He rolled off the curb and fell
out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him
up.'
Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.'
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling
lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh
scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. 'Thank you and may God bless you,' the grateful child told the stranger. Too
shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy! push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very
noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: 'Don't go through life
so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!' God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have
time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or
not.
Sometimes I think the three most powerful words I know are: I AM DONE !!!!
Every time my life has changed drastically, it has been shortly after I have said: “I am Done” with something.
I sold the business in Florida when I said “I am done trying to make this work” I have left jobs when I have said: “ I am done being stressed”
I have seen it in my clients when they have said: “ I am done being abused, and they walked out” “ I am done feeling guilty” and they have found joy. “ I am done putting everyone else first in my life” and they begin self care.
Recently in my life I saw things that were happening over and over again, and I said “I am done with this karma.”; And then handled the situation differently.
Being done is an ending. And in order to end something usually you have to be either totally fed up and broken or just fed up to the top. But can you say I am done, way earlier in the reaction change, if you are aware of what is going on.
I think negative situations drift into our lives to get our attention. And the less aware we are, the bigger the situation is. But to be aware sometimes means discomfort. To be aware means asking ourselves, what is the pay off, the benefit, the reward for continuing in some “bad behavior or state of mind?” I ask my clients that all the time: what is the benefit of feeling bad today? And they are shocked that I would think they want to stay that way. But the reality is we do what we want to do, and when we stop wanting to do it, we stop doing it. So if today I am fearful, there is a reason for that: perhaps it keeps me from having to trust the universe. Or if I feel helpless, it might be because feeling helpless means I have no responsibilities, and I have to take no risk, and I can blame everything on someone else. Or if I tired I can say, see, I can’t exercise, Or I can’t can’t can’t.
BUT if become aware of the benefit for my bad feelings, bad behavior, then I can alter them, and create a more powerful desire. I want to feel good. I want to have fun, I want to be successful, I want to be peaceful, energetic, prosperous, healthy, connected etc etc etc. and then the fear settles in because now I am aware of the consequences for those feelings: If I feel good, I will have nothing to complain about. If I have fun: OMG someone will think I am not being responsible. If I am successful, I will have to be perfect and work hard. If I am peaceful I will have to get quiet and meditate, and be true to my self and slow down, and for God sake how can I be peaceful and successful?
If I am energetic, I will have to eat right and reduce my stress and say no to people occasionally and…. I if I am prosperous, I might have to actually be aware of opportunities for change, (and then change) and be aware of how I spend money, be aware of…….now this is sounding like work… If I am healthy I might have to exercise and do self care. If I am connected I will have to be open.
Goodness. How did this conversation get started: Well for me it came from being done feeling old. So now I am paying attention to my body, to my mind and to my spirit.
I said I am done living in fear, which means opening to trust, and joy and opportunities.
Today I get up and say: “Today I am going to do things different.” Today I am going to be aware. Today I am going to feel good. Today I am successful, I am healthy, I am connected. Today I am prosperous. Today I am peaceful energetic. Today I attract all good things. Today I feel good.
Right after i wrote this i got this in an email:
'Don't go through life
so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!'
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street,
going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That is a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic.
'Please, mister....please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the brick because no one else would stop...' With tears
dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. 'It's my brother, ' he said 'He rolled off the curb and fell
out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him
up.'
Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.'
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling
lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh
scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. 'Thank you and may God bless you,' the grateful child told the stranger. Too
shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy! push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very
noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: 'Don't go through life
so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!' God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have
time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or
not.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Magical Weekend
These are our thoughts feelings and experiences. We accept responsibility for them. We understand your journey may be different. We honor and respect that. Wishing you effortless joy. Eloise and Jake
Magical Weekend
It started Friday, I had a session with my shaman /life coach (http://www.sacredselfliving.net/) Which helped me heal some stress and release some negative, thinking and feeling. She lives in Black Mountain which is outside of Asheville. The energy there feels as good as it does near any vortex like Sedona. Just the drive there along brings with it a positive charge. My best friend of 25 years went and had a session too, and while she did, I sat and breathed in the mountain air and shopped in a healing place and made new friends, and journaled and released and it was all good. We had a Tai dinner, which we found synchronistically, and then stayed in this delightful bed and breakfast in the mountains, while we solved some more problems of the world sitting on rocking chairs on a balcony looking out over the mountains.
Now all of that was perfect, but it got better. I met my husband south of Asheville for our maiden voyage in our new camping get up. He manages a pool there, which gave us a great place to leave the car without me coming all the way home. We then journey our way up to the Smokey’s, near Cherokee., and the magic erupted. There were so many little absolutely perfect moments, that I am overwhelmed with gratefulness. Not sure how we were so blessed with such a wonderful series of little miracles.
Most places were booked for the weekend or required a minimum of three nights. This place had one spot left, and it has a perfect spot with a great view of the mountains. The campground was quiet and nice; the showers were so clean you could have eaten off the floor of them. http://www.flamingarrowcampground.com/ We got our stuff set up. First time we have gone since selling the motor home and buying the little van. It was a blast.
Saturday we went to a Pow Wow on the reservation, where they had traditional dance contests. (Tribal Indian Dances) It was mesmerizing. It was crowded because it was the fourth, however we found a parking spot right across the street. It was along a creek, and we got our feet wet and watched the tubers. We left before the fireworks started; partially to avoid the traffic and partially to watch the race. (yes we had a cable hook up at our campsite.) But if you know us, you know that fourth of July for us for many many many years was going to Daytona to the race, Then to our delight, the top of the fireworks burst forth just about the mountain in the distance and it was perfect.
In the mountains it gets cool, so we both slept like babies in our conversion van. And we knew this was another great anniversary. I thought I was so cool for getting Richard 17 presents: one for each year of our marriage. But he out did me. He got me an experience.
He bought us a portable hammock, which he set up in out gazebo / tent and brought a palm tree and a rug from home, and my favorite pillow. He even brought his “tux T shirt” to play the part. He wanted to serve me martinis, but ended up doing it for breakfast and served me coffee. I spent the whole afternoon there reading a book. (Haven’t done that in ages) They said it was to storm all day, but didn’t … we managed to hike to 4 waterfalls and walk about 3 miles along the best sounding and smelling creeks first. It rained when we got back, but we didn’t get wet. And the thunderstorm didn’t come till we were asleep, and it sounded awesome.
We had a relaxing drive home, and just ate dinner out on our deck, with Richard’s sister and husband and grandson. There was a nice breeze blowing and it was not too hot. For our anniversary they shampooed all of our carpets, so we came home to a squeaky clean house with all of the wash done. They will be moving into their home this week (They just moved her from burr cold so Dakota) They have been such great house guests that we may make them stay here a little longer…..
Anyway last week I manifested a great anniversary. And all of my dreams came true… Now its time to go back to work; think I will continue to manifest a perfect magical week at work. Today I am just perfectly grateful!
Here is a sampling of pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/eloisejake/AnniversaryTrip17Yrs?authkey=Gv1sRgCKaEorqS7NHJyQE&feat=email#
Magical Weekend
It started Friday, I had a session with my shaman /life coach (http://www.sacredselfliving.net/) Which helped me heal some stress and release some negative, thinking and feeling. She lives in Black Mountain which is outside of Asheville. The energy there feels as good as it does near any vortex like Sedona. Just the drive there along brings with it a positive charge. My best friend of 25 years went and had a session too, and while she did, I sat and breathed in the mountain air and shopped in a healing place and made new friends, and journaled and released and it was all good. We had a Tai dinner, which we found synchronistically, and then stayed in this delightful bed and breakfast in the mountains, while we solved some more problems of the world sitting on rocking chairs on a balcony looking out over the mountains.
Now all of that was perfect, but it got better. I met my husband south of Asheville for our maiden voyage in our new camping get up. He manages a pool there, which gave us a great place to leave the car without me coming all the way home. We then journey our way up to the Smokey’s, near Cherokee., and the magic erupted. There were so many little absolutely perfect moments, that I am overwhelmed with gratefulness. Not sure how we were so blessed with such a wonderful series of little miracles.
Most places were booked for the weekend or required a minimum of three nights. This place had one spot left, and it has a perfect spot with a great view of the mountains. The campground was quiet and nice; the showers were so clean you could have eaten off the floor of them. http://www.flamingarrowcampground.com/ We got our stuff set up. First time we have gone since selling the motor home and buying the little van. It was a blast.
Saturday we went to a Pow Wow on the reservation, where they had traditional dance contests. (Tribal Indian Dances) It was mesmerizing. It was crowded because it was the fourth, however we found a parking spot right across the street. It was along a creek, and we got our feet wet and watched the tubers. We left before the fireworks started; partially to avoid the traffic and partially to watch the race. (yes we had a cable hook up at our campsite.) But if you know us, you know that fourth of July for us for many many many years was going to Daytona to the race, Then to our delight, the top of the fireworks burst forth just about the mountain in the distance and it was perfect.
In the mountains it gets cool, so we both slept like babies in our conversion van. And we knew this was another great anniversary. I thought I was so cool for getting Richard 17 presents: one for each year of our marriage. But he out did me. He got me an experience.
He bought us a portable hammock, which he set up in out gazebo / tent and brought a palm tree and a rug from home, and my favorite pillow. He even brought his “tux T shirt” to play the part. He wanted to serve me martinis, but ended up doing it for breakfast and served me coffee. I spent the whole afternoon there reading a book. (Haven’t done that in ages) They said it was to storm all day, but didn’t … we managed to hike to 4 waterfalls and walk about 3 miles along the best sounding and smelling creeks first. It rained when we got back, but we didn’t get wet. And the thunderstorm didn’t come till we were asleep, and it sounded awesome.
We had a relaxing drive home, and just ate dinner out on our deck, with Richard’s sister and husband and grandson. There was a nice breeze blowing and it was not too hot. For our anniversary they shampooed all of our carpets, so we came home to a squeaky clean house with all of the wash done. They will be moving into their home this week (They just moved her from burr cold so Dakota) They have been such great house guests that we may make them stay here a little longer…..
Anyway last week I manifested a great anniversary. And all of my dreams came true… Now its time to go back to work; think I will continue to manifest a perfect magical week at work. Today I am just perfectly grateful!
Here is a sampling of pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/eloisejake/AnniversaryTrip17Yrs?authkey=Gv1sRgCKaEorqS7NHJyQE&feat=email#
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Be Open: love pickles
These are our thoughts feelings and experiences. We accept responsibility for them. We understand your journey may be different. We honor and respect that. Wishing you effortless joy. Eloise and Jake
Saturday I went to an energy healing workshop, not having any real expectations; But wanting to go to the next level of my journey.
The facilitator was the pet healer who helped us with Gus (you can read about that back in the November / December blogs)
We had a great time learning, then we spent a few hours working with a horse of hers who was having some medical problems, doing energy work and sending healing to her (Zanta) (A very wonderful experience in itself)
Then she did some one to one healing for each of us, which included an image that she saw when she worked on us individually. As she went around the room, there were some wonderful images. (like of fairies, and mother nature etc)
When she came to me, my picture was that of a pickle. She said I had pickle energy. (A Pickle for god’s sake) What the h….. am I going to do with pickle energy.
So I came home and researched the spiritual meaning of a pickle….. not so much out there on that… and certainly nothing I could resonate with. But decided to sit in it and trust it. I often am too quick to react, and am learning that being a slow processor is actually very beneficial.
So I am pickle energy. What has come to me is that “pickles transform” and that the process of pickling delays decay. Cucumbers are good nutritious food… but don’t last long. Pickles however have longevity to them and add spice and flavor to a meal. The process of pickling, may have a tartness to it, but the change in PH can promote more healing than anything acidic.
Vinegar takes something very good and makes it better, and keeps it from decaying and aging. I am a transformer, and a healer. And if I am in your life, you may have to acquire a taste for me, and I may be tart. But if you hang with me, we will transform the world, give it flavor and keep it from dying
Saturday I went to an energy healing workshop, not having any real expectations; But wanting to go to the next level of my journey.
The facilitator was the pet healer who helped us with Gus (you can read about that back in the November / December blogs)
We had a great time learning, then we spent a few hours working with a horse of hers who was having some medical problems, doing energy work and sending healing to her (Zanta) (A very wonderful experience in itself)
Then she did some one to one healing for each of us, which included an image that she saw when she worked on us individually. As she went around the room, there were some wonderful images. (like of fairies, and mother nature etc)
When she came to me, my picture was that of a pickle. She said I had pickle energy. (A Pickle for god’s sake) What the h….. am I going to do with pickle energy.
So I came home and researched the spiritual meaning of a pickle….. not so much out there on that… and certainly nothing I could resonate with. But decided to sit in it and trust it. I often am too quick to react, and am learning that being a slow processor is actually very beneficial.
So I am pickle energy. What has come to me is that “pickles transform” and that the process of pickling delays decay. Cucumbers are good nutritious food… but don’t last long. Pickles however have longevity to them and add spice and flavor to a meal. The process of pickling, may have a tartness to it, but the change in PH can promote more healing than anything acidic.
Vinegar takes something very good and makes it better, and keeps it from decaying and aging. I am a transformer, and a healer. And if I am in your life, you may have to acquire a taste for me, and I may be tart. But if you hang with me, we will transform the world, give it flavor and keep it from dying
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
One person can make a difference!
These are our thoughts feelings and experiences. We accept responsibility for them. We understand your journey may be different. We honor and respect that. Wishing you effortless joy. Eloise and Jake
Hopelessness ………. HOPE…. Making a difference!
It only takes a moment… to change directions, to change an attitude to change a thought, to change a feeling… Now ultimately we are all responsible for how we think, how we feel and what we do. But the reality is that one person can trigger that in another. One word one look, one action can take a person from feeling great to feeling awful. We can all name a hundred of those moments. We also forget that we have the ability to trigger the good change as well.
Last week I had a patient tell me that everyone else in their life had given up on them, and that they were thinking about giving up on themselves, but decided not to, because I had looked in their eyes and said,: “I think you can do it this time; it doesn’t matter how many time you fall down, it only matters that you get back up”.
That reminded me of a moment in my life, when everyone had given up on me. And I was as hopeless as they come. (As hopeless as I have seen anyone of my patients) And one person was sent to me (….by the great spirit…) who believed in me when no one else was.
It took one person, one connection, one moment that allowed me to make a choice and say: …….I can do it.
Yesterday I was having a bad day… and one person, one nurse who saw this, and with one choice of hers, touched my heart and turned my day around.
I was inspired again, and grateful and energized to believe in the impossible, to believe in miracles to believe in the hopeless.
One moment, one choice, one thought, one deed at a time, touching one person at a time, we can change the world.
Never loose hope that you can make a difference!
Never stop believing in the impossible, in the hopeless.
You have the power to make a difference. One choice, one thought, one feeling one action at a time.
Hopelessness is not an option. Hope is what the world is made of. It is one of the most important ingredient in everything else (love, peace happiness joy)
Hopelessness ………. HOPE…. Making a difference!
It only takes a moment… to change directions, to change an attitude to change a thought, to change a feeling… Now ultimately we are all responsible for how we think, how we feel and what we do. But the reality is that one person can trigger that in another. One word one look, one action can take a person from feeling great to feeling awful. We can all name a hundred of those moments. We also forget that we have the ability to trigger the good change as well.
Last week I had a patient tell me that everyone else in their life had given up on them, and that they were thinking about giving up on themselves, but decided not to, because I had looked in their eyes and said,: “I think you can do it this time; it doesn’t matter how many time you fall down, it only matters that you get back up”.
That reminded me of a moment in my life, when everyone had given up on me. And I was as hopeless as they come. (As hopeless as I have seen anyone of my patients) And one person was sent to me (….by the great spirit…) who believed in me when no one else was.
It took one person, one connection, one moment that allowed me to make a choice and say: …….I can do it.
Yesterday I was having a bad day… and one person, one nurse who saw this, and with one choice of hers, touched my heart and turned my day around.
I was inspired again, and grateful and energized to believe in the impossible, to believe in miracles to believe in the hopeless.
One moment, one choice, one thought, one deed at a time, touching one person at a time, we can change the world.
Never loose hope that you can make a difference!
Never stop believing in the impossible, in the hopeless.
You have the power to make a difference. One choice, one thought, one feeling one action at a time.
Hopelessness is not an option. Hope is what the world is made of. It is one of the most important ingredient in everything else (love, peace happiness joy)
Sunday, March 8, 2009
exceeding expectations
These are our thoughts feelings and experiences. We accept responsibility for them. We understand your journey may be different. We honor and respect that. Wishing you effortless joy. Eloise and Jake
Last night we went to the Billy Joel and Elton John concert:
They started out just the two of them on the two pianos. Then Elton did a set with his band and then Billy Joel did a set with his band, and then they came back together with both bands. Whew. Wow!
After the Eagles concert, with the great seats we had, I wasn't too sure about this.
Our seats were not as good as the Eagles, and actually cost more. And the evening started out with Rich's Vet over heating, for some unknown sudden reason. So wondering if we were even going to get home was an issue.
But Rich had an awesome attitude about it, and even brought glow sticks for all the people in our section. (PS we started out with dinner downtown at a really nice restaurant, compliments of the Rileys: our Christmas gift certificate present from them) Our nice waiter found a jug for us to fill rich's car up with water so we could make it to the arena. Red Rocks cafe: Pretty good food.
Anyway: we were surprised by the young people sitting around us. These guys (Elton and Billy are our age for goodness sake)
And then the music started. I can tell you these guys sounded better than any album. record or cd I have ever heard. The acoustics and the sound equipment was unbelievable. I never fully appreciated their talent till this show.
One observation was: Billy played piano, harmonica, guitar and twirled and danced with a microphone, and he was great, but you could tell he has aged, and it was a bit of a work for him. Perspiring; I think he might not have been feeling well.
Elton played effortlessly, and was having a blast. Both went down and shook the hands of their fans during the concert.
It was just a wonderful concert.
When my kids were small, during a very dark time in my life, I remember driving and my kids seeing snow for the first time in the nc mountains. And Bennie and the jets was playing. We sang at the top of our lungs, and since that day the song has always been "Benji and the jets" And that day and that moment was not so dark. Here is a little clip: http://picasaweb.google.com/eloisejake/ExceedingExpectations?authkey=Gv1sRgCIL4gYGXjJ_xJg#5310845747077951122
We did get home ok, A nice man at the parking garage helped us find some water. We think the thermostat just got stuck. So glad we remained grateful and had a good time anyway. It all is as it is suppose to be. We are so blessed to have the experinces we do!
Last night we went to the Billy Joel and Elton John concert:
They started out just the two of them on the two pianos. Then Elton did a set with his band and then Billy Joel did a set with his band, and then they came back together with both bands. Whew. Wow!
After the Eagles concert, with the great seats we had, I wasn't too sure about this.
Our seats were not as good as the Eagles, and actually cost more. And the evening started out with Rich's Vet over heating, for some unknown sudden reason. So wondering if we were even going to get home was an issue.
But Rich had an awesome attitude about it, and even brought glow sticks for all the people in our section. (PS we started out with dinner downtown at a really nice restaurant, compliments of the Rileys: our Christmas gift certificate present from them) Our nice waiter found a jug for us to fill rich's car up with water so we could make it to the arena. Red Rocks cafe: Pretty good food.
Anyway: we were surprised by the young people sitting around us. These guys (Elton and Billy are our age for goodness sake)
And then the music started. I can tell you these guys sounded better than any album. record or cd I have ever heard. The acoustics and the sound equipment was unbelievable. I never fully appreciated their talent till this show.
One observation was: Billy played piano, harmonica, guitar and twirled and danced with a microphone, and he was great, but you could tell he has aged, and it was a bit of a work for him. Perspiring; I think he might not have been feeling well.
Elton played effortlessly, and was having a blast. Both went down and shook the hands of their fans during the concert.
It was just a wonderful concert.
When my kids were small, during a very dark time in my life, I remember driving and my kids seeing snow for the first time in the nc mountains. And Bennie and the jets was playing. We sang at the top of our lungs, and since that day the song has always been "Benji and the jets" And that day and that moment was not so dark. Here is a little clip: http://picasaweb.google.com/eloisejake/ExceedingExpectations?authkey=Gv1sRgCIL4gYGXjJ_xJg#5310845747077951122
We did get home ok, A nice man at the parking garage helped us find some water. We think the thermostat just got stuck. So glad we remained grateful and had a good time anyway. It all is as it is suppose to be. We are so blessed to have the experinces we do!
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