Have you ever pushed yourself way beyond your comfort zone and taken yourself to a place you never thought you could go? 
Have you ever felt so strongly about a path you were meant to be on that you took a huge leap of faith knowing that it would all work out?
Have you ever listened to your intuition and went with your gut instead of your mind? 

Have you ever gone against More

I was listening to Hay House Radio yesterday, and the host was talking about how our happiness levels could be measured by averaging the happiness levels of our top few friends. I found this so interesting and also very eye opening.

It’s so important to surround ourselves with positive, emotionally healthy, and happy people. Because emotions and feelings are contagious (here is my previous post about this), it’s especially important and crucial for our own well being that we are cognizant of who we choose to be close to.

And I know that this isn’t always the easiest decision to make. Sometimes you’ll find that you’ve been friends with someone for years – you have a history that you would feel bad letting go of. More

While it’s great to spend most of our time in the present moment and truly be mindful of what’s happening right now, it’s also fun to have something to look forward to – something on the horizon that we are excited about – something we can think about and dream about and make plans to realize. Spend some time today thinking about what is on your horizon.
Do you have a new project that you are excited to start? Do you have a much-needed vacation coming up? Do you have personal goals that you are about to reach?
Write about all of the exciting things that are about to happen in your life.  Write about all of the wonderful things you are looking forward to. Take some time to really feel how happy you will be when these goals are realized. This is a great list to go back to when you are feeling a bit disenchanted or down and need a little boost. It’s also a great motivator to help you reach your goals. I have some wonderful things on the horizon – things that I am so excited to share with you all very soon. I’ve been letting some plans and ideas incubate in my soul for awhile now, and it’s almost time to bring them out into the world. We all have a great idea or project or vacation or goal on the horizon. Let’s honor them today and know that someday soon everything on the horizon will become our present reality!

It’s a beautiful spring day here in Oregon – the sun is shining and the birds are singing. Dan and I moved to this area two years ago (wow, time sure flies!),  and I am so grateful that we did.  We were living near San Francisco at the time while he finished graduate school. Because we work from home, we really could choose anywhere to live – exciting! We both had a great feeling about southern Oregon. I had never even been here but felt a strong pull to this area. And so we moved. And I have to say that trusting my intuition and planting roots in this area has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. For the first time in my life I truly feel that I have found my forever home.  I found this writing prompt from our Journaling Within book, which I thought was a perfect exercise for this particular day!  =&0=& =&1=& =&2=& Take some time and really think about where you would like to plant roots. What about this place draws you to it?  The weather? The people? The landscape? The opportunities? 

Write about what it feels like to live More