Good Morning Sunshines ~ Waking up to see perspective reveals miracles

Responding to the 'interesting' comments on one of my recent social media posts where I was encouraging people to pause for a moment of gratitude. I do this a LOT... like daily. But on the day after the election, the reactions were different. Many people couldn't look beyond their heightened emotions in order to give their body's and mind's an opportunity to rest and have reprieve even for just a...

We recently celebrated a great mans life - MFBG. It was such a not-so-gentle reminder of the importance to celebrate life while we are still here and the beauty of past connections even if they were from different chapters. Good morning sunshines. As always, please comment if you join and say Good Morning Sunshine to spread the love!!  Then share something you are grateful for while I gab away bec...

There is a lot to be learned from visiting the 7th floor at Childrens Hospital in Denver - the Oncology and Hemotology Unit. Every person who joined us for an infusion over the course of my son's 18 months of treatment walked away with a shift in perspective. In todays Daily Dose of Perspective, we talk about how we got to revisit all of Whitten's nurses and doctors in a healthy state after 12 mon...

Making room for memories ORMaking A room for memories? Both. On today's Daily Dose of Perspective, we discuss the power of surrounding yourself with things that truly bring you joy and how that can be something as simple is a collage photo wall - DIY style. This leads us into a small conversation about living your authentic life and being proud of what that offers instead of hiding behind a "highl...

Does that sound make you cringe...or does it make you want to punch someone in the face as an almost knee jerk reaction? In today's daily dose of perspective we talk about what misophonia is and what it is not and how you can support people who have it. (and no that is not by chucking your hot cup of coffee at a fence) As always, please comment if you join and say Good Morning Sunshine to spread t...

Todays perspective is a reminder that they are listening, they are watching and they are remembering. Be mindful of how you show up. As always, please comment if you join and say Good Morning Sunshine to spread the love!! Then share something you are grateful for while I gab away because that can help you get into an even more positive mental state. I am on a mission to light up the world by offer...

We ask our kids all of the time, "what are you gonna be when you grow up?" And they answer excitedly and often have 5 different responses depending on their mood and the time of the day. THEY HAVE IT RIGHT. For most of us there has never been one answer to this question and it is likely evolving and changing. Because as we grow, so does our purpose. In today's daily dose of perspective we talk abo...

As we celebrate my chemo warriors 4th birthday, I reflect on the journey it took to get here. We spent his second birthday connected to an infusion pole for almost 8 hours as he received an incredibly harsh and challenging chemotherapy that landed us in a week long hospital stay. In todays Daily Dose of Perspective, I get real about trauma and what it ls looks like to move through it and what it l...

DDP #17 - More is less …unless it’s less Have you ever TRULY deep cleaned your home? I thought I had... like 4x a year for decades. But now I realize that my less was just less. After reading Marie Kondo's book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up and practicing her teachings, I learned how to make less more. In todays daily dose of perspective we go over some of the basic principles of her sugg...

Sometimes the bad comes with the good. But do you see the good? As always, please comment if you join and say Good Morning Sunshine to spread the love!!  Then share something you are grateful for while I gab away because that can help you get into an even more positive mental state.  I am on a mission to light up the world by offering people the opportunity to recognize the joy that surrounds them...

Your life is your bus... and you are the driver. You are the one in control. You are the one who choses which way to turn, when and how fast. Sometimes things might get in your way, an accident approaches, but again, your reaction is your choice. As the driver, where are you headed? Do you like the view? Are you enjoying the drive? This and more in today's daily dose of perspective. PS - this is f...

I might get a little heated up about this topic, but it drives me CRAZY when people look in every direction they possibly can aside from looking in the mirror. Let's discuss for todays daily dose of perspective.

That one time a 3000 piece puzzle piece followed us in a 15 mile move. Today's daily dose of perspective highlights how crazy things can be and things are meant to be.

White Walls, Bat shit crazy and Time... the full circle convo... Today daily dose of perspective reflects upon the shifts in our life during different chapters. There are hard chapters, happy chapters, exciting chapters, and even boring chapters! Each one brings a different "best you" with different perspectives.

I was just about to buy a calendar so that I could start delivering a lesson to my 3 year old about the meaning of yesterdays and tomorrows when I realized the kid is WAY SMARTER THAN ME when it comes to time. Today we discuss and learn a tip from a toddler. As always, please comment if you join and say Good Morning Sunshine to spread the love!!  Then share something you are grateful for while I g...

You have a story. You've been working on it for a lifetime. In your mind there is an internal dialogue about what your life looks like: What your marriage looks like... What your finances look like... What your friendships look like... What your career looks like... What you look like... Your story is a culmination of your chosen focus of your yesterdays and yesteryears. And because of this story,...

Trash men in suits or trash men AND suits? Today we follow along as my adhd brain moves from one realization to another all kicked off by the final season of the show Suits. When you have a regular gratitude practice, these sort of things just happen all on their own! And it's awesome! As always, please comment if you join and say Good Morning Sunshine to spread the love!!  Then share something yo...

Have you ever experienced that when you are told not to think about something or do something... all of a sudden it's all you can think of. Today we talked about how we cope - adjusting our focus to get to our end game successfully. As always, please comment if you join and say Good Morning Sunshine to spread the love!!  Then share something you are grateful for while I gab away because that can h...

You remember that time you were so mean to yourself? You started to think or even say nasty things to yourself? But if you can't be on your own side, who can be? Today I share an experience where I caught myself getting caught up in self ridicule and how I coached myself through it. Because you can only do YOUR best. Let's revisit the fourth agreement. As always, please comment if you join and say...

When was the last time you got upset over something and had to check yourself? Like you had a knee jerk reaction to some stupid shit and you had to pull back your perspective and realize it is just that - STUPID SHIT. Today I take time to remind MYSELF that I need to relax and realize it's not that deep... thought you could use the reminder as well! As always, please comment if you join and sa...

Puzzles And Perspective - #4 DDP Your daily dose of perspective where we talk about puzzling and how it relates to shifting perspective. I've been in a serious puzzle crunk phase teaching myself how to slow down and relax and as I do, I observe how many lessons lie within a puzzle. Today we open up the conversation! As always, please comment if you join and say Good Morning Sunshine to spread...

Ooops I Lost My Shit - DDP#3 Have you ever had one of those moments where you lost your shit on your kids? Who has kids? Like, if you have kids, like, do you have kids? I have four children. I have a 20 year old, an 18 year old, a 5 year old, and a 3 year old, and sometimes, like, I do really well at controlling my emotions and my being, and there's some times where I'm like, What freaking...

Cut the "I'm so Happy Act" - #2 DDP Today is the 2nd day of our Daily Dose of Perspective and I wanted to get to know you a little better by sharing about my obnoxious positivity and how I managed and coped during a few different stages of my life from "Making that money" to "Bankrupting Everything" to "Bring on the Businesses" to "Chemo Mom".....

🌞 Introducing your Daily Dose of Perspective!!! After 8 years of daily live video followed by a long ass break, it's time to get back on it!! I have been trying to figure out a new system in this ever changing world of technology and I THINK I have figured it out (for now 😂). SO - here we go!! I will be sharing a daily live podcast/video Mon-Fri @ 8am MST. You can watch live or come back and...

A conversation about your ability to make up stories and how that is molding your entire life. Here is the thing... throughout our day things happen. - A friend calls, a friend doesn't call. - Our spouse reacts, our spouse doesn't react. - Emojis are used, emojis aren't used. - Your invited to blank, you aren't invited to blank. And as life happens, most of us start writing a story...