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"It's completely possible that your dreams are coming to you with or without your worry or your watchful eye. It's within the realm of imaginable goodness to even trust that your dreams can come without your confidence or courage."

Quote via MondoBeyondo.org

Image via  Victoria Erickson, Serenity board on Pinterest

Legend Says...

legend says, when you can't sleep at night, 

it's because you're awake in someone else's dream

From RebelleSociety.com - Releasing What No Longer Serves You

"Releasing what no longer serves you: 2 things to ask yourself" by Melissa Rubin on RebelleSociety.com

From Melissa...

"Whenever I am triggered, my feelings alert me to the uncomfortable feeling, and at the same time, I check in with myself and ask two things: What is this feeling? And… is this mine?" 

On RebelleSociety.com: "Look in the mirror and love what you see..."

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From "Falling in Love Again" by Shavawn M. Berry

"All it takes is a moment of grace. All it takes is a willingness to be gentle and kind and compassionate with the wounded child we all harbor.

I do love that small, terrified, glorious child.  However, I don’t need to bury her in sweets or hide her inside a fortress of flesh to protect her. I am strong enough to risk deep love.

Starting with the woman I see in the mirror every day. Yeah, her.

Time to fall in love with her."

Day 5 Inner Sparkle - AffOrmations

AffOrmations are Tia's alternative to affirmations when "I am always in the right place at the right time" and "I am freakin' awesome" aren't cutting it.

AffOrmations are "empowering questions that immediately get your subconscious (and consheeeuuss) mind to start thinking positively instead of nega-torily.. yep, totally made that word up ;) " (quote from Tia).

They're empowering but also intended to be fun and lighten the energy. 

Example: I'm not feelin' the affirmation, so instead I ask myself, "Why am I freakin' awesome?"

I might answer, "Because I can siiing and dance!" and then squawk and flail around my living room.

Or "Because I just AM," or anything I want really.

Definitely good to have this in my back pocket for the days when I'm not feeling like Sparklepants.

Day 4 of Inner Sparkle

Day 4 of Tia's Inner Sparkle ecourse is about how to work/play with resistance to affirmations

It showed up in perfect synchronicity with "7 Affirmations to Tell the Person in the Mirror" by Macaile Hutt on Rebelle Society's website.

Using my fave affirmations from Macaile's article, I tested Tia's fun/funny suggestions for dissolving resistance and felt fabulously affirmative and uplifted when I finished.

You are flawed, imperfect, and unique…and that’s GOOD.

Your body deserves a “thank you” every so often.

YOU deserve a “thank you” every once in a while, too.

Thanks, self. Thank you for being so freakin’ awesome.

You may not be where you want to be, but that’s no reason you can’t be happy right where you are.

Rather than place your happiness on a later date, why not allow yourself to be happy right now?

Right this very moment, incomplete, not-quite-there-yet, diamond in the rough, now.

Keep your eyes forward, but don’t forget how far you’ve already come.

You are already great. You have already done wonderful and amazing things. Don’t get so focused on the future that you fail to remember your past and how far you’ve already come.