**THROWBACK POST**
December 15 2012:
Thomas is struggling with this right now. At least once a week, he says so and so doesn’t like him, or he has no friends or no one likes him ….
My response is, “Do you like you?” Question for all y’all … Do YOU like YOU? Once we like ourselves it spreads like a ripple.
We must teach and help our kids have a healthy self esteem and I say this knowing that sometimes I fail at doing this.
Nature’s Abundance
I feel the frosty cold
embrace as You brush
across this body.
I feel and Know
your Abundance.
I touch and hug
the beautiful,
scarred and knotted
trees that sprout
and grow from Your soil.
I feel and Know
your Abundance.
I delight in the sparkling
and unique snow flakes
as they drift from
the brooding clouds
above and lightly fall
upon this body.
I feel and Know
your Abundance.
Lo, even as I dodge
and walk through
the nuggets of
geese waste left
behind by these
majestic and
interesting creatures,
I feel and Know
your Abundance.
Yes, I feel Your abundance
I Know it now.
It’s been a ….. Go here to read more …
March 2 2018:
Solo walk this morning …. Brrrrr!!!! Incredibly quiet and beautiful!!!! xoxo
March 2 2018:
Wheeeeee!!! Stepped outside to play and walk around in the snow. So quiet and beautiful!!
March 3 2018:
I love nature’s ever changing art shows. She’s truly incredible and amazing!!!
February 26 2018:
Happy Birthday treat for me! 🎉🎉🎉 Dessert first!! Vegan cinnamon maple cheesecake with a courageous cappuccino. Followed by vegan stuffed mushrooms! Yum! xoxo
Digital gift from Lillian … So cute! xoxo (It’s interactive so if you click on the image you’ll be taken to the interactive card she created using scratch coding.
Card from Lillian …
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Reflections.
As I begin my 48th turn around the bright and beautiful Sun, I am called to reflect. Come, reflect along with me if you care to join.
My 47th turn around the sun proved to be the most enlightening and wild to date. I knew in December 2016 that this was to be, for I had called this into my life. I was tired of having patterns from my past, happenings from when I was a child, teen, and young adult, and the thoughts in my own mind keeping me from sharing my essence with others, spreading unconditional love and compassion to all beings and nature, and what I came here to do. I was exhausted.
I knew it was NOT going to be fun. Yet, knew I needed to walk into the internal Hell that had held me captive for nearly all my life. I wanted this. I desired it. Nothing else was as important as walking into those flames, feeling them deeply, allowing them to burn away the anger, shame, guilt, and unworthiness; and allowing the Divine within to transmute those biting and burning flames into Pure Love.
My very FREEDOM relied on ….. Go here to read the rest …
Reflections – I Am Called to Reflect as I Begin this 48th year
March 1 2018:
Birthday treats for me …. Belgian waffle cookie alongside Coconut Bliss dark chocolate ice cream topped with roasted cashews. I seriously think fireworks were actually exploding in my mouth, heart, and mind! WOW!!
March 5 2018:
Tonight it was Coconut Bliss Salted Caramel & Chocolate topped with cashews alongside a Belgium butter waffle cookie.
Instead of a cake for my birthday last week, I bought three different flavors of vegan Coconut Bliss. I love their ingredient list and that it’s vegan. Not to mention that the flavor and texture is creamy and blissful. They must have known it was my birthday because it was on sale!! Wahoo!!
March 10 2018:
Thank you Carolyn R Smith for giving me the royal treatment yesterday. From picking me up in your silver chariot, flashing me your beautiful and bright sunshiny smile, requesting I order whatever I want, and making sure they knew it was a birthday dinner for me (belated but still!!)
They were incredibly cute humming happy birthday as I requested they please not sing it. I didn’t know they were being serious! Ha! Check out this scrumptious raw vegan cheesecake. Tasted like a banana split! Wow!! Chocolate, banana, strawberry, coconut cream cheesecake!
And. You. The best part. What a wonderful gift you are. To me. To others. To the community. To the world. I love you!
February 27 2018:
Good morning! Just a wee quick broadcast to kick off the “Official Book Launch” for “Where Would You Fly” … There will be a few more throughout the day! Thank you! xoxo
In this live broadcast I share about a fun map we created showing where the book has flown so far and I ask Lillian what is her favorite story in the book. To clarify she loves them all; yet, the story she mentions is her favorite! xoxo
We give update on how it’s going with the book launch and I ask Lillian “What inspires her stories” … Thank you so much everyone! xoxo
Hellooooo again!! Just an update on this book launch day!! I ask Lillian how it feels being a published author and at what age she began writing. We also talk about the current Amazon rating and how reviews come into play. Thanks so much everyone! xoxo
Last one for the Book Launch!! In this video we answer a question from one of you … “What advice would you give to someone who is thinking they might want to write a book but they are afraid they won’t be any good at it or maybe no one would want to read what they wrote?”
Lillian answers first. Then, I chime in … I am deeply, SoulFully passionate about this topic! So happy someone asked this!
Thank you from the depths of my heart for EVERYTHING today!!! May the blessings of your kindness shower upon you as you sleep and throughout your day … Namaste … xoxo
Go here if you’d like to learn more about the book … https://www.WhereWouldYouFly.com ….
March 2 2018:
Thomas and Camilla February 2018 Date Day (a wee bit late). My phone got so cold that I lost all photos from our date except one!
The one of Thomas with his ice cream from Icecycle Creamery is the only photo that survived. That was our first stop.
Second stop was one of our favorite spots … Audrey Harris Park for Thomas to eat his ice cream with the amazing view. Then we walked the entire loop in the snow. We had it all to ourself, we were frozen, we had a beautiful time enjoying one another’s company, and I took lots of pictures. No matter. I’ve got one!
Then!!! For dinner. More birthday yummies for me plus a toast to the flights of Where Would You Fly.
I knew I was saving this one wine glass for something!! Wine glasses were made for vegan root beer floats!! Coconut Bliss Vanilla Ice Cream smothered with an amazing root beer. Served with a vegan burger topped with sautéed sweet onions, crimini mushrooms, hot & sweet jalapeños, kalamata olives, with a slather of vegan kale, cashew & basil pesto on two slices of Italian bread. I’m full!!
February 27 2018:
The book has reached the 100’s in its category!!! YAY! Started out this morning in the 900’s! Thank you, Thank you!! If there’s anyone who already has the book and is willing to write a review on Amazon that would be GREAT! The reviews help just as well as the purchases!! Oceans of gratitude! xoxo
March 2 2018:
Oh WOW!! Came home from date day with Thomas to find “Where Would You Fly” has flown to the top 50 in the United Kingdom in her category of Fairy Tales!! You GO Girl!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you … xoxo
If you’d like to learn more about the book go here, https://www.WhereWouldYouFly.com …
March 2 2018:
We got to add a few more pins to the map! A couple of more to Australia and bunches in the United States! Why is this map so fun? Hahaha!! We’re having a ball with it! If you click on the map it will take you to an interactive map where you can zoom in and out and move around the world!
If you purchased a book from Amazon, please let me know so I can add your city, state, country to the map. YAY! The purple pins have cool photos embedded of the book having reached its destination!
If you’d like to learn more about the book, go here … https://www.WhereWouldYouFly.com …
**THROWBACK POST**
December 14 2010:
Who’s with me? Let’s do it y’all!
https://differentizgood.org/2010/10/i-have-a-dream/
**THROWBACK POST**
December 22 2012:
Y’all don’t forget that the customers can hear inside the bank when you are outside using the drive through!! No worries … this is a FEEL GOOD post.
I was in the bank yesterday and overheard a customer being grumpy about having to show her driver’s license to cash a check as the teller was new and didn’t know her yet. I smiled at the young lady helping me and said “That customer just needs some love and kindness.”
The bank employee helping Ms. Grumpy continued to be kind and apologize for the inconvenience. Ms. Grumpy sent over her DL and the teller cashed her check. When the teller sent the money out, Ms. Grumpy apologized for being grumpy. The two chatted happily about what each of them were cooking for the holidays and off Ms. Grumpy went .. EXCEPT, she had left behind Ms. Grumpy and drove away Ms. HappY …
I looked at the teller helping me and said, “See, she just needed some love.” I left HappY and both tellers were happy and smiling too!