Good Morning, Sunshine!

Time to DREAM!!! Today use your imagination to its fullest!!! When is the last time you've done that? Take the time to play with your dreams & then stretch them as far as you can...that will be a good beginning;) If when I ask you what your dreams are & you can't think of one, it's ok. Be kind to yourself...it has probably been awhile since you've used the skill, but I assure you it is still there under the dust somewhere!! Today you will begin to think about it...& that will change everything!!! Before anything became "real", it was first a dream...so what do you want to be real in your life? Dream BIG!!!

~ Christi Rafferty

 

Good Morning, Sunshine!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

I have always asked my son "How did I get sooo lucky to be your mother? What could I have done to deserve such a gift? There's only one of you in the whole world...& I get to be your mom!!!" to which he often replies with this wonderful smile on his face & says with a shoulder shrug "Can't think of anything you could've done."

Yesterday, I was working out to a dvd (he knows I'm trying to get in shape)..so he brought in a fan for me. He then sat & watched me. Every now & then I would hear words of encouragement "You've got this, Mom"..."Keep going, Mom". When I was done, he brought over a glass of ice water..."so you don't get dehydrated". Having him support me & cheer me on like that was such a wonderful surprise & blessing!! So again I ask,..How did I get sooo lucky? I get to not only be a mom, but his mom. He might be right. It's just simply that I was given the gift of him ...& I am forever grateful for that blessing!!! Go HUG your children, your mom, your loved ones...it's a day for LOVE & for gratitude ~ to all those who have forever touched you & your life.

~ Christi Rafferty

 

Good Morning, Sunshine!

"A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love...."~ Mother Teresa

Set your heart a fire today...& feel your JOY soar to heights beyond the Heavens. What a way to live this life...full of JOY & full of LOVE!!! It's a brand new SHINY day so start it off right...lead from your heart...mine  started off with giving my son a HUGE HUG...certainly not his teenage idea of a good morning;)lol, but he certainly doesn't doubt that I love him...& what can bring a mother more JOY than that?!

~ Christi Rafferty

Good Morning, Sunshine!

"Joyful, Joyful...Lord, we adore Thee...God of glory...Lord of love...Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee...Hail Thee as the sun above...Melt the  clouds of sin and sadness...Drive the dark of doubt away...Giver of immortal gladness...Fill us with the light...Fill us with the light...Oh, fill us with the light of day..." ~ From Sister Act 2 (Finale) 

If you haven't heard it before, check it out.  I'll post the youtube link on FB for you later.  I just LOVE it! It touches my Soul & then makes me want to get up & dance...ahhhh...pure JOY!!! No better way to start the day with JOY...than a little dancing for the Spirit & singing for the heart!! Feel free to join me with this song...or pick your own...just show me the JOY!!!:D

~ Christi Rafferty

Simply Shine Positivity Series ~ The Art of Reframing

There is still time to register for next Wednesday's class at Simply Shine. Can't wait to see you!:)

Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Abundance Exchange: $20.00

May 13th: The Art of Reframing

You have control of your thoughts.  You get to choose how to look at something... which in turn gives you the power to change how you feel. What a powerful positive tool to have in your possession! Come learn how to do that with everyday occurrences as well as those issues you've been having trouble reframing in your own life. 

Good Morning, Sunshine!

My favorite sandwich growing up was a peanut butter sandwich. I pretty much ate one every day for lunch...although I wasn't a fan of jelly. I only discovered the JOY of jelly as I got older... what had I been thinking?! It is sooo sweet & the colors soooo vibrant...I had definitely been missing out!!! Why am I talking about this? I have a friend who signs off her e-mails with PB&J...Peace, Blessings, & JOY!!! It got me thinking....don't wait a moment longer...put the J in your life today...enJOY!!!

~ Christi Rafferty

Good Morning, Sunshine!

Joy is defined as a great feeling of pleasure and happiness.

Somehow that just seems to come up short for me...not surprising if you know me;) Joy for me is beyond HAPPY...it is also feeling my eyes get extra sparkly, my laughter bubble up & out, & a lightness as well as an exuberance throughout my body!!! What a rush!!! How do you define JOY?  What makes you JOYful? Think about a time you have felt it. Now shut your eyes & allow yourself to relive that moment & feel the JOY bubble up in you. Now tell the Universe you would like more of that!!! EnJOY!!!

~ Christi Rafferty