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Alleluia (after Lent)

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Alleluia (after Lent)

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During the season of Lent we do not say, “Alleluia” during mass. Lent is a time of penance and reflection. “Alleluia” is a word of celebration.

We frequently sing “Alleluia” in my classroom when a terrific discovery has been made or when we finish an arduous task. But we have not sang it for the last 39 days. Last week my daughter told me how sad she was that we couldn’t sing it now. She just didn’t care for the “Praise to you, word of God, Lord Jesus Christ” that we sing in its place. I assured her that Easter was right around the corner and we could shout it from the rooftops if we wanted. Her sadness and my holding back on the “Alleluias” in the classroom led me to realize just how much I missed that word too.

Today take time to say an “Alleluia.”

Whether your Alleluia be for the risen Lord or for finding your missing tennis shoe, make it count. Sing your Alleluia from your heart and put all your energy behind it. When we realize a miracle has happened for us, our lives are enhanced and countless blessings are available to us. This Easter season realize what miracles have taken place so that you might live and ALLELUIA in each day’s blessings.

Happy Easter! Thank you, God, for sending us your son! Thank you, Jesus, for being our savior!

By: Melanie A. Peters

Egg Hunting and other springtime sports

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Egg Hunting and other springtime sports

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Hunting Easter eggs is a sport that combines the agility of tag with the awareness of hide-and-go-seek, and the dexterity of Twister. It requires its participants to search out those ornate orbs and gather as many as possible into their brightly colored baskets. The competition gets really fierce when there is a golden egg to be found. Easter 2016 (181).JPG

Remember how great it felt to find one particularly sneaky egg? Or how excited you were to return with your basket brimming to the top?

Go on a mental Easter egg hunt of gratitude.

Fill your heart with thoughts of appreciation for the things around you. Bulge your bonnet with thoughts of gratefulness for your family and friends. Seek out those daily pleasures that you have not given much thought to lately. Make a game out of how many treasures you can find in a room and say a prayer of thanksgiving.

Finding value in your surroundings will always lead to bountiful discovery and positivity in your pursuits.

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By: Melanie A. Peters

Cadbury Eggs – Spring time’s guilty pleasure

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Cadbury Eggs – spring time’s guilty pleasure

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I LOVE Cadbury Eggs!

I cannot wait for those silly old Valentine candies to move off the store shelves so those glorious, cream-filled, chocolate eggs can take their place! They may be chuck full of calories and sugar, but they are soooooo worth it!

Seek out a guilty pleasure today.

Savor it and smile.

Love the moment you are in and don’t worry about calories or other people’s opinions. Intend to do something that makes you happy. Put your energy into something meaningful to you.

Say, “Intentergy told me to do it” and enjoy every moment.Cadbury (1).JPG

By: Melanie A. Peters

Narcissus flowers (a.k.a. daffodils)

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Narcissus flowers (a.k.a. daffodils)

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The Greek myth of Narcissus teaches that we must love someone aside from ourselves.

Narcissus was born beautiful and prophesied to live a long life, so long as he never came to know himself. He lived happy, confident, and free until he was cursed to love someone who could not love him in return. Narcissus was cursed because he refused to love the nymph Echo. He soon came to see himself, for the first time, and fell in love with his own reflection.

Narcissus wasted away on the shoreline where his reflection stared back at him, and in the spot where he died a flower bloomed. Today that flower is called the narcissus or the daffodil.

We can learn a lot from the mythological beginnings of this flower.

png 1 First, it’s better to get to know ourselves early in life (unless Tiresias says you will die upon learning that knowledge 🙂 ). Seek to know who you truly are.

png 1 Second, a willingness to love those who are different than ourselves will earn us greater rewards and fewer missed opportunities (and even fewer curses).  Love those you encounter.

png 1 Third, when we don’t let go of things that are beyond our control, we miss out on the beauty that exists around us. All that remains is a memory of wishing for what we didn’t have. Observe and rejoice in the phenomena occurring around you and appreciate the diversity that our world provides.

Put your energy into loving the marvel that is you. Enjoy the miracles that being positive can bring.

By: Melanie A. Peters

Spring Chickens

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Spring chickens – being young isn’t easy

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I enjoy clichés as much as the next guy and the notion of being a “spring chicken” is no exception. Hearing someone say they are not a spring chicken anymore is funny to me because there are A LOT of downfalls to being one of those fluffy, little chirpers.

First of all, you are at the mercy of that big, bright light to keep you warm. You just never know when it’s gonna come back on or shut off. preschool chicks (3)(You have no concept of thermostats.) Secondly, you are always spilling your little bowl of food or water. YUCK! Who wants to eat, drink, or step in that? Thirdly, there are always other chicks stepping on you or chirping in your ear because they are just as confused as you are.

In the event you are a daycare or elementary school spring chicken, your problems are 30 times worse because there are all these crazy faces looking at you and sticky, giant hands patting you and picking you up.

Today celebrate your experience and maturity. Enjoy having direction and priorities. Being grown up has its benefits. Be glad that you know what that big, bright thing is in the sky and let its rays warm you. Take care of yourself. Eat and drink what you know is good for you. Relish the fact that you aren’t chirping away with confusion. You have a wonderful mind that can guide you through tough or uncertain times. Celebrate that knowledge.

Chirp if you need, but know that you are a problem solver with tremendous ability. Turn your intent into gratitude for all that you know and have experienced. This will help your energy mature into something positively amazing.

By: Melanie A. Peters

Sidewalk Chalk – memory makers

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Sidewalk Chalk – memory makers

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In life we are going to create amazing, inspiring things, but similarly to our sidewalk chalk drawings, sometimes all that remains is their memory.

Yes, it is hard to move on to the next project or make a picture that is just as perfect, but we always have the ability to focus our new intentions and guide our hands and heartschalk on the side (12) with the beauty that formerly enlightened us. Think back to a time when you did something great!

Smile at that memory. Really smile. Smile on your face, in your eyes, in your heart. Maybe even share the story of that proud moment with someone.

Create a moment of joy and pride for someone else. Point out a friend’s successes or thank someone for making your life better in a special way. Turn your intent to gratitude for the present and your positive energy will never fade.

By: Melanie A. Peters

Sidewalk Chalk – the great restart

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Sidewalk chalk – the great restart

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Creative expression at work

 

Sidewalk chalk is wonderful! Your drawings can be big, bold, beautiful, wacky or simple. Sidewalk chalk possesses limitless creative potential (just like you).

The chalk is enviable in its ability to blend, conceal, or brighten. The best part though is that you can always start new. Sidewalk chalk washes away with the slightest rain or a quick spray from the garden hose. It is this re-freshability that makes it the best. Often mistakes happen in our daily activities and we wish we could wash them away. Here’s the good news. Each new day is like that sidewalk chalk. Our errors and missteps fade in the night, and we get a clean slate to start with in the morning.

Today do not worry so much about the picture perfect day. Worry about missing the small details and enjoy the opportunities that are present. Go crazy with your colorful interjections. Extend your boundaries of kindness and consideration. Widen the brush stroke of the positive mark you make on those you encounter. Put your energy into a glorious intent of positivity and there is no grander picture!

By: Melanie A. Peters

Jelly beans

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Jelly beans – Magic beans?

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I love that jelly beans are one of the traditional treats of the Easter season. Easter is the time of year when we celebrate miracles. The miracle of spring. The miracles of light and life. The miracle of Christ’s resurrection. So what does this have to do with jelly beans?

Well, beans are a type of seed. Miracles make seeds grow. Seeds grow into fruitful things. Fruitful things are what make the world go round. (i.e. jelly beans plant happiness with their sugary goodness.)

It is fun to think of those colorful, sugary seeds as sweet starts to the season. They are almost magical in the way their flavors and colors blend together.

Similarly we each bring something special to the table. We all have our own color and tastes. We all have the power to start something new. We are all a part of the celebration of each day’s miracle. So, in many ways we are like jelly beans. Colorful. Fruitful. Magical.

Put your jelly bean magic to work today. Give your energy a sweet intent and miracles can happen.

By: Melanie A. Peters

Sprinkles

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Sprinkles – proof that little things can be great

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It never fails. When a dessert has sprinkles on top, you want it. Those little sugary specks make the treats that much more tempting. Other than texture, sprinkles don’t really change the dessert (usually), but they do something to enhance the appeal.

Sprinkles are like kind acts. They don’t take much to make a difference.  Try opening a door for someone, sending an encouraging e-mail, cupcake sprinklespicking up trash in the hallway, folding and putting away laundry. Any of these simple acts can  embellish the day for those around us.

Spread some cheer or add some color to your intentions today. Sprinkle those you encounter with bits of brightness, kindness, and positive energy. Make this day extra sweet (with sprinkles on top).

By: Melanie A. Peters

 

 

March on in

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March on in – Walk, run, march, strut, saunter, trudge, move

March in your style

No matter how you choose to march your way through life, make it count. March to the beat that best fits you.

My three-year-old has the BEST running motion ever. When he moves you can see the joy he feels as he kicks his little size 9’s into gear. He is smiling, his chin is out, his arms are swinging, and his legs are turning in directions that don’t look normal. He is MOVIN’.

I wish everyone could move with that same assuredness and joy. It would be so great if every time we took a step we did a little mental jig or our hearts would tap out a signature thump. Today take a moment to be grateful for you own personal gait. Consider what it is about you that makes you move or motivates you in your own special way. Put some intentional energy into your step and march right on up to your greatest potential. 

By: Melanie A. Peters