Spring has Sprung at Miycreations.....

Spring 2009 at MIY

Spring is an exciting time of the year...the snow is finally melting, the birds are singing, people are out and smiling more...it truly is a renewal time of the year. Winter has been long enough; It’s now time to rejoice.

Its also time for Spring Cleaning , to renew your home, wardrobe and spirits. Clean those cobweb corners, let in fresh air, get organized, add colour and style… all to set a spirited welcoming tone to welcome the new season. Spring decorating does not have to be difficult or expensive, it can be achieved simply and with a smile.
Get Cracking...Visit miycreations for Spring inspirations and creations ;)
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Quick tips for Spring cleaning
1- Put on upbeat music that makes you happy, move and groove....
2- Get the kids to help, even if you have to do the job over again after, its teaching them to help and basic cleaning skills, make it fun or into a game...after all its their home too
3-Open the windows to let in some fresh air, out with the old energy in with the new
4-Set simple goals, do one room at a time, but do it all, the from walls to floor.Once a room is spring fresh clean from top to bottom, it will motivate you to do every room in the same manner. It's a most invigorating feeling!
5- Don't forget to clean those junk drawers, where everything seams to accumulate, for remember...it is called a junk drawer, because all the daily junk ends up there
6-Use green products as much as you can, recycle what you can, throw out broken things that don't work, donate good items that you simply don't need, or have not used in years... make a fresh start, pretend your moving, its a great way to get ride of a lot of stuff, that is just that stuff...minimalize, it's good for the soul!
7-Revamp and reuse what you can, save your money, it’s amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do!
8- Don’t forget to take water breaks to re-energize yourself, preferably outside to breathe in some fresh spring air.
9-Throw out any dead plants, replace them with fresh ones...its good feng shui
10- Most important...do it with a smile, the work will get done faster and you will be filling your home with new fresh positive energy to start the new season!

There's always a plus side to spring cleaning...it always amazes me the things one finds during spring cleaning, especially the recovery of lost items, I especially like to find money in the couch and in pockets of spring cloths... it pays to spring clean after all!!!!

Happy Spring Cleaning :)
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Treeology Analogy...

I would like to introduce you to my trees (well typically they belong to nature). There are three of them, like a circle of friends, father, son and holly spirit, or the Father, Mother and Child..its all depends on the perspective you look at them. No matter what season or weather, they are always there, like constants. Simply by watching them everyday, I have learned much from them. I do my morning salutation, and meditate, and I have my coffee break with them. They are what I see from my office window. In the summer I even dance around them, relax, read books, and entertain by them. They teach me so much. Whenever i'm having a busy day, I take the time to breathe for a few minutes while I look at them and instantly I feel more focused, more grounded as I stand tall like them. We are a lot like trees in many ways; we metamorphose and change with every season such as trees, we come back to life in the spring, we blossom, we learn to sway with the winds, to stand tall, and ground ourselves, to adapt in the winter...yes we can learn much from the soul medicine of trees….and all without a word, simply by observing and feeling there energy. When I’m kayaking, they are what I spot from a distance to find my way back home.
Did I mention I love trees…especially these three :)

Enjoy your day...Hugs a tree today...and feel it's awesome energy !!!!

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Spring Equinox Celebration Dance.....

Time to celebrate!!!!!!!!
Looks like this circle of tree friends are doing a Spring equinox celebration Dance!!!!!!!!!!! Standing tall as the golden sunset radiates its core energy to fill the skies!
Oh the Simple Joys......... Sunset in the center of the circle of friends trees on the edge of the frozen lake which is starting to melt. All in good time!
Yes Spring is just around the corner...and it's is worth dancing about it to give thanks ;)

Have a wonderful weekend ;)


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Wherever you go....may you find a rainbow!!!

picture taken last spring...for there is still much snow here.....

Luck of the Irish to you all!!!! Hope you find your little pot of gold today! Cheers!!!!!!!!!!
Happy St Patrick's day.

May your blessings outnumber
The shamrocks that grow,
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go....may you find a rainbow!!!
~Irish Blessing

Good luck, love good and have a good laugh..... until your face hurts ;)

(No Irish roots, we Canadians just love to celebrate St Patrick's day...for fun ;)

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Miy Photo of the Day.... Harmony

Miy Photo of the Day.... Harmony

Cardiff Castel, Wales (It was a unique experience to dine at Cardiff Castel while in Wales, entertained by Welsh angelic voices and music,a real enchanting treat)

Harmony is when consonance and dissonance are in balance.
Harmony is also a state of being when one feels a peaceful inner balance, almost like the sound of harps and angels singing from within ;)


Have a wonderful week full of Harmony ;)

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Blessings...

Blessings

Problems are but blessings in disguise, to recognize
the hidden blessing within a problem is the blessings, then it
is no longer a problem but an opportunity to learn
and evolve on a soul level.

Have you counted youre blessings today!

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Smiles for you....

Everyone is born with their own little personalities. My oldest son was born happy and smiling and he still is. My second son was more serious.... so we play this game I call "smile therapy". We sit and stare at each other while smiling, then we usually end up in laughing fits. Plus we have smile contests, which ever one stops smiling first does the dishes ;) Now, I even catch him smiling when he doesn't know i'm looking. Smiling is good for the soul. And sometimes when he is arguing with me, as most kids do. I tell him looks like we need to do a smile therapy, he then starts to smile and laugh right away, saying no way, but it already worked and it totally changes the mood. I know he’s finally getting it because the other day he was telling me all about inner beauty and how the ugliest person in the world could be the most beautiful when smiling. This made me smile. He went on to explain that there this pretty girl in his class but he finds her not so pretty because she doesn't smile. I said to him “so why don't you smile at her” she just might smile back. He came back the next day and told me it worked as he gave me a big smile ;)

Have a wonderful weekend, and don't forget to smile at someone, its contagious!
Sharing a smile is like spreading joy!

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Unconditional Love....

what love is suppose to be like? ….This is a text quote taken from a movie I watched recently with my son.. “Stardust”…(it’s the story of a fallen star and how she finds true love)

"You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true. I know a lot about love. I've seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain, lies, hate... It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But when I see the way that mankind loves... You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and... What I'm trying to say, Tristan is... I think I love you. Is this love, Tristan? I never imagined I'd know it for myself. My heart... It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange - no fits. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine."
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I thought that was a pretty powerful text…. With that I came to also conclude the following insights;
My interpretation of “Unconditional Love”…. When you realize the conditions that you are putting onto others or others putting on you…can you then begin to make them unconditional, the conditions occur as tests to obtain this next level of expansion. “Un” … means “one” in French, for love to truly be unconditional it takes much practice, an open heart, and much vision to see where we are putting on conditions on our loved ones, friends, family, nations etc… and to go beyond the hurts and pains in order to obtain inner peace, for when one is at peace there are no conditions but the pureness of the present moment…. This is what we are all here to learn. If it was easy to do, the whole world would be “one” and at peace….

So to reach unconditional love you have to do the opposite first, that is to see the conditions, to go beyond them. This I have learned this by allowing myself to feel the pain of such limits head-on as oppose to suppressing it…. In truly feeling this pain can one discovered its insights….by listening to its messages. To allow oneself to truly feel is a gift that takes much courage. To err is human, to learn from our ways is wisdom, and to forgive is purely divine! Love is the thread that keeps us together…what are you weaving!

Then I received this quote from my sister (by an unmanned author)
"God doesn't give you the people you want, He gives you the people you NEED. To help you, to guide you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you into the person you were meant to be."


Therefore my conclusion to all the above is simply “LOVE YOU”!!!!!
Love yourself....That is the bases of unconditional love

I realize that this might all be a bit much to grasp, but if this insight can give even just one of you and another insight, then it was well worth the share...


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