Category: evening reflection

Giving Yourself the Credit You Deserve

Hello, my friends,

Isn’t it curious that we often find it so much easier to celebrate the achievements of others, but when it comes to our own accomplishments, we hesitate, downplay, or outright dismiss them? In the haste of our everyday lives, we miss taking a moment to acknowledge our resilience, strength, and the strides we’ve made on our personal journeys. If this feels familiar, I have something special to share with you today.

Our latest guided meditation, “Daily Meditation: Journey Through the Forest – Getting the Recognition You Deserve,” is a beautiful exploration of self-recognition and self-appreciation. It’s not just an exercise in relaxation, but a narrative meditation that takes you on a serene journey through a forest, each element reflecting a part of your life and your own personal growth.

View it here: https://youtu.be/yH0KQqinsX8

As you walk along the path, you encounter various aspects of the forest – an enduring oak tree, a versatile bubbling brook, unique wildflowers – all symbolic representations of your own strength, adaptability, and uniqueness. The journey is sprinkled with affirmations meant to help you see, perhaps for the first time in a long while, how truly amazing you are.

You may ask, why a forest? Well, a forest represents life in its rawest, most genuine form. It endures through the seasons, adapts to changes, and thrives – much like you have, even if you haven’t given yourself credit for it.

So, my friends, I invite you to take a moment for yourself. Try this meditation and take this journey through the forest. Allow yourself to embrace the recognition you deserve and stand in awe of your own resilience and strength. I’d love to hear how this journey resonates with you.

Wherever you are on your journey today, know you’re awesome.

Ray

Difficult Day

Let’s get real. Do you ever have difficult days? I may be “The Affirmation Guy,” but I sure do. I’m not full of sunshine 24/7, as my wife can attest. I have things that don’t go as I planned. I say things and think things that aren’t productive. I struggle with the hard work and setbacks that happen when we chase our dreams. I just refuse to let the negativity win.

I’m blessed and cursed with Addison’s Disease, sporadic psoriasis, and a few after-effects from Lyme’s Disease and Anaplasmosis. There are days where it feels like they’re tag-teaming me with no legal man in the proverbial ring. They sap me of my energy and hammer with me with pain that seems to come from every joint in my body.

When I was 25 the Addison’s nearly, and probably should have killed me. I mean I was literally laying in what might have been my deathbed. The physician said he’d. Ever seen anyone with electrolytes as low as mine who was still alive.

The past 24 hours have been one of those days, as we celebrated our grandson’s first birthday back in Kansas and are traveling back to Boston tonight. The pain, fatigue, and discomfort came for a visit.

I’m not telling you this to elicit sympathy. I’m telling you this encourage you not to give up. We all have challenges. Yours may be greater or less than mine, but we all have things that can hold us back if we allow it.

I’m proud of the what I’ve been able accomplish in life despite these challenges. Some days I lose to the discomfort and fatigue. Most days I fight through. I keep on keeping on. I refuse to give in. I choose to make my dent.

Whatever you’re dealing with, know this. You can and you are making your dent. That’s what you’re here to do. The clouds that come with that are not there to block the sunshine. They’re there to help you appreciate it more.

Be well and let’s make Monday an amazing day!

Ray

Friday Night Reflection

April and I are on planes again this weekend. Right now we’re on our way from St. Louis to Kansas City. Our eventual destination this weekend is Derby, KS where we’ll celebrate the first birthday of our first grandson.

Friday night has always been reflection time for me. It’s a chance to look back over the week and ponder the progress you’ve made or just the mystical journey itself.

What do you have to celebrate this Friday night? If you look closely enough and really reflect, I think you’ll be surprised how much you have to celebrate.

Good things are on the way, my friends, and the year is still young.

Here’s an affirmation for you to reflect upon.

The more I reflect on what I have to celebrate the more I have to celebrate.

Have a splendid evening and I’ll talk to you again soon.

Ray

Sleep Well…

Sleep well knowing…

  • You did your best today.
  • You’ll do better tomorrow.
  • You’re making progress on your goals.
  • You’re thinking bigger than ever before.
  • Your purpose is clear.
  • There are NO mistakes.
  • Everything is working for your good.
  • Whatever you need is coming your way.