Some people shudder at the thought of loving money. Money is considered a “necessary evil” and is often regarded with distrust, disdain and disregard. If you don´t have enough money in your life or bank account, start to think about how you view money.

What does your wallet look like? Has it seen better days? Do you scrumple up money and leave it in the bottom of your drawer, purse or pocket? Are your bills organized, paid on time and filed away or are they not even opened until you can´t avoid paying them any longer?

Money is like a guest in your house. We´ve all felt welcome in someone´s home and we all know what it´s like to not be welcomed. What kind of reception does money get in your life? Does it feel welcome, like it wants to stay or does it feel like it needs to get the heck out of there as soon as possible?

If money doesn´t stay long in your house, wallet, or bank account, then look at how you view it? Money needs to be appreciated, honored and treasured. It´s sacred, special and important in your life. You need to love money.

Creating an amazing life requires money. You can do lots of things for free. You can save money in lots of areas but at the end of the day, you need money and the more, the better. Loving money is a critical part of creating the life you really want.

Challenges, problems, obstacles…they seem to be pretty much everyday occurrences for most people. And no matter how amazing we are, how strong, spiritual, connected or in tune, we all can do with a helping hand once in a while. Sometimes, we need it on a daily basis.

This spring I was invited to be part of an anthology called Overcomers Inc. True Stories of Hope, Courage and Inspiration. Myself and 35 other authors contributed stories that are inspirational and motivational – real stories of overcoming all sorts of challenges. It´s been a real honor to work with amazing authors from all over the world but also to work with a marketing team that is second to none.

Kathleen Gage, CEO of StreetSmarts Marketing, is at the helm of the marketing team and what a blessing to learn how to take a book to market from one of the best. Kathleen specifically works with spiritual entrepeneurs and conscious entrepreneurs so it´s a match made in heaven.

You´ll be hearing lots more as we get ready for a late October launch but in the meantime, you can download a free e-book called, “Overcoming Adversity with Grace”. Don´t you just love that title because all of us have overcome adversity – gone through hell, had a nervous breakdown, bit off all our nails, not slept for a week or gained 20 pounds! How about overcoming adversity with GRACE! What a novel concept!

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Mother´s Day Dinner

The only thing constant about life is change. Every moment is new, never to be repeated, never before seen. Mother´s Day always reminds me so poignantly of that fact. It was Labor Day weekend, 2005 that my mother passed on. My life forever changed. Yesterday, I celebrated Mother´s Day with Greg and his 97-year-old mother.

Mother´s Day can bring a tremendous amount of emotions to the forefront. For those of you who have a mother you are close to, it can remind you that she won´t always be with you. Many have an estranged relationship with Mom and so Mother´s Day can bring the emotions of anger, sadness or guilt.

Many women today have chosen to not become a mother and so Mother´s Day can bring a feeling of regret or doubt about whether or not you made the right choice.

And there are mothers who are alone, having lost a child, given up a child for adoption, or have children living in other parts of the world. That can bring up a strong emotion of loneliness.

Of course, for someone at 97, one wonders whether or not, there will be another Mother´s Day to celebrate. We made the most of it. We spent the day at the beach with friends and then took Jeanette out for a wonderful dinner at the best restaurant in town.

All of us have had strong negative emotions show up in our life because of an experience, a decision we made or a circumstance that showed up unexpectedly. It´s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of those emotions. I watch myself when I constantly need to retell the same sordid story.

Move on with your life and focus on what you desire to create the life you want. Focus on the positive emotions, the joys, the happinesses, the peace, and the goodness that you want as the centerpoint in your life.

One of the easiest ways to move out of the negative and into the positive is to release and let go of the negative. Easier said than done? Not necessarily. My book, Getting Off the Merry-Go-Round: How to Create the Life You Want Without the Fear, Doubt and Guilt explains in detail how to do that.

However, in a nutshell, you can let go of the negative by stating clearly: I release at a DNA and cellular level…and then let the thoughts, emotions and words flow that come when you think about a certain person, circumstance or event.

You will be amazed at how freeing this easy exercise really is. Moving on with your life is a daily commitment. Staying in the positive and out of the negative is a choice…again a daily one. This exercise will help you make that choice.