Sense & Sensibility

Sense & Sensibility

If we could have it our way, all great things, people and
experiences would come easily, and effortlessly, everyday, right?

Doesn’t it make sense that all that comes your way is a result
of your beliefs, experiences, habits and choices?

Where else would “what comes to us” come from?
Be sensible with your decisions, make sense in your mind
as to what is right for you. Your heart knows when something is not right.
Your heart knows when it is “just” right.

When you speak from the heart, you speak truth, love, compassion, and kindness.
In essence, being sensible in all aspects of our lives, leaves no need to worry,
question or be concerned whether or not we are on the right path,
doing the right thing, feeling the right emotion.

You know you are in the right place, at the right time, with the right people, when your body is at ease.
There is nothing more sensible than being cognizant of what your body is feeling simply by how it is physically reacting to your emotions.

Just as pictures speak a thousand words, as our bodies speak volumes
when it comes to acknowledging our decisions right now, it doesn’t waste time letting us know if we are off track.

So why wait to answer back? You can have anything your heart desires, but you must have the best relationship with yourself first, before you can be ready to offer yourself all that you deserve.
Make sense?

LuCy sMiLeS

Mind Your Business

Mind Your Business

From the first thought when you open your eyes to a brand new day,
to the last thought after the sun goes down, and your head hits the pillow…

We live such chaotic lives, we barely remember what came in between.
Running to our offices, coffee dripping on our white sleeves,
spending the whole morning checking and replying to emails, messages or
requests that were left from the week prior.

We sneak away to pick up a quick to go lunch, to energize us for the afternoon,
since we forgot to
grab a bite for breakfast…
And now it’s 3pm…. Time to check our emails (again)?

What are you doing in your day that is allowing you to grow?
Really making a difference in your life, to progress to the next step?
What is your daily schedule, or do you even have one set in place?

Are you running toward the finish line, scurrying in a life of fast and furious?
Or running around like a chicken with your head cut off?
Trying to find the handle on the many tasks pending; responding to people waiting; revising your “To Do” list to make it less intimidating?

Whether working for your own business, or working for another, our perception of “business” tends to be the busier the better… But what is busy to you? “Busy” once referred to being “actively and attentively” engaged in one’s work or pastime. This would ultimately lead to accomplishment of one’s duties as it clearly recognizes the focus of one’s mind to attain the end result.

Today’s interpretation is much less clearly defined on actual accomplishment, but rather the act of hustling, and being occupied in the mind, inundated with stress…

We must reflect on mind over matter.
Clearing your thoughts will lead to clearing your mind’s clutter to clearing your desk’s clutter too.

Chances are we will spend most of our weekday’s taking care of business, it doesn’t matter who’s…

How “clearly” you do it is your business…
“On a clear day you can see forever…”
LuCy sMiLeS

Investments 101

You know that you are taking care, when you decide to allocate to a portion of our monthly earnings to invest in our future.

This is very important to us, right? But what about other investments?
Personal investments?

Like inner health; emotional vacations; “rainy days funds”?”

We can expect to have a good kick back
with our monetary investments,
when we invest in our savings putting
our money in all the right places…
but it is just as important to contribute
to our soul’s savings fund.

If we are not willing to invest in ourselves,
and our own personal business, we can not
expect others to invest in us.
I mean what would it look like?

We are our own representatives, no one else
works for us. We are our Sales Force,
our Human Resource Manager,
our own President,
and our Marketing Coordinators.

So if you are looking to sell stocks and be a lucrative business on the market, be sure to invest in yourself first.

Show them what your worth!

“Priceless!”

LuCy sMiLeS

Anchors Away!

We try to live grounded lives, and reach up for the stars to grasp at all we could ever imagine for ourselves.
Many times our dreams, our ambitions and our goals seem beyond reach.
 
We do such a great job believing this don’t we?
If we were graded on how well we denied ourselves everything in our lives that will make us happy, I can assure you we would all pass with flying colors!
 
A+!
 
What is holding you back? Picture yourself standing still; anchors tied to you, as you attempt to walk towards the dreams, hopes and aspirations you have in your mind.
What is tying these anchors to your inner thoughts? We must look down and recognize that of which is holding us back before we know to untie the knots, and throw away the anchors.
Once you do, the sky is the limit and you can reach for the stars, floating in mid air without being weighed down by fear, intimidation, and worry.

They are no longer beyond our reach!
There is “being grounded”, and then there is “digging yourself a hole in the ground.”
Graduate from the latter, and apply yourself for the best years of your live!
 
LuCy sMiLeS

If the Shoe Fits!

Relationships are like shoe shopping.

Sometimes we will be so taken back by the style, the colour, and the brand, even, that we will work our darndest to squeeze our foot in the last pair that is a 1/2 size too small, going as far as to buy them still in hopes that with little stretch and wear here and there, it will eventually fit.

As same in relationships, that even if the fit is not there, we will compomise our comfort, where comfort should not be compromised.

Just as we will continue to look in the mirror, turning over and over, to see if the 1/2 size small even now complements our outfit, wasting precious hours staring, contemplating, forcing to believe it will be fine with a little fine tuning, we do the same this in our own lives with others.

If the shoe fits, wear it. IF it is too small, be nice to yourself, and place it back for someone else to enjoy.

Chances are someone is doing the same for you.

LuCy sMiLeS

Cornerstone

No matter what relationship, whether with ourselves, or others,
the end result is only as strong as the foundation in which it started.

To build a strong foundation, there are many tools needed,
and many materials as well
that are crucial for ensuring the strongest building possible.

One that can withstand the strongest of winds,
the harshest of elements, and still come out intact.

We know that there will be days, when the sun will not
always shine its brightest; putting a damper on emotional
confidences we may otherwise have.

But like we prepare for the winter storms, the tornados,
and the surprising hits of hail, lightning and rain,
we can take a stand with building inner and outer “bonds.”

Many circumstances will hit home, so be sure your home is secure,
and you have your cornerstones in place, before you start building.

And never rush construction, each step of the process is just as important as the last…

Start off on the right foot.

LuCy sMiLeS

Intersection

We’ve all heard that the path to greatness; the road to success; is not a straight one.
We can set our sights on the what we wish to attain, visualizing the end results, and moving towards it with passion, precision but most importantly-
perseverance.

This is key… Advancing knowing full well that there will be obstacles, sudden changes in direction, and surprises that may take us off course.
Let this be so. Embrace this not with fear, or resentment, but with excitement and confidence that this is the way it is to be, for you, specifically.

If you plan to move forward, only expecting what you first set out to journey through, you are mistaken.
If you are racing to get to where you see yourself, you are not living.
You must accept intersections laid in front of you, as every experience draws in yet another road, another intersection, another yield sign, with every encounter, unknown to you until you hit them.

It is imperative for you to change direction once in a while in order for your path to be that much more fulfilling, and for your destination to be that much more rewarding.


LuCy sMiLeS

Fight for your Honour

Fight For your Honor


What is disappointment other than not standing tall for yourself; deciding to blame others when
things don't go right, or right...right away?

We want to be honored; loved; have the hero beside us that we have only dreamt existed.


But where are you standing on this journey to find the
knight in shining
armor to save you,
or the damsel in distress you wish to save?
Standing tall? Or standing still?

Whether male or female, we all play an active role when looking for the one
that we hope to live with for the rest of our lives.

We cannot sit back and assume that all will be taken care of, or that we can take care of all.

Life is a two way street- you can not look into the future for someone, or with someone without looking into their eyes , accepting them for them; their life, and their story; and most importantly looking at yourself in the mirror, as your story comes first.

If you honor NOT yourself, you honor no one.
And should you chose not to fight for your own honor, do not assume others will honor you.


Be the honorable one- you are worth it.

LuCy sMiLeS