With our children and by ourselves, it's incredibly important that we PLAY. Stop to sit on a swing. Remember the things that brought you joy as a kid. When did you listen to your favorite song last? Are you a painter? Writer? Musician? What about your favorite games?

Sarah Ban Breathnach wrote in Simple Abundance that "Nothing that once made us feel happy and fulfilled is ever lost. There is a golden thread that runs through our lives. We just need to rediscover this thread before the joy of living completely unravels."

It's there, in you...and it's being strengthened in the connection with your children. They will then, carry it on too. Our world needs that thread of Joy woven into it more. 

Onward, Mom...please go play today.

Each choice we make moves us, changes us and ripples beyond us. Some very subtle choices are simply start with thoughts that, at first, may seem so small a step. Those thoughts may, at a glance, shrink in comparison to the BIG changes you desire. They are, however, no less powerful than the choice you make to drop your savings as a deposit on a new house, change careers, enroll your child in this school vs. that one,l or even the choice about what's for dinner...seemingly small but listening to an Inner voice, a thought, an impulse to try something or say no to something, can lead to change. Maybe the change allows the fruition of sitting back and basking in the success of a meal your family was nourished by and laughed together in. 

Changes take time...and when others are involved in those changes, honoring their processes will only facilitate the changes you're working toward. For today, try a small change with a thought. Notice a complaint or grumble come from your mouth. Capture it, wrestle with it a moment if needed, and wonder about the moment or situation. Choose to change your experience in THAT moment. 

For me, I've often found great humor in my behaviors or thoughts when I grab them before they "go too far" from me. The more I practice this, the less impact the ones I don't want "out there" have and the "after effect" of rerouting my thoughts has greater influence on those around me, especially my children.

Go ahead and grumble about something...just hear it and decide to change it. If you end up chuckling about the moment, the silliness of what you just attached your emotional energy to, please share in the comments below or send me quick note. 

My favorite quote and email signature is "You'll never know how far reaching something you say, think, or do today may effect the lives of millions tomorrow." BJ Palmer, DC

Go ahead, invite and embrace change...and choose to enjoy the process. 
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Yesterday I had an opportunity to be interviewed for a Mums the Word podcast. I was honored ...and a bit nervous. Not fearful, but did have to access the courage that lives in me. I tapped into that well and brought forth a bucket or two more bc it was needed for those moments.

Low an behold, after the interview, another invitation to be interviewed was in my "inbox" and another doctor asked how she could support mothers more. 

For my kids, for my business, for my expressed potential...I'm called to "show up". 

You are too.

OptiMOM Coaching is here to support, reminding you of the strengths you already have, the skills you can already draw from. Please join me on the the next free call. As I said in the podcast, due to be released in Aug 2016, the mission of my work is to contribute to the fruition of a "well world". I appreciate the work YOU ARE DOing to make it so.