Meri's Musings

There's no one quite like you. No one has your unique combination of talents, ambitions, quirks, and liveliness. You have a singular energy signature, a sacred one. When you are kind and caring, you touch the hearts of others. When you're willing to be authentic or vulnerable you give others the courage to do the same. Don't underestimate your impact on others. As Dr. Seuss said, No One is You-er than You. The You that you are matters.

This Note to Myself is only partly tongue in cheek. We know from experience  that too much of a good thing sometimes can be disgusting. . . think back to amateur drinking behavior in college and the hangovers (or toilet-hugging) that ensued and you'll know what I mean. But with those other kinds of good things, things without unfortunate after-effects, we often fail to luxuriate  and really suck each drop of joy from them. Sometimes we don't even acknowledge and celebrate the wonderful things in our lives. There's a saying that goes, "Where attention goes, energy flows." What we focus on is a signal to the Universe that we are asking for more of those experiences. Too often we turn our focus on the problems and unfortunate experiences in our lives, rather than on things that bring us joy or cause tears of gratitude to well up in our eyes. Let's make it a practice to feel joy from our fl...