Yesterday was an odd day for me. I woke up dreading what I knew I would be facing. It was Parent/Teacher Conference day. I have a very intelligent and easy going child, so why would I dread meeting with her teacher?

I was aware that my daughter has taken a dislike to one of her teacher’s. This is actually the first time she has had this regarding any of her teachers in the US. This is the teacher’s assistant for her class and is the one teaching Algebra.

Part of the problem is that she is better at the subject than this teacher, and she’s just learning Algebra. This has caused her to lose respect for this teacher and she becomes impatient with him. She has told me some of the problems she has been having with him and of her less than appropriate behavior. Needless to say, we have been discussing this a lot.

I had talked to her teacher over the phone, expressing my concerns regarding my daughter and the teacher’s assistant, and asked him if he could get to the root of the problem. But the situation continued to deteriorate.

I finally told her that battles between teachers and students will generally end with the student losing, that sometimes you just have to put up with the situation or change classes. She doesn’t want to change to another classroom and I don’t want her to give up algebra. So she has been chilling out lately. But I was sure I was going to hear about it at the conference.

It actually went better than I thought it would. The teacher’s assistant wasn’t present during the conference and the problems my daughter was having with him was only discussed briefly after I brought it up.

So what does this have to do with being in the moment or having a senior moment? I ask for your patience, its coming.

After the conference with the teacher, we stopped at the vitamin store, then went to order a pizza to take home for dinner and proceeded home without any problems.

I should note here that I don’t always wear my eye glasses. When I’m out I carry them in my hand and put them on to read or to look at something more closely or when I’m driving.

So when I got out of the car, my glasses were in my hand and I went into the house, put the pizza on the counter, grabbed the vitamins, opened them and had my daughter take them. I then grabbed the cotton and the wrappers from the vitamin bottles and threw them into the garbage. When I did this, I heard an unexpected thud, but dismissed it.

We ate dinner and after cleaning up the kitchen, it was time to check my Entracard drops and do a few other things regarding my site. So I went to get my glasses and they were not where I thought I had left them. So I went to the dinning table and they were not there either. I spent at least half an hour trying to find my glasses before I gave up. I’m sitting, going over everything in my mind when I suddenly remembered the thud I had heard. Do you know where this is going now?

I pull out the garbage container, looked at it with disdain and started to riffle through it. Guess what I found. Yep, my eyeglasses. Apparently I still had them in my hand when I opened the vitamins and when I threw the cotton and wrappers away. Let’s all say “ewww.”

So is that a situation of not being in the now or is it a senior moment?

Your vision will become clear only when you look inside your heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.

All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination.

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness’s of other people.

Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.

-Carl Jung

Manifesting want you want through visualization is a well discussed topic now days. So why would I bring it up again? Well, I know for me life can be distracting. For instance, keeping up with this website, posting, promoting, networking, making improvements and so on, can be quite time consuming. It’s easy to get so absorbed into these activities (plus I’m easily distracted if something else catches my attention while doing them) that many times I find that I’m on the computer from morning to evening with only quick breaks to do a few necessities.

From time to time I need a reminder to help me get my focus back. So this is a reminder to remember to take time out for our inner needs, to fine tune our goals, take action to attract what changes and improvements we desire. So let’s get focused.

Seldom can we do things perfectly the first try. To improve on anything you wish to accomplish, practice doing it.  Before you go to sleep, practice getting an image in your mind of exactly what you want for yourself. Let the image get planted in your mind and do this several times during the day too.

Use your thoughts to focus on positive images of the perfect person you are now and are choosing to become. We are what we think, so never think of yourself as imperfect, but put the image of exactly what you would love to be in your mind and you will automatically start acting on that new image of yourself. Acting as though you are already where you want to be will cause your actions to automatically follow.

Focus on your thoughts, not your behavior. Thinking creates the feelings you have and eventually your actions. Give this dimensional aspect of your being the attention it deserves and be aware of any thoughts or anything you say that are self-defeating.  Lovingly remind yourself that you are acting on your creative thoughts instead of thoughts triggered from the conditions in your life. Rearrange those thoughts and see yourself beyond your current situation and circumstances.

Your circumstances do not make you, but they do reveal you. If you take responsibility for your contribution to your circumstances, you will see how your thinking has lead you to act on those thoughts. You are what you think about.

I received the Lemonade Award from Mar Matthias Darin at The Matthias Chronicles. Thank you so much Mar Matthias Darin. Receiving an award based on attitude and/or gratitude from you means a lot to me. I have to admit, this is the first award of any kind that I have received from a Bishop. The Matthias Chronicles is the site to visit for information that affects our lives from politics, government, global agencies to personal beliefs and faith.

The rules of this award:

* Put the logo on your blog or post.
* Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
* Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
* Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
* Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

Now I have a challenge of passing this award to 10 blogs that show great attitude and/or gratitude.

Kimmy Sharing Light

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Okay, so it’s only eight.

How about a little Yoga to start your day? This video demonstrates one pose that is simple to do to open up the chest. Enjoy.



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