Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue
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YOU were created to be INSPIRED!
Today I have a question for YOU! “What gives you inspiration in your life? I know I have shared many things that inspire me, but each of you experience life in your own way and through your own understanding. YOU have your own inner wisdom, talents, dreams, hopes, aspirations, etc. that describe who you are and open you to being inspired by life. Life inspires YOU in a very special and unique way. What inspires you?
Today I also want to thank you for joining me on this journey, YOU have been a great source of inspiration and encouragement in my life: to keep writing, to see the world as a more beautiful & loving place, and to be more content with who I am. Thank you again!
I’d really love to hear about inspiration in your life! If you choose to comment know the comments can only be seen by me until I approve them. Thus, if you do not want your comment published on my blog, feel free to let me know and I’ll put it in safe keeping.
Remember YOU were made to discover inspiration! So be kind to yourself and celebrate yourself and be inspired!
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Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue
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Nature’s Evening Pleasures in the Northeast
Nature has an amazing ability to inspire us, and to fill us with feelings of healing.
Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue
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Healthy Living is Worth Laughing About!
Yesterday, I was tickling my son. His laughter rang through my ears, and actually caused me to start laughing too! He loves being tickled, and loves laughing! It’s amazing how fabulous laughing makes you feel! When I was starting to feel well after my long bout with post-partum depression, I sat down and watched, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and I started to laugh! Until the laughter started, I hadn’t realized how long it had been since I last laughed! And at the same moment, I realized how good I felt! And I stared laughing throughout the movie. And it seemed that after I laughed that night, I was finding things in my life to be happy about again!
It’s amazing how easily and readily children start laughing. Its a part of who they are. So…we were all children once upon a time, thus laughter is in our blood-literally! Children are spontaneous & often do things in life that, we as adults, wouldn’t think twice about! Put your chocolate birthday cake all over yourself and smile about it!
Are you smiling yet?! Maybe even feeling a bit like a laugh could come along?
I know when we are stuck in a rut, or feeling depressed, its really challenging to just read along and change your state; so do something intentional to change your state:
- Turn on a movie that’s always made you laugh,
- Go on YouTube and search for something funny
- If you have your own little one, laughing along with them while you tickle them.
- Go out with friends, who always seem to laugh about something
- Play with your dog or pet
Whatever it is that you discover to make you laugh, know that by laughing, you are making yourself healthier!
- Laughter relaxes your whole body
- it boosts your immune system
- it releases endorphins–your body’s natural feel good chemicals
- it protects your heart–protects your blood vessels and increases the flow of blood
- For more medical support on laughter’s good effects, check out:
Give Your Body a Boost-With Laughter by WebMD
Stress Management: Laughter is Good for You
So do something really wonderful for yourself and Laugh-Out-Loud! LOL!
Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue
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Filled with Gratitude: Healthy Healing
When you say thank you, and allow yourself to be filled with gratitude, it changes your state of mind, and your worldly out-look is suddenly filled with a positive perspective. –Bella Bleue
- Your body feels this positive change as well. Even the cells in your body become energized to work towards healing, and health in a more rapid focused manner.
- You see the world as a more welcoming place, filled with acceptance and motivation.
- You become healthier each time you allow yourself to feel this gratitude. . You look and see a healthier person in the mirror.
- Your gratitude and energy surges into the relationships you have, and they too change for the better—they are healthier, more full-filling, more energized, more satisfying, more complete.
- Your moments of living become gems instead of obstacles.
- Your Life becomes a GIFT.
Take the time to feel gratitude, and see the powerful change that happens within you!
Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue
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Versatile Blogger Award
Versatile Blogger Award
Thanks and appreciation goes to Andrew Gilbert, author of the blog, Influenceceversuscontrol ,for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger Award!
I am very honored to receive this award! This encourages me to keep sharing the words that come from my heart. It is extremely humbling to know others connect to what I have to share. I am extremely grateful to be a part of the blogging community!
Here are the rules to the award: Thank the person who nominated you and link back to them when you create a post on the award. Share 7 things about yourself. Pass the award on to 15 people you know who have blogs that you follow and enjoy. Contact those people that you have nominated. Put the Award Image on your blog page (go to images in the widgets menu in the Appearance category).
More on the Versatile Blog Award http://versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com.
7 Things about Erin, Bella Bleue
- I feel blessed every day of my life to be a mother and a wife.
- I have accompanied many people during their death and humbly experienced their spirits leaving their body behind as they journey onto the next part of their life.
- I love photography, and have my camera everywhere I go.
- I am writing a book.
- My husband inspires me daily to dream, have hope and to LIVE.
- I have a post-graduate degree in Theology and Counseling.
- I love writing, and sharing my photography on this blog.
My Nominations for the 15 Blogs that I am grateful for discovering. Thank you for your wonderful gifts of creativity, poetry, inspiration, human-connection, love for animals, design, compassion, quotes, and so much more!
- The Ralphie Chronicles
- Squirrels in Wren’s Nest
- GYA today
- Necole Stephens-Angel Kisses Blog
- OMGITSJANETH
- Source of Inspiration
- Shadows of Love
- Plain Steam Rice
- wookecixx
- mindfulnessandmedotorg
- Broken Light: A Photography Collective
- A Girl and Her Brush
- The Blessing Chair
- Peacefly
- Beyond Confessions
Thank you again, ‘Influenceversuscontrol!”
Blessings to all, Erin, Bella Bleue
A Formula for Health
So one of the formulas for living Healthy:
Live in the Moment: In the Here and Now and
1.) Let wisdom guide you:
- choosing those things in your life that are right, just and true because these choices will lead you to have deeper more meaningful relationships with others;
- and you will have less worry about the future because you know you are living life the best way you able to.from moment to moment
2.) Lead your life with your heart and mind:
- living life the best way you can comes from deep within you. When you choose to be intentional about allowing wisdom to guide you, you are connecting to the deep truths about who you are as a human being.
- Thus, you are not denying who you are, and therefore you become healthy in your daily life.
If we are not able to be healthy within ourselves then no diet, doctor, medicine etc. will be able to really help us.
And thus, the challenge is to really deeply love yourself,
and by doing so, nothing else at any given moment, will have the power to take You away from Who you are.
Look at yourself in the mirror today and know that you are BELOVED.
Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue
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I am Living!
Our children teach us that Life is worth stopping for, and worth taking notice of. -Bella Bleue
Look up into the sky; see the trees, and smile.
One of the most wonderful gifts in my life is my little boy. He has provided my life with such an amazing joy, and sense of awe. He reminds me to look at the world with wonder and appreciation. He has taught me to embrace a moment for what it is: a moment, and by doing so to find delight in being alive because I am Living.
Look under a bench and discover the earth.
I am Living! This very moment I am alive! I am grateful for this moment no matter what it brings, because I have been given this gift of Life. –Bella Bleue
Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue
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Let Your Light Shine
Healing comes when you share yourself with others. When you are able to allow yourself to be seen: through your words, your actions, your smile, your creativity, your ingenuity, your inspirations, your art, your music, your dance, your song, your voice, and so much more–then you can begin to heal within yourself-because your light from within is not hidden, but Illuminated. When you extend your gifts beyond yourself your Light shines, and the world begins to heal as well.
Hear Me Long Enough to Listen
One of the greatest ways to connect to another person is to give him/her the gift of your listening ear. Every single one of us wants to be heard. We want our words to mean something to someone else, because the words we speak come from within our being. Just as you long for attention from another person, someone else longs for your attention. During my years as a chaplain, I discovered that listening, usually without saying a word, to someone’s story was most often the greatest healing gift I could offer.
When you feel listened to you are empowered to trust more deeply in the wonderful, amazing, incredible, fabulous, unique, (& so much more) person you are! -Bella Bleue
I invite you:
- To make an extra special effort to really listen to someone you care about.
- After you walk away from this experience take some time to reflect on what you learned about this person that you hadn’t noticed before AND
- Reflect on what it was like to be so fully present for another.
- If you are the one who needs to be listened to: Ask that the other person to listen
It’s amazing how when we “Hear Someone Long Enough to Listen” we are giving an incredible gift, and at the same time receiving so much in return.
Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue
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If you like to read more from Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., check out her book: “Kitchen Table Wisdom :Stories that Heal”. The quote is from her message, “Just Listen.” I have more about her in my Blogroll. Blessings!
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