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Messages of Hope, Healing & Love

February 27, 2013February 28, 2013 Erin Keane

What changed in your life to help you heal? How do you continue to offer yourself the gift of healing each day of your life?

One of the main reasons I began writing this blog, was to heal from my postpartum depression, and to find a source of fulfillment outside of being a new stay-at-home mom. I notice that many of us who write do so for healing, and purpose in our lives. It is amazing how now, our thoughts can be shared with thousands, even millions in seconds, whereas, in the past you would have had to hope someone would want to accept your manuscript for publishing.

Thank you to all of you who have shared in this journey with me, and offered your support, your comments, and just being you.

This past year has challenged me to look deep within myself and discover more fully who I am, just as me, and it has been quite a wonderful experience. I’ve learned more deeply how important my spiritual life is, how much I love to love and be loved, how much I feel blessed to be a mother and wife, and how it is truly a gift to share the gift of healing with others, and in return receive healing.

Since I often find it challenging to sit down and write, with a three-and-a-half year old always by my side, I have enjoyed writing on my Facebook page and sharing brief messages with those who stop by. I want to share some of them with you because they are a great source of my healing, my heart, and my hopes for you & for me.

May you be blessed today and always!

Spending time with those who love you, and who you love opens your life for powerful healing, and pure experiences of joy. May you be blessed with love in your life.

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Today is a new day!
It’s the start of a new week!
Your life can begin renewed when you choose to show yourself and others the gift of forgiveness;
when you choose to allow healing to bless your life;
when you choose to have a good day no matter where your path takes you.

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Snow is blowing and falling here, winter storm Nemo. But within my heart and body I am calm. Embracing this inner calm grounds me when my world is in chaos.We all need to try to find ways to be centered and calm when life throws us a storm–whatever we can’t control outside ourselves. Because we do have the ability to control how we feel and react to the outside world.

May you be blessed with calm in your mind, body & spirit today and always.

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Grateful today for the gift of the human spirit, that has the courage and strength to move forward even after faced with difficulties or challenges.

You have an incredible ability to heal, and move forward along your journey.

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Blessings come in all shapes and sizes, some are expected, some unexpected. Keep your eyes, your heart and your ears open, so that you may receive blessings throughout your day.

May your day be blessed with joy ♥ Bella Bleue

and one of my favorites:

What has helped you heal? I would love to hear your experiences or what kinds of rituals, or sources you use to offer yourself healing. Your wisdom is a marvelous and wonderous gift…

Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue

©Bella Bleue Healing™ All Rights Reserved.
Please also visit my photography site: Photography by Bella Bleue.

See my Facebook page for daily inspirations and messages.

Awards

Gratitude for Wonderful Bloggers and Appreciation for Awards

June 11, 2012 Erin Keane

I am greatly appreciative to Andrew who shares his wonderful blog, Influence Vs. Control for the nomination for the “One Lovely Blog Award”.

Andrew is a wonderful writer who shares inspirations and proactive solutions to live a happier, and more fulfilled life. Definitely check out his blog!

The “One Lovely Blog Award” has similar rules to many blogging awards.

Give generous thanks to the blogger that nominated you
Write Seven things about your self
Make a list of 15 bloggers you admire and let them know how awesome they are! These folks are the next round of honorees for the “One Lovely Blog Award”

Here’s what I have to do!

1. Include the award logo somewhere in your blog.

2. Answer these 10 questions, below, for fun if you want to.

3. Nominate 10 to 12 blogs you enjoy. Or you pick the number.

4. Pay the love forward: Provide your nominee’s link in your post and comment on their blog to let them know they’ve been included and invited to participate.

5. Pay the love back with gratitude and a link to the blogger(s) who nominated you.

The Questions:

1. What is your favorite colour?

Blue

2. What is your favorite animal?

My Cat Max. Though I also adopted a pup in September, and I’m certainly learning to love my dog too!

3. What is your favorite non-alcoholic drink?

Lemonade

4. Do you prefer Facebook or Twitter?

Facebook

5. What is your favorite pattern?

Flowers

6. Do you prefer giving or getting presents?

Giving Presents—fun to go shopping and fun to see the person’s expression…or I love to bake too and giving out baked goods is so fabulous!

7. What is your favorite number?

8. What is your favorite day of the week?

Wednesday a.k.a. Hump Day!

9. What is your favorite flower?

Do I have to just have one?! Irises, Orchids, Lilies, Roses

10. What’s your passion?

Creating love and connection through writing, photography, and human relationships–with one another and the created world.

I hope you enjoy checking out the 15 Blogs I am sharing this award with they each have their own lovely way of sharing with the world!

Reality In Progress
Going Dutch
Kindness Girl
Saymberblondi
A Touch of the Divine
A Leaf in Springtime
I Stop for Suffering
Words of Compassion, Creativity & Knowledge
Christine M. Grote
Ember Cove
Words in Breathing
Colour the Day
Starfire
Butterfly Julz
Erica Lee Style

Thank you for your lovely gifts!

Reader Appreciation Award

A very gracious thank you to Nikky who shares her deep and wonderful blog, Nikky’s Strength and Weakness for the Reader Appreciation Award. Nikky inspires me with her honest stories and beautiful strength. I certainly enjoy visiting her blog, and hopefully you will too!

Here’s what I have to do!

1. Include the award logo somewhere in your blog.

2. Answer these 10 questions, below, for fun if you want to.

3. Nominate 10 to 12 blogs you enjoy. Or you pick the number.

4. Pay the love forward: Provide your nominee’s link in your post and comment on their blog to let them know they’ve been included and invited to participate.

5. Pay the love back with gratitude and a link to the blogger(s) who nominates you.

My nominations for the blogs I really enjoy reading…you should check them out too!

Thank you, each of you, for your superb messages!

Sisterhood of the World Blogger’s Award

I am so thankful to Reality In Progress for this fun sisterhood award! Reality In Progress writes wonderful poems and shares her thoughts that encourage you to sit back and think about life, while soaking it while you read her words. I encourage you to check out her fabulous blog! I have met wonderful women across the globe because of blogging and am thrilled to share this award!

And these are the rules of the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award;

Include the award’s logo in a post or on your blog.
Share the love and link the person who nominated you.
Tell 7 facts about yourself.
Nominate 7 other fabulous bloggers.
Link your nominees to this post and comment on their blogs, letting them know they have been nominated.

My nominations for this award:

Thank you, Wonderful Ladies!

Living Passionately Award

Another big thank you to Reality In Progress for the Living Passionately Award! I am humbled that you enjoy stopping by my blog. This is a special award to receive, because Reality in Progress shares passion and depth in her fabulous writings. She definitely deserves this award!

These are the rules for The Living Passionately Award;

Take a deep breath
Think about who you’d like to pass this on to
Do something weird and out of the ordinary today
Post the award someplace conspicuous…..the underside of the hamper lid, inside of the lav door, at the bottom of the bird-cage.

These are a couple blogs that help me take a deep breath and color my life with their wonderful photos.

Thank you so much to each and every one of you for the gifts I have received from all of you!

Blessings on your days ahead!

Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue
©Bella Bleue Healing, Health & Inspiration for Your Life™ All rights reserved.

Healing, Life

Hear Me Long Enough to Listen

June 2, 2012 Erin Keane

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 spiritual counselor, I’ve discovered that listening, usually without saying a word, to someone’s story is most often the greatest healing gift I can offer; and within personal relationships it is the one of the greatest gifts I can receive.

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.

I originally shared this post in my first weeks of blogging. I sometimes return to my writings to see if there is anything I need to reflect on, or that speaks to me in a different way at this moment in life. After sharing my last post about healing our brokenness, I reflected some more…and part of ‘naming’ what I feel is also being able to share my story with someone and be listened to.

I continue to be grateful for the supportive community of readers and writers here from all over the world.

As we listen to each other and support each other, a deeper healing is happening in our lives and in our world.

Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue

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!

Blessing, Life

Connecting Beyond the Boundaries of Space and Time

May 24, 2012May 24, 2012 Erin Keane

One of the best gifts of being a ‘blogger’ is meeting and connecting with people across the globe who share their wisdom, strength, pain, healing, inspiration, art and so much more. In this day and age of the cyber-world, it is amazing how connected we can be with people we’ve never met before, and yet, they transform our lives and we are transforming theirs. I am so astounded by the heart-felt sharing that happens here in this little piece of the world I am apart of. And I again, want to say thank you! Each of you is a Blessing!

I am finding that in some ways, I am at a lack of words to express all that I want to say tonight. I realize that I am pretty drained right now—so much of my energy over the last few weeks was being consumed by the discernment I was personally and collectively undergoing about my family’s future. And I need a reboot. All is well, now. We have figured out what we need. We have worked on being more affirming of the gifts we have, accepting challenges that aren’t always fun, and trusting more in our faith.

Thank you for the gift of your listening hearts and beautiful sharing.

In life we need each other. I know I have said this so many times before. But it is so very deeply true to who we are, as human beings. We yearn for connection, and it is the greatest source of tangible strength that we have—and at least in this day and age it comes not only through the person who sits beside us, or the pet we have, but through the words and messages of the people who grace our Blog page.

So give yourself a pat on the back, and know you are making a difference in someone’s life today.

Thank you for your incredible gifts!

Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue
©Bella Bleue Healing, Health & Inspiration for Your Life™ All rights reserved.

Awards, Inspiration

The Very Inspiring Blogger Award

May 20, 2012 Erin Keane

I would like to thank the very inspirational, Truth Warrior, for the nomination of the The Very Inspiring Blogger. The Truth Warrior inspires you to discover and celebrate your authentic self…the wonderful, amazing, you! I am humbled by this nomination by someone who shares so much compassion and inspiration with others.

The Rules for this award are:

Share 7 things about yourself

I love being a mom & wife
My inspiration comes from the belief that we are all miracles and deserving of love–because we were all created this way.
I am working on my flower garden—I love new plants
I work every day at caring for myself with love
I am taking a walk at least 5 of the 7 days of the week
I love listening to music, especially Indie Pop—it inspires me!
I take time to pray every day and be with my Creator–, it’s my meditation.

Pass the award to 7 nominees that you find inspiring;

Thank you, each and every one of you, for your wisdom, and inspiration! You all inspire this world to be a better place, and make the journey all the more enjoyable! Congratulations!

Awards

The Liebster Blog Award

April 5, 2012May 9, 2012 Erin Keane

What a great feeling to be nominated for the Liebster Blog Award! And a very BIG thank you to Sanna and her pup, Ralphie of the Ralphie Chronicles for the nomination. Sanna photographs her adorable doggie, Ralphie and chronicles their adventures together and elsewhere. Sanna has a great ability to just make you feel happy! Visiting her blog is well worth the enjoyment, and just an all around “feel-good” blog. Visit Sanna and Ralphie at http://sannatuulia.wordpress.com.

It really is a treat to be recognized by fellow bloggers for awards! It certainly makes you feel good, and appreciated by others. So again, thank you, The Ralphie Chronicles, for the award!

I would like to present the Liebster Blog Award to the following 5 Blogs, who are wonderful places to visit!

Congratulations to each of you, keep sharing your gifts and inspiration! –Erin, Bella Bleue

The Liebster Blog Award Rules:

1.Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog.
2. Link back to the blogger who presented the award to you.
3. Copy and paste the blog award on your blog.
4. Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 blogs of 200 followers or less who you feel deserve to be noticed.
5. Let them know they have been chosen by leaving a comment at their blog.

Thanks again, Sanna & Ralphie!

Life

Washing Away Our Scratches

March 28, 2012August 1, 2012 Erin Keane

So the inspiring moment I want to share with you today comes from my 2 1/2 year old son…from the ‘Mouth’s of Babes’ we learn deep truths about our humanity…the truths we often forget when we are adults…

Me: “S, you have a scratch on your head.”

S: “I do?!”

Me: “Yes, right above your eye.”

S: “Okay mama. Can you wash it off for me?”

And with that…

Wouldn’t it be nice if all we had to do was wash away our scratches at the bathroom sink?

Sure it would.

We have the chance to wash away our bruises, scratches, boo-boos every day—even the ones deep down inside us.

How are you going to take care of yourself today?

Set a realistic goal about self-care
Be intentional about carrying it out
Reward yourself for your good deed…for you!

Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue

Healing

The Healing Power of Sharing Your Story

March 27, 2012March 27, 2012 Erin Keane

In my time here in the blogging community I have had the sacred opportunity to read people’s stories-and share my own. The stories that come from deep within our hearts…the ones that make you feel..because you know that could be your story too, or someone else’s story has already been part of your own story. There is great power in how our story—the way we make sense of our experience—effects and impacts our healing journey.

I am grateful for the healing power of our stories—by sharing them we have the ability to heal.—Until I was able to admit openly my struggle with depression, healing was pretty much null and void. But when I began to share—which happened because I finally was able to witness my story in my heart—the healing began, and continues…

What is it like for you to feel and know your own story?

I am grateful for the gifts of strength and survival that we were created with, so that even in the midst of suffering, somehow we have the courage to live—it always amazed me in my days as a spiritual counselor in the hospitals, how those who decided they were not going to be defined by their illness and instead continued to be themselves, were the ones who lived life, and those who let their fear consume them, or the disease define them, slowly or quickly withered. Your journey of healing is effected by how you make sense of and share your story of suffering, illness, loss, divorce, etc.

When I was afraid of my depression, it consumed me—I didn’t want to admit it was a part of me so my depression had control, but when I accepted that “My depression is a part of me, but I will not let it define me,” I became in control, and my healing journey continues to happen because this has become the story I now live my life by.

When you are ready, put your own words in place of mine or create your own powerful statement! And if you already have one–congratulations to you!

How has sharing your story lead to healing in your life?

A Healing Blessing from Me to You:

May you be surrounded by healing love, a healing love that comes from all of creation, and gently and powerfully calls your name. And in those moments when you cry out, may the depths of your heart be heard by all the angels who are there to protect you and by the love of the Divine–who is there to carry you when you don’t have the strength to carry yourself. And may all the blessings that are good & pure and full of light & harmony be with you now and always.

Inspiration

Healing Through Inspiration Can Lead to Your Own Success Story

March 26, 2012March 26, 2012 Erin Keane

I’ve always needed a bit more motivation on Mondays! Like the saying goes,” when you look you shall find!” In my search for healing I came across this article, Lee Rhodes, Glassybaby: A Battle With Cancer Gives Life To A Startup in the Huffington Post. Ms. Rhodes shares how she had an inspiring moment of healing in her life, which lead to her creating art that inspires healing in other individual’s lives. She has created a company out of her healing and inspiration. It is helpful to hear and share other individual’s stories–they affirm your own experiences of healing; and they motivate you to see your potential!

When we allow ourselves to be open to moments of healing, incredible things can happen! Maybe Lee Rhodes’ story will bring inspiration into your creative life as well. I know it has for me.

How has an experience of healing or the process of healing inspired you to share yourself with others? Share your comments!

For me, my healing journey has inspired me to share my passion for writing and photography with others, through my blog and other avenues in my life.

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