September Love

September is almost over and boy was it busy!!! I hope all is well with you. Please remember to wash your hands properly and continously because that flu is attacking EVERYONE and quickly. I am praying that it doesn't come anywhere near you.

I hope you found some things that you love about yourself from last month and you are telling all those people in your circle how wonderful you are and the things you love about them!

Spend the last few days of September telling yourself All is well. Remember that God loves you and all that you represent for Him. Nothing happens by chance. :)

Return to the music of your childhood and your happiest adulthood. Find that concert that makes your heart sing and share it with someone in your circle. Weed out the people that don't allow you to be yourself and love yourself more and more and always remember God is love.

In the book of Matthew, Jesus gives his sermon on the Mount about how you should live your life. Did you know that speech only took 20 minutes? Can you believe that? My very educated friends commented that had to be God's son. :) Comedy, eh? The golden rule is actually Jesus' words of Do unto others as you would want others to do unto you. Press the Staples' EASY button Often and call it giving thanks to your creator!

HIT it NOW!!!www.blingdomofgod.com/jesuseasy.jpg

Use your dreams to help you identify the events in your life. Take care of yourself. Spiritually, Mentally, Physically, Personally, Professionally, etc. There is no other like you and you are God's greatest creation. Treat yourself as such.

See you in October.
Smooches!!

My only Follower

I love that my dad is my only follower! That makes me happiest of all!!

August has no holidays...

Quotes for us to Begin:
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. - William Hazlitt

Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.

August is special. I've always wondered why August has been chosen the month of no holidays that many people remember. My calendar remains blank with preprinted material. But as a teacher, August is a month of new beginnings and busyness. I've had the most WONDERFUL summer. It was such a reflective one, that I appreciated every day and yet I still had moments of panic and worry.

How is it that a bird can fly all day and not worry about anything? I mean nothing can possibly be that easy...I find myself being that bird more and more frequently. And you know what it's not so bad....

MYTH ALERT: You don't have to think about something all the time just because you have a brain. I'm surprised about that too. Also...we actually use way more than the 20% percent that has been rumored.

So in August, you will need to prioritize the priorities in your life. What is at the center of your world? My Pastor said ,"You know what's at the center of your focus/time is when y0u look at your checkbook and whoever you write the biggest check to, that's your center."
Wowee...well, car payment and rent are the winners for me.


Jones Loflin's Juggling Elephants is an excellent book that talks about our life as a 3 ring circus. He gives wonderful tips on how to survive the curtain call of life considering you are the Ringmaster. Some tips include: "The key to the success of the circus is having quality acts in all three rings."
"The ringmaster has the greatest impact on the success of the circus" "What have you done to improve your performance in one or more of your rings?" Finally, "People sometimes need to laugh, relax, and not take themselves so seriously."

Madisyn Taylor's Daily Om gives us our task for this month.

Materials: You, a piece of paper, pen or pencil
Time: However quickly you can write 5 things.

Her title: Listing Magnificence: Five Things I like About Myself
Step One: Write down at least five things you like about yourself. *NO MODESTY*
Include more than physical attributes on your list. Need help?: Call to mind 5 things you do not like about yourself and find something about these traits that you can like.
Step Two: Continue this process for a week. Thinking of a new set of 5 things that you like about yourself.
Step Three: At the End of the week, read the list aloud to yourself while standing in front of a mirror. *Remember to RELAX*
Step Four: From ARLECIA: Allow the smiles to arrive.

Since we are on the inside looking out at the world we forget to remember that we are phenomenal! Remember love radiates from within!!

Make August the month you make yourself your best companion and supporter, period.
To excel in anything, you must recognize the Excellency in everyone, including yourself.~Arlecia P. Hill

PUSH the FROG by following the 10 commandments as much as possible for the month of August. Some of them should be pretty easy.....others...well do your best! :) I BELIEVE in you!

The 10 Commandments - God's Revelation in the Old Testament
The 10 Commandments are found in the Bible's Old Testament at Exodus, Chapter 20. They were given directly by God to the people of Israel at Mount Sinai after He had delivered them from slavery in Egypt: "And God spoke all these words, saying: 'I am the LORD your God…
ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'
TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'
THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'
FOUR: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'
FIVE: 'Honor your father and your mother.'
SIX: 'You shall not murder.'
SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'
EIGHT: 'You shall not steal.'
NINE: 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'
TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.'

You are your number 1 Fan....God has your back!

July Summer Breeze

July has come and is almost gone! I hope you have had a great summer whether you worked or just enjoyed yourself being a human.

Take a mental break for the rest of July if you can. Try to not think about the things that worry you. Try to not get into arguments if you can help it. Spend time appreciating the fact that you are alive.

Only task this month...breathe.

See you in August!

June is HEEERRRE!!

Welcome to June! I hope you've had a wonderful first week of June. Mine has been very relaxing as well as cleansing! I've been busy decluttering all the areas in my house, classroom, and life that needed some attention.

So I know that this month is usually a calm month for a lot of people with or without kids. So this month, I want you to take it easy. Enjoy the beautiful weather that has been afforded to us and relax.

Give yourself the opportunity to do something you love! Go for a walk, ride a bike, read a book without feeling guilty. You owe it to yourself.

Two tasks this month...

Create a perpetual wishlist for yourself. Placing things on it that you would really like to have or own that you just never picked up. That way when people ask you what you want for different occasions you can pull out your list and choose items to give them an idea.

Spend some time meditating on what kind of person you have become. Think about how that person aligns with your faith and spiritual thought process. Think about one or two things that you might want to change and spend the next 2o or so days improving that quality in you.

Galations 5:22 discusses the fruits of the spirit. So look at that scripture and decide which qualities you can continue to grow in and which ones need improvement.

Find time to appreciate and love all the wonderful things that make up you.

Happy June!!

May is Here...Hercules, Hercules, Hercules!

How excited am I that May is almost over??? EXTREMELY!!! This the end of an era that has been troubling for me. I can FINALLY see the light and I am ready to embrace it! This is the time of year when everyone is ready for Summertime!! I know teachers, students, and maybe some parents are thrilled summer is almost here. :) How do you feel about summer coming? Does it not affect you except your AC bill? Or are you finding more time to doing things that matter to you and not the world around you?

So, I've come to the conclusion that I finally realize why I created this project. The multiple intelligence and the classroom stuff was what I thought it was and boy was I wrong. Follow your eyes to the top of the screen and you should see In 2009, I will P.U.S.H. the F.R.O.G. Pray Until Something Happens to help evolve Fully Relying On God! The whole purpose for this project is Honor our Creator with insightful activities using M.I. and become a more productive and closer-knit community! WOW!!! Now the ride will become FUN!!!!

SO for the month of May, use your resources and find 6 minutes ASAP to read the book of Colossians in the Bible which can be found in the New Testament.

My favorite scripture is Col. 3:4 which states Christ is my Life!! Could you imagine where He would take you if that's all you focused on? If you put Him first in EVERYTHING; how much would you worry or stress? Col 2:6-23 This portion gave me pause. There are some people in my life that have tried their PHILOSOPHIES on me and I haven't felt comfortable. This is why....Amazing! Col. 3:12-15 Make this your thought process and thinking while you go through your day to day details of your life for the rest of May and early part of June.

Make it your focus to spend more time with your family that includes the friends and acquaintances that are God's chosen people. You couldn't pick your family, but I think that was God's purpose. He wanted you to love people just because you didn't pick them. You may not understand their thinking when it comes to different topics, but they are giving you advice for a reason. Col 3:18-25 are some ways to help you with this way of life if you need some guidance.
While you are talking to your family and chosen family begin complimenting them with positive thoughts you've had or memories. Make it your business to make them feel special. Step out of your comfort zone and make some changes when it comes to the way you talk about and to your families. They are the ones who love you when you don't want to be noticed. Tell them you notice them!

Have you been challenging your mind and improving your memory? Try some number puzzles or crossword puzzles. Play in the newspaper, they could use your support right now.
Have you been moving lately?? I joined a Zumba Class offered through UL continuting education. I absolutely love it! It is just the right of intensity without the pressure of exercising! Do some movement somehow!!!

So this month think about what you are believing and thinking about in terms of your life. What are you hoping and wishing to have? Money? A Car? A House? I'm actually thinking about buying a house. I want to have something that I can call my own. My friend's sister graduated this weekend and she looked so young and fresh and thrilled to finally be done with high school! She had all the possibilities at her fingertips. So of course my friends and I began to share our thoughts about high school and I pulled out my senior book and reread the thoughts I had back then and it was great to see some of that thinking has come true. So do some dreaming, wishing and hoping and let me know if I can help!!

Push the Frog!

Enjoy the rest of May; I know I will!

Inspirational Hugs

April is drawing to a close and I think that it's been a pretty successful month. How about you? What do you feel successful about this month?? Reflect about the things that you feel completely confident and thrilled that you are finished with that business.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI8VQ7Zho5M&NR=1
This is an amazing video of Will Smith. He's in my top 5 celebrities. He's no 2. I absolutely love his thought processes in this video. Take a look at it and reflect on paper or mentally. I think he is considering himself of the Scientology religion or whatever it is. Many people feel very negative about this thought process. For me, I think many people aren't comfortable with things that don't make sense. But that's what your religion does or your spirituality says; it's what makes sense to you. If it doesn't make sense to you then you won't give your full heart to it. These last few days in April, please reflect on what makes sense to you whether you discuss your thoughts with your circle of friends/family or not, think about it for things that are uncomfortable. How do you really feel about capital punishment? How do you think Barack Obama became president? Do you have doubts about the space program or did we really go to the moon? Eat someBlue and Green M&Ms to keep up your strength. *wink*

So I've come to the conclusion that I love to pretend my life is a t.v. show and I constantly directing the people around me. Most of the time it's a comedy, but there are a few occasions it can get a little soap opera-ish or reality t.v. What kind of picture plays in your head as you record your day to day memories? My friend has a shirt with Dr. House with a band-aid on his mouth and underneath it, it says Everybody Lies. This is true. My favorite show Lie To Me says it plain and simple, there's no question if someone is lying, the question is Why are they lying? So try to think about what reasons you lie. Do you lie to get something? Do you lie to save feelings? Do you like to lie?

The weather has been beautiful. Spend some time enjoying it...Have you found the little things that make you happy?? Spend a few moments to list a few things each day that made you smile. Was it a memory? Was it a image or a scene? What about an item?

Here are some quotes to think about until the next episode of Operation PUSH the FROG!

Pray Until Something Happens to help evolve FULLY Relying On God!

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.-Michael J. Fox

Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines how well you do it. Attitude determines how well you do it~Lou Holtz

Be careful of your thoughts, they may become words at any moment. ~Iara Gassen

Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs.-H. Stein