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Summertime – Have fun with family and friends

lynnmomevolve — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:00:23 +0000

This summer it’s all about having fun with family & friends, and feeling fabulous about saying:

“I’m Making Time for ME!”

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Time for a little well-deserved R&R!

lynnmomevolve — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:00:42 +0000

Ah-h-h, that (↑) about sums up my idea of relaxing!

(I’m sure my little umbrella drink is somewhere just outside of the photo’s view!)

I’m taking this week off from the MomEvolve Blog for some quality family time and ME -time!

See you in July!

A little gratitude goes a long way

lynnmomevolve — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:23:34 +0000

“Our work-a-day lives are filled with opportunities to bless others. The power of a single glance or an encouraging smile must never be underestimated.” – G. Richard Rieger

A little gratitude goes a long way – Honor your Self with some ME-Time Now™, and ask yourself, “What am I most grateful for right now and what is one simple way I can share this gift with another today?” When our hearts feel the fullness and warmth of gratitude, we can bask in the perfection of this moment and radiate our joy to those around us!

Have it your way…

lynnmomevolve — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:07:41 +0000

Convenient, On-The-Go Fun with Friends!

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Stop and smell the roses

lynnmomevolve — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:51:37 +0000

“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” ~Dale Carnegie

Are you so focused on what it is you are looking toward in the future that you are missing what’s right here for you to enjoy right now?

Sure, it’s great to “plant seeds” today that, with time, receptivity, and perseverance, can blossom into the things you desire for yourself and your family, but try also to remain present and appreciative of the current moment you have available for you to enjoy right now.

Take a little ME-Time Now™, look around you, and savor all of the wonderful gifts that surround you, both inside and out. Allow yourself to experience the excitement and joy that feeling gratitude for who you are and what you have right now can bring! As the old saying goes, “Be sure to stop and smell the roses” during this beautiful spring season!

Me Time Now: Get More Sleep

lynnmomevolve — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:47:49 +0000

Still looking for a great New Year’s Resolution (or “Revolution”, as both my 9 year old daughter and Dr. Mehmet Oz refer to them!) – Honor yourself by getting more sleep, so you can rejuvenate, regenerate, and start your days off fresh!

Dr. Oz is adamant about us each taking a good look at ourselves in the mirror and telling ourselves that we are worth nurturing with seven hours of sleep each night! In his recent article “It’s All In How You See It – The Resolution Revolution“, Dr. Oz says, “Sleep is one of the most important and most overlooked health drivers. You simply must give your brain time to re-organize its files and your tissues time to repair themselves.” He goes on to say that he wants us to “stop seeing sleep as a luxury where you can cut corners. It’s all in how you see it — so see it differently and put it on your resolution list!”

Live Positively Fulfilled!

Lynn Ely
MomEvolve
Inspiring Moms to Evolve TM
www.momevolve.com

Moving past your To-Do list

lynnmomevolve — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:08:25 +0000

Although it feels good to get things done – especially things that feel as though they’ve been hanging over your head and placing extra weight on your shoulders – remember this very important thing: The mom who checks off the most To-Do’s at the end of her day is not declared the winner!

Motherhood is not a race nor a competition, so putting pressure on yourself to run the hardest and the fastest, day after day, is not only completely unnecessary, it is a sure-fire recipe for burn-out, overwhelm, and a lot of self-criticism.

Your To-Do list is just that – a list of things you can choose to do… or not to do… the choice is yours. But, your To-Do’s do not define you. Please allow me to repeat that, because it really is so important: Your To-Do’s do not define who you are. As moms, we can get so caught up in what we did or didn’t get done in a day, that we start to beat ourselves up with critical self-judgments and self-doubts when we don’t feel like we checked enough To-Do’s off by day’s end. When we use our To-Do list as a tool to measure how we feel we “stack-up” up against our own and others’ expectations, we are basing our self-worth on our To-Do progress. And when we do this, to quote an old song, we’re “looking for love in all the wrong places!”

On any given day, what you offer as a mom and a woman goes so way beyond any agenda item or To-Do task! When was the last time you patted yourself on the back and celebrated that you were there to comfort your child or a friend when she needed reassurance, or that your children knew they were loved when you tucked them in at night, or that your child was kind to another child at school because of the love and values that you share with him so freely all day every day?

Take the time to honor, acknowledge, congratulate, and love yourself each day – truly and deeply – for all of the incredible ways you share your Self and your unique gifts with others daily. You make a huge difference in the lives of others and the world every day, just by being a loving mom, in ways that have nothing to do with your To-Do’s. The best way to show love to our children is to show love to ourselves, so take time daily to acknowledge that “You’re doing a GREAT job, Mom!”, regardless of how many To-Do’s you happened to check off today.

Live Positively Fulfilled!

Lynn Ely
MomEvolve
Inspiring Moms to Evolve TM
www.momevolve.com

Enjoy A Taste of Fall

lynnmomevolve — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:56:46 +0000

This week, give yourself the gift of some Autumn-Inspired ME-Time NowTM! Wrap up in something warm, grab a cup of your favorite something warm, and go sit outside one evening after the kids are tucked in bed. Tune into all of your senses – the crisp feel of the brisk nighttime air; the smell of leaves beginning to change color and fall to the ground, the evening sounds around you. As you listen more closely to those Autumn-eve sounds, be sure also to listen for the silence around you in which those sounds exist. When we focus on silence around us, between and around the sounds we hear, it automatically helps bring stillness and peace within ourselves. Go ahead, try it. When you stop to focus your attention on external silence, try then to shift that focus to the peace and serenity it instills inside you. Ah-h-h… instant relaxation.