Good Morning, Sunshine!

Spring cleaning is here! You have these dreams you have started playing with....& don't you want to move swiftly, energetically, & JOYfully towards them? I know I want to dance with JOY towards mine!!:) It's harder to do though if you are lugging junk thoughts with you. Take a minute & think of a thought you have about yourself...& ask yourself if this thought is true? Who knows how the belief came to be...it's not important....just give it the heave ho... & let your Soul shine something beautiful in its place!! Your thoughts like your dreams are powerful...so make the thoughts of YOU shimmer!!!

~ Christi Rafferty

Good Morning, Sunshine!

" A dream is a wish your heart makes...when you're fast asleep...in dreams you lose your heartaches...whatever you wish for you keep...have faith in your dreams & someday...your rainbow will come smiling through...no matter how your heart is grieving...if you keep on believing...the dream that you wish will come true." ~ Cinderella from Walt Disney

Make your wish...your dreams...with your heart wide open and your Spirit fully awake...& be prepared to ride that rainbow...cause dreams do come true. Believe...with every part of your being...believe. Keep playing, stretching, & coloring in those BIG beautiful dreams of yours!!! I am SMILING BIG just thinking about the sparkle in your eyes as you do!!

~ Christi Rafferty

Good Morning, Sunshine!

"As soon as anyone starts telling you to be 'realistic', cross that person off your invitation list." ~ John Eliot

This week, you've been dreaming & stretching your imagination. Are you surrounded by others who do the same...& who encourage you to shoot for the stars? Or are you surrounded by those who tell you to get serious, grow up, & be realistic? Everything that exists today was once just a thought...a dream that manifested here in the world...so keep dreaming. Make them as BIG as you can...because the ripples of BIG DREAMS are immeasurable!!! They change the world!!

~ Christi Rafferty

Good Morning, Sunshine!

"All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." ~ Walt Disney

Have you been playing with your imagination? It doesn't take much to get it going again.  Just open your eyes for inspiration. See this flower? I had to take the picture because when I looked at it, it made me smile. What do you see? For me, the little fairy jumped right & I was delighted....& then a story started forming. Nature walks usually get me in the spirit...just the other day, I saw a tree with a big eye on it!!! You can only imagine the play & joy that provided;) Imagination is the tool to create you dreams...& just imagine what can happen then!!! Walt Disney started with a mouse:)

~ Christi Rafferty

Good Morning, Sunshine!

Time to DREAM!!! Today use your imagination to its fullest!!! When is the last time you've done that? Take the time to play with your dreams & then stretch them as far as you can...that will be a good beginning;) If when I ask you what your dreams are & you can't think of one, it's ok. Be kind to yourself...it has probably been awhile since you've used the skill, but I assure you it is still there under the dust somewhere!! Today you will begin to think about it...& that will change everything!!! Before anything became "real", it was first a dream...so what do you want to be real in your life? Dream BIG!!!

~ Christi Rafferty

Good Morning, Sunshine!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

I have always asked my son "How did I get sooo lucky to be your mother? What could I have done to deserve such a gift? There's only one of you in the whole world...& I get to be your mom!!!" to which he often replies with this wonderful smile on his face & says with a shoulder shrug "Can't think of anything you could've done."

Yesterday, I was working out to a dvd (he knows I'm trying to get in shape)..so he brought in a fan for me. He then sat & watched me. Every now & then I would hear words of encouragement "You've got this, Mom"..."Keep going, Mom". When I was done, he brought over a glass of ice water..."so you don't get dehydrated". Having him support me & cheer me on like that was such a wonderful surprise & blessing!! So again I ask,..How did I get sooo lucky? I get to not only be a mom, but his mom. He might be right. It's just simply that I was given the gift of him ...& I am forever grateful for that blessing!!! Go HUG your children, your mom, your loved ones...it's a day for LOVE & for gratitude ~ to all those who have forever touched you & your life.

~ Christi Rafferty

Good Morning, Sunshine!

"A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love...."~ Mother Teresa

Set your heart a fire today...& feel your JOY soar to heights beyond the Heavens. What a way to live this life...full of JOY & full of LOVE!!! It's a brand new SHINY day so start it off right...lead from your heart...mine  started off with giving my son a HUGE HUG...certainly not his teenage idea of a good morning;)lol, but he certainly doesn't doubt that I love him...& what can bring a mother more JOY than that?!

~ Christi Rafferty

Good Morning, Sunshine!

"Joyful, Joyful...Lord, we adore Thee...God of glory...Lord of love...Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee...Hail Thee as the sun above...Melt the  clouds of sin and sadness...Drive the dark of doubt away...Giver of immortal gladness...Fill us with the light...Fill us with the light...Oh, fill us with the light of day..." ~ From Sister Act 2 (Finale) 

If you haven't heard it before, check it out.  I'll post the youtube link on FB for you later.  I just LOVE it! It touches my Soul & then makes me want to get up & dance...ahhhh...pure JOY!!! No better way to start the day with JOY...than a little dancing for the Spirit & singing for the heart!! Feel free to join me with this song...or pick your own...just show me the JOY!!!:D

~ Christi Rafferty