Mother’s Day is an invitation to pretend.  Relationships are complicated, even the best ones, and a Hallmark card has never done it for me.

When my blind, cancer-ridden mother was still alive,  and I could still see, we would walk through a card store.  I would pick out the biggest, mushiest Mother’s Day card I could find, read it to her, have a big hug and a big laugh, and put the card back in the holder.  Authentic, yummy, green, and free.

This year I had an epiphany about my relationship with my grown daughter.  I think it will be helpful for anyone with children or parents. If you use EFT, you can tap along if it pleases you.

Click here for the audio.

Bless all parents who love their children to madness and are willing to commit to sanity,

Vicki

A Body, Mind, Soul Liberation Banquet

A Monthly Gathering to Celebrate Who We are and Who We are Called to Become

Every month I will host a gathering at Dreaming Forest Farm in Philomath, Oregon or an online group “Yumfest”.  We’ll start with TLC for ourselves, loving and forgiving our trespasses, so we can get unstuck and enjoy the flow of our lives. Once we feel yummy and safe, we will practice Trusting, Listening, and Courageous Action–another kind of TLC.  We will practice trusting Faith instead of Fear, Creativity instead of Fear of Looking Silly.  We’ll practice embracing Discipline and let go of trying to beat ourselves into shape with Will Power.

We will practice listening deeply to ourselves and honoring what we hear.  We will listen to each other, assuming positive intent.  We will listen to our world with curiosity.  We will want to know what is true because the truth does set us free.

We’ll practice Courageous Action by stepping out of our comfort zones as much as we can in that moment.  We will courageously entertain new ideas about ourselves and our limitations.  Maybe we can sing, dance, do math , and learn to use technology creatively and playfully.

Want to join us in person or online?  Contact me at vicki@outrageousvisions.com for more information.  If you are feeling an inkling or nudge to do this right now in your body, honor that urge.  You are not committing to anything.  Your curiosity is peaked and you are willing to lean in and see what happens next.  You are alive and growing and it feels GOOD!

More About TLC for the Enlightened Neurotic

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To get the most out of this simply healthy buffet, fill in the blanks with practices you enjoy doing.  Wellness and joy are all about discipline and movement.  Get that juicy joy flowing through your body, remind yourself daily of whom you are meant to be, and gain support, and you can enjoy the journey and build resilience for when Life’s Upsets inevitably happen.

Look over this every morning to help you set your sails.

Remember:

• Just try to get a little bit better in one category every day.
• Don’t give up.
• Ask for help.
• Laugh at your foibles.
• Trick yourself into getting healthy and happy.
• Add your personal favorites to every category as you get to know what floats your boat.

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I received this request for support in an email from my friend I know as Verena.  I met her in 2008 during my second trip to Bali.  I have purchased her incredible clothing designs, visited a Balinese factory she was working with and met other Balinese artists with whom she was in collaboration.

She is a magnificent artist and could be of huge service to women in Bali seeking to make a living as artists.

In Bali there is no word for art because everything is art.  The average salary is $100 a month.  The people are beautiful and gentle, and women work very hard as they do all over the world.
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