Fixate Your Own Way

Posted January 9, 2012 By Ande and has 5 comments.

Fixate your own way butch pump and marty Fixate Your Own Way

Trends and fads happen when a whole society is encouraged to focus on something in particular.  Often, if we choose to look another way, we’re labeled as “out of it” or “old-fashioned” or “backwards.”

Joyful Springers fixate their own way.  They don’t care about how others label them, and they don’t care about trends.  They follow their inner guidance wherever it leads.

When you let the outside world tell you what to pay attention to, you’re giving away your power.  You have a divine strength within you that knows what you need to focus on.  Trust that guidance.

[Pump and Butch and Marty are back.  Their momma, Helen Gibbons, probably wanted a nice face-forward photo, but Butch and Marty chose their own focus.  Good for them! icon smile Fixate Your Own Way ]

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Wrap Yourself In Crimson Splendor

Posted January 3, 2012 By Ande and has 3 comments.

Wrap yourself in crimson splendor sweet pea Wrap Yourself In Crimson Splendor

Ancient Roman poet, Horace wrote, “It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.”

Joyful Springers wrap themselves in crimson splendor.  They leap into every new year with the courage to create wonder in their lives.

You can go into 2012 timidly, afraid of what goes wrong.  Or you can prance into 2012 courageously, knowing you always have the power to transform wrongs into rights.

[Sweet Pea is back.  She looks gorgeous in crimson, doesn't she? icon smile Wrap Yourself In Crimson Splendor ]

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Choose Your Focus

Posted January 1, 2012 By Ande and has 7 comments.

In the new year, Joyful Springers resolve to focus on things that make them feel good. They know that what they focus on expands. 

When you look for joy, you find it.

 

Happy New Year!!

[Ducky loves watching YouTube videos that feature dogs, so that's what she focuses on.  icon smile Choose Your Focus ]

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Be Your Own Party

Posted December 31, 2011 By Ande and has 7 comments.

Be your own party Ruffles Be Your Own Party

New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day and other parties are great, but why wait for a get-together to have a good time?

Joyful Springers are their own party.  They know how to make every day a celebration.  They do it by combining appreciation with a focus on finding what’s right about the world around them.

As you start this new year, forget typical resolutions that you’ll probably forget about within a few weeks.  Instead, set a simple intention to go through the year in “party mode.”  Celebrate your world everyday with appreciation and the desire to find the good in your life.

May your New Year be filled with pawsitively joyful tail-wags!

[Ruffles is back. Joan Howe says her sweet girl was very brave about balloons.  And obviously, she knew how to be the star of her own party! icon smile Be Your Own Party ]

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Immerse Yourself

Posted December 29, 2011 By Ande and has 1 comment.

 

Immerse yourself Snickers Immerse Yourself

We’re often hesitant to try new things.  But life is about discovery.  So why hang back?

Joyful Springers immerse themselves.  They jump into new things with such joy and exuberant expectation that they bury themselves in the fun of it all.

Don’t deprive yourself of the joy of finding a new passion.  Dive into the new and different.  You’ll be delighted by how good it will make you feel.

[Snickers is back. Darlene Hoffman's great guy knows how to dive in. icon smile Immerse Yourself ]

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Use What You Get

Posted December 27, 2011 By Ande and has 4 comments.

english springer spaniel use what you get Use What You Get

The presents have been opened.  Did you get what you wanted?  Or are you wishing for something else?

Joyful Springers use what they get.  They may have wants that haven’t yet been fulfilled, but in the meantime, they have a ball with whatever they have received from the universe (and from their loved ones).

The truth is you’ll never get everything you want because part of life is generating new desires all the time.  So never lament what you haven’t gotten.  Just have fun with what you did get.  When you do, more will be on its way to you in no time.

[Mattie's back.  Brenda's lovely girl obviously understands how to get the most enjoyment out of what she gets.  icon smile Use What You Get ]

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Remember You Have Backlighting

Posted December 25, 2011 By Ande and has 4 comments.

Remember you have backlighting Remember You Have Backlighting

Around Christmastime, we often remember we’re surrounded by what many people call angels … a Divine energy that has our best interests always in mind.  The rest of the year, we sometimes forget.

Joyful Springers remember they have backlighting.  They are always aware of the Divine glow that shines behind and around them.

Today, and every day of the year, you are nestled in the pure, glowing light of the Divine.  When you can remember that, you’ll find it easier to find joy … always.

Ducky and Tim and I wish you and yours a warm and happy day celebrating whatever tradition lights you up from within and around you.

Happy Yule! icon smile Remember You Have Backlighting

[Ducky doesn't need tree lights behind her to be lit up.  She knows she's touched by Divine light ... and lots of love, always. icon smile Remember You Have Backlighting ]

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Santacize To The Third Power

Posted December 21, 2011 By Ande and has 2 comments.

Santacize to the third power Sweet Pea Poppy Daisy Santacize To The Third Power

What comes up for you when you think of Santa?  Giving?  Love?  Fun?  How about all three?

Joyful Springers santacize to the third power.  They may only don a Santa hat around Christmas, but all year round, they wear an invisible hat that reminds them to be giving, loving, and always ready for fun.

Santa doesn’t have to come around only this time of year.  If you “get your Santa on,” he can hang out with you all year round.  And when he does, every day can seem like Christmas.

[Sweet Pea and Poppy are back, and they have their sister, Daisy, with them.  Daisy is an approximately 10-year old mixed breed.  Their momma, Denise, when she sent me this photo, said, “Poppy's first Christmas is going to be a challenge. She is into everything - she's tried to make a toy out of each thing on this bench. The other two are bored with the whole thing already.”  Well, they may be bored, but they sure are cute! icon smile Santacize To The Third Power ]

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Wear Hats That Fit Just Right

Posted December 19, 2011 By Ande and has 4 comments.

Wear hats that fit just right Wear Hats That Fit Just Right

Most of us “wear a lot of hats,” in our lives.  We are many things to many people.  And that’s fine.  But what’s not fine is when we’re being something that’s all wrong for us … no matter how much someone else needs it.

Joyful Springers wear hats that fit just right.  They understand that trying to contort themselves into something that doesn’t fit isn’t going to help anyone in the long run.

Go ahead and wear all your different hats.  You can play many roles and do it authentically.  But when you’re doing something that feels awkward or stressful, check and make sure you’re not wearing a hat that is all wrong for you. You’ll do more good in the world when you have on a well-fitted hat.

[Ducky borrowed this hat off of a Christmas bear.  It has holes for the bear's ears that also work well for Springer ears.  We think it fits her perfectly. icon smile Wear Hats That Fit Just Right ]

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Get In Up To Your Armpits

Posted December 13, 2011 By Ande and has no comments yet.

Get up to your armpits river Get In Up To Your Armpits

We often move through life a little too tentatively, afraid to go all out for fear of failure or rejection.

Joyful Springers get in up to their armpits.  They don’t tippy-toe through life.  They dive in and have fun without worry about what bad things could happen.

Are you holding yourself back from having a tail-wagging good time because you might look silly if you do or you might mess up?  Try letting go of the fears.  Follow your feel-good whims and have a great time.  You can never fail when you’re having fun.  And anyone who rejects a good time isn’t worth hanging around with anyway.

[River is back. Abby's 1 1/2 year old sweet girl discovered snow for the first time last winter, and she loves it!. icon smile Get In Up To Your Armpits ]

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