~ These pictures just seemed to fit in here ~
~ Loving Mary Forever ~
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
My lil Cardinal
I hadn't seen my LRB (Little Red Bird) in a while - last night I looked out my window before I went to bed & said "Where are you LRB?!" This morning I woke up to chirp chirp chirp outside my window - I looked out my window, gasped at the vibrant red glowing in the dark. I caught him looking back at me & then he disappeared! Was that an answer or what - hehe
Monday, January 14, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Dignity Entertainment Loves LRB
My Little Red Bird FB page is making so many wonderful connections..... a most recent is Dignity Entertainment and its producer Mikkel Juel Iversen. The purpose is to inspire the world with positivity..... with that I AM A TRUE FAN!! It is people like this that help make big differences in this world. Thank you Mikkel for taking an interest and loving our LRB enough to share this story (below) to the world!
A little red bird flew to my side during the darkest moment of my life - when I got the news that my sister had just lost her life.
I was standing outside in the breezeway of my home - lost in grief when LRB landed on the shrub right in front of me. He took my breath away - he was such a vibrant sight. For a moment , just a moment, my pain disappeared.
The very next day I flew to Texas to prepare for my beautiful sisters wake. As I was driving down the main road to the funeral home i couldn't believe what was flying right next to me. Not one, but two beautiful cardinals - racing me to the home.
LRB was just the beginning to the many signs and synchronicities that showed me that there is more after this life and there is more all around us.
I started a blog in honor of my Mary, because despite the fact that she made a spontaneous thoughtless decision to end her life on earth, she was an AMAZING light of love. Her light shined wherever she was - always had our entire life. I was 3 years older than her and was blessed to be her star (as she would always call me - silly sis). I did no wrong in her eyes - as well as everyone else to her. She loved you before she knew you - it was in her DNA. If you knew what happened to her the last couple years of her life, and what happened the day her life ended, you may possibly understand. I do.
As I was blogging to my Mary, amazing things started happening - signs were EVERYWHERE. So, I began to blog the amazing occurrences one by one, so as my faith grew and confirmations occurred that my sister was still here and very much with me, my grief lessened and hope prevailed. My LRB kept appearing at crazy places and special times (along with making a home in my backyard), making her appearance to me along with fun synchronicities! I giggle just thinking about her.
I'm okay today. I get sad as I miss her physical presence, with that amazing Mary smile that lit up every room she entered and the loving energy she always radiated to everyone in her contact.
I found that sharing my Mary's story has given so many people hope and with that and a soft nudge from above, LRB was born!
I wish to reach anyone and everyone in need of some hope and touch their hearts with a sweet picture, an inspiring quote, affirmation, thought or story all as a reminder to them that's its okay - it's all going to be okay. Life's greatest pains can bring the most enlightening answers to life's biggest questions. I wish to inspire with my experiences, strength & hope. I want this to be a place for other LRB recipients to be able to confirm what the hope the LRB is.... A sign from above!! I'm finding there are MANY out there!
Without struggle we'd have no butterflies.....
Through adversities we will shine!
Join Jen for more wonderful stories and ideas on www.facebook.com/littleredbirdchirps
Saturday, January 12, 2013
2013 - Living the Change
Craving the Change and Living IT !!
(I'm posting this here because I KNOW Mary would want me to, she would be so happy and so proud - I can hear her all the way from Heaven - cheering and smiling and jumping all around with excitement)
Are you sick and tired of feeling sluggish, disgusting,
not 100%, unhealthy, like an overall slob?
Tired of saying "one of these days... I'll get
healthy!"
Well I am! I'm
taking my life back! AND,
I'm not doing this alone - my hubby is in on this with me. Thank goodness!
My husband and I wrote (& signed) a personal contract
in October to ourselves - it's a contract about making a commitment to make
different choices - choices that will make a difference in living a healthier
life. Little changes turn into big
changes one little change at a time. One
day at a time. One choice at a time!
Here's the beginning to my choices:
*I quit smoking in October (after 22 years!!). So far so
good. Seems my true intention is working
with me.
*I tried my first juice on Friday, December 21,
2012.
The Energy Bee ~ included carrot, pear, green apple,
honey bee & ginseng. Yummy!
Surprisingly sweet.... Just what I needed to win me over - sweet!
*ordered our own personal juicer (after a week of hardcore
research and analysis - something chad is an expert in - its the Virgo side of
him!!)
*i tried my Second juice on Wednesday, December 26th,
2012.
The Green Monster ~ included kale, spinach, green apple,
ginger, spiralina & lemon (I added the lemon - the greens scared me). Surprisingly I liked it - I liked it a lot!
;) tasted like green lemonade.
*I tried my 3rd juice today... 12/27/12. the Booster ~
pineapple, lemon, apple & barley Greens
CHAD & JEN's beginning:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
12/29/12 - (Day 1)
*our 1st homemade juice:
Carrots, green apple, lemon & ginger
12/30/12 - (Day 2)
*Today's juice: kale, green apple, pineapple, celery,
ginger root & lemon ~ mmm, not bad!
Dare i do no coffee today?!?
Okay I gave in - I
had a shot of coffee
As we were making a delicious broiled chicken sausage dinner, I pulled out the course in
weight loss book & read the forward out loud.
**Seems appropriate timing to start reading Marianne
Williamson's "a Course in Weight
Loss"..... Embracing change! It's
more than just losing weight - its getting healthy. That is the reason for this change.
Dessert:
The makings for a great shake!
*Frozen banana - almond milk & nutmeg.....
12/31/12 (Day 3)
Had a couple fried eggs & toast for breakfast. Chad had his scrambled with a pinch of
cheddar & a few leaves of parsley - he only ate 1/2 slice of bread.
Green tea hot breakfast.
Read the first section of A Course in Weight Loss, "Embarking the Journey"
*Midday we had a juice made up of celery, kale, pear,
apple, pineapple, cucumber, lemon, ginger root.
Not bad! We even
got Joey McG to try it!!! Lol
(I'm thinking the greens might be a little hard on my
stomach ) I had stomach aches when I would take Athletic Greens a few years
ago. I'm hoping it will take time to get
used to it.
Homemade chicken soup - mmmm!
*Dessert with frozen strawberries, bananas & almond
milk.....
1/1/13 (Day 4)
Happy New Year!!!
*Woke up to a juice with carrot, cucumber, lemon, ginger
root and green apple.
Not bad - a little
tart, but good.
Read Lesson One "Tear Down the Wall" - this
requires some pen to paper with thoughts work - to be continued....
Green tea & white pomegranate tea.
Ate a healthy dinner - leftover chicken noodle soup &
lotsa water!!
I love juicing - I swear my body is screaming Thank
you!!!!
1/2/13
*had a morning juice of: kale, celery, ginger root, pear, pineapple, lemon & green apple.
Tart but good - no stomach ache.
I had a cup of coffee :( at home AND from the coffee
truck guy at the train.
Progress not perfection... One thing at a time!
1/5/13 - sweet potatoes & fried eggs for breakfast
(with toast of course). Mmmm
Afternoon juice today after shopping. Green monster:
*kale, spinach, celery, cucumber, mint, green apple,
lemon, pineapple & ginger root.
Dinner with the in-laws at a nice steakhouse - filet
mignon & asparagus :)
1/6/13 - took a break from juicing. I actually missed
it!!
1/7/13 Rise & Shine to a super green monster juice!
*Kale, spinach, mint, celery, cucumber, green apple,
lemon, pineapple and ginger root! Mmmm
Haven't stopped coffee yet but will - eventually. I have to WANT to in order to succeed. I did stop diet coke ;).... One vice at a time.
Banana oatmeal raw almonds & a pear throughout the
day. 2 bottles water
Baked chk cutlets & broccoli with a slice of cheese.
1/8/13. - Day #11
*carrot, apple, lemon, pineapple & ginger root! Mmmm
1/9/13 feeling great and still loving this change. Hard to believe...
I was "junk food Jeni for 40 years" or "I
got this body from junk food button wearer" - I did a 360!
Morning juice:
*kale, spinach, carrot, mint, apple, cucumber, pineapple,
lemon, ginger root.
Oatmeal at work.
I HAD my FIRST wheat grass at 2:30 - wowsie!! Yuk - the OJ chaser was necessary - made that
moment of. " ewwww" disappear as if it never happened. I felt great!
I ordered steed dumplings with chicken and with brown
rice. Good but had to eat the whole plate to fill the empty stomach. Kinda bland - they offered up a sauce I'm not
sure what it was..
Had chk in garlic sauce for dinner & a bowl full of
fresh pineapple before bed / wasn't planning this but kept eating it as it was
being cut - I was a savage actually - sucking the pineapple core as if I was
dying of thirst on a deserted island - pretty comical to watch - I was kinda
laughing at myself as I was feasting.... Lol!
Having fun ;)
1/10/13
*kale, spinach, lemon, cucumber, lemon, mint, ginger root
and apple WITH a teaspoon of Athletic Greens!
Wow- very very green today !
Banana, oatmeal & almonds.
1/11/13
*kale, beet, cucumber, mint, ginger root, apple, parsley and a teaspoon of athletic greens..
Coffee - started using the so delicious brand of vanilla flavored almond milk creamer. Not bad for non dairy. Much better for me than those coffee mate
& international coffee creamers.
Crazy with the beet!!
Green tea & banana.
Walked along the NYC above ground park (Hi-line) from w.23rd to w. 15 to the Yogurt Cafe for some
steed dumplings the to the farmers market in Union Square for a shot of
wheatgrass and then to work at 4th Sve & 14th - a GREAT day!!!!
Almonds....
Friday is our traditional "Green Cactus" order
- had chk enchiladas.
Water wAter & more water! Even got some compliments on my skin.
I feel GREAT!
1/12/13
*kale, Swiss chard, cucumber, parsley, mint, ginger root,
green apple, grapefruit!
Tart from the grapefruit, green thicker from the red
swiss chard, but good.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING ~ I'll give you an update next month :)
Friday, January 11, 2013
Intuition
~Eileen Caddy
Monday, January 7, 2013
Gratitude
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Unlock The Power Of Manifesting
Change-Gratitude
The true power of gratitude is in
finding gratitude in the most difficult and darkest areas of one's life.
Feeling gratitude for the everyday obvious things is not enough and only just
the beginning. Gratitude must extend to the parts of our lives where we
find the most struggle and pain. The things that really hurt us the most.
When we can be honest and
indentify the sources of our pain and struggle we then can become aware that
those issues that we carry are not really a part of us. Instead they are
ideals that we behold to that we created out an idea of self that we have
always been trying to live up to.
Once you realize that those very
issues are attached to the concept of you, you understand that those
attachments are what actually keeps the false-self and ego alive. Coming
to understand and know this allows you to let them go and shed ego. By
letting go you are removing resistance. It is that attachment that has created
resistance between you connecting with your true essence and souls
purpose. You are not an idea of you. You are you, not your
thoughts; I am who I am.
What was pain and anguish can
become a source to be grateful for. All of our struggles are lessons for
us to be guided and teach us what we are here to learn. By looking in the
darkest areas of our self we enable us to shed the most light and become the
catalyst for deep everlasting change created by an internal shift.
~LRB Chirps
~LRB Chirps
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy New Year
It was a good year, a full year. I was able to visit my mom in Texas in February, the kids came up in August and my brother got engaged this Christmas!
Friendships have flourished and love is strong in all relationships.
Little Red Bird Chirps on facebook everyday and touching many souls. Giving LOVE, HOPE & INSPIRATION! Mary's love is spreading strong. (Twenty One Thousand Likes)
I look forward to 2013, as Chad and I have already begun our healthy choices way of living. We wrote (and signed) a personal contract for ourselves - keeping the focus right. We bought a juicer for Christmas ~ I feel better already. No more coke - no more diet coke - alot more water and nutrients galore. I'll keep you posted!
Gratitude is the first and foremost in our healthy living! We have so much to be grateful for. It is this that we will stay focused on throughout the year - ONE DAY AT A TIME!
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