To live a well balanced, rewarding life of our dreams by day and sleep restfully at night.
I let it go!
Published February 28, 2013 | 
If I’ve had too much…(demands from others)
What do I do?
I let it go!
If I’ve been too hard on myself lately…
What do I do?
I let it go!
If I’ve lost sleep over worrying about stuff (job stress, other people’s opinions or expectations…)
What do I do?
I let it go!
If I start thinking back, and regretting decisions I made…
What do I do?
I let it go!
If I’m impatient and loading up stress (on myself and others)…
What do I do?
I let it go!
If I find myself racing around and stuck in the grind (of daily life)…
What do I do?
I let it go!
If I start feeling sorry for myself (due to a small paycheck or a body that doesn’t want to shed the weight)…
What do I do?
I let it go!
If I start feeling upset with my husband over something really small…
What do I do?
I let it go!
Let it go, oh yes, I let it all go!
Wishing you all a peaceful night,
Debra
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1 CommentImagining and accepting the Worst: Stopping Anxiety In It’s Tracks Part two
Published April 23, 2012 | 
This evening we are going to tap into a little more of Dale Carnegie’s wisdom. I would like to share with you a few nuggets I got from his second chapter out of How To Stop Worrying and Start Living
1. When you are stewing and worrying about something, ask yourself: “What is the worst that could happen”?
2. Accept the worst. Yes, it sounds a bit counter intuitive but actually force yourself to imagine the worst and then actually accept it (in your mind) as if it happened… you see if you really accept this worst case scenario you really have nothing left to lose now, do you?
3. From this (low) acceptance point, work on improving things.
*True peace of mind = accepting the worst.
Face the worst and peace will follow!
In peace,
Debra
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Five things I am letting go of now. What would you like to drop, release, and let go of… ?
Published January 30, 2012 | 
Right now, I am choosing to let go of:
1. the need to control or change my husband.
2. being upset when things don’t go as I originally intended
3. self criticism
4. negative images and stories in the media (Just don’t need them!)
5. doubt
What would you like to let go of? Here’s a little secret: we can let go of anything we want in our lives anytime we choose to do so. It is very liberating when we do let go of things, people, beliefs, and circumstances that no longer serve us. It feels very good, as a matter of fact!
So, what would you like to let go of right now?
Write it down in your journal. Do it. Let it go and don’t look back.
Good night.
In Peace,
Debra
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Posted in Happiness, Journal Prompts, Positive living, Self-empowerment | journal writing, letting go, release | Leave a comment“Letting it be” tonight for peace and a good night sleep
Published November 8, 2011 | 
Play this while you read this post (Beatles “Let It Be“)
I can push and push,
keep trying, harder and harder.
I can put enormous pressure on myself.
I can set very high expectations for myself and others….
Or,
I can ,as the old Beatles song puts it, “let it be”, knowing that
all good things will happen when they are supposed to, at my-ease (instead of dis-ease)
Oh to be ambitious, and I am….
I want to and intend to achieve my dreams.
Alas, I want peace as well.
Is relaxing just a bit and permitting some down time resignation from achieving all I set out to accomplish?
I think not.
Sometimes we just have to let ourselves be. Let others be. Let it all be. And be okay with that!
Goodnight and in peace,
Debra
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Release: Letting it go for peace
Published September 15, 2011 | 
Letting go
release
that is peace.
Holding tightly onto
things, people, or ideas
will only keep us on a tense tightrope
of expectations waiting to be dashed
from circumstances outside of our control.
Why give our peace away to such folly when we can simply let it all go?
Yes, LET IT GO.
In peace,
Debra
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What am I holding onto? Seven journal writing prompts
Published September 8, 2011 | 
Yesterday’s post offered up 17 things that we can let go of to enjoy a greater night of sleep (along with much peace of mind).
Today as I am waking up and preparing to begin my day, I am asking myself a few questions and I think they would make wonderful prompts for our journal writing today.
Get out your journals, get that cup of tea or coffee, here goes….
1. What am I holding onto in my life that is worth holding onto?
2. What am I holding onto that is no longer serving me well?
3. In what areas of my life am I good about being relaxed and flexible about?
4. In what areas of my life am I rather stubborn and rigid?
5. If I was told by my doctor today that I only had a few months left to live, what would I change?
6. What do I want more of in my life?
7. What do I know deep down, that I just need to once and for all- let go of?
A blessed day to you,
Debra
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Seven things to do when change is in the air and you are anxious
Published June 12, 2011 | 
Life is not static and change is inevitable. Times of change and transition can be stressful on us, however. For those of us prone to anxiety, we may be vulnerable to heightened anxiety when change is happening in our lives.
Here are a few things that can help if you are experiencing change in your life:
1. Recite a simple affirmation such as “I Am peace”.
2. Breathe.
3. Call up a supportive friend who can help you keep a positive perspective or make you laugh.
4. Exercise
5. Get outside.
6. Be easy on yourself.
7. Practice blessing the situation, releasing it, and accepting the wonderful new things which are in store for you due to this change.
In peace,
Debra
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Posted in Affirmations, anxiety, Physical Exercises, Positive living, stress | acceptance, change, release, stress, support of friends | Leave a commentNothing lasts forever..and thank goodness for that!
Published August 17, 2010 | 
“This too shall pass”.
A certain amount of peace comes with the knowledge that nothing lasts forever. Whatever we think is giving us a hardship right now or causing us to worry- well, guess what? It will pass! Life is really about change and impermanence. Once we understand and accept that we can enjoy what we have right now: this moment. With this perspective, the intensity of our “problems” may lessen somewhat. Why get so stressed and caught up about things when they won’t last anyway?
We can hold on tightly to people, circumstances, things, issues. We can be worried, tense, and literally make ourselves sick.
Or, the other path is one of peace, one of acceptance, one of being in The Now. Whatever is bothering you will not last.
Tonight, as you write in your journal or meditate, think about some of the things that have been causing you distress.
Now, in your mind, escort them onto a vessel of some kind: a ship or boat (whatever you want to imagine). Once you board with them, look at them (people, situations, problems, bills, whatever). Really look at them. Breathe. Bless them. And mean it. Wish them well. Wish them a good trip. Bon voyage! You may shake their hand, hug them, bow, nod your head, or wave your hand good bye. Then you leave.
From the shore watch the ship sail away. Watch it until it disappears on the horizon. It is gone. Peace.
Sweet dreams,
Debra : )
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Ten Thoughts On Release
Published June 30, 2010 | Release can be a very healthy thing. Here are ten thoughts on release before going to bed tonight:
- Do tension and release exercises from head to toe before bed or even while you are in bed.
- If you have any negative emotions going on right now- accept them, delve into them a bit, experience and live in them, then let them go .
- If angry, take a walk or punch a pillow or something and then let it go.
- If you feel old resentment about someone, imagine them as an adorable innocent little child and bless them and let them go.
- A very powerful visualization: imagine that same person you are resenting on a stage getting adored and praised with awards: congratulate them, bless them, be happy for their success, then release them and move on.
- Sex (need I say more?)
- Take a hot bath to release toxins from your body
- If not too late, drink filtered water with lemon or raw apple cider vinegar to help release your body of toxins.
- Worries? Release! 99.9% of what we worry about does not ever happen. Not ever!!
- Fear? Release..You are safe. God loves you. You are perfect just the way you are.
Good night.
Debra : )
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Need to do some “housecleaning”? Getting rid of what no longer serves your greater good
Published June 26, 2010 | I made a hard decision this morning. I have been taking a martial arts class for the last couple of years now and have been really struggling with it. I enjoy the working out and social part of it but as far as the actual contact-martial arts/self defense part of it- it was very hard for me. I am 43 years old and my body prefers to do yoga, dance, swim, walk, and bike rather than be thrown around on some dojo mat. I have been putting pressure on myself to stay with it because I don’t like to quit things….it also didn’t help that my boyfriend is one of the senseis (instructors) of the class.
Anyway, this morning I have decided to let this one go..I am a busy mom, school teacher, and writer and I only have so much energy and time to go around. What I really want to do this summer is work on The Warm Milk Journal, ride my bike, go to the beach, and try this dance fitness class that is offered in my area…
I am not a failure. I don’t have to excel at everything. I am free. I have made peace with this decision. Ahh…. : )
I would like to ask you, dear Warm Milk Journal reader, is there anything in your life that is weighing you down and no longer serving you? It could simply be too much clutter in your closets and drawers, a relationship, or you have over committed yourself with volunteer work or taken on too much at work…
Whatever it is, I encourage you to give yourself permission to let it go….if it is no longer (or perhaps never did) serving you in a positive way, just let it go! Free yourself up for people, things, and activities that truly matter for you presently.
Life really is not a dress rehearsal. As far as I know, this is what we’ve got. Let’s make the most of it and not fritter it away on stuff that’s just not or no longer working,,,,ok? OK! ; )
Take care,
Debra : )
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