Hey, what can I say, I think expressing gratitude and appreciation on a regular basis is a really cool thing to do. It not only makes someone else's day, but it helps to raise my energy level, and it also helps me to focus on the present moment -- not the past or the future. As a matter of fact I do a little gratitude exercise every day to remind myself of all the things I am grateful for and appreciative of.

Well, just the other day I received this wonderful gratitude/appreciation exercise via e-mail from The Hendricks Institute. The exercise encourages one to share 5-10 things they appreciate about each important person in their life, 5-10 things they appreciate about the world, 5-10 things they appreciate about themselves.

I hope no one minds if I modify the exercise just a little bit for the sake of space and your reading time. ;)

Jonathan, I am extremely appreciative for your love, your giving and generous heart, understanding, sense of humor, courageousness, and for all that you are -- an incredible person!

My dear friends (Kam, Gay, Lynne, Cassi, and Sher), I truly appreciate each and every one of you for the amazing gifts you bring to the world and for the outstanding women that you are!

My adorable son, I am so grateful to you and for you. Your presence in my life has made me grow and become a better person!

Amy, I am so grateful to have you as my coach and greatly appreciate all your support and wonderful guidance!

The incredible Coach U Staff, I am so appreciative for the opportunity to work with you, some of the finest individuals in the coaching industry!

My coaching clients, thank you for allowing me the privilege of being a part of your success team! It is truly an honor!!

My family, I am so grateful for your love and support. I appreciate you being in my corner and always cheering the loudest.

Now for the world. I appreciate...

The beauty that surrounds me.
The people.
The opportunities that present themselves.
The amazing richness and diversity.
The abilities to learn and grow.

OK, and now I guess it is time to share what I appreciate about me. I appreciate...

My intuition.
My heart.
My desire and passion to make this world a better place.
My integrity.
My courage to follow my heart.

Now it's your turn. What and who do you appreciate? Take some time to share... you won't be sorry that you did.

Ain't the universe AWESOME??! It's sharing it's love with me and I am truly digging it! Let me explain...

A dear friend of mine (Miss Kam-a-licious) once shared a cool affirmation with me which I have inscribed on my mirror in eye-liner; "I am in love with universe and the universe is in love with me." Now everytime I walk into the bathroom I see and say that affirmation. It is that affirmation that reminds me that if I want something I need to ask for it and set the wheels in motion.

OK, so fast-forwarding a bit, I had set the intention not too terribly long ago to have a column in a newspaper and/or an article published in a magazine. Today I received this amazing e-mail from a very kind woman in the United Kingdom. She ran across my post/article "How’s that Heaviness Working for Ya?" and asked if she could publish it in the January issue of her magazine (stay tuned for more info on this awesome magazine) which goes out to 10,000 subscribers. How cool is that?!

So what are you going to ask the universe for? Set those intentions, take action and see what the universe delivers. I dare ya! ;)

Welcome to the first and probably one of the most important entries of "Walking My Own Walk". I wish to thank a very special person for helping to make this blog a reality. Not only is his creative genius responsible for the beautiful design work you see here, but his love and amazing heart inspired this first post.

I am a big proponent of feeling feelings. I encourage my own clients to feel their feelings through, to tap into them, and to use them to help them move forward. It was not until most recently that I realized I was not truly walking my walk... which is NOT a good thing!

After doing some soul searching I made the wonderful discovery that I am still very much in love with a man that I almost let slip away. Honestly, it was his courage and willingness to put his feelings out there that helped me to truly connect with my own.

Thank you, Jonathan for not only loving me and sticking around, but for supporting me in walking my walk. I love you and I am truly glad you are in my life!

Oh, and here is a bit of a news flash...

You can stuff your feelings, you can push them in the corner with the dust bunnies, but guess what? They will still be there! Take a chance and put them out there because you have more to gain than to lose...I know I sure did!