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Happiness is Not Perfection

I was inspired to share this today! I think as mothers and as women WE need to take this to heart so we can open ourselves up to true happiness.

Do you think that for you to be happy, everything in your life has to be just so? Happiness is a strange thing. It's not synonymous with perfection. In fact, some of the happiest people alive are neither wealthy nor thin.

Happiness involves overlooking imperfections, laughing at mistakes, and making a lot of lemonade from lemons. It is the attitude you adopt even in the face of problems.

Action for the day: Today, respond to your life with happiness. Wear your rose-colored glasses all day. Smile for no reason!

Thank you Jill Krekel for sharing this with me. I know taking this on has opened up an amazing opportunity for me. That is 10 H.O.T. Moms from around the country are working with me to Kick Off Beyond the Bus Stop Chapters! If I waited for it to all be perfect---this never would have happened. Instead I took on that this just has to happen ---and we will have fun and learn along the way from each other. I am sure we will even laugh at some of the mistakes.....But, can't girls just have fun to?!

This Fall we are launching 10 BTBS chapters around the country---and we hope you jump onboard with us and go for the ride of your life! What could be more empowering then amazing women coming together to support one another and encourage each other to enhance their life or reach for their dreams? If you want to be part of this--please send me a note and I will share our vision with you!

Keep striving for what you want in life---there are no limitations!
Make it a H.O.T. Day!

Butterflies Mean Growth and Transformation

"If you aren't growing you aren't living," the self help experts often tell us. But, what happens when those 'butterflies" appear in your stomach? In the old days it meant fight or flight and that danger was on the way. Today, we are told if you are comfortable you are not growing. So, butterflies mean growth and transformation! As a group of Beyond the Bus Stop Moms take on creating local BTBS chapters---there are plenty of butterflies going around. It is the kind that makes you nervous yet excited like a kid who is anticipating something special is about to happen. Why do some people avoid those feelings of butterflies? They may think think the discomfort is a signal to stop what is causing it. I know I have missed opportunities in the past because of that. However, I have learned that it is a sign of growth. So, we need to rethink how we look at that feeling. Don't be afraid to take on something new because living beyond the bus stop is living beyond the status quo. And, yes that may cause your stomach to go a flutter---but imagine how much you will grow and learn about yourself by taking a chance in trying something new.