I have enjoyed stepping into a new sense of myself by learning new recipes that are to me the best of a vegetarian/raw food diet. The gym and I took a little while longer to reacquaint ourselves with each other but once I arrived I had to smile and ask myself what all of the resistance was about.

So here I am, filled with energy, nine pounds lighter and ready for a wardrobe that fits. Reconnecting my inner vision with my outer self has been all about how I view wellness and my willingness to move beyond the resistance, take action and have fun.

In celebration of Spiritual Wellness Month, this week’s article speaks about the benefits of reconnecting and integrating our beliefs and values with our actions so that we can fully embrace ourselves with love.

In practicing wellness this month whether it’s physical or spiritual, I wish you wholeness and joy!

Gaiam Life Meditation Rooms
If you are ready for a mid-day break here are some meditation rooms that you may find very relaxing, I know that I have. I enjoy each of them, this week my favorites are  the Water and Forest Rooms. I’d love to here which ones speak to you. Enjoy!

Can StumbleUpon & Digg Drive Insane Amounts of Traffic to Your Website?
Learning more and more about social media and the growing amount of new sites and tools available, I am not quite prepared to share all of the benefits of Stumble Upon or Digg. What I can say is that as a new user, I am enjoying the experience and I have discovered many new and relevant blogs in a short amount of time. This article shares the 5 Best Practices to put into play.

42 Happiness Tips and Snidbits
What a better what to begin the weekend than to explore more ways we can experience happiness! Wishing you all a weekend filled with joy and uncontrollable laughter!

The Top 10 Plants for Removing Indoor Toxins
Going plant shopping this weekend. This interesting article may be helpful for choosing beautiful indoor plants that reduce toxins.

To read more of my favorite blog post from this week, visit my Stumble Upon page at Stumble Upon Marie Kirkland.

Happy Reading!

Until next week…

This week’s question came from a reader who asks the following question,  “I would love for the picture to be painted… what does a day, week, month and year of balance look like?”

A balanced day, week or year could look like…

• Time for yourself just before day breaks to enjoy an early morning meditation, walk or maybe a cup of tea before you begin your day.

• Scheduling your day, week or year with a gaps between each event creating a space to inhale and exhale the breath of life before you begin the next right thing – simply ‘be’.

• A healthy mixture of spiritual practice, a lifestyle filled with freedom and choice and a business or career guided by your life purpose.

• A delicious mixture of ‘being’ your best self and ‘doing’ the things that you enjoy.

Your portrait may be painted with different hues and shades of harmony, peace, joy and opportunities to grow. It may even be sprinkled with music, laughter, family or  simply an inward journey but most of all it is unique to you.

Living in balance means different things to different people. Mostly it’s about how you show up in your life.  I offer the following keys to begin painting your very own individual portrait of peace and balance:

1. Take the time to listen - Sit in quiet contemplation and ask your self the question, “What brings me peace and joy?” And complete the following sentence; I am the most happiest, when I am…
2. Courageously and gradually do more of what you enjoy to create the life that’s right for you, one that fuels your desire to step into your life and purpose without reservation.
3. Set boundaries around your time and choose mindfulness over multi-tasking when doing your everyday task – be present.
4. And most of all, enjoy the journey.

Until next week…..

This year, however, I simply stepped into the year confidently and courageously knowing that it is already magnificent!!!! Stepping into this year with confidence has allowed it to unfold with me doing things I’ve never done before or doing familiar things in a new way. The theme of the year found me. The excitement of living life like never before is so exhilarating that I invite you to journey with me!

So what would it be like if you could live your life like never before? Would you share it with others, the celebrations and possibilities? Well I’m going to do just that and would love for you to journey with me.

Each week this blog series will feature stories of people living their life aligned, reaching their dreams and being of service.  And there is a space just for you! Whether it’s planting a garden, bungee jumping, experiencing a sunrise at the beach or your biggest business month ever, we want to celebrate with you. Simply send your entries of 200 words or less to editor@inneralignmentliving.com and we will feature them in the Live Life Like Never Before blog series. Twice a month, in addition to the print version we will feature a special audio blog interview as well.

Have a great week and remember to live life like never before!

This visit we has been so much fun as we made veggie pizzas on oat and stone ground pita bread and laughed at movies. Most of all we listened to each other’s heart and that felt SO good!

Those special moments we share with loved ones are priceless. What memories have you created this week?

This Week’s Affirmation:
With every ending there is a brighter beginning! I step into each adventure filled with Wonder and Joy!

Marie and her Cousins

In this month of love and relationships, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity of reconnecting with many relationships of the heart. Through the technological genius that is Facebook, our family has been enjoying a virtual family reunion. Through our family legacy page I have been able to connect with cousins that I haven’t seen in over 35 years and we have all been united through family photos that date back to the 1920’s. Pure love of the heart!

I have also had the pure joy of being in absolute synergy and growth with many of my business friends as well. There are few things in business better than collaborating with like-minded entrepreneurs and friends who knows both your heart and your vision and is willing to share their strengths with you as you build your business legacy.

Most of all, this month is about the love of connecting with all of you and the growth of IAL. At the beginning of the year we shared with you how we are expanding so that we may serve you better. One of the ways we are expanding is how we deliver this newsletter to you each week.

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May you enjoy a week filled with love, excitement and joy!

This Week’s Affirmation:
I nurture each relationship and live each day in love!

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This Week’s Affirmation:
Today I dance to the joyful music of life!

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As we immersed ourselves in gratitude, I thought about all of the great things we had to celebrate this year and I suddenly realized a very special anniversary. Yesterday was the 14th anniversary of my military retirement. December 1, 1995! Thinking about that day bought to mind how quickly time elapses and reminded me that each day we create our present and future moments, memories and anniversaries. What are you creating today?

Welcome to December!