Mondays Moment of Wisdom - Pearl Number 66

“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough” ― Oprah Winfrey

I love a good quote from Oprah, she always makes so much sense and doesn't dance around the truth or reality. I remember years ago when her show was shown on Channel 4 (remember that?), I was stuck in a bad relationship, making excuse for why I wouldn't or couldn't leave and I was at home watching her show on toxic relationships and self love while I ironed my boyfriend clothes and thought to myself "What the hell are you doing here?!" Cue me in tears and nodding my head along to the testaments of women who had also lost their way in a less that happy relationship. I realised then with the power of Oprah that my self worth was not being honoured by what was happening around me, although it took me another year to finally leave...

Other people's words can be so powerful sometimes, they can strike to the heart of the matter when you can't seem to stop bumbling along with something. This quote does just that for me, I'm big fan of practicing grattitude, reflecting on what is happening for me in the here and now giving it some merit but sometimes like many things in life I forget to honour the good things going on for me in life each day, being reminded by someone else words give me that little kick up the bum to see the good in each moment when I get caught up in the should ofs and could ofs and the what ifs.

What are you grateful for today?

Do you have a favourite quotes that inspires you to live your best life each day?

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Feeling Good Friday - That feel good feeling again

This week is the first in ages that I have actually felt like myself (you may notice I'm on a little blogging break, all will be revealed soon) I can slowly feel the old me, the good me creeping back in and it's been a relief. Now that she's starting to come through to the fore front again I've started to get back to reality and engaging in life and it's been quite a pleasure!

So with all this in mind, a few things making me feel refreshed and putting a smile on my face...

• I had a look back at my New Years post for this year and realised that some of those resolutions will have to be on hold for a bit, but also it leave some space for new ones, this has got me excited! How are you doing with yours?

•  My days have gone all to pot so this post on morning routines Nicole Belanger's Blog and this post on being more productive in the afternoons from the I Done This Blog have helped me get back on track, thanks guys!

• The sun has been out a lot this week down here in the south west of the UK and I'm feeling grateful that we haven't been too effected by all the awful floods, my heart goes out to those who have, lets hope life gets back to normal for them soon. 

• Nectarines, I'm simply obsessed by them! High in Vitamin A and C, full of fibre and potassium too, this recipe for Nectarine Cobbler sounds delicious....

•  Writing, I'm starting to write again, notes in my diary, memos in my journal and ideas on to any piece on paper I can grab to hand. It feels good to be brainstorming and getting creative once more.

 What's your week looked like? What's putting a smile on your face, do share below!