And a good time was had by All!

Greetings!

This was sign-off slogan used by Echo Taylor in her weekly column in Jackson Wy. keeping everyone up to date on who was celebrating what and who was visiting whom. My family and I made the column on a number of occasions. I also use it from time to time as it describes the happy outcome of visits, special occasions or whenever people gather together to share, laugh and have a generally good time. And a good time was had by all this past week as I was privileged to celebrate Thanks & Giving Day twice.

My granddaughter,Ella, son Sean and daughter-in-law Anmarie made the trip from San Diego the weekend before Thankful Thursday to share turkey and good times with each other. We enjoyed watching some of the Disney videos I had kept especially for times like these and a beautiful walk in the desert. Of course watching Ella investigated every nook and cranny kept us all hopping. As my friend Louise would say "Evidence of grandchildren!" as we successfully cleaned off the black sharpie marked on my desk.

On T-Day we travelled down to Sierra Vista to eat, drink and be merry with my sister Kate, hubby Dennis and son Zach. It was a laid back and tranquil visit. Those of you who are interested in paintball, my nephew Zach is pictured in the paintball magazine in full regalia as well as his team. Pretty cool!

Ella reminded me of two creative business habits that at times I'm challenged to keep in mind and

now I have a visual that deepens my awareness of them.

Joyful abandon Intense focus

What creative habits do you want to put into practice so you create what matters most to you?

Much Joy,

Colleen

Colleen Crook is a Life & Leadership coach and owner and founder of Conscious Living Connection providing coaching/mentoring for forward thinking individuals and groups who want to create what matters most by connecting them with their passion and inherent creativity through the Consciously Living with Passion Purpose and Prosperity Success Program. Colleen is also known as the Passions to Action Mentor. www.consciouslivingconnection.com Sign up for your Fr^ee Create What Matters Most gift bundle

Just a quick note

Hello to all of you in the Conscious Living Connection Community who are ready to connect with what's important to you to create what matters most.

My husband & I will heading up to Wyoming for a about a week and a half to take care of some business and for a little R&R in the higher elevations before he starts a new employment adventure. I'll post when I can with accompanying photos of the grandeur and beauty of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.

Are you happy? Personal happiness is just that-personal. Cultivating happiness habits helps us navigate through the rough patches of life. Being aware of the happiness robbers can give us an edge in nurturing happiness habits. These happiness robbers could be called the 3 Misamigos. These robber barons come in the guise of:

1. Complaining

2. Blaming

3. Feeling shame.

Focusing on the solution, Looking for the gift or lesson and making peace with yourself are empowerment habits that can nip these happiness robbers in the bud. Creating other supportive habits also helps like this fellow in the video.

I received this from several friends-thank you Renee, Rhonda & Bob over the summer and felt that this would be a great time to share it. I hope you Dance!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY&feature=user

Wishing you happiness,

Colleen

Sometimes You Just Gotta Twirl

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As a young girl, I loved visiting my grandparents who lived down the hill from our house. I would often just linger to play outside in their yard. On warm summer mornings, my joy would overflow and I would begin to twirl (spin) and twirl and twirl then drop down to lie on the earth scented grass. I could feel the earth rotate and spin under me all the way down to the core as I gazed up at the milky blue sky. The universe and I were one. The connection to the earth and sky was so intensely profound that even my young self “knew” that this experience was a touch of the divine. At times, it felt as if the past, the present and the yet to come all came together in that particular moment. Such was the joyous feeling of connection. Even as an adult, I still find myself choosing to spin as an expression of sheer joy, when I need to feel connected to the Universe or when I need to bring energy back to my self. I come full circle onto myself.

The expression of Joy can be quiet, loud, dramatic, and physical or however you choose to express it. And express it you must. The nature of Joy requires expression. Joy shared has a wonderful ripple effect which draws out more joy from yourself and others. In our society, there’s a tendency to be guarded about expressing joy-unless it’s a sporting event, graduation or special event. I present that each day is special and giving yourself permission to see and express joy opens you up to a deeper connection with the voice of your soul and in creating what matters most in your life.

How is your joy expressed? Fill in the blank: Sometimes I just gotta __________.