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Food for Thought………

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Welcome Sunday night once again!  Yes, Monday is right around the corner and to be honest, I myself had to hold on real tight to my Momentous Monday thoughts!  So much to say and so much to whine about but you don’t want to hear my little issues I am sure 🙂

Sooooooo, I said to myself…”knock it off” and practice the very things I am saying for all of us to do together.

So here we are and what can be our thought of today and I came across one that is a pretty popular saying.  If this is the first time you are hearing it then let it be life changing.  If this is the 50th time you are hearing it, then I invite you to be with me and let’s look at our reactions to the things around us and what is happening in our life right now.

The phrase? …….drum roll please…..

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it”

hmmmmmmm, food for thought huh?

Let it soak in today as I will and see what it means to us and in our life.  It really can be life changing if we start reacting and responding differently to our situations and life around us.

In fact, let’s just go one step further.  Responding is even different than reacting……

Ok, now that I wowed you and gave you this deep information to ponder 🙂 – when the situations arise on our Monday, let’s dive deep and see how we have the power to turn in around…… kind of like that turn the frown upside down 😦 🙂

Happy Sunday night into our Momentous Monday!

Kelly Savage

 

 

 

 

What’s Different?

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Hello!

So, I am on the hunt to making Mondays momentous!  Who is with me?  Who wants to not feel the Monday blues anymore and have a different view when Sunday night rolls around and, of course, that Monday morning alarm?  Hence, why I am posting this today so we all can read it, soak it in and already have a different perspective for Monday.

I want it…… 🙂  ……..well, actually, now that we are talking about it, I want to do my best to feel that everyday and making the best out of the small moments.  Does that REALLY mean I will have a great day everyday!?  NO!!!  Imagine me saying that with a very exaggerated, slightly sarcastic tone because that is the tone I am saying it in. 🙂 🙂

What i am trying to convey is that I do believe, in our worst of days or just a bad day in general, might not be able to hit us the way some of them have in the past if we “take on” a different attitude or tweak some things in our mind.  Is that possible?!  YES!!!  I said that “YES” with a very excited, determined tone 🙂 – Am I convinced?  100% since I have been there over and over AND OVER again in my life.

We do have the ability to view things differently, give present issues a tweaked perspective and to find good over bad.  That is in our control and if you can see it…..that actually becomes exciting.

Let’s do it together.  Each Monday, (or Sunday to prepare us:)  we will explore what we can do practically to help ourselves not dread our days.

So……..what are we going to do today?  Let’s start small – simply do something different today!  Simple? Yes…..but will you do it?  That’s right, it REALLY is up to us.  Will our day, tasks, issues….stop us?  Hmmmmmmm, this is up to us………but let’s start.

Take a different road to work and see different things.  Take a picture of what speaks to you and you can remember it for your first Momentous Monday.  Look at your pictures on your phone to recall old time memories.  Call someone that you haven’t seen for a while but they have been on your mind.  Listen to a different song or play your favorite song and dance while no one is watching.  Write down a goal and re-visit it often. Try a different food and explore.

Here’s something different – let’s all put our phones down in this day and age and have a real time conversation and re-connect 🙂 –

Last but not least, if you really are having a bad day, and I have had them a plenty, yet you still want to press through in faith and hope, you could write some things down that you are thankful for, proud of or things that make YOU smile and say a small prayer.  Perhaps, reflecting on them will help you throughout your day.

Let me know what kinds of different things you did to make your Monday momentous!

Happy Monday-ing !  🙂

Kelly Savage

 

Let’s build a bridge!

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Who likes the idea of a cheerleader for themselves?  Someone who cheers us on when we really aren’t “feeling it”?  Someone who would, at all costs, be there pulling us along and believing in us when we are not believing in ourselves.   Our own personal cheerleader that is only a phone call away, a room away, a hop skip and a jump away 🙂 but would be there in a split second just for us if we need them.   

Ok, we might not like the “cheerleader” cheer in our ear especially when we are feeling down and bad within ourselves and feeling like we are not accomplishing anything. But, minus the “cheer”, think about a person, a team player there for you in the manner you need them. 

It might be quiet that you need and them sitting with you, saying nothing.  It might be a touch you need and reassurance that they will not leave your side.  It might be you need them to try, in their way, to make you smile and see the brighter side because you just can’t at that moment.  Are you trying to accomplish a task in your life and just can’t seem to get over the hump of the task?  Maybe you need someone to work with you and accomplish it together.

Every relationship we have is different and every person might need different things and in different ways.  That’s what great about human nature diversity and something we can embrace about each other if we choose !  Communicate (there’s that word) as to what you need and vice versa.  The relationships we are in are present all over our life.  We are in relationships at home and work, all day long. We actually hold great power as to how we will treat these relationships and what we could accomplish together.

“How can I help you right now?”  “What can I do for you?”  “I’m not sure what you are going through but I want you to know I am here to listen if you want” and even “Let’s come up with a plan to accomplish this task” are just a few examples of communication with a spirit of togetherness.  It sends the message that the relationship is important and that you are willing to work as a team. 

Then listen.  Listen to their heart.  Listen to their ideas.  Love languages are different and we need to respect what each needs let alone accepting each other’s opinions.  That’s right.  I went there and I said it.  I know that is a tough one to do. 🙂  although like in all teams or even sports, every one brings something different to the table yet work as a team realizing their pros, cons, strength and weaknesses.  We can learn something from everyone.  That’s when there is a spirit of togetherness and power to accomplish things – like building a bridge :).

Take a moment, imagine yourself in a situation. Downtrodden, depressed, or maybe just unsure of yourself and need reassurance that SOMEONE has your back.  You might be stepping out in unknown territory, trying something new or can’t accomplish an ongoing task, struggling with personal issues, or want to just know that you are not alone and feeling like your best friend is right there with that familiarity and comfort or at the very least, a helping hand.

Teamwork is helpful anywhere and we all know, that when we have teamwork in the true sense of the word, things can go smoother, more things get done, progress happens quicker and the power of more than one not only creates but accomplishes great things.

Ok, here it is the call to action.  If anyone knows me, I believe love is an action word let alone respect, understanding, acceptance, patience and so much more.  They all need to be words of action that all can see within our lives.

Activity:  Ready to put it into practice?  Pick a person that you are in a relationship with at home, work, or one of your friends.  Write one simple goal down with that person.  Whatever you want it to be.  Make it lighthearted or make it a serious one.  Accomplish that goal together and be creative in doing so.  Let your creative side come through and be an encouragement for one another and watch how you will, together, succeed.   Give me feedback and success stories (I love success stories!) 🙂 

Remember, it’s what you put in that you will get out even with just this little activity.  I thought of a recipe and when we make a cake.  All of the ingredients have to be put in precisely right for the cake to come out the way we want it to and our relationships and teamwork is the same metaphorically.  If we put in all the right ingredients……..love, respect, acceptance, patience, kindness, teamwork, understanding, etc, we will produce many great relationships and accomplish many great tasks – even building a bridge 🙂

Happy Teaming!  🙂

Kelly Savage

 

PS:  this is an excerpt of a book that I am writing and so excited to share it with all of you.  I am a firm believer in teamwork and relationship building through the love of God within us.

 

MOMENTOUS MONDAYS!

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Making it a Momentous Monday!!!

Ok my friends……. we are embarking on making Monday’s Momentous.

First, the definition of momentous – 1) sufficiently great    2) important to be worthy of attention  3) noteworthy.

Second, the synonyms of momentous – notable, worth of attention, remarkable, important, of importance

Are they NOT powerful words and meanings?!  What did that do to you just reading those definitions?  A little different than what we are used to when we are thinking about Mondays, right?

But what if?

What if we started thinking about Monday’s in a different way? What if we didn’t have such a negative perception of Mondays? Where did that even come from anyway?

Why not make Mondays something different?

I can’t wrap my head around why we don’t embrace it at times as a beautiful day just because we are getting up!

Hold on please……. am I saying that I wake up every Monday so hoping to run into work and get my work on?   No! Not every Monday!    🙂 HOWEVER, sometimes I feel like that on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday!  So, what’s the difference of waking up and charging the day or waking up and already can’t wait until nighttime?

Gratefulness………. gratefulness from our heart………. deep within our hearts….. that’s where its at my friends.  Gratefulness and thankfulness.

Ahhhhhhh, when we have that, it so changes our perception on just about everything we have, we are and what situation is going on in our life.  Yes, even the most challenging seasons in our life make us who we are and stronger.

What I do think we need to be reminded of are the great things we do have…………family, friends, loved ones, a job, the ability to work, think, grow, make money and so much more!

So, how can we make this a Momentous Monday?

Take time, sit and just think for a moment of the things you do have, the things you are thankful for, the things you couldn’t imagine your life without and some things we possibly take for granted.

If we learn to be thankful in the smallest of things, our attitudes will change to be thankful in the bigger things and possibly even the most challenging of times.

Food for thought!  Go ahead….. make today a Momentous Monday!  Hope your day is great!

Kelly Savage

 

Time for a laugh!

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YOU GOTTA WATCH THIS!

Just click on the link above!  First – I do NOT own the rights to this video.  It has been all over Facebook, however, I will say that this video is hilarious!  If anyone knows me, I love to laugh and find humor in all that I can and this video certainly brought laughter!

I had to share it with all of you as well – not only because it’s hilarious – but also because it parallels so much of the human nature in all of us!

I will make this blog short and sweet – we all have a human nature side that when we get caught in doing something we shouldn’t, we want to “slide” as smoothly as we can out of the pool AND try not to be noticed. (figuratively speaking of course!) .

Before he got caught, he was about as happy as a lark -lol- doing his own thing but ALSO knew he should not be where he was when his owner saw him!

Doesn’t that parallel our human nature?

Going one step further, don’t we have the tendency to “bark” back when we have done something wrong or have missed the mark?

I don’t know about you, but I think that this video says so much and is elegantly or hilariously portrayed by man’s very own best friend – a dog 🙂

I hope you all have a laugh and a smile that stays with you! 🙂

Kelly Savage

 

 

Tit for Tat

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Ok, I admit it, the title “Tit for Tat” just jumped in my head!  And this blog isn’t exactly about tit for tat.  It popped in my head and I went for it 🙂

Actually it’s a blog about a random act of kindness.  A lot of us have done them, received them and we have certainly read about them and saw videos on them.  Personally, I love them.

It changes the normal atmosphere that we have around us.  We could all be just sitting there and all of a sudden, a random act of kindness is done on us or one we witness and, BAMN!, our atmosphere just got lighter, possibly more happy and possibly effect us big time!

That’s what happened to me.  My husband and I were enjoying a little dinner at a local Chinese restaurant.  We were facing towards the outside and people watching (one of my favs) 🙂 and enjoying each other’s company.

My husband told me that the owner/manager of the restaurant had helped him carry out a water heater from the store just the other day.  As we sat there, that same man pulled up and was unloading his car with very heavy items of all sort.

I witness my husband, as he quickly said “I will be right back” and left his meal on the table.  My husband proceeded to go outside and help them carry the heavy items with them.  There, he was met with smiles, thank yous and that changing atmosphere became very real…..not only in them, but my husband as well.  It was very clear that it touched my heart as I just fell in love with my husband again, at that moment.

Acts of kindness are game changers.  Before you know it, that owner/manager was bringing us some free treats which, of course, if you know my husband, he absolutely loves most foods 🙂 and he certainly enjoyed those treats that day! 🙂

Random acts of kindness?  They can truly be the changing force we so need in the world we live.

Let’s take a moment to think on those acts.  Let’s start at home.  What can we do for those right around us today?

Bottom line:  Let’s be what we want to see in the world 🙂

 

Let’s shoot for making this Monday Momentous !!

 

Kelly Savage

 

 

I just had an amazing thought!

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I don’t know about you, but every so often, I get some thoughts that just seem to make this crazy life, with all it’s up and downs, just a little less crazy.  Actually, some thoughts can make us smile, giggle and leave the world for a moment caught up in that thought.  AHHHHH……

Sometimes it’s a memory, other times it’s a day dream seeing the world in eyes that we don’t currently have but wish.  Sometimes, we run into a person and a random act of kindness wants to create another act of kindness.

I have had a lot of those thoughts in all of those categories 🙂 …….

But recently I have had a thought of the what if’s…… mine went this way……..

Think about a time that you were hurt in your life, a time of even frustration and anger, or a time or confusion.  At times, we feel like less of a put together person.  Maybe we had something major going on in our lives but not sharing it because it is too sensitive, too private or we just don’t feel like being judged.  In those times, we might not have acted ourselves until our storm passed.

WHAT IF?  What if we, as a human race, treated everyone with an attitude of “I DON’T KNOW what you are going through, your thoughts and feelings, but I am going to accept you for you without judgment but rather with an understanding.”  Yes, I said it.  What if we really did that and took that attitude with everyone?

Think about it……….

I’m talking about that guy who is really acting out and being a not so nice person? Ok, I will say it……. a jerk.  What if that woman is acting out and just being nasty?

What IF we really didn’t get upset at people so quickly and take on the attitude of “they really may be going through something right now?”  What if they just lost a close friend, parent or even a child?  What if?

I don’t know about you but my thought included what if we really did receive real love from one another and we felt we could be vulnerable enough to share our heartaches and concerns and not be judged.  Wow, there is that word again.  Judgement.  Sorry, my friends, that a huge one that we all do and yet, when done and not knowing or caring for the whole story……….. in the end….that type of judgement  helps nothing.

The truth of the matter is we really have no idea what a lot of people went through, been through or are currently going through.

What if we took the time to listen to people after asking “Do you want to talk?” and we walk away learning from just that experience? Yes!  That can happen! 🙂

Just a thought.  Am I here to save the world?  NO way!   In all of our human nature attitudes and feelings, this is a ginormous task and I don’t want that responsibility.  We really all do have that freedom of choice of how we act even in our circumstances.

I just smiled when I thought my what if’s and I continued on my way 🙂

I do try to take that attitude of “I wonder what they are going through to act like that?”.  Maybe I do that to lessen my frustration at them lol – but it works to keep my peace and hopefully help them in some small way.  It’s a win win! 🙂

What if?  I will leave you to think 🙂

Blessings!

Kelly Savage

 

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Rain Rain Go Away……..or …….

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Rain!  Are you serious?  My hair will get wet!  My clothes!

Why is it that some, most, a good bunch of people think of the rain like that?  Come on…..let’s admit it……we, at times, have a bad attitude with rain.

That includes me but…….

I shrugged off that attitude last night and boy, did it feel good!

Let me explain…………I have been trying to get my 3-4 days of exercise in and I decided to take a good strenuous walk last night and it was beautiful out…….until…….the rain just started to downpour…..again…..

I have to admit that at first I had the attitude of “seriously!?” and all of a sudden it hit me and it spoke to my heart……..”be childlike”, “don’t stress the small stuff”, “take the opportunity to do something different”.  I then remember that I like to walk in the rain 🙂 – have done it several times on purpose!

All of a sudden my attitude shifted and before you knew it, I was enjoying the different, the throwing away a bad attitude, the rain cooling me off.  In fact, I ended up lifting my small weights in the yard with the rain 🙂

Listen my friends…….it’s the small stuff that sometimes drives us crazy, that gets under our skin, however, in the scope of things, they really are small things.

It can be small things that frustrate us, depress us, infuriate us……….OR………it can be small things that make us see bigger things, that expand our minds, that give us a lift and a smile.

What’s the difference?  Glad you asked!  It’s our attitude and our perception towards those small things.

Next time you can witness a child play with a toy, get mad at a friend and the next minute they are best friends, chase bubbles or catch fire flies, watch that child’s attitude with the smallest of things.  Better yet, witness and watch a child laugh at the silliest things.

Childlike heart – seeing things differently – that’s where it’s at.  There is a special perception children hold and one that we need to visit more often.  I believe wholeheartedly that if we view things with a childlike heart towards the small things and childlike faith towards the big things, our life would change.

Do something different today – walk in the rain, get dirty, make a craft, forgive like a child, play with bubbles, build a sandcastle, color a page, play hopscotch or catch fire flies.

I know, firsthand, there is power in that.

Now I can’t wait to catch some snowflakes on my tongue 🙂

Unlimited possibilities to view things differently.  I hope you all try today!

Blessings!

Kelly Savage

SHHHHH………..

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Ok….I have an experiment for everyone.  I did it and it became real.  It isn’t the first time I did it and certainly won’t be the last because of the mere fact that every time I do it, it brings on insight and growth.

So, before we proceed, if you don’t want insight and growth and I do know people who have said “no thanks”, you might not want to do this.

Remember, if we are staying in the attitude of love, then every person has the ability to choose and we would love them through that choice.  It doesn’t mean that we condone or even agree with what people do and vice versa, may not agree with what I do, but love would still be present allowing for people to grow more as they desire.

First, before we get to the experiment, that last paragraph paralleled something in the Bible – judgement.

What I try to bring to my writing and I truly hope it comes across is that I, myself, am a believer in God, Jesus, the Cross, redemption and the fact that I believe in the Bible’s teachings.  I also will not argue, debate or “thoroughly discuss” as some have put it unless we want to get into a deep conversation about God’s love.

What I also try to bring to the table in my writings is I am not here to judge, nor do I want the job as it is way too burdensome and heavy for me to carry.  I try to give out scriptures for people to read, pray on, and ponder for themselves and if they want more understanding, my hope is that they ask God through prayer to shed light on the scriptures.

My relationship is with God, through Jesus, and I am not here to preach it, pound it, throw it or Bible beat anyone.  I am here to try, my very best, to live the Bible and its’ teachings, which by the way, is not always easy.

Now……….experiment time!!!!!  Who’s in?

Take 30 minutes or even 20 minutes if you can’t take 30 🙂 –

Sit in a room…..no TV, no cell phone, no one else, no radio, no music, no noise.  I know……. it just became real already in the world we live in!

Take a note pad and pen in your silent room.

Ready? Go!

What is on your mind?  The first 5 minutes or possibly 10, will be all the things racing through your head…..what you need to get done, what you forgot, how silly this experiment is……..all kinds of things will race through your mind………….yet, sit, wait and write down what ALSO is on your mind.  What is your heart trying to tell you.  What IS bothering you?  What images come?  Maybe it’s a word, phrase, paragraph or images.

To make this even more intense, take the leap of faith in prayer and ask to be shown something that needs to be addressed in your life, your heart, to come to a place of working through things.  Everyone has “things”.  Everyone has something that they could improve or need healing of some sort.  Sometimes, just sometimes, you get something much more out of it than you even expected.

This has been a very successful experiment with me countless times.  My mere desire was to share with you and hope you get just a little out of it, well, a lot of out it 🙂

Again, I will say it as a disclosure, if you don’t want to look deeper in your life where sometimes we all have to grow or heal, this experiment might not be for you.

I hope it is and you are touched deeply today.

Experiment on!

Kelly Savage

 

 

 

 

Christianity 101

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Love. 

Not enough information?  Ok – Let me try this…….

John 13:34 – “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another”

Galatians 5:14 – The entire Law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Galatians 6:2 – “Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the Law of Christ.”

Does that clarify some things?  It does for me.

I could keep on giving scriptures but if we soak on those for awhile, it would change us with just those.

I am a simple person and I don’t like to complicate things or confusion.  I am also the kind of person that likes truth.  Does truth feel good all the time?  No.  However, when truth, spoken in love, can help me, as a  person, to see things and consequently, with the same love, be there for that person.

Does truth challenge me at times?  Yes.  However, when truth challenges me, it means I have am getting there – I am growing – I am seeing things inside myself that can be tweaked to maturity and I haven’t reached the end.

Here’s the big question…………

Have I perfected the love road at all times?  No.  God’s love will continue with me to the very day that I leave earth and to go be with the Perfect One.  In the meantime, I have His love, unconditional love, and our call is to freely give out that love to others.  The thing we need to see is loving people, with unconditional love, is powerful and life-changing.

That’s Christianity 101.

This is not what I say.  The theme of love, us receiving it and living and giving love out, is all over the Bible.  You know the old saying – don’t shoot the messenger.

I am also one that will never argue or debate the Bible.  The theme of love has been shown to me time and time again, trusted and true and never failed…………mostly when I have asked to see how love is flowing in my life.  We ask and we receive.  Maybe not exactly how we want it, feel we should have it or when we should, but if we seek, we will find.

Here is the thing………….Each of our walks need to be walked individually…….I am where I am in my view of life, some are at other places.  The common denominator should be love and acceptance of where others are at in their life as they grow.  God is always there. No doubt for me.  As I walk with Him, talk with Him, spend time with Him, and seek answers out, it is constantly shown.

And that, my friends, is peace in the heart.

I do pray that all have a wonderful 4th of July, remember those who fight/have fought for our freedom we have, receive love from God and freely flow it out to others.

With Love,

 

Kelly