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Hi! It’s Kelly Savage with the Butterfly Thoughts Podcast. Welcome and Thank you for joining me as we take our transformation journey day by day, thought by thought and we are doing it together! In a few short minutes a day, we provokingly reflect and challenge ourselves to a different perspective….. starting with just one thought. I coined them Butterfly Thoughts because we need to be reminded that transformation comes in stages and can bring about beauty for butterflies and our lives.
Today’s episode is……”Keep It In Balance”
So, today was one of those days. I am afforded the opportunity to work a Saturday to have a day off during the week. Saturdays along with my other work days, I work hard and get an impressive amount of work done. You see, I am definitely one that is driven by productivity.
So, there I am, at home, starting my day at my work computer. On my day off. Answering emails, finishing a spreadsheet and boom, my butterfly thought flew in. Well, maybe BOOM is the wrong adjective there but I will say the thought came not as quietly as most butterflies fly in.
“Keep it in balance” – that it all I heard but honestly …….it is all I needed to hear.
I was reminded that …. I work hard, but I can play just as hard. That’s the beauty of balance and my reminder brought that beauty into my mind and gave me a choice, a decision, to keep it in balance.
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Talk about Motivational Monday! I got a wedding to attend soon! My son is getting married this Saturday to an amazing young woman and together they remind me of teamwork on steroids! Sorry – it’s the best way I can put it! 🙂 – through life’s ups and downs and what it throws at us sometimes, this couple has worked with persistency to grow together and have fun doing it!
What does that have to do with motivation you ask? Well, let me be real. I have prayed their whole life to be able to find someone and share the next chapters of their life with that person and now this season is among them.
But, as a mother, you continue to only wish the best for your children and prayer has always been one thing that I truly believe in and have seen first hand how it works.
What does that have to do with your Motivational Monday? What I would like is for it to remind each and every one of us that God is among us and He always loves to hear from us and our hearts.
So, today, my motivation took me to the upcoming bond of marriage and the prayer as a mother.
~May these two people who have found each other continue in the ways of love, grace, kindness, forgiveness and fun.
~ May life treat them good, fair and plentiful but through life’s stuff that happens, may the teamwork get stronger and they continue to have each other’s back in words, action and prayers.
~ May their life be protected in their relationship, their health, their minds and finances
~ May they continue to look at each other with acceptance, love, innocence and may life bring them remembrances of the times love was first felt.
~ May they continue to support each other in their individuality and their dreams making them happen and looking back, knowing, their commitment carried them through.
~ May laughter be plentiful and fun times be had, may they be each other’s priority, safe zone, cheerleader and who they run to when a bad day comes.
~ My wish, hope, want and prayer is for them to love and be loved like God loves them and to experience life to the fullest for what they both need and want 🙂
That is all a mother could ask for…..
Let this be a motivation for all of us to say a prayer today for yourself, ones you love or reaching out to people you know need a touch today.
Now that’s motivation!
Happy Monday!
Kelly Savage
As I got up with a little attitude today 🙂 , I looked out the window and saw the dawn breaking …..and today, it felt different. Why? I don’t know? Was it because it was completely dark when I got up and I am witnessing the day getting lighter and brighter? Was a revelation coming that I am about to receive? I don’t know…….
First, I’m sick and tired – no, literally, I don’t feel well and I am exhausted and my normal sleeping like a baby routine was interrupted by an hour and half of being awake and no way getting back to sleep ? And let me note, I LOVE my sleep so when there is some interruption, I’m not particularly happy. 🙂
But as I saw the dawn starting to break in my little attitude, a thought hit me…….it’s a start of another day and I GET TO BE IN IT, a part of it and simply put……. I woke up! I don’t want the alternative, not at this point in my life as I am living each day to the fullest and enjoying the smallest of occurrences.
As many times throughout my life and especially through certain circumstances, I chose to think on the positive things, the things that encourage, lift up and the blessings I have versus what I don’t have. Believe me, it works even if you have to dig in and think of the blessings you have 🙂
So, thought for my day……another day……another blessing!
Make it a great day – that’s my prayer for you!
Kelly Savage
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
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.
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.
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
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
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 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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