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  • Oh The Places You Will Go

    Hello Honeybees,

    I’ve been stung.…..by the travel bee!  I am so ready to take a trip but it must be on a plane because I hate long car rides.

    bon-voyageThis year I added travel to my vision board. I almost didn’t add it because well….what if it happens?  What if I do get to travel like I want?  Sounds a little crazy I know.  To want something to manifest but at the same time scared that it actually will.  I struggled with adding travel because I thought of all the excuses that could get in the way…..

    • Where will I get the money?
    • Who will watch my boys?
    • How will they get to & from school?
    • Who will go with me? 
    • Where would I like to go?

    As a single parent these are very valid questions.  As a believer these are excuses.  So I’m throwing away the excuses and getting my mind ready to travel.

    Here are my top 4 and they all require a plane

    PARIS, FRANCE

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    Paris has been on my wish list for the last 15 years.  I want to experience the food, culture and of course the fashion.  I want to take the touristy pic in front of the Eiffel Tower, eat at a sidewalk café, visit The Louvre and shop on The Avenue Champs Elysée.  “emmène moi a Paris” 

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

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    Since I was a little girl I have always wanted to visit Australia.  I think it started when I saw Australia on the map & it looked like an upside down USA.  After seeing a picture of the Sydney Opera House I was hooked. My wish is to one day ring in the New Year down under.

    NEW YORK, NEW YORK

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    It’s been a while since I have been to the Big Apple and I am ready to go back.  My first trip was only 3 days but I would like to stay a little longer this time.  The same things that draw me to Paris draws me back to New York.  Well, not the sidewalk cafe but being a foodie in NYC…..works for me!

    CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO

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    I’ve never been to Cali.  I’ve been all around California but never ventured in.  L.A. would be my first choice and then San Francisco.  I want to experience the palm trees and beautiful weather.  Just basking in the West Coast life.  This would be strictly a site seeing trip.

    Well, there you have it.  I’m manifesting some real travel for 2017.  Stay tuned! Arrivederci’

    Belinda Bee pic

    Beewisdom- “It’s opener, out there, in the wide, open air.”  Dr. Seuss

  • Be Intentional

    Hello Honeybees,

    It’s time for 2017.

    New Year…..Who Dis?

    At the end of every year we set goals, at least I hope we do, for the new year but are we being intentional about our goals?  Are we just putting stuff on paper or on social media just to say we did? Or are we truly setting goals?

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    I set goals last year but I didn’t accomplish all of them, some I knocked out the park, others not so much.  The ones that I didn’t accomplished was mainly because I was not being intentional about those goals. Yes, I created a vision board. I do one every year.  This year I created a brand new vision board. I started from scratch. I have been revamping my old vision board for the last 5 or so years. But  this year I’m being very intentional about my vision & goals for 2017 so a new board was needed.

    One of my goals for 2016 was to face my fear of heights by riding the elevator at Bass Pro Shop up to the outlook.  I had an accountability partner who did her best to get me down there but it never quite worked out. Because I was very intentional about this goal I was still able to do something to help me face this fear. I walked across a bridge. Sometimes things don’t always work out the way that we plan but in the end they do work out.

    Another goal was to get back to regular journaling and that I did. . But I also added a gratitude journal. I use to write things that I was grateful for in my journal but I decided that I wanted to be more intentional about being grateful so I started a gratitude journal.  Writing down the things that I am grateful for helps me to show God that I am grateful for all of that He provides. This also makes me see that I have a lot to be grateful for.  Once again I am being intentional about showing gratitude.

    So as you set goals for the New Year start by being intentional about those goals.  Ask yourself what value will this goal will bring to your life. Once you set your goals don’t let anything get in your way.

    Happy 2017!!!

    Belinda Bee pic

    Beewisdom-“When your intentions are pure, so too will be your success”-Charles F. Glassman

  • Merry Christmas

    Hello Honeybees,

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year

    Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. Not because of the presents but because of all the celebrations that happen.  Between the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas day we are invited to numerous parties, whether it’s for a work or play.  It’s a time to enjoy those around us, dress up in ugly sweaters or sparkle in glitter.  Sip on loaded eggnog or unloaded Christmas punch. It’s a time to eat without the guilt…or so we tell ourselves.

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    As my sons have gotten older some of the child like whimsy of Christmas has changed.  No more leaving out cookies for Santa, No more putting together toys Christmas Eve, No more waking up at the crack of dawn to excited children. But that’s ok because my sons now understand the true meaning of Christmas and the celebration of the birth of Jesus. They understand that it is a time to acknowledge the baby that was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.  Don’t get me wrong my sons still want gifts but they understand that the gifts under the tree are not a given but are truly a GIFT.

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    I pray that you & your family spend some quality time remembering the reason for this season. I pray that we teach our future generations that this season is not all about receiving but about giving.

    Merry Christmas from my family to yours!

    Belinda Bee pic

    Beewisdom- The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart.   Helen Keller