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If you missed 'Assumptions Part 1'  HERE it is. One of my biggest issues is people judging me for what I do. No matter what I do, there seems to be judgement. Society is so stuck on what we do for a living, or not. It really doesn't tell if we are a good person or not so who cares?? I may have finally make peace with that.. I had to thank my Higher Power for her guidance last night. I was obsessing about people judging me for being a SAHM but I know what they think is none of my business.  I can't control their prejudices. I can only control ME. Maybe I'm annoyed with myself for relapsing in JADE (justify, argue, defend, explain). For defending my choices. They are not making me feel anything, that's already in there or I wouldn't be caught up in it. All I need to say is that yes I stay home but I cannot squeeze one more thing into my life without dropping a priority. Period. No JADE. No engagement in their judgement, prejudices or negativity. Wh...

I should first start by telling you that I am not new to meditation.  I taught meditation for over 7 years and have been doing it far longer than that.  I also loved it enough get certified in meditation, separate from what I took in my yoga teaching course. Today, I started out with these mantras, as suggested by Deepak... I am So Hum (I am / that) This is the result of that meditation.  What came to me while in mediation.  I don't think I would consider it to be the voice of God, since we are all God.  These words are just the result of clearing out the unnecessary. In the order of which they came to me... We are each a spark of God.  We are God. Meditation is cleansing.  We are cleansing out what isn't to be more God-like. Listen.  Our God-ness will tell us.  Tell us what to do.  Where to go.  What to say.  Who to be. How can we be angry with our neighbour if we know he'she contains the God spark?  That ...

Assumptions. I hate them. This might turn into a bit of a rant (stop reading now if you are not open to it) but I feel it's  necessary for others to see things in a different light and stop doing it if it's something they are currently guilty of. Kick your assumptions to the curb!!  The SAHM (stay at home mom) is getting a bad wrap. People are assuming that if that's what another looks like to them that it means they do nothing but wait around for their child(ren) to get home from school before they do anything. This REALLLLLLY ticks me off!!! Let's use me as an example... *I actually clean my house. *Also, I care for a sanctuary of animals  (people seem to forget about the 20+ bodies I care for: feed, brush, clean up after and ... oh ya, spend my attention, energy and time on.) *Going back to my 1st point.. with 20+ bodies in our home and on our property this means my house is sooooo much harder to keep clean. It means floors daily, amount other things....

I first received an email from Melissa Howard in January, 2018.  She wrote, "...I'm  on a mission to prevent suicide with my website, stopsuicide.info ". Mental health affects likely everyone in one way or another, so I was intrigued.  I had planned to do a few posts about mental health myself so Melissa's email seemed like perfect timing.  She is writing a book on emotional wellness and fitness and her website, stopsuicide.info, contains articles on handling suicidal thoughts and recovery from suicide attempts.  Please visit her site if you have been having these thoughts or pass this post along if you think it may help someone.  Or even share on social media.. you never know who it might reach! Thanks! Kim xx *DISCLAIMER:  The views, opinions and positions expressed within these guest posts are those of the author alone and do not represent those of  Kim Belanger-Mills/Patchoulimoon VeganKim . The accuracy, completeness and val...