Author: lili

There are days when we feel discouraged, like we’re not doing enough or accomplishing enough. There are days when the weight of everything feels heavier and when it becomes harder to focus on all the good that we have.

It’s on those days when we need to watch our thoughts a little bit more carefully. Because those thoughts of discouragement, hopelessness or heaviness do not come from a God who is loving and kind.

It’s important for us to recognize the times when those heavy thoughts come into our minds. They sometimes seem to overwhelm, frustrate and discourage us. Making us feel on some days disconnected from God and from ourselves. It’s totally ok for us to cry and allow ourselves to feel and experience all kinds of emotions. It’s part of life that we learn to be aware of the different feeling and emotions we’re having and to try to process them and help ourselves.

It’s also important to recognize that the enemy is also at work, and that he wants us to be miserable like himself. He will throw all kinds of terrible thoughts about ourselves, our lacks and “inadequacies” He wants us to think that we’re not good enough, that we’re not doing enough that we’re failing at things…making us feel terrible and miserable is his goal.

It’s during times like these when we need to remind ourselves that we need to get good at recognizing where those negative thoughts are coming from. That is not the language of God. He would never speak to us like that. God on the other hand, would take us where we’re at. He would remind us of His love for us. God’s love is never failing and never changes. It won’t change because of how much we achieve or accomplish. It won’t change because of how much money we make or what we look like.

His love is the same and it has always been the same from the beginning and it will be the same forever and ever. He encourages us, He lifts us, He strengthens us and tells us to focus on Joy, peace and love. So, don’t forget, His love doesn’t change, what changes sometimes is our ability to be receptive to His love.

I like to compare that to receptors. Our physical health depends on hormones and their receptors. If something is wrong with a receptor, it makes it hard for that receptor to receive the messages that the body sends to heal or take care of things. Eventually a receptor that doesn’t work can cause illness or disease to occur. For us to experience good health our receptors need to be able to receive and transmit the signals throughout our body.

Similarly, we have spiritual receptors that transmit messages. We can test within us our receptors of the love of God. Sometimes our receptors fail, and we end up allowing more negative thoughts into our minds and hearts.
But when our receptors for the Love of God are activated, when they’re open and ready to receive the light, love and peace from God. We’ll see that those negative thoughts will fade away. Our receptors will be open to helping us and strengthening us rather than not functioning and affecting us negatively.

As we focus on recognizing that, we will be better able to keep our receptors active and ready to feel God’s love. It’s better for us to focus our thoughts and energy on trying to connect to God, rather than allowing negative thoughts to spiral is downward into more negative thinking. We can choose to focus our energy on what God can do for us instead and take action form there.

We can take time to ask for forgiveness & ask for guidance and wisdom to know what to focus on each hour. We can PRACTICE focusing our thoughts on the things that God would tell us and the ways in which He would want us to view ourselves, our lives and others. We can focus our receptors for His love to be activated daily through prayer, meditation and spending time in nature. Most important turning away from our phones and the distractions that are all around us keeping us trapped and away from feeling God and keeping our receptiveness to His divine love and peace throughout the day.

Some of the ways that can help us activate our receptors better are focusing on daily gratitude. We can write down things that we’re grateful for each day. We can also remember all of the times that God has been there for us in the past, and remember that He will do that again for us.

Making time to be alone with God especially in nature is one of the best ways to feel Him. Knowing that this world works perfectly and al things are supported by His divine light and knowledge can remind of us of His love for us and this home He created for us. It can also remind us that He’s in control and that We can trust in His divine knowledge.

We can then focus on hearing Him. Really trying to listen to the thoughts and feelings that He puts in our hearts. & if possible writing down the thoughts and feelings that he puts in our hearts. So that we may remember what to focus on throughout the day.

Let’s try to promise to ourselves that we will feed our minds and spirits uplifting words, music and messages to help us. By doing this, our energy will be recharged. We will feel way more connected to God. & it will become even easier for us to focus on joy each day.

As we try to be aware of our thoughts and focus on being receptive to God. We will see that each hour will feel on purpose. Our hearts will be fully connected to God and all of those negative and heavy thoughts will begging to disappear and go away completely.

We will Instead find gratitude, recognize our blessings and be better able to focus on the Love of God. Which will trickle down to other areas of our lives. We’ll be better able to have compassion for ourselves and to be kinder and way more loving toward ourselves and others.

So, Tell yourself; Today I choose to focus on God today. I choose to be receptive to His love. He removes the negative or heavy thoughts from my mind and heart and allows His peace and love to flow within me. I’m better able to love myself, to take care of myself and others. Today I choose God. I focus each hour on doing what He would want me to. On focusing my tastes to be dedicated to Him. I trust in His God of Love & wisdom. He is my creator, my Father, the one who has the perfect plan for me. God’s love is my shield and my protection. With Him I can do all things. ❤️

This is our spiritual goals for the week, to be receptive to Gods love each hour and to act from that point.

Our physical goal is to take care of ourselves by exercising at least 30 mins at least 4 days a week. Moving our bodies and exercises brings so many benefits. We just have to try it 🙂

Love you all and hope to see you in class tonight at 5:30pm. Motivate yourself to be there. The hardest thing is always showing up. But just get yourself there and you’ll feel the difference afterwards. You’ve got this! 💪🏼🥰❤️

Love,
Lili

Often times our thoughts and conversations are so focused on the future or the past, that we forget to focus on the present. Being Present is bringing full awareness to the moment we are in. Filtering out distractions and bringing our attention to the task at hand.

Doing this allows the combined stresses of life to fade to the background as we focus on being right here, doing whatever it is that we are doing right now. With a focused mind and a sense of gratitude for this very moment.

As we’ve talked about in class, one of ways to improve our ability to come into the present moment is to calm the mind in meditation. Meditating at any time of the day, brings rewards that filter into all aspects of life. Any time Is the perfect time to refresh or renew ourselves. We just have to choose to make the time for it and allow it to actually benefit us.

Between our regular meditations or moments of quietness and prayer, we can use short meditations for even one or two minutes that can be refreshing, calming, centering and good for our health and clarity. They open the window of communication to our higher wisdom, returning us to our spiritual perspective and allowing us to connect to God and to ourselves. This allows us to focus on God’s peace, which as we’ve talked about is already within us. We can center our attention on Love and trust which will allow us to take actions from a place that is centered, confident and peaceful.

Our Goal for this next week is to bring ourselves to this calming connection as many times a day as possible. And most importantly to PRACTICE IT WHEN WE NEED IT MOST! We can practice becoming more present in our daily tasks. You can practice 5,4,3,2,1 and focusing on the tasks on your senses, (5 things you see, 4 things you hear, 3 things you can touch, 2 things you can smell & 1 things you can taste) practicing this will allow us to be more present and in the moment. We may have to remove some distractions. Make a little effort to push our phones aside and instead take some deep breaths, and bring our awareness to this very moment. 🙂 The more we practice and allow ourselves to live more in the present, the more we will be able to enjoy one day a time with focused energy.

Here’s one way you can practice this.

▫️Stop what you’re doing.

▫️Take three deep breaths and allow yourself to feel what is going on in your body and mind.

▫️Invite the calming peace and love to be with you.

▫️ set your intention for this next hour & start your next task with gratitude, kindness joy, compassion and love.

The choice of how you want to live and what you want to focus on, will always be yours. Choose what is best for your Mind, Body and Soul. This is your life and you can choose to make it joyful, peaceful and beautiful. Allow God to help you align to that peaceful, loving and beautiful energy each moment at a time.

Hope that you can allow yourself to have more moments to access your inner oasis. Practice it and you’ll feel the difference. 🙂 Can’t wait to see you tonight at 6pm so that we may do something amazing for ourselves and be able to strengthen our Body, Mind and Spirit today. ❤️

Love,

Lili

If we’re in need of Joy we must look for it in the small and the scared moments of our everyday.

When we lose something we want to try to find it as soon as we realize that it is gone. We begin searching for it, we seek for what was hiding or lost for a period of time. Trying to find it is an adventure in itself, but we look forward to experiencing all of the the joy of being reunited with the loss thing.

The same thing happens when we notice that we have lost some of our Joy. Challenges and difficulties come to all of us, but we can remember that when things are lost or gone, we can focus on LOOKING OR SEARCHING for the sacredness in the small moments. All we need is our full attention plus a little resolve to find some amazing beauty in our day.

What we focus on grows. We see what we want to see- and we create what we concentrate on the most. So if we want peace, love, miracles and blessings, we first have to decide to notice them. each moment is an opportunity for us to see the sacredness of that moment. We can focus our attention on finding the beauty, the good, the peaceful and the holy in each moment. There truly is beauty all around us if we choose to see it.

It’s hard to fathom that God would even want to be present in the mundane moments of our lives. But what if God is already in them? What if all those little tiny moments are like mosaic tiles made up of some sort of divine clay and paint? Each little moment is like an imprint of Gods love, His fingerprints are in the little moments of our lives. The artwork that we will become as we choose to focus on seeing the beauty in the little things. The hand of God and the sacredness of each moment.

With a little mindfulness and taking a moment to be present in the here and now, we will be better able to see the little tiles of our mosaic which will catch our eye, fill our hearts, show us beauty and lead our way to joy. It’s in the moments when we are aware of the divine that we can experience gratitude and we begin to find what we we’re looking for. Joy begins to come in more abundantly and begins to cover us fully when we choose to focus on it.

We can see it In the morning light, the bird on a limb, the thought of a loving friend, the kindness of a stranger. The bite of food, the soft shirt, the trusty car, the cleansing rain. The smile of a child, the spoon in the pot, the broom on the floor, the tear over loss.

The common miracle here is love- which always wants to be found. Love is all around us, so look! Really look for what you want to find and you will experience the joy of being reunited with the lost thing- the divinity in the small and sacred things of your everyday life, which were there all along.

So, decide that beauty surrounds you today. Make it a point to seek and see the goodness and light that is all around you in the little moments. Watch carefully for beautiful moments and stay present where love is. You get to do this for yourself and you deserve to focus on love, peace and joy in the little moments of your day.

God wants to remind you that He is aware of YOU. Of what you’re going through. He is with you and will never leave you. He is here with you right now. You’re not alone. Feel His love and allow yourself to be open to experiencing His full peace and love being poured abundantly over you in this very moment. He invites you to notice the sacred in each small moment and to find joy in Him daily. In the daily miracles of your life so that you may begin to see His mosaic of divine love for YOU.

I hope that you can make it to class tonight at 6:00 pm to release stress, and to strengthen yourself mentally, physically and spiritually. Make & keep that promise to yourself. 💪🏼🥰 You won’t regret it but instead you’ll leave feeling amazing, renewed and ready to do your best the rest of the week. ❤️

Love,

Lili 💖

I choose Faith over anxiety, hope over worry and love over fear.

These words can serve us in two ways: As an affirmation and as a practice. When fears arise, affirmations and our breathing can move us gently toward the light even as we face the darkness. They make us mindful of our thoughts and our choice to direct them with faith and hope. Choosing to do this over and over again is the practice, when worries settle in, we always have the choice to look at them through the eyes of love or the eyes of God.

When we feel stressed and overwhelmed we can close the door to the outside world and instead make our thoughts and emotions known to God. I promise you that He does hear and answer every prayer of your heart. (Maybe not always in the timing we would like, but HE does answer) He did it for me this week. He answered me with LOVE. & just as He answered me with love, I know He will do the same for anyone who seeks Him. ❤️

As we’re willing to surrender our challenges to Him with a brave, patient and open heart. Trusting in the God of the Universe. The creator of our souls. We will see that He will remove the stress and anxiety from our hearts. We have to practice leaning on HIM! & Not leaning on our challenges or on the ways in which we can mold our situations. We can pray to be able to accept those things we can’t control and giving them to God. & instead focus on the things we can control. On inviting God to guide us each day and replace all of the heaviness we feel with HIS LOVE, LIGHT & PEACE. ❤️

The LOVE OF GOD is the greatest gift in the world. Just to know that you are loved by God, allows you to remove anything else that makes you feel unhappy, anxious or stressed. Because the love of God fills and covers your heart and soul with peace. It brings an assurance that everything will be ok. The soul that is able to trust in God, is able to gain way more strength to overcome the challenges of life than those who place the trust on themselves.

It’s completely up to us to CHOOSE to exercise our spiritual muscles daily & to focus on His love. ❤️ It’s up to us to choose to place our TRUST ON HIM with everything that happens in our lives and to know and believe that with HIS HELP we truly can overcome all things.

So, Today I invite you to say to yourself as often as you need to; I choose faith, Hope and Love and when I do, my anxiety, worries and fears dissolve. My focus becomes centered on the highest good for my soul. I believe that all things are possible as I place my trust on the amazing love of a God who is ALL GOOD, ALL KNOWING, ALL POWERFUL & ALL LOVING.

I trust in His never ending love and blessings and I know that He walks the path of life with me and He will carry me through it all. ❤️ Every thought out of my mind and soul today will come from a place of LOVE. Love for God, Love for myself and Love for others. ❤️ TODAY I CHOOSE FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE.

That is our Spiritual Goal for the week: To move from moment to moment breathing as deeply as we need to. Inviting ourselves to choose Love, Faith and Hope. Being compassionate to ourselves and others, and inviting God to be with us to guide our thoughts and actions from one moment to the next.

Our Physical Goal for the week: Is to give ourselves the right nutrition, movement and rest that our bodies need to be able to function their best each day. Remember to come from a place of love in how you treat, nourish and take care of yourself too.

Tonight at 6pm Let’s choose to give ourselves more love ❤️ By making time for ourselves to disconnect from all the other things going on & to instead come together as sisters to release stress and do something amazing for our Body, Mind and Spirit. We all need it during these times. 🙈💖🥰 & It will be SO Good for us!

If you feel that the physical portion of the class is not for you, but you’d like to come meditate with us, just show up at 7pm with your mat and meditate with us! 😍 it feels amazing & it will recharge us all so much! 🧘🏻‍♀️🌅

We all need to give ourselves the best activities we can, to help us strengthen ourselves physically, mentally and spiritually. Hope that you can make it and leave feeling AMAZING & connected to God and to yourself so much more! 💛

Remember to focus on loving yourself, on giving yourself the best nutrition and on allowing yourself to have moments of peace and quiet to recharge your energy and your connection to God. This will allow you to handle the challenges of life with a perspective that’s more aligned to God and where you can focus more on His love for you than on fear, stress or anxiety. God loves you! ❤️ keep trusting, believing and choosing Faith, Hope & Love. All will be ok. You’ve got this! 😘❤️

Love,

Lili

Sometimes we rush through our days having so many distractions and responsibilities that we forget to slow down a little and enjoy the moment.

Sadly, most of our thoughts end up stuck in the future or the past and by the time we know it, the day is gone. We’re on autopilot so much that we forget to have moments of being fully being present and engaged in each activity and each moment.

Slowing down and re-focusing our attention on the present moment takes practice. It’s not just a nice thought to have. It actually requires us to choose to practice each moment being fully there and fully present.

I believe that God created Day and night for a reason. Night time is our reminder to slow down, to rest, sleep and renew our minds and our bodies. A time for us to turn off the constant chatter of our thoughts, the stress and the distractions of our day and to allow ourselves to rest and recover.

I also believe that God our Father wants us to focus on taking in that sunrise as a way of seeing a new day as a new opportunity for us to choose that renewal for ourselves. A new opportunity to be more present and focused on today.

God doesn’t want us to run faster than we have strength, or to let our minds constantly dictate what we should think and do. We have the power each day and each moment to CHOOSE how to show up this very moment. To check our thoughts and see if they’re helpful and useful for us. God would want us to choose to do those things that can bring light into our souls, peace to our minds greater love to our hearts and health to our bodies.

He wants us to focus on taking things ONE DAY AT A TIME. The more that we’re able to enjoy the DAILY BLESSINGS, the “daily Bread” that God gives us & the daily energy and mercy that we’re able to receive from Him, the happier and more peaceful our lives will be.

One of the best ways to practice being present is to focus on our senses or 5,4,3,2,1. What do we see, hear, feel, smell and taste. We practice this in class almost every week to helps us bring our attention to the present. The more we’re able to make opportunities to practice being present, the better we will feel knowing that we’re actually living this very moment to the fullest.

Let’s practice making a conscious effort to enjoy each day, to give service, help others and most importantly to choose how to react to our thoughts. We can allow ourselves to feel our feelings and also choose to invite peace in that very moment.

We can focus our mind on scriptures or positive affirmations when we need to lift our focus. Some of my favorite affirmations are

I am a daughter of God, divine light is within me and around me. I am aligned and supported by my Father in Heaven and All is well.

I am clear, focused and efficient in my work today.

I am peaceful, joyful and patient with my kids and friends.

I flow through the day with the spirit, ease and grace.

I listen for guidance and follow my inner voice.

I have all the time I need for all I need to do.

These are some of the examples of affirmations that I use. Having affirmations and scriptures that help us is so important for us to be able to take it one day at a time and really be able to enjoy our life. He counsels us to take it one day at a time.

Mathew 6:34

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take Thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

He wants us to remember to not worry about tomorrow. The things of tomorrow will work out the way they’re meant to and according to His will. He doesn’t want us to be so focused about Tomorrow, instead He wants us to think about what we can do today.

So, I invite you to Trust in God and trust in His love. Trust that He will provide for you in His way and in His timing. Let go of those feelings of stress, anxiety and fear. Instead, trust in the being who created the universe and who knows the end from the beginning. The one who KNOWS YOU! LOVES YOU & has His own perfect plan for your life, for what you’re meant to go through, overcome and rejoice in…It’s all in HIS HANDS & HE LOVES YOU!!! ❤️ So, choose to live this day in Joy and feeling blessed.

Remember to take it one step at a time, one day at a time. Enjoy the blessings, the little moments and you will feel amazing in knowing that you’re enjoying your most precious DAILY blessings. Focus on just TODAY. Feel the love and the blessing of having those around you. Be Glad & make today an amazing day to be present. ☀️ God will bless you and take care of you. Trust in Him & He’ll take care of the rest. For now, just focus on today & do your best.

Psalm 118:24

This is the day which the Lord hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Our Spiritual goal for the week is to focus on taking it ONE DAY AT A TIME. Slow down a little and rejoice. 🙂 Find joy in your day. A life with joy is a life well lived. So, let’s focus on joy. Let’s practice being present and strengthening our relationship with God TODAY 😉 so that He may give us the daily wisdom that we need to know where to focus our energy, thoughts and actions.

Our Physical goal for the week is to move our bodies and to drink more water. Also, let’s try to eat foods rich in vitamins and nutrition. The more we’re able to help our bodies the better we will also feel mentally and spiritually. It’s all connected 😉

NEW ClASS TIME TONIGHT AT 6:30 pm!!! Come do something amazing for your Body, Mind and Spirit. You’ll be so proud of yourself and you’ll leave feeling peaceful, centered and renewed in every way.

Love you all & hope that you can make it and gain what you’re meant to from class and from this message. Remember to choose to do the best that you can for yourself today. Be present from one moment to the next and feel the difference. Tonight we’ll meditate together and strengthen ourselves together. Can’t wait to see you guys there!! 🥰💖🤗

Love,

Lili 🌸

Often times our thoughts and conversations are so focused on the future or the past, that we forget to focus on the present. Being Present is bringing full awareness to the moment we are in. Filtering out distractions and bringing our attention to the task at hand.

Doing this allows the combined stresses of life to fade to the background as we focus on being right here, doing whatever it is that we are doing right now. With a focused mind and a sense of gratitude for this very moment.

As we’ve talked about in class, one of ways to improve our ability to come into the present moment is to calm the mind in meditation. Meditating at any time of the day, brings rewards that filter into all aspects of life. Any time Is the perfect time to refresh or renew ourselves. We just have to choose to make the time for it and allow it to actually benefit us.

Between our regular meditations or moments of quietness and prayer, we can use short meditations for even one or two minutes that can be refreshing, calming, centering and good for our health and clarity. They open the window of communication to our higher wisdom, returning us to our spiritual perspective and allowing us to connect to God and to ourselves. This allows us to focus on God’s peace, (which as we’ve talked about is already within us) We can center our attention on Love and trust which will allow us to take actions from a place that is centered, confident and peaceful.

Our Goal for this next week is to bring ourselves to this calming connection as many times a day as possible. And most importantly to PRACTICE IT WHEN WE NEED IT MOST! We can practice becoming more present in our daily tasks. You can practice 5,4,3,2,1 and focusing on the tasks on your senses, on really allowing yourself to be more present and in the moment. We may have to remove distractions and take some deep breaths, but we can do it. 🙂 The more we practice and allow ourselves to live more in the present, the better we will be able to enjoy one day a time with focused energy.

Here’s one way you can practice this.

▫️Stop what you’re doing.

▫️Take three deep breaths and allow yourself to feel what is going on in your body and mind.

▫️Invite the calming peace and love to be with you.

▫️ Start your next task with gratitude, kindness joy, compassion and love.

The choice of how you want to live and what we want to focus on, will always be ours. Choose what is best for your Mind, Body and Soul. This is your life and you can choose to make it joyful, peaceful and beautiful. Allow God to help you align to that peaceful, loving and beautiful energy one moment at a time.

Hope that you can allow yourself to have more moments to access your inner oasis. Can’t wait to see you tonight at 7pm so that we may strengthen your Body, Mind and Spirit. And do something amazing for ourselves today. ❤️

Love,

Lili

Gratitude is one of the most overlooked tools that we all have access to every day. Cultivating gratitude doesn’t cost any money and it certainly doesn’t take much time, but the benefits are enormous.

Did you know that just by being grateful you can shield yourself from negativity? There’s a study that shows that being grateful can instantly make you at least 25% happier, it rewires your brain, eliminates stress, strengthens your relationship with yourself and others and it increases your mental strength.

Not only that, but God wants to remind you that He wants you to focus on gratitude instead of focusing on the things that don’t seem to be working right in your life. He has promised us this; “And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.” (D&C 78:19) How amazing that God has promised us that as we focus on gratitude, He will bless us with even more than what we have now. Do we trust Him to do that for ourselves as we choose to be more thankful?

The more we’re able to practice gratitude the more we will invite joy into our lives. And Practicing is the part that will really change our lives.

So, how can you make this a part of your daily life? You can start first thing in the morning by thanking God for a new opportunity of having a new day, for your gifts and blessings. You can also have a gratitude journal to help you notice the daily blessings. Throughout the day you can have moments to just breathe and be in that feeling of gratitude. Or you can make it a point during your family dinner to say one thing you’re each thankful for. All of these things will invite joy into your life and the life of your loved ones and it will also add the physical and spiritual benefits of being grateful.

So, If you’ve been feeling stressed and overwhelmed please take a moment to stop what you’re doing, to have a second to just close our eyes and to take a few deep breaths….Just taking a moment to be thankful for this simple ability to take in a breath is all you need to focus on.

With each breath that comes into our body we can experience deeper and deeper feelings of gratitude for all that we have and for all that we’ve received from God. We can allow those breaths to strengthen us and to renew and energize our body, our mind and our spirit. Remember, focus on your blessings. You’re in charge of controlling how you feel and what to focus on. Let it be for your benefit and for your inner peace.

The goal for this week is to be thankful DAILY ☀️when you start feeling stressed take a moment to count your blessings instead. Think about the simple gift of life. The fact that you’re able to be on this earth today, that you can breathe, be here and present with everything that surrounds you. The more that you focus on those things the more you’ll enjoy your day, the more stress will disappear and you’ll be able to feel peaceful and joyful and instead focus on the abundant blessings that God has given you and will continue to give you.

St. John 14: 18 says
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
One of the ways in which we can feel the comfort of God is by expressing gratitude to Him and by being willing to trust in the promise that He will never leave us comfortless. Gratitude will allow us to open our eyes to see more of the blessings that God has given us and in return It will allow us to strengthen our relationship with Him. We will be able to see our trust in Him more and we’ll be able to believe in His will and goodness for our lives. This will allow us to stop fearing and instead have more faith in Him and in ourselves. And once we’re able to do that we can then help Him to reach out to others in gratitude to testify of His goodness and to be a light and a blessing to those around us.

The benefits of gratitude not only bring health and mental strength into our lives. They also add confidence in God and in ourselves that will allow us to have a way more joyful, enjoyable and peaceful life. We will be better able to help ourselves and others on our journey, and it will remind us daily of the love of God. The choice is yours, let gratitude be your blessing today.

CLASS IS CANCELED TODAY but we will be back next week ready to do something awesome for our Body, Mind and Spirit.

Our spiritual goal for this week is to keep a gratitude journal or to express our gratitude daily and see how we feel.

Our physical goal is to cut out the sugary drinks and to drink more water instead. We’ll also try to exercise at least 3 days this week.

TODAY, FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST, BE GRATEFUL AND TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME. You’ve got this!

Love,

Lili

Choosing joy can be hard sometimes. Specially during the times when we’re trying to endure some of the most difficult moments that life has to offer. On some days even the smallest step toward joy can feel like climbing a mountain. The truth is, we can honor a wide range of feelings, in the span of one day, while moving at any pace we choose toward that which is one step lighter.

Research has shown that although some people are born with a more positive disposition, anyone can reprogram their thoughts to foster more feelings of joy and happiness. Once we become aware of the negative repetitive thoughts that keep us distracted and distressed, we can turn toward prayer and positive affirmations to break the cycle. And over time, these new positive thoughts will become habitual.

Some of the best affirmations we can use, can be found in the word of God. Using scripture to regain peace and strength can become one of our best tools to fight against the negative thoughts that try to take over. God wants us to remember that we can choose to Rejoice.

1 Thessalonians 6:16-18 Says; Rejoice evermore.
Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Joy isn’t optional, it is an essential part of those who believe in God. Because we know and trust in a God who created us to have Joy. We know that He wants us to find joy in the journey. He wants us to learn to CHOOSE that for ourselves. & I believe that if it comes from the word of God, it’s placed there with love. There is wisdom in the words of God, and I believe that someday He will ask us about how much Joy we chose to focus on in our lives.

When we can feel our connection to God, we can start to see that as children of God, He wants us to experience the ups and downs of life with Him. That we may remember that through it all we can find joy and focus on the opportunity of seeing God amidst whatever storm we may be facing. He truly can become the God of our circumstances. We can strengthen our faith in Him, notice the good around us and focus on joy one day at a time.

Joy isn’t a feeling that is dependent on our circumstances. It is a response to the goodness of God and our eternal salvation. Choosing joy has very little to do with how we feel and everything to do with how we obey, how we trust and how we believe in the love of God. ❤️

Choosing joy is a spiritual practice, renewing our connection with the divine as we become lighter, more mindful and more peaceful. When in alignment with the spirit of God we can relax and trust that all things will be done according to His will. We will trust and focus on our blessings. We will see that we are safe. We are home in the peace of God. And this is who we really are.

Gos is a God of love and of Joy. He wants us to choose more Joy! That’s why He sent us here. His purpose for us is to be joyful. Christ sacrificed himself for us looking forward to the joy that His sacrifice would bring to all humanity. The opportunity for us to repent, to return to Him. The plan of God for us is based on his love and Joy for his children. We can choose today to be more joyful and to look for the joy in all circumstances that we may be in or focus on the hope of Joy we can have as we overcome our challenges and difficulties. We can train ourselves to focus on the good, on love, peace and the joy that can come living a life with God daily.

President Russell M. Nelson said; “The joy we feel has little to do with “the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives,” As we focus on keeping God at the center of our lives, praying and strengthening our relationship with Him. We will experience the true and lasting joy that surpasses any material or worldly possessions we may gain. True and lasting joy comes from God. & it will strengthen us and fill us each day of our lives.

Our goal for the week is to FOCUS ON JOY. We can practice choosing joy in this very moment. We have to PRACTICE feeling joy and inviting more of it into our lives.

Find joy in living yourself, in choosing things that bring you joy daily. Be joyful in your activities, while you exercise choose to be joyful in the moments when you’re taking care of yourself and others. Even choosing joy while you clean or do the daily tasks. Practice it! Try it out and notice how much better you feel.

Finally, in your heart say to yourself: I open my heart to the possibility of joy flowing in my life. I am grateful for the gifts of today. I trust that my benevolent Father has a divine plan for my highest good. I trust in Him and in myself. I choose Joy one moment at a time💛🥰

CLASS WILL BE CANCELED NEXT WEDNESDAY so, hopefully you can make it to class tonight at 7pm. We will focus on releasing stress and also on allowing ourselves to focus on being joyful and grateful for all that we have and are able to do. Remember that you are your own best cheerleader and that the motivation to get yourself to class has to come from YOU! So, do this for yourself and feel the difference. You’ll leave feeling renewed and amazing! ❤️ Hope to see you there! ❤️

Love,

Lili 🌸

Faith and fear can have the same power in our body. We just have to choose which one we want to hold on to. We can’t have Faith and Fear at the same time, one will always overpower the other one. We are get to choose daily if we want to focus on faith or if we will allow fear to control our thoughts, emotions and actions.

We already know that the path of fear brings even more stress, anxiety, heartaches, insecurity and it’s negative effects also negatively affect our health.

So, why should we choose Faith? God put us on this earth for us to learn form our experiences. He is testing us to see if we will do all the things that He has asked us to do. One of those things is to learn to walk by Faith. We must learn in this life to rely on Him DAILY & to place our full trust in God. He wants to change our hearts ♥️ So that we may learn to set aside the fear and to come to Him with full trust, believe & faith in Him. This is one of the greatest accomplishments that we can have in our lives. Can you imagine confronting all of your fears, anxieties and stresses coming from a place of Faith over fear?

Have you thought about how faith works? Faith is what makes everything happen. Think about the smallest little things we do daily. Before every single action there’s a thought and a desire to do something. We believe that we can do that action and we actually go and do it. 🙂 It’s that moment of BELIEVING that creates our daily actions. It’s because, we believe that we actually try to do the action.

Because we have that FAITH and believe that the results to our actions will come. For example; Would we plant ? if we didn’t think we could reap? Would we try to ride a bike if we didn’t think we could do it? Etc…It’s the belief that WE CAN, that makes it possible for us to reap the benefits.

So, basically we use faith daily without even knowing it. We just forget to put it to use on the bigger things that come into our lives. Which is exactly what God is waiting for us to do. To trust Him in BIGGER & GREATER WAYS! & to witness what we can do ANYTHING with His help.

He tells us In 2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

He has also reminded us by saying; Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Deuteronomy 31:6

See how God has given us a promise? He is a God that doesn’t lie. If he promises to be with us, then He will be with us. It is only up to us to believe HIM and to open up the way for Him to work His promises and miracles in our lives.

We have to trust His words and be ready and prepared to do them. 🙂 If we search the words and promises of God we will see that He doesn’t give us a spirit of fear (because it’s the adversary that uses fear against us & to STOP us from progressing..) God uses FAITH! Power, Hope & belief to push us toward our progression.

He tells us in Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Our world is need of more spiritual strength. We need to strengthen ourselves daily by filling our minds and souls with positive faith building messages. We can make our homes places of peace where we filter what we allow to enter into our homes and into our lives. As we try to do our best to bring more light into ourselves daily, we will be better able to talk to God and have a stronger relationship with Him. We will be able to fully let go of our fears and know that we can receive His strength by coming closer to Him and really letting Him take control of our lives by doing our best daily and leaving the rest of the control all in His hands.

When we fully trust in Him we will be able to see more clearly the miracles in our lives. We will be able to be a light to others and to be the strength that they need during their difficult times.

As we make it a priority to experience God more fully and completely in our lives, we will be better able to testify of His goodness, power and mercy. Others will be able to see God through us because of the way in which we practice living more by faith and not by fear. & we will also be able to light the path of others and be open to seeing the light that others have to offer to us as well.

As we allow ourselves to trust God in our daily tasks, activities and overwhelming or stressful moments the more we will be able to feel His love for us. We will be better able to choose better thoughts, actions and emotions for us and we will be able to feel lighter knowing that we’re trusting in Him for all that we do & our actions are dedicated to Him and to the Love and trust that we have for Him.

It will take some practice and a daily reminder for us to come from Faith and not Fear. But it’s doable and we can continue to grow and strengthen our faith muscles. Remember of course that faith without works is dead. So we must put in the work necessary and the ACTION to move toward the right direction or that desire that God would want us to focus on and keep in our hearts.

Having faith directing us daily will impact our lives and trickle down to all areas of our lives. We will come from a place of faith and and doing the work in all of the areas of our lives and we will experience first hand the POWER OF FAITH working, GROWING stronger and STRONGER in our lives. Even to the point where we will witness miracles and the amazing power of God flowing in our daily lives.

I hope that we can feel strengthened by the faith that is already within us. That we may let it grow and allow it to take over and renew our mind, heart and soul. That we may practice trusting in God more and know that ALL things will work together for our good.

Remember that today God loves you! He cares for you and He wants you to grow in spirit. He wants you to CHOOSE to do it for yourself and remember that He promised to help you through it all. It requires our alignment to Faith and letting fear go because we know in whom we trust.

So, just for today practice trusting Him. Give Him your negative thoughts and emotions and change them to be aligned with your Savior and your Father in Heaven. What would they tell you about your problems? What would they want you to believe today? Try it for yourself and you will see and feel Him with more clarity in your life. We are children of God, lived and created by the god who is full of love, light and peace. Faith is part of our divine DNA & we can strengthen it and allow it to be with us one day at a time.

Today we gain strength because we live by Faith and not by fear.

Our spiritual goal for the week is to let go of fear and live by Faith. We can talk to Him daily and ask Him for guidance to know what to do, and how to respond to the challenges we may be facing. We can then listen and follow the promptings that He speaks to our heart and mind. His voice is peaceful, calm, full of love, we just have to make the time to talk to Him and listen to what we feel from that Higher wisdom on how to react to all things. You’ve got this. Just believe in Him and in yourself.

Our physical goal for the week is to make time for exercise and to choose healthy snacks and foods that we know are good for us. Exercise helps us in so many ways. It lifts our mood, helps us release stress and allows us to get stronger and healthy.

We just have to motivate ourselves to do good things for our body, Mind and Soul. Hope that you can make it to class tonight at 7pm to renew and strengthen yourself physically, mentally and spiritually.😊

Remember our spiritual goal for this week is to live by faith and not by Fear. So, leave the fear at home and come in faith knowing that you will gain something wonderful from this class. I hope that you can make it! Even if it’s just to come and meditate at the end. It will all help you to relax and allow your mind to be calm and to feel renewed in every way.

Also, if your heart tells you to invite others whom God has put in your heart that may benefit from class, please invite them to come with you. I know that we will all benefit from it and we’ll leave feeling AMAZING! Peaceful & ready to do our best and to TRUST GOD for the rest of the week. Make it happen for yourself and feel the difference, especially in the moments that you need it most.

Hope to see you tonight!

Love,

Lili

For the majority of us, self care is usually at the bottom of our to do list or sometimes it’s not even there at all. Our days are focused on giving ourselves in service to others, creating, learning, living, being and doing. Until at the end of the day we realize that we’re just exhausted and we had no time to give to ourselves much of anything.

As I’ve experienced this in my life, I’ve started to realize that self care Self care is a spiritual practice. I believe that as we practice loving ourselves, we will be able to make our connection to God even stronger. Self-care and self-love is the foundation of all spiritual practices. If we don’t honor ourselves, we can’t possibly honor our oneness with God and all of His creations. If we don’t care for ourselves, we are unable to serve others from the empty well. If we don’t see that we are a magnificent reflection of God, of His love and of His goodness then we can’t be God’s magnificent reflection in the world.

As we’re able to love ourselves and to see the light of God flowing within us, we will be better able to express more love for ourselves and for others. It will become easier to make wise choices about the way we spend our time, how much time we spend on social media, what we choose to do with our time or the ways in which we choose to strengthen our body, mind and spirit daily.

We can only become what we accept ourselves as being. So let’s accept our magnificence, our divine connection to God. Our ability to love ourselves MORE and to give more fully to ourselves and to those around us.

Here are a few things that we can practice in the world around us.

💖 Be kind in the way that you think of yourself. Check your thoughts about yourself. Question where they come from and if necessary edit out any negative or unkind thoughts. You deserve better for yourself.

💖 Be kind to your body in all ways, fueling it with healthy foods, exercise and plenty of joyful activities. At least one joyful activity per day 😉

💖 Be kind to yourself by seeing your spirit as a radiant, powerful expression of God‘s love.

💖 Be kind to yourself by taking downtime when your mind, body and spirit requested from you. You will know when you feel resistance, or that feeling of dragging yourself from one event to the other. Remember to stop, check in with yourself, get present, take some deep breaths and treat yourself as a beloved child of God. Listen for His wisdom and all else will be accomplished with greater ease.

💖 Lovingly remind yourself that it’s important to care for yourself and that you deserve some time each day for that. You can also practice believing in yourself and saying to yourself; I lovingly care for myself knowing that I am a child of God, radiant powerful and beautiful. When I am clear and healthy, I enjoy life more deeply and I love others more fully.

Strengthening the relationship that we have with ourselves, is like a little seed. It requires daily nourishment. It starts in our minds. The more that we’re able to check our thoughts and replace them with healthier & kinder thoughts toward ourselves, the better we will start to feel. Then our actions toward ourself will also change. We will be better able to keep the promises that we make to ourselves, we will see our connection to ourselves becoming stronger & healthier. We will see that our self esteem & confidence will start to align to God and not so much the world around us. We will learn to not be so affected by what others say and do because we will be able to have our own back and loving ourselves enough to see us more as God sees us.

Love you all and I hope that you can grow that love within yourself 💖🙏🏼🥰 You’re in control of your thoughts, feelings and actions. Make them work for your benefit and God will bless you for your good efforts. Tonight we will focus on loving ourselves by taking some time to strengthen our Body, Mind and Spirit. Hope that you can make it at 7:00pm & do this for yourself. 💪🏼🥰💛

Love,

Lili 🌸