Making decisions might seem difficult at times, because we often put too much thought into it and therefore, over analyze the situation. Therefore, we may get disgusted and end up not making a decision at all. Usually when this happens, it escalates the situation. What I've found is, when I use intuition, it eases the chatter in my head & ultimately, I feel good about my decision. My definition of intuition is, going with your gut feeling and not relying on the chatter in your head. Ultimately, you trust your feelings & you're usually right. However, when you make the decision, be okay with the outcome, no matter what the result is. If it goes well, then good & if it doesn't, then ask yourself what can I learn from the lesson? Empower yourself by making the decision with FEELING & TRUST!

DEEP BREATHING

As we're living our daily yet busy lives, ask yourself this question? Am I breathing to survive or thrive? What I've found is, being consciously aware of ?deep breathing? throughout my day, allows me to have more clarity with my thoughts. And, it keeps me grounded, so I won't experience elation or depression. Ultimately, I feel more at ease. Therefore, since I'm more aware of my breathing, I'm now breathing to thrive versus breathing to survive. Empower yourself to take frequent breaks throughout your day to B-R-E-A-T-H-E!

GIVE GRATITUDE

How often do you give Gratitude? As we live our everyday yet busy lives, do you take time out to reflect on how precious Life is? How blessed you are to have our five senses ? to see, to smell, to hear, to taste to touch? Do you ever take time to notice how you were able to provide for your family, yet you didn't know how you would make it? Have you ever taken out time to give Gratitude, just because? What I've found is, when I'm grateful for my ?Life? in general, meaning ? family, food, clothing, health, home, water, electricity, etc? IT FEELS GOOD! And, when I feel good I am Inspired & Empowered! So, Empower yourself by taking time out each day to give Gratitude for things of VALUE & MEANING in your life!

MENTAL AWARENESS

Are you aware of your conscious thoughts? Are you projecting positive or negative thoughts? I use to walk around with lots of things ringing in my head, whether they made sense or not. It felt like a lot of clutter, which lead to confusion. Sometimes, I couldn't shut it off or better yet, I wasn't aware of how to shut it off. What I've found is, when I became aware of my conscious thoughts & started observing my thoughts, and understanding those thoughts, the clutter became clearer. Then, I was able to recognize those negative thoughts and not control them, but manage them. Empower yourself by being AWARE of your thoughts and infuse them with positive thoughts & feelings!

EXPAND & GROW

Do you ever ask yourself, how can I grow? How can I s-t-r-e-t-c-h myself? Realizing, if you stick to the same routine, you'll get the same results. So, why not grow? then your life will never be the same, right? What I've found is when I made the decision to grow, I would take a deep breath, allow the idea to flow from within & take action. During this process, I was aware of my thoughts because sometimes my thoughts would go something like this? ?You can't do that, because you haven't done it before.? Referring back to ?Mental Awareness,? manage your thoughts and continue to move forward, right? So, Empower yourself to S-T-R-E-T-C-H & GROW and your life will never be the same!

In closing, utilize these Five ?Ingredients? to EMPOWER YOURSELF on a daily basis and you'll create Abundance, Prosperity & Growth!