Double Rainbow and so much more.....

1/31/13
(I love these numbers & according to my soul sister Mary Soliel, she says they are "Fibonacci" numbers - numbers that seem to be extra powerful - will have to look this up later)

As I was leaving for work this morning, a flock of Robins flew in front of me..... made me giggle with delight!
I instantly see 777 on a license plate.
The song "Hey Soul Sister" came on and made my heart smile.

Our soul sisterhood has grown in the past couple weeks.  We have our own FB  secret group called "Soul Sisters"!  It's been exhilirating and full of love and light.  There's 9 of us now. 

As I'm driving to the train, i see a glimpse of a rainbow - big and bright - BEAUTIFUL!  I took a picture with my iPhone.  As i got closer, the rainbow appeared bigger and brighter.  My eyes were widening as the view of the rainbow was.  I pulled into the parking lot of the train station and saw the numbers 333 on a license plate. 

Then... then....... WOW - holey moley,  a double rainbow appeared!  I was speechless - it was breathtaking.  Thank goodness i missed my train by 1/2 a second - i was able to capture this picture:

Nothing - absolutely nothing could ruin my day!  i wasn't worried about the train - i caught the next one only 9 minutes later. 

I get to NYC and take my subway to 14th Street - same route i always take.  this time, today, there was a little birdie waiting at the top of the stairs for me - with the number 777 with it!  Huh?? wow - this is a sign for sure.

My day has been wonderful - nice and easy!  A colleague asked me to lunch and I actually said yes - it was just one of those days!  I was smiling with joy in my heart at the entirety of the day - then I see 777 on a license plate as I crossed the street.

As I'm walking on W. 20th Street, I am amazed and surprised when I saw this little drawing of a birdie on the side of this mailbox - it looks like a cardinal to me :).....LOL!  I passed this mailbox just a week ago & I didn't see this here.  Another fun loving sign just for me to see:

  



 I spoke to my Angels last night - acknowledging them with LOVE, gratitude and requests for their help. I wonder if these are their way of letting me know they heard me :)! hehehe - boy did I ever, loud and clear!

LRB Story

This beautiful story was just shared with me from a LRB friend:

Ronetta Robertson Canterbury

TRUE STORY:
I WAS GOING THROUGH A DEATH IN FAMILY AND IT WAS NEAR TIME, I WAS DRAINED BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY,I WENT OUTSIDE ON THE PORCH AND SAT ON THE SWING FEELING PRETTY DOWN. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SUN CAME UP AND SHIMMERED THROUGH THE TREE ON MY RIGHT. THEN ONE AT A TIME THREE CARDINALS APPEARED,ONE WAS MALE AND TWO WERE FEMALES,THEY STARTED THE MATING DANCE. AT FIRST I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS SEEING. THEN I REALIZED AND A PEACE CAME OVER ME AND I UNDERSTOOD THAT LIFE DOES GO ON,I HAD LOST MY SON SEVEN MONTHS BEFORE THIS,SO NOW WHEN I SEE A CARDINAL NO MATTER WHAT I'M DOING OR GOING THROUGH I FEEL GODS LOVE AND THE REMINDER THAT NO MATTER WHAT HE IS WITH ME AND LOVES ME ! IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE AND TO THIS DAY,TEN YEARS LATER,I STILL FEEL THE JOY OF KNOWING THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE OK WHEN I SEE THE LITTLE RED BIRD.:-) I LOVE YOUR SITE IT ALSO INSPIRES MY SOUL !! THANKS.

Together You and Me

Everywhere I go
Everything I see
I'm never alone Mary,
Your always with me!

In my heart you live
Through my eyes you see
My world is your world
Together you and me !

~LRB Chirps

LRB Chirps

Through adversity we live! We not only survive, we thrive. Because of this challenge we call adversity we have grown our endurance for pain, we conquered and have this thing we call wisdom. For this we should be proud. We should share our wisdom always for it may save someone from unnecessary pain, warm a broken heart with Hope or let a person know they are not alone!
~LRB Chirps


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FACES behind the pages that INSPIRE

When my story was shared on "Dignity Entertainment",  a beautiful soul named Alexa Ortiz who owns the FB page "Your Beautiful Life" reached out to me and told me that Mary has found a place in her heart.  She loves our Mary and for that I love her... Mary has brought her to me, I know it!

Alexa was one of the authors of  the blue book (2nd edition) of "The FACES behind the pages that INSPIRE" and shared my story with the maker of the book, Lori Rekowski.  Lori was touched by my story beyond words and said the Universe brought us together so my story could make it in the 3rd edition (YELLOW book) which is set to launch March 5th.

What a wonderful chain of connections here.... it's all so Divine!  Mary is touching so many lives - it is a beautiful journey that I am so very proud to be attached to.  To be Mary's conduit for her message of Love, Hope and Inspiration is an honor!  Great things are coming I KNOW IT!!!  

Posted by Lori on 2/3/13 to the group of authors:

Heaven

~ These pictures just seemed to fit in here ~

~ Loving Mary Forever ~

My lil Cardinal

I hadn't seen my LRB (Little Red Bird)  in a while - last night I looked out my window before I went to bed & said "Where are you LRB?!" This morning I woke up to chirp chirp chirp outside my window - I looked out my window, gasped at the vibrant red glowing in the dark. I caught him looking back at me & then he disappeared!  Was that an answer or what - hehe

Change

Nothing happens until the pain of remaining the same outweighs the pain of change...

New Hello

If your brave enough to say Goodbye, life will reward you with a new Hello.

~Paulo Coehlo

Dignity Entertainment Loves LRB

My Little Red Bird FB page is making so many wonderful connections..... a most recent is Dignity Entertainment and its producer Mikkel Juel Iversen.   The purpose is to inspire the world with positivity..... with that I AM A TRUE FAN!!  It is people like this that help make big differences in this world. Thank you Mikkel for taking an interest and loving our LRB enough to share this story (below) to the world!

 https://www.facebook.com/DignityEntertainment

http://dignityentertainment.com

 

This is a powerful, personal and beautiful story about how the page Little Red Bird was born when Jen’s beloved sister Mary ended her life on this earth. A story full of surprises:

A little red bird flew to my side during the darkest moment of my life - when I got the news that my sister had just lost her life.
I was standing outside in the breezeway of my home - lost in grief when LRB landed on the shrub right in front of me. He took my breath away - he was such a vibrant sight. For a moment , just a moment, my pain disappeared.
The very next day I flew to Texas to prepare for my beautiful sisters wake. As I was driving down the main road to the funeral home i couldn't believe what was flying right next to me. Not one, but two beautiful cardinals - racing me to the home.
LRB was just the beginning to the many signs and synchronicities that showed me that there is more after this life and there is more all around us.
I started a blog in honor of my Mary, because despite the fact that she made a spontaneous thoughtless decision to end her life on earth, she was an AMAZING light of love. Her light shined wherever she was - always had our entire life. I was 3 years older than her and was blessed to be her star (as she would always call me - silly sis). I did no wrong in her eyes - as well as everyone else to her. She loved you before she knew you - it was in her DNA. If you knew what happened to her the last couple years of her life, and what happened the day her life ended, you may possibly understand. I do.
As I was blogging to my Mary, amazing things started happening - signs were EVERYWHERE. So, I began to blog the amazing occurrences one by one, so as my faith grew and confirmations occurred that my sister was still here and very much with me, my grief lessened and hope prevailed. My LRB kept appearing at crazy places and special times (along with making a home in my backyard), making her appearance to me along with fun synchronicities! I giggle just thinking about her.
I'm okay today. I get sad as I miss her physical presence, with that amazing Mary smile that lit up every room she entered and the loving energy she always radiated to everyone in her contact.
I found that sharing my Mary's story has given so many people hope and with that and a soft nudge from above, LRB was born!
I wish to reach anyone and everyone in need of some hope and touch their hearts with a sweet picture, an inspiring quote, affirmation, thought or story all as a reminder to them that's its okay - it's all going to be okay. Life's greatest pains can bring the most enlightening answers to life's biggest questions. I wish to inspire with my experiences, strength & hope. I want this to be a place for other LRB recipients to be able to confirm what the hope the LRB is.... A sign from above!! I'm finding there are MANY out there!
Without struggle we'd have no butterflies.....
Through adversities we will shine!

Join Jen for more wonderful stories and ideas on www.facebook.com/littleredbirdchirps

2013 - Living the Change

Craving the Change and Living IT !! 

(I'm posting this here because I KNOW Mary would want me to,  she would be so happy and so proud - I can hear her all the way from Heaven - cheering and smiling and jumping all around with excitement)

Are you sick and tired of feeling sluggish, disgusting, not 100%, unhealthy, like an overall slob?

Tired of saying "one of these days... I'll get healthy!"

Well I am!  I'm taking my life back!  AND, I'm not doing this alone - my hubby is in on this with me.  Thank goodness! 

My husband and I wrote (& signed) a personal contract in October to ourselves - it's a contract about making a commitment to make different choices - choices that will make a difference in living a healthier life.   Little changes turn into big changes one little change at a time.  One day at a time.  One choice at a time!

Here's the beginning to my choices:

*I quit smoking in October (after 22 years!!). So far so good.  Seems my true intention is working with me.

*I tried my first juice on Friday, December 21, 2012. 

The Energy Bee ~ included carrot, pear, green apple, honey bee & ginseng.  Yummy! Surprisingly sweet.... Just what I needed to win me over - sweet!

 *ordered our own personal juicer (after a week of hardcore research and analysis - something chad is an expert in - its the Virgo side of him!!)

 *i tried my Second juice on Wednesday, December 26th, 2012.

The Green Monster ~ included kale, spinach, green apple, ginger, spiralina & lemon (I added the lemon - the greens scared me).  Surprisingly I liked it - I liked it a lot! ;) tasted like green lemonade.

 *I tried my 3rd juice today... 12/27/12. the Booster ~ pineapple, lemon, apple & barley Greens

CHAD & JEN's beginning:

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12/29/12 - (Day 1)

*our 1st homemade juice:

Carrots, green apple, lemon & ginger

12/30/12 - (Day 2)

*Today's juice: kale, green apple, pineapple, celery, ginger root & lemon ~ mmm, not bad! 

Dare i do no coffee today?!?

Okay I gave  in - I had a shot of coffee

As we were making a delicious broiled chicken  sausage dinner, I pulled out the course in weight loss book & read the forward out loud. 

**Seems appropriate timing to start reading Marianne Williamson's  "a Course in Weight Loss"..... Embracing change!  It's more than just losing weight - its getting healthy.  That is the reason for this change. 

Dessert:

The makings for a great shake!

*Frozen banana - almond milk & nutmeg.....

12/31/12 (Day 3)

Had a couple fried eggs & toast for breakfast.  Chad had his scrambled with a pinch of cheddar & a few leaves of parsley - he only ate 1/2 slice of bread.

Green tea hot breakfast.

Read the first section of A Course in Weight Loss,  "Embarking the Journey"

*Midday we had a juice made up of celery, kale, pear, apple, pineapple, cucumber, lemon, ginger root. 

Not bad!  We even got Joey McG to try it!!! Lol

(I'm thinking the greens might be a little hard on my stomach ) I had stomach aches when I would take Athletic Greens a few years ago.  I'm hoping it will take time to get used to it.

Homemade chicken soup - mmmm!

*Dessert with frozen strawberries, bananas & almond milk.....

1/1/13 (Day 4)

Happy New Year!!!

*Woke up to a juice with carrot, cucumber, lemon, ginger root and green apple.

 Not bad - a little tart, but good. 

Read Lesson One "Tear Down the Wall" - this requires some pen to paper with thoughts work - to be continued....

Green tea & white pomegranate tea.

Ate a healthy dinner - leftover chicken noodle soup & lotsa water!!

I love juicing - I swear my body is screaming Thank you!!!!

1/2/13

*had a morning juice of: kale, celery, ginger root,  pear, pineapple, lemon & green apple.

Tart but good - no stomach ache.

I had a cup of coffee :( at home AND from the coffee truck guy at the train.

Progress not perfection... One thing at a time!

1/5/13 - sweet potatoes & fried eggs for breakfast (with toast of course).   Mmmm

Afternoon juice today after shopping. Green monster:

*kale, spinach, celery, cucumber, mint, green apple, lemon, pineapple & ginger root.

Dinner with the in-laws at a nice steakhouse - filet mignon & asparagus :)

1/6/13 - took a break from juicing. I actually missed it!!

1/7/13 Rise & Shine to a super green monster juice!

*Kale, spinach, mint, celery, cucumber, green apple, lemon, pineapple and ginger root!  Mmmm

Haven't stopped coffee yet but will - eventually.  I have to WANT to in order to succeed.  I did stop diet coke ;).... One vice at a time.

Banana oatmeal raw almonds & a pear throughout the day.  2 bottles water

Baked chk cutlets & broccoli with a slice of cheese.

1/8/13. - Day #11

*carrot, apple, lemon, pineapple & ginger root! Mmmm

1/9/13 feeling great and still loving this change.  Hard to believe...

I was "junk food Jeni for 40 years" or "I got this body from junk food button wearer" - I did a 360!

Morning juice:

*kale, spinach, carrot, mint, apple, cucumber, pineapple, lemon, ginger root.

Oatmeal at work.

I HAD my FIRST wheat grass at 2:30 - wowsie!!  Yuk - the OJ chaser was necessary - made that moment of. " ewwww" disappear as if it never happened.  I felt great!

I ordered steed dumplings with chicken and with brown rice. Good but had to eat the whole plate to fill the empty stomach.  Kinda bland - they offered up a sauce I'm not sure what it was..

Had chk in garlic sauce for dinner & a bowl full of fresh pineapple before bed / wasn't planning this but kept eating it as it was being cut - I was a savage actually - sucking the pineapple core as if I was dying of thirst on a deserted island - pretty comical to watch - I was kinda laughing at myself as I was feasting.... Lol!  Having fun ;)

1/10/13

*kale, spinach, lemon, cucumber, lemon, mint, ginger root and apple WITH a teaspoon of Athletic Greens!

Wow- very very green today !

Banana, oatmeal & almonds.

1/11/13

*kale, beet, cucumber, mint, ginger root, apple,  parsley and a teaspoon of  athletic greens..

Coffee - started using the so delicious brand of  vanilla flavored almond milk creamer.  Not bad for non dairy.  Much better for me than those coffee mate & international coffee creamers.

Crazy with the beet!!

Green tea & banana.

Walked along the NYC above ground park (Hi-line) from  w.23rd to w. 15 to the Yogurt Cafe for some steed dumplings the to the farmers market in Union Square for a shot of wheatgrass and then to work at 4th Sve & 14th - a GREAT day!!!!

Almonds....

Friday is our traditional "Green Cactus" order - had chk enchiladas.

Water wAter & more water!  Even got some compliments on my skin. 

I feel GREAT!

1/12/13

*kale, Swiss chard, cucumber, parsley, mint, ginger root, green apple, grapefruit! 

Tart from the grapefruit, green thicker from the red swiss chard, but good.

THIS IS  JUST THE BEGINNING ~ I'll give you an update next month :)

Intuition

“Cease trying to work everything out with your minds, it will get you nowhere. Live instead by intuition and inspiration, let your whole life become a revelation.”
~Eileen Caddy

Gratitude

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Unlock The Power Of Manifesting Change-Gratitude

The true power of gratitude is in finding gratitude in the most difficult and darkest areas of one's life.  Feeling gratitude for the everyday obvious things is not enough and only just the beginning.  Gratitude must extend to the parts of our lives where we find the most struggle and pain.  The things that really hurt us the most.

When we can be honest and indentify the sources of our pain and struggle we then can become aware that those issues that we carry are not really a part of us.  Instead they are ideals that we behold to that we created out an idea of self that we have always been trying to live up to.

Once you realize that those very issues are attached to the concept of you, you understand that those attachments are what actually keeps the false-self and ego alive.  Coming to understand and know this allows you to let them go and shed ego.  By letting go you are removing resistance. It is that attachment that has created resistance between you connecting with your true essence and souls purpose.  You are not an idea of you.  You are you, not your thoughts; I am who I am.

What was pain and anguish can become a source to be grateful for.  All of our struggles are lessons for us to be guided and teach us what we are here to learn.  By looking in the darkest areas of our self we enable us to shed the most light and become the catalyst for deep everlasting change created by an internal shift. 

~LRB Chirps