FUN IN FAMILY ❤

I definitely believe moments of fun and joy can be found in our day to day family life! Our fun used to be created on weekends or holidays, which meant we spent a lot of time looking forward, rather than enjoying the present moment. Now we make a conscious choice to integrate fun into our daily routine. Fun for us is playing music before dinner. Lyell will most nights play his guitar; we'll have a sing along or we'll play our favourite music (itunes) and have a bop about and a good laugh!! I definitely believe music is wonderful for our health and can reduce stress!! Do you have a regular fun family routine?? Sending you lots of love and joy xx

GIFTS IN FAMILY

Joy is in receiving each family member's gifts!! I am so passionate about this!! Ask your children what they feel some of their gifts are (they innately know - trust them) and then nurture, love, encourage and cherish them in your family!! More importantly, model to them how to love, grow and receive them:) Encourage all family members to contribute ideas, positive affirmations and inspiration in relation to each family member's gifts, so everyone can feel and know how incredibly treasured they are!! My 17 month old son is happiest exploring/interacting with nature on our quarter of an acre block - he can do this for an entire day, every day!! I love giving this to him when I can:) I believe that we live happier lives when we are sharing and nurturing our precious gifts that we especially chose to bring into this life!! Sending you and your family so much love and joy xx

SUPPORTIVE BELIEFS!

It is an interesting practice in self understanding to reflect on your beliefs and decide if they are in fact actually yours. So often we are subjected to beliefs that aren't supportive of who we are and we adopt these beliefs as our own! When I was younger I was fierce, so determined and outspoken!! While there were people who enjoyed my way of being, I also received criticism and I made it significant. I thought 'bossy, pushy, full on' was who I was so I started to hide this part of myself!! Imagine a family space where everyone viewed one another’s qualities as strengths! A fun activity to do in family is to share the qualities that you love in each other! Firstly, give all members in your home thinking time to come up with each person's qualities. Secondly, grab a watch/phone and set it for 30secs and when you're ready give each family member 30secs to share with each person!! Have fun with this activity and may you all experience an abundance of love and joy in your home xx