Happy New Year!

January 1, 2013 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

Welcome to 2013!

The holidays can be a difficult time for some and a glorious time for others. Some relish in the preparation and excitement of having company. They enjoy cooking, decorating and shopping, constantly being busy going here and there. Others find the holidays a sad, dark and stressful time…perhaps feeling lonely or just completely overwhelmed. They can’t wait until it’s over so they can get back into their normal routine. I have experienced both in my lifetime.

This year I spent the holidays surrounded by LOVE and FRIENDSHIP. We spent time visiting, connecting, laughing, hugging, and playing music (singing). It was awesome!

My heart connections are so important to me. Spending TIME with people, that’s what a life should be built upon. Your relationships with people are your legacy. It’s how you live on after you’ve gone. I still have so many people to see and it won’t happen on this trip but it’s made me realize the importance of TIME and the VALUE of relationships.

Yesterday I spent my last day in 2012 visiting a dear friend I’ve known since I was 16. She was my teacher and now she’s my dear friend. I cuddled my niece and nephew as we watched a movie together. I played games with my friends and toasted to the New Year. These were small, meaningful moments and I loved each and every minute.

This morning I started the New Year by having breakfast with those same friends then I went out for a chilly but invigorating and very FUN run with another dear friend. It’s a great way to start the New Year…exercising in the fresh air with someone you enjoy laughing, chatting and catching up.

Life is about heart connections, life lessons, growth and personal challenges. I don’t know my exact path for the coming year but I do believe that LOVE will be at its core.

May 2013 treat you with kind and loving hands and the choices you make bring you closer to yourSELF ultimately bringing you closer to those you love.

Happy New Year! I am looking forward to another year of sharing, learning, growing, changing, challenging and expressing my thoughts, heart and experiences. Thank YOU for being here.

With a smile,

Tina

 

From My Heart To Yours…

December 25, 2012 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

From my family to yours…

May the spirit of Christmas warm your heart with LOVE, KINDNESS and GRATITUDE.

Remember to appreciate the TIME we have with each other and to make the moments meaningful. Put aside the petty arguments, negativity or stress. Remember what’s important: Loving one another.

To those who may be alone or missing someone today, my heart sends you the biggest, warmest hug.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blogs and sharing them with others. Your love and support is greatly appreciated.

From my heart to yours,

Tina and Munchie

Man Himself Is The Greatest Peril To Man

December 18, 2012 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

I have many thoughts and emotions regarding the recent details and coverage of the massacre in Connecticut and stabbings in China. My heart weeps for the ones lost and the ones who remain. I have a thousand thoughts but no real words to express myself properly. I suppose I’m still processing. What is apparent is the great debate and strong opinions around:

• Gun control

• Mental health issues

• Safety in schools

• USA deaths by guns versus the rest of the world

• Media coverage (inappropriate interviewing of young victims, sensationalizing etc.)

• Religion to be put back into schools

Emotions run high leaving us with many things to discuss, argue and condemn based on the various opinions.

For me, it’s clear that part of the problem is MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS.

I just don’t believe anyone with good mental health would commit such crimes against another life.

Until we make mental health a PRIORITY both for ourselves, our family, our workplace and society as a whole, we are going to have problems. Globally, mental illnesses are on the rise so it needs our attention. If we continue to ignore its importance we will continue to have tragedies.

It is not with FEAR we should approach this subject but with a fierce DETERMINATION to support and strive for healthy mental and emotional wellness.

In my opinion, it needs to be TOP PRIORITY for EVERYTHING else is affected by how healthy or unhealthy you are inside your head. It is the quiet but explosive epidemic in our world today.

Carl Jung repeatedly said:

I am convinced that exploration of the psyche is the science of the future…this is the science we need most of all, for it is gradually becoming more and more obvious that neither famine nor earthquakes nor microbes nor carcinoma, but MAN HIMSELF IS THE GREATEST PERIL TO MAN, just because there is no adequate defense against psychic epidemics, which cause infinitely more devastation than the greatest natural catastrophes.

Not only do we need to make mental and emotional wellness our priority but we need to take a good look at our societal VALUES and MORAL COMPASS.

Mindless television programs, gossip magazines or social media grapevines are NOT part of my life. I do not want my brain (which affects my thoughts, actions, perspectives, words etc) to be filled with rubbish. Garbage in will lead to garbage out.

I do not find name calling, back stabbing, lying, cheating, and criticizing entertaining.

Where is the RESPECT for your fellow human being and for yourSELF?

Is this how we HONOR another person, another LIFE?

Where do LOVE, KINDNESS, EMPATHY/COMPASSION, HONESTY and INTEGRITY rate in the list of PRIORITIES?

Are we teaching these values to our children? Are we showing them by example what they mean?

Ultimately our issues whether they be gun control, environmental concerns, bullying or homelessness is a PEOPLE issue…it’s a matter of CHOICES individually and as a whole. I realize I am greatly simplifying things, but perhaps that’s what we need to do: simplify.

I don’t pretend to have the answer but I do believe by putting MENTAL HEALTH and STRONG MORALS as a PRIORITY it will only HELP and not hinder our society and our own lives.

With a smile,

Tina

 

 

Life Is Fragile

December 11, 2012 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

This past weekend I flew to Calgary, AB to visit with family and stay with my niece, her husband and their beautiful baby boy.

I have such enormous respect for parents…the sleepless nights, illnesses, extreme sleep deprivation, the incredible patience required to get through hours of screaming or projectile vomiting. Small and big sacrifices that you do for your child, and the amazing planning for the simplest of things…to go to the store to buy groceries, plan a workout, clean your house or go out for lunch. Let’s not forget the volume of laundry and dirty dishes and that you are soon capable of carrying more weight with bags full of toys, blankets, bottles, diapers, clothes and anything else you may need in all possible circumstances!

Although you could read a thousand books, talk to all your friends, quiz your own parents on what it will be like to be a new parent, nothing really prepares you for the change in lifestyle.

Everyone should spend time with an infant because your perspective on life changes.

You appreciate TIME.

You appreciate SLEEP.

You appreciate LOVE.

You appreciate HEALTH.

You realize how fragile life is and how as adults we take it for granted. We were ALL that fragile, innocent and beautiful.

We were once ALL children learning about the world and understanding the complexities of life.

Every single person you come across in a day was once a tiny, innocent and fragile little baby.

Today they may be prostitutes, drug addicts or petty thieves. They may be angry, bitter or deeply sad. Perhaps they are extremely insecure, incredibly shy or emotionally immature. Once upon a time, they were infants, just like you.

We ALL relied on others to take care of us so we were on their journey as much as we are on our own. As adults it’s now OUR CHOICE on how to live our life.

Spending time with an infant just shows how DELICATE, PRECIOUS and FRAGILE life truly is and that moments in time are there to be TREASURED, HONORED and DEEPLY APPRECIATED.

LIFE DESERVES RESPECT.

Today offer KINDNESS, COMPASSION and LOVE to those who you feel may not deserve it. (This includes yourSELF.) You do not know their journey and perhaps although once innocent they lost their way because no one showed them the power of a kind word, a loving hug or simple understanding…

We are all children of the world; let’s treat each other as such.

With a smile,

Tina

 

I Am Being Bullied

December 6, 2012 By Tina Moore 5 Comments

Tina you are not a good person. You are a bitch who pretends to be nice but writes thoughtless shit onyour pathetic facebook page. You willnever marry cause you’re callous and need to think about criticizing other people before you pretend to be helpful but write crap about other people. Something to ponder old hag. FROM: mel9009@yahoo.com

No one cares FROM: mel9009@yahoo.com

Its funny that you write negative shit about others but you present yourself in a perfect light. Cough gag and throw up. FROM: melissaheartsu@yahoo.com

You are a contaminator discusted with your fake bullshit FROM: melissaheartsu@yahoo.com

These are actual non-edited messages I received a couple days ago. I am posting them here to address them all at the same time.

My immediate thought when I received these comments was about the kids in school who are getting bullied…it’s MEAN, HATEFUL, EMOTIONALLY VIOLENT and for a kid, very DAMAGING. My heart is saddened and angered that kids have to go through this when they may not have the TOOLS, SUPPORT, STRENGTH, LIFE SKILLS or EXPERIENCE to cope. As a result they turn the hate inward and it causes enormous damage to their SELF ESTEEM, IDENTITY and WORTH.

As an adult, I see ANGER and as far as I’m concerned anger is really PAIN and HURT magnified. It makes me sad to think this person is so angry. It must be exhausting. What happened to this person, who spews such negativity that they feel they need to vent their anger towards me? To not agree with my writing or my Facebook postings is one thing…to write venom is another…

I know I’m a good person and I am not ‘pretending’ to be nice. My writing isn’t thoughtless and I am not an old hag. I also do not pretend to be perfect in any way. My blogs are based on my OWN INSIGHTS, PERSPECTIVES and LIFE LESSONS which I decided to share with you. The intention now as always is to help people through my own experiences.

Life is about learning, growing, and expanding your knowledge and understanding of yourSELF and others. As a result, I am acutely aware that I make mistakes…I have hard knocks, poor judgement and falter in many areas…but I also know I do my best…I make every effort to be SELF AWARE and OPEN and I strive to go about my day with a LOVING HEART.

So thank you mel9009 / melissaheartsu…because I learn from your words and I learn from my reaction to your words…I think of others who may have to deal with this hatred and I realize more COMPASSION, LOVE, SUPPORT and UNDERSTANDING is needed in the world. Something needs to be done for the people who are walking around so incredibly angry and spewing their hatred onto others.

I do not ingest your poison because I know it is not true.

I would suggest you delete me from your Facebook since I do not know who you are and cannot do it for you…I also suggest you don’t read my blogs anymore…they clearly aren’t being of service to you. I am here to enhance people’s lives, not make them worse…so for YOUR mental and emotional wellness I encourage you to find other means to find love, support and awareness into your life…

Thank you for your comments. They have opened up another door for me and I am walking through it.

With a smile,

Tina

 

 

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