Empowerment101 Community: I LOVE MY LIFE!

Every year on Mothers Day we usually go out to brunch on Mother's Day because that's what my Mother-in-Law likes to do. And because I love her and adore her that's what we do. Same thing every year! You know you go to one of those expensive buffet type places where you eat and eat and eat! Then you are so full you are almost sick! It's not really my cup of tea but I do it for her.

This year we are again doing the brunch thing, but I decided to have my Mother's Day last week end and this is what I did. My girlfriend had a free certificate for one night stay, dinner up to $125.00 and two 80 minute massages and she invited me to go with her.

I had a really busy week, school functions are starting for the end of the year, I had four families over for dinner on Friday, church, shopping on Saturday and a birthday party on Sunday.

After the party I left with a friend to the spa and spent the afternoon resting on the bed doing absolutely NOTHING for three hours. We rested on the most amazing bed with the most amazing pillows and comforters. We went down and had a two hour wonderful, relaxing dinners and laughed and laughed! We had two free dinner certificates, so we ordered calamari, shrimp bisque, steak and lobster and had two deserts. Oh my, were we stuffed. We uncomfortably made our way back up to our rooms and fell asleep in those lush beds by 9:30. Slept like a babies!

The next morning we laid in bed and ordered room service and shared some nourishing oatmeal and a fruit plate. Then we went down for our massages. We were in heaven! Then we showered, dressed and shopped for about another hour.

Finally we headed home and had some shrimp tacos on the patio in a little restaurant in a little town called Los Olivos. WOW, what a great Mother's Day was that!


I haven't indulged like that in a long time, the economy has every one cutting back including me! I was very grateful and honored that my friend shared with me. She is a lovebug! I will pay it forward!

But I tell you what, even though I loved every minute of it, and really needed the pampering, I felt a little over indulgent. Since we have learned to cut back and SIMPLIFY our lives I have come to realize that true happiness comes from within, being in the moment and being there for my family. I loved coming home to my husband and kids and doing what I do best, that's taking care of them. I love being a Mother! It's not always easy, and there isn't much rest, but I wouldn't change it for anything else in the world.

I am blessed and I LOVE MY LIFE!

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Tari Bussard

It's getting late!
It's been a long day!
I am sitting here thinking about my life!
I am filled with unconditional love!
Not everything always goes our way! That's Ok!
I simply and fully LOVE MY LIFE!
I am filled with gratitude!
I am not so sure of the future!
I believe and trust in the Creator!
I will find my way!
I will live in the NOW!
Not always sure how!
I will find my way!

I am just thankful for the moment alone!
Tari

Hi Friends,
I had to blog today about a friend who had received a 5 day notice to vacate her home. She was being foreclosed on. She knew the day was coming but through all the red tape she never really knew when. To top this off, she was ripped off by people telling her that they would help her in a loan modification. Every one who offered to help her in this financial crises that she was in let her down or took her money. She is now completely broke and broken!

A few years ago, I could tell something was troubling her and asked her about it. She said to me,"Tari, Why do you think something is wrong?" I told her, "It's all in your eyes!" She later told me that her husband had come home and told her that he was gay and that he wanted her to sell the home and he was moving to Florida. They had a 10 year old son at this time. She was absolutely devastated.

Her husband moved out and she has been doing everything that she could to hold on to the house that her son grew up in. She knew the divorce was hard enough on him.

Things started get worse in the economy and she had a hard time making the payments. The banks wouldn't work with her and she knew things were getting out of hand. Then she did everything she could to hold on and somehow was taken advantage of by greedy sharks feeding on the weak.

She called me yesterday because she knew that I simply had her back. I offered to help her pack or move her things. She said she needed one of our trucks and asked if she could store a couple things in our barn. I said, "No problem!"

We talked quite a while, and I was trying to lift her spirits. She has been my friend for years and knows that I have been on a Spiritual path and that I try to always look for the positive out of every situation. I gave her words of encouragement and 3 simple affirmations to say to herself all day long. They were, "EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING PERFECTLY!" "I LOVE MY LIFE!" "I AM BLESSED!"

She called me today and told me that by repeating these things to herself, she got herself through one unbearable day. She was upbeat and more peaceful today.

I told her that when she was done with all this and she was in a smaller place that her life was going to be more simplified and peaceful. You see, I have been through this with another good friend before so I knew the outcome.

I told her it would be a wonderful thing for her to blog about and there were probably many women out there going thru the same thing. I told her that through the blogging she could release some of the pain by writing about it. She could share her pain and frustrations with others. That she could find healing in the process.

She asked me if I would blog about it so when she got settled the blog would already be there. She wanted me to write about it so that she could instantly read about it and know that it was about her. She is ready to surrender. She wanted to be able to cry, read and release on her own first. She wants to get to the other side of it to be able to help other women who might need her.

When she is ready she will write. Right now she is working on her Inn'er Power! She is getting stronger. She is evolving. She needs your love, encouragement and prayers.

She is woman, she will overcome!

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Friends,
I have to share a moment with you right now. It's about 9:00 at night the boys hairdresser just left. My friends also just left. I was feeling a little a punchy!
What I mean by punchy is this.

I got up, fed the kids, cleaned the kitchen, took my niece to the airport, shopped, got groceries, fed the family, rearranged schedule, worked on website for a while, went to the gym, took the family to the chiropractor, took 15 min. nap, took son to football camp, socialized with friends who I hadn't seen since last football season, came home fed family, friend came to cut boy's hair, friend came to pick up son and stayed and socialized and then I cleaned the kitchen. All the while, I try to instill direction, planning and thinking ahead with the kids and husband. Friend's have all left and I finally, finally have a few moments to get my bearings straight.

I have felt like this for days, (I have been entertaining for about a week and a half now for 4-5 families). I am a little behind with work, blogging, bills and house cleaning, I am tired and was anxious and excited about finding some time for me today.
It didn't work out quite that way, but I don't get upset, but I do get a little punchy.

So I finally find the time to sit down and gather my thoughts. I find the need to give gratitude and I do realize that I am really very blessed to have all this love and craziness with family and friends around me. My life with my children will not always be like this.

I realize that there are so many lonely people out there who have no friends or family coming to there house or they never get invited to gatherings or they have no children of their own.
I have this huge overwhelming feeling of gratitude and joy of just being here in the now and I feel LOVE . I really LOVE MY LIFE!
It's not always easy, it is always busy and sometimes crazy but it is MY LIFE!

Thank you GOD for taking care of me, my friends, and my loved ones. I pray that everyone has someone to talk to, to love, to understand them, even to make them crazy now and then.

I LOVE MY LIFE!

Tari Bussard
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