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Day 60 on Empowering Women to be Healthy and Confident!!!

7/29/2014

Good morning my friends...I hope everyone is well and just enjoying life.

My father in law is doing so much better. We take for granted our health and when something changes our whole world shatters for a minute. This has been dad's experience through his health scare. He had never been sick or needed any kind of surgery; this has thrown him for a loop. But it is amazing when you have the power of prayer and God on your side, how quickly you can recover. We are so grateful to have dad healthy again.

Which brings me to today's inspiration; just looking at the picture gives you a sense of love and peace. When I came across it yesterday I immediately felt better and full of love. I knew that no matter what happens in our lives we can always look around and know that magic is all around us. The possibilities of anything can happen is all around us, we just need to stop and look around for a while.

I was helping my mom in the yard last night, doing a little gardening. I came across this pretty big black snake, it gave me a bit of a fright but I chatted with it for a bit. My mom was laughing. I noticed that it really wasn't moving; maybe shedding when I realized it was stuck in the mesh. So I started to cut away at the mesh to set it free...boy was she mad, as she kept striking at me I would just talk and calm her down. When she realized I was trying to set her free she actually faced forward trying to wiggle herself free as I cut away the mesh. It was quite an amazing moment. It was a moment that I realized how precious life is, and how many gifts are right in front of us that we never see. Just a few minutes prior to seeing the snake I was praying to God not to come across anything poisonous or chiggers...and there was this beautiful snake that needed some help. By the way, I did get some chiggers....hahahaha

I don't know why exactly I shared that story, but we need to look around each day so we can see all the magic and possibilities that are waiting to be discovered in our lives. We need to breathe in and drink up all that life has to offer us. Today, let's look around and count all the ways our lives are magical and filled with possibility; I bet it will be a lot.

Until we meet again my friends...I will be out of town from Wednesday to Wednesday...I have a big It Works Retreat in Las Vegas, and I am meeting my two brothers I had never met before....It will be a crazy ride for the next few days. I look forward to sharing it all with you.

Rita

Day 59 on Empowering Women to be Healthy and Confident!!!

7/28/2014

Good morning my friends...It is a beautiful day, the sun is shining, it is hot and I am ready for the day.

This past week has been so crazy and yet amazing. I tend to stress and worry about the unknowing. Driving from Chicago to Shell Knob, Mo. by myself was the first of many tasks that had me crazy but it all worked out without any problems. My Father In Law having surgery and getting ready to drive to Las Vegas along with meeting two of my half-brothers whom I have never met before; my plate is full and reason to stress... However this inspiration came to me at the right time.

For me, thinking and obsessing is the norm.  I always stress and get myself sick and cranky. But I have to say, this past week when you truly have no control everything is in God's hands; it all seemed to work out.

This past week I have learned not to think, wonder and obsess. I have found myself many times just shutting my brain off and just letting the time past. I have found that when I started to think, wonder and obsess, my head started to hurt and I made my stomach ache terribly. I am always trying to control the outcome of whatever I am doing...quite frankly no one has that kind of power. Things are going to happen the way they are supposed to. All we can truly do is be the best we can be and trust that it is good enough.

When I am in Las Vegas at my It Works retreat, I was asked to speak about my journey with my business. I am truly excited about the opportunity and I am going to breathe and enjoy every moment. I have so much to offer someone who is on the same kind of journey as me. Another lesson I have learned is to let go of the control because you never know what opportunities are right in front of you because you are being your best.

If we just let go and do what we know to do...everything works out. We will destroy our journey by thinking, obsessing and wondering...we can never know what is going to happen until we are in that exact moment.

Meeting my two brothers after my event will be the next task...that too I will have to let go and just enjoy the moment. These lessons can be easy or hard...I will choose to go the easy route; I tend to go the hard route most times and worry about nothing.  I have found things always work out for my highest good.

Today my friends practice not thinking and breathing more...the journey we are on is our own and we are doing great so far. Keep the faith and have an amazing day....I will probably blog tomorrow then not again until next Wednesday. Until we meet again my friends...I am so grateful for each and every one of you.

Rita

Day 52 on Empowering Women to be Healthy and Confident!!!

7/21/2014

Happy Monday my friends...I hope everyone had an amazing fun filled weekend.

Today's inspiration is so amazing. Every day we all wake up and we are striving to be the best we can be. Sometimes we make mistakes and punish ourselves and sometimes we make great strides and we are in awe of ourselves. Just know that every day you awake and keep moving forward, you are doing the impossible. You are being miraculous and you don't even know it.

We don't stop and enjoy the moments in our lives. When we are making mistakes we are not realizing that we are doing something miraculous. We are learning something we have never known before that moment. We have learned something to keep us moving in our journey. We have learned something that we can teach others and expand their lives. We have learned something that will make us greater than we were before. How amazing is that? Next time you decide to beat yourself up for a mistake, maybe we should all start thinking about how miraculous that just was. Instead of judging it, respond as if you just had a mind blowing miracle.

We deserve to live a life of amazement and beauty. We need to know how powerful we truly are and start acting as if nothing can bring us down. We can have and do anything we set our mind to. What is it that you really want? When you truly know what that is, nothing will stop you.

Always love and respect your journey, God has so many plans for us...we have to figure it all out.

I will be away from the computer for a couple of weeks. I will be helping with my Father-In-Law who is sick and I will be in Las Vegas for my It Works Retreat. Every day do something that will keep you healthy and confident. We are all amazing creatures and we can DO IT!!!!

Until we meet again...

Rita

Day 51 on Empowering Women to be Healthy and Confident!!!

7/20/2014

Good morning and Happy Sunday!!!!

Today keep going with your dreams. Never quit!!! One thing that I am discovering is that I am reaching my goals and dreams because I never give up. I keep going no matter how hard things may get I am surrounded by amazing people who will keep me going.

I am so grateful and so happy to be alive today...I woke up realizing how amazing my life is and how many amazing people are in it. My dreams are coming true every day I don't quit or give up. I love helping people see how amazing they are, and I am seeing how amazing I am as well.

Have an awesome day my friends...Please check out my website at ritad.myitworks.com, I am always looking for people who are like me to be on my team or to have you as a customer.

Until we meet again my friends....I am so happy you are all in my life.

Rita

Day 50 on Empowering Women to be Healthy and Confident!!!

7/19/2014

Good morning my dear friends...I hope you are all finding yourself well on this beautiful Saturday morning. The sun is out, the mosquitos are biting and it is the perfect temperature right now.

One thing that I have truly discovered about myself is when I don't blog I am definitely going through a mental thing and when it's over I am right back on track blogging. It's crazy...one thing that is taking me a while to figure out is how to avoid the funks....Crazy!!!

However, today's inspiration is all about the mistakes and the progress we are making. No one person has it all figured out, no one person is without mistakes. We are all truly human even though we try to be super heroes. The key word..."Trying". As long as we are always trying we are always getting one step closer to our desires, dreams and goals. When we stop trying we then lose.

There are two ways to look at trying...one is; Trying means to say you are going to put out effort but not really. The other is; Trying means that you will always achieve without ever giving up. The first one is negative and the second is positive. As long as you stay positive you are going to keep going and make it to your destination. It does not matter how long it takes you to get there as long as you get there.

When I deal with some pretty important things, my mental state really gets bogged down. I have this heaviness in my mind and I can't concentrate; I get so tired I feel sick. It may take me a few days to figure out what's happening but when I do I get into the shower, get dressed and press on. Does it bug me that I deal with this all the time...of coarse...However, I still keep going. I refuse to be defeated with the roller coaster ride that plays in my head.

I am sharing this with all of you because I know I am not the only one who deals with this. I have some friends who have shared with me their stuff and I have learned we are not alone. As long as we keep putting ourselves out there, picking ourselves off, dusting off and keep moving. Our time is our own, and when we are meant to achieve our goals we will...we have to learn the lessons to move on in our journey.

Keep going my friends....until we meet again.

Rita

Day 49 on Empowering Women to be Healthy and Confident!!!

7/18/2014

Good morning my friends...I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the summer.

This past week I shared with all of you about finding my two older brothers. It was amazing to finally get a positive hit after searching for so many years. It almost doesn't seem real. This week has been a roller coaster ride to say the least.

I have always known that I was different. My life could have gone in so many different directions, but I have always had people in my life guiding me and opening me up to different ways of looking and being in life. I am so fortunate for what I have in my life. Today's inspiration is me to a T.

I have always been weird, definitely different from most and I would always laugh it off. I didn't care on the outside but in the inside it was torture. I would always make people laugh and I drew my strength from that. I always tried to be the clown no matter where I was so people would laugh and feel comfortable. But as I was older and found that I had other siblings out in the world, I wondered if they were as weird as me. I wondered if I would ever find where I came from and would finally fit somewhere. Now that I know my biological family and now have this sense of peace and I realize what great opportunities I have had to be extraordinary. I have always had people coming into my life to show me the way and to be the best person I could be. I found that being weird was a great quality to have and I embraced it.

I definitely had and still have a dark side. It is a side of me that has always protected me in situations that could have otherwise torn me down. I have had to tap into my dark side many times to get through the tough times and give my son the life that he so deserves. Looking back there are things I am not proud of, however who I am today and looking at my son, it was all worth it.

Being vulnerable was the hardest part for me to handle. I hated to show that side of me because of all that I had gone through. But when I started to work on myself and learned that being vulnerable was not a weakness but a sense of love and compassion. I have been able to help so many other people in my life become stronger and less angry. I have been able to help the homeless and go on mission trips because I finally get that being vulnerable opens you up to a world of opportunity.

Being creative has always been a strong suit for me. I have always been able to figure out sticky situations or problems by looking at things differently. I have learned that there is more than one way to get things done; I am that girl who will find the way. Sometimes the ways were way more complicated and some were very easy. I am always looking to find different ways to do everything in my life; I always have to find out for myself. I think that is an amazing quality to have.

I finally have realized that there truly is nothing wrong with me. I have just turned 46 and I feel amazing about myself. I know where I come from, where I have been and what I am all about. I know that all I want to do is help people realize no matter what we are all the same amazing people trying to figure it all out. No one person is better than another, we all have the same issues but how we handle them are different. My hope and dream is that each one of us knows that we are amazing and we can do anything we set out minds to. We are all God's Creatures and we have the ability to do anything we say we truly want.

Until we meet again my friends...

Rita

Day 48 on Empowering Women to be Healthy and Confident!!!

7/17/2014

Good morning my friends...it is such a beautiful day, the sun is shining and it feels like it is getting warmer outside.

Today I have been thinking about what I am doing with my life. The goals I am striving for the journey I am on; everything keeps popping in my head. I keep thinking to myself can I really do it all, do I have what it takes to be the successful person I long for, can I keep going? I always come back to YES! I was just in Marceline, MO. where Walt Disney stayed, and I got to visit his dream tree and where he lived. Today's inspiration is a clear sign to keep dreaming big and YES I will be successful on my journey and achieve my goals.

For me I am truly blessed and I recognize it. I always have people coming into my life to get me to my next mile stone. I will be feeling a certain way, and out of know where I will see an inspiration that was meant for me right at that exact moment. It is amazing how things come into my life right at the time I need a push.

Not every day is perfect. I have my days where I feel like nothing is working, to many problems in my life and sometimes I feel like giving up. But there is always this fire deep down inside of me that just won't let me quit. I have big dreams, big goals, and big journeys that I am supposed to complete. I keep myself surrounded by people who are constantly helping me to move forward. Being around people who know how amazing I am makes me feel alive and that I can do anything I set my mind to. We all need to surround ourselves with people like that so we can create and grow the courage we need to be big in life.

I am feeling truly blessed this morning. I definitely have a lot on my mind, but nothing is going to stop me from my dreams. Mostly because I am not a quitter, I usually get what I want. It may take me a while but I always achieve what I set out for.

Have an amazing day my friends...until we meet again.

Rita

Day 47 on Empowering Women to be Healthy and Confident!!!

7/16/2014

Good morning my friends...it has been a few days, 7 days in fact that I have not blogged. This summer so far has been a little crazy and filled with surprises; some good and some sad.

My husband's grandmother had passed away and we had to go to Marceline Mo. for the funeral. There I met most of my husband's family that I have not had the pleasure as of yet. We have been together about 13 years and I finally got to meet the most wonderful people God has put on this Earth. I could not believe all the loving and caring people that are in one big family. I am so blessed to have my husband and the whole family in my life.

The other surprise is I had finally found my two older half brothers....I had been looking for them about 14 years; finally a hit on Facebook none the less got me connected with my brothers. I am truly feeling Whole and Complete for the very first time in my life.

That brings me to today's inspiration: Once you know your true worth no one can ever make you feel worthless. So true...the only one that can make you feel worthless is yourself. This past weekend has been eye opening for me in so many ways. Not knowing my husband's family and trying to be the best wife; I put a lot of pressure on myself. When I realized who they all were and really saw my husband; I realized for myself how much pressure I put upon me along with putting the pressure on him. This pressure has caused me so much grief heartache and anguish. I now feel freed to be me and realize that I am a great wife and an amazing woman.

Finding my brothers had also freed me from the horrible nightmare of not knowing who I am. I always had this empty vacant whole that I have been feeding to feel complete. My life is different but the same for many; I did not find out my parents were not my biological parents until going into my senior year of high school. I spent a lot of my adult life angry and searching for who I am. I met my natural father about 14 years ago and my younger siblings; I felt almost complete with myself then, but I still longed for my two older brothers. This past weekend I got to talk to them and realize I am truly whole and complete.

I am that girl where I have to know everything and figure it all out. I am very curious and I never give up. I now have been able to put all my ghost and demons to rest; now the rest is up to me. Knowing my own worth has made me feel like a million bucks. I always knew I was an amazing person just by all the friends and family I have around me, but I always lacked that little something that would make it all complete. Now no one can ever knock me down...It is always up to me to know my worth and to always be that girl. I am finally realizing that I don't have to have all the answers and to be the strongest person. I can actually be that girl who can be taken care of and have to best life God has to offer.

I am truly blessed and so honored to share myself with all of you. Have an amazing day, until we meet again.

Rita

Day 40 on Empowering Women to be Healthy and Confident!!!

7/9/2014

Hello my friends...it has been such a long time since I last blogged. This summer has already been a bit crazy with activities and stuff just happening. The next month or so I will be blogging from Missouri and doing my best to keep writing during that time. My husband's Grandmother has just past and my Father-In-Law has just been diagnosed with cancer; so I will be in the "Show Me State" helping out for a while.

Today's inspiration I have seen a few times and it is always as if I had just seen it for the very first time. I just love being in the company of my friends who are just like me. When we are together it is as if we are teenagers all over again; laughing, making jokes until we are crying. I never notice time when I am with my friends; it flies by way to fast. That is magic.

Some of us out in this awesome world is going through a lot of stuff, some painful, some annoying, some just hard and some it is pretty easy; but always remember to get connected with your friends that make you laugh. No matter what you are going through it won't be as bad as long as you have laughter and love right by your side.

Did you know laughing through tears is one of the most healing things you can do to make yourself feel better? Try it, see what happens. For me personally when I am going through some tough times that is usually when I laugh the hardest. I have all that unwanted anxiety that starts to release uncontrollably, and before I know it I feel a million times better, even exhausted and I sleep better.

Keep all the happy and magical people in your life very close to you. Don't ever let them go. You will get through some of the toughest times in your life with them. They are truly your angels guiding you through too a happier time. Until we meet again my friends.

Rita

Day 34 on Empowering Women to be Healthy and Confident!!!

7/3/2014

Good morning my friends...it is such a beautiful day...Sun is shining and it is not too hot. I can't believe the 4th of July is already tomorrow; time if flying way to fast, the year is already half gone. I feel like it was just the holidays and we were all celebrating the New Year.

Isn't it funny how time does not have a plan? It literally comes and goes quicker than we can blink; before we know it another holiday is upon us. No matter what happens in your life time keeps ticking on; we need to take some tips from Old Man Time.

What would happen if we just started to enjoy every moment of our lives no matter what. What if we noticed what is happening around us and we appreciated what we have. What if we trusted no matter what happens we will be okay? It truly is something to think about.

What if for one day we gave up our plans, took in a deep breath, we let go of all of our anxieties, and trusted things are going to work out no matter what. I wonder what we would feel like if we tried it for just one day. I wonder how much more relaxed and how much happier we would truly be...

There probably would not be much fighting going on, because everyone would be at peace. I bet people would help each other, because why not, why not help someone have it a little easier. Why not put a smile on someone's face just because you helped them out. How amazing would that be?

It is just about the 4th of July; how many people do you think are at the grocery doing their shopping...how many people do you think are being all crazy and crabby because so many people are at the store right now. What would it be like if you through away your plan, went to the store, was being patient and you made someone's day just because you let them go in front of you, because you are the one breathing and letting it go. Can you just imagine if we all did that?

How about everyone is trying to get home tonight for the holiday weekend...can't wait to leave work and start the weekend with their friends and family. What would it be like if everyone just breathed and let go; what would traffic look like. I bet everyone would get home easier...there would be no accidents because no one was in a rush and everyone got home quicker.

Those are just a couple of examples, but we can be that. We can let go of our plans and just breathe, trust that everything is going to work out just the way it is supposed to. I hope that each and every one of you has an amazing weekend. Give up your plan today and see what is in store for your weekend. I bet this will be one of your best weekends yet!

I am all in, until we meet again my friends...

Rita

Rita OWEN

I have been through a lot in my life just as everyone else; I have found that what I have gone through has always been for my highest good. There is not a thing that I would change in my life; I would keep the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Sharing my lessons with you helps me to be the best version of myself. What I have learned, I share so you are the best version of yourself.

When we stand together we are strong and tall making a more confident and loving world. We are forgiving our past and embracing all that is learned. We then are teaching our children to be human and the best version of themselves.

Rita Owen

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