Weekly Moment of Gratitude {Thanksgiving Edition} + Giveaways {Ending Soon}

This week, I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -  For THANKSGIVING! Just make sure it's not the ONLY time of the year that you express gratitude for your blessings. Do it daily! Journal it. Then on Thanksgiving read all the things you were grateful for each day during the year, it will make your holiday that much more special.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - While for most, it's about the bird, for me it's all about the stuffing, I'm still in a Turkey and Stuffing Coma!

Hope all my butterflies are having an amazing weekend!

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

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Active Giveaways:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - {LAST CALL/ENDS SOON} Holidays Buying Guide Giveaway #7 - Win the Hulk Hogan Main Event Video Game on Kinect for Xbox 360 Giveaway! Ends 11/28 - You will definitely score 'cool points' for slipping this one into the stocking of any wrestling fan you know!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Holidays Buying Guide Giveaway # 9 - Jockey Being Family Bear Giveaway! Ends 11/30 - This super cute, super cuddly bear is a fantastic stocking stuffer!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ascending Butterfly Book Club Selection with a special holidays twist! -  Unlikely Friendships Book + 2012 Calendar Giveaway! (This book is for animal lovers of all ages, if you have children and teen animal lovers, nothing to worry about here, this book is appropriate for young ones as well!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Holidays Buying Guide Giveaway # 8 - $25 Uncommon Goods Gift Certificate Giveaway! Ends 12/02 - Use your gift certificate to select an assortment of unique gifts!

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Winner Announcements {PENDING}:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - We are still processing entries for the $100 Wilsons Gift Certificate, the  Kalso Earth Renee Shoes, The Littlest Angel, and the In Bloom by Jonquil Butterflies are Free Maxi Gown Giveaways. Apologies for the delay. Note: Winners have NOT yet been selected or notified. 

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Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link. Ascending Butterfly lists winner's site usernames for privacy.

Weekly Moment of Gratitude + Winner Announcement + Giveaways!

This week, I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -  Back to Back super fun events this week, Lush Fresh 15 Product Launch (which I posted a recap for HERE),  Build A Bear (recap coming soon, I had the chance to create a bear, not to keep, but to donate to Toys for Tots! How cool is that?) and M&M's (still floating on a chocolate cloud! recap to come!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Our annual holidays buying guide is in full swing! So come back daily so you don't miss something you really want to win! Fellow Boot and Shoe lovers stay tuned, we have some fab goodies coming up, and more fun surprises as well for the younger ones on your list, coming soon a fun video game for teens (and wrestling fans!).

Hope all my butterflies are having an amazing weekend!

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

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Active Giveaways:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - {LAST CALL/ENDS SOON} Holidays Buying Guide Giveaway #3 - Kalso Earth Shoes Giveaway! Ends 11/21 - Win the 'Renee' shoe, a leather flat with the comfort and support of a sneaker and the style of a leather shoe! 1 winner! ARV $130 (If someone you love works on their feet all day, these are the shoes you want to slip into their stocking!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Holidays Buying Guide Giveaway # 4 - The Littlest Angel DVD Giveaway! Ends 11/23

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Holidays Buying Guide Giveaway # 6 - In Bloom by Jonquil beautiful Butterflies Pajama Maxi Gown Giveaway! Ends 11/26 <-This nightgown is absolutely beautiful and super soft and comfortable! (men to enter to win this for a special lady in your life, and score MAJOR brownie points!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ascending Butterfly Book Club Selection with a special holidays twist! -  Unlikely Friendships Book + 2012 Calendar Giveaway! (This book is for animal lovers of all ages, if you have children and teen animal lovers, nothing to worry about here, this book is appropriate for young ones as well!)

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Winner Announcement:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - {CLOSED} Win a Pair of Shoes or Boots from Naturalizer Holiday Giveaway! The lucky winner of a pair of boots or shoes of choice from Naturalizer is *Angela H.* - We post winner usernames for privacy purposes. Congrats Angela, enjoy your new shoes! (or boots!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - We are still processing entries for the Wilsons Leather $100 Gift Card Giveaway, and as soon as a winner is selected, notified and then confirms, the winners username will be posted on the giveaway page as well as on our next Winner Announcement. We thank everyone for their patience!

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Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link. Ascending Butterfly lists winner's site usernames for privacy.

Weekly Moment of Gratitude + Great Giveaways!

This week, I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -  Don't you just love falling back and re-claiming that extra hour? What did you do today with your extra hour? I slept in and later in the day cooked a fab dinner!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Attended some fun events this week I can't wait to share more about. More detailed posts to come!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Our annual holidays buying guide has launched! So come back daily so you don't miss something you really want to win!

Hope all my butterflies are having an amazing weekend!

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

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Active Giveaways:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Holidays Buying Guide Giveaway #1: $100 Wilsons Leather Gift Card Giveaway! Ends 11/15 - There will be one lucky winner!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ascending Butterfly Monthly Book Club: Unlikely Friendships Book + 2012 companion Wall Calendar Giveaway! - Two winners will take home the book and companion 2012 wall calendar!

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Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link. Ascending Butterfly lists winner's site usernames for privacy.

Weekly Moment of Gratitude + Official Winners Announcement!

This week, I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -  A lazy snow day - cheesy movies, tons of snacks! Not that I'm happy for snow this early in the season, but it was fun just staying in.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Got three giveaways closed, and have 3 winners to announce today!

Hope all my butterflies are having an amazing weekend!

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

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Giveaway Winners:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Pink Together Prize Pack Giveaway! - Our lucky winner is 'S8R8L33'

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - SmartLight - The Lamp For Learning! Review and Giveaway! - Our lucky winner is 'Aisling'
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - BEARPAW Taylor Boots Giveaway! - Our lucky winner is 'Miriama'

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Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link. Ascending Butterfly lists winner's site usernames for privacy.

Weekly Moment of Gratitude

This week, I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -  After two days spent in the hospital, I have learned not to take each new day or health for granted.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - For Tough Decisions, sometimes they are necessary catalysts for positive change.

 Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - For Chocolate on Sweetest Day! :)

Hope all my butterflies are having an amazing weekend!

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

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Giveaway Winners:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Apologies for the delay, a winner will be selected and notified soon for our Nano Style $50 Gift Certificate giveaway!

Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link. Ascending Butterfly lists winner's site usernames for privacy.

Weekly Moment of Gratitude! + Winner Announcement!

This week, I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -  In the wake of the death of Steve Jobs, co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple who died WAY too young, let's all take a moment to be grateful for this new day we've been gifted with!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - My favorite inpsirational quote from Steve Jobs:

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” ~ Steve Jobs

Hope all my butterflies are having an amazing weekend!

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias This Week's 'Moment of Gratitude' and Great giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

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Giveaway Winners:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Kate Spade NY for Lenox Vase with 1800flowers Bouquet of your choice Giveaway winner - 'Royalegacy'

Thanks to both of our wonderful sponsors for hosting this fantastic giveaway! Stay tuned this week butterflies as Earthies will be back again with another great giveaway! (Rumor has it a great pair of boots will be in one very lucky butterfly's future!)

Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link. Ascending Butterfly lists winner's site usernames for privacy.

Weekly Moment of Gratitude! + Winner Announcement! + Giveaways!

This week, I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -  I had a really great time at the Bridesmaid DVD Launch Party earlier this week, in case you missed the recap and photos, they were this week's Wordless Wednesday. The party was great, donations were made to a great cause, there were bouquet tossings for prizes, spa treatments, never seen footage, a great candy station, tarot card readings and Yellowtail Wines was the event beverage sponsor!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - I also attended a Hair Color 101 Event with L'Oreal and I will share more about that soon!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - And there is a special announcement I can't post about just yet, but will soon!

Hope all my butterflies are having an amazing weekend!

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

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Active Giveaway

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Kate Spade NY for Lenox Vase with 1800flowers Bouquet of your choice Giveaway! Ends 09/29 - 1 Lucky winner will take home a Kate Spade Butterfly Vase (Pleasant Hill Bouquet is the name of the Vase) and also a $100 Savings Pass from 1800Flowers.com to fill their Vase with beautiful flowers. (ARV $175)

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Giveaway Winners:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Earthies Talera Shoes winner - 'Vicki S.'

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - 1 Year Supply of Crest 3D Whitestrips Giveaway winner - 'Linda K.'

Thanks to both of our wonderful sponsors for hosting these fantastic giveaways! Stay tuned this week butterflies as Earthies will be back again with another great giveaway! (Rumor has it a great pair of boots will be in one very lucky butterfly's future!) And see, some people think going first on a giveaway is not good, but Linda K was our very first entry for the Whitestrips Giveaway and the Random Number Generator landed on her! #1 can be lucky!

Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link. Ascending Butterfly lists winner's site usernames for privacy.

Weekly Moment of Gratitdue + Winners + Giveaways!

This week, I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -  While I haven't had tons of time to enter too many sweeps, I've had a few really awesome wins this month, a dress from @DVF (Diane Von Furstenberg) from Fashion Night Out see more and take the reader poll HERE, and a $100 JC Penney Gift Certificate from a win from @imnotobsessed. Fun wins I'm truly grateful for!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Taking some time to completely disconnect this weekend! Cook my favorite meal and have some great wine, music, dancing and laughs.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Caught up with some movies I've missed and I'm watching the Emmy's!

Hope all my butterflies are having an amazing weekend!

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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Active Giveaway

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Kate Spade NY for Lenox Vase with 1800flowers Bouquet of your choice Giveaway! Ends 09/29 - ARV $175

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Giveaway Winners:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Zippity Doo's Giveaway winner - 'Jammie'

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Timi & Leslie Hannah Handbag Giveaway in choice of color (August's Featured Handbag of the Month Giveaway) winner - 'Tee'

Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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Weekly Moment of Gratitude + 9/11 Peace Intention Experiment and MORE!

This week, I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - As some of you might remember, I had been offered a job in the Towers that year, but didn't accept it. It was a great job, great benefits and a great team, but somehow I immediately turned it down. I can only assume it was God's protection. On 09/11 I was working in a Hospital that wasn't that close to Ground Zero, yet we received casualties. The phone lines were shut down and we couldn't reach out to our families, nor them to us, and body bag after body bag kept arriving. It was literally like living in a movie, or a nightmare, it was surreal. The transit system shut down and I was lucky enough to be in one of the last cars allowed on the highway that day. We were a full house in the car and it broke my heart to pass so many people trying get home on foot. Most people were walking from pure instinct, their faces and eyes were just glazed with shock and a sadness so profound it was heart breaking. It seems surreal that it's actually 10 years later because I can remember it like it was yesterday. I'm grateful for many things on this day: not taking that job, making it home that day, and watching heros first hand, EMT's, Fire Fighters, NYPD, the Doctors and Nurses at the hospital where I worked, and just being here to tell the tale.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - This week my emails were filled with all kinds of pitches and stories, but only one really stood out, The 9/11 Peace Intention Experiment. 

About The Experiment:

Tens of thousands of Arabs and Americans are joining together for the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack on New York’s Twin Towers for a remarkable experiment: to discover whether their collective intention can bring greater peace to an area of conflict.

The 9/11 Peace Intention Experiment will take place in a 20-minute period every day for eight days. As such it will replicate McTaggart’s 2008 Peace Intention Experiment, carried out on Sri Lanka, which showed a 74 per cent reduction of violence after the experiment and a demonstrable effect when studied through statistical time analysis.

This blog is all about the power of intention, if we all focus our intention on Peace, just imagine how powerful that could be!

The experiment fills me with gratitude that the human spirit is so resilient, determined and strong, and that despite the pain there are still people out there trying to bring hope to a hopeless act.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Another email I received this week regarding 09/11 that stood out was from our dear friends at The Sak.

Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 by helping The Sak Give Back!   

100% of the proceeds from the Betty Sue Collection benefits The Brooke Jackman Foundation, which honors Brooke's memory, a fallen hero of 9/11.  Shop the Betty Sue collection at http://www.thesak.com/handbags_betty_sue/pl/c/587.html.

To learn more visit www.brookejackmanfoundation.org

I love that Ascending Butterfly gets the opportunity to work with brands that give back. Put your buying power to work and support corporations with a conscience wherever possible.

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

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Active Giveaway

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Step into Fall With Earthies Talera Shoes - Review and Giveaway! Ends 09/18 - Win the Talera Shoe in your choice of color (based on in stock availability!)

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For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link. I was not compensated to post about The 9/11 Peace Intention Experiment nor the sale with The Sak, I thought they were both important causes to share!

Weekly Moment of Gratitude - Surviving the Hurricane!

This week, I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Making it through Hurricane Irene! I hope everyone is somewhere warm, safe, and dry today!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Making Lemonade out of Lemons, I spent the weekend watching movies and trying to shut out the storm outside. What did you do this weekend to keep busy and hide from the storm?

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - While there are wildly mixed opinions on this matter, I applaud the City for being what other's called 'over-prepared and 'overly cautious'. Had trains been in service this weekend, would you have wanted to be caught in a train stuck in the tunnels getting flooded?

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

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Active Giveaway

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - August Featured Handbag in the Spotlight - timi & leslie Hannah Handbag Giveaway! - Win the Hannah Bag in your choice of color!

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For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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Sunday Moment of Gratitude + Giveaways + Pick Your Prize

This week, I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - For the first week in quite some time that I didn't miss a day no matter how busy it got! :)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - For a Friday afternoon in the park before the weather turned so wet, grey and gloomy this weekend!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - For another blessedly productive week!

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

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Active Giveaways!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - 2 cool 4 School Back to School Giveaway with ZIPZ Shoes! 2 Winners! Ends 08/19 - You have the chance to select your choice of style (Hi-Top, Low-Top, Slip On etc) and design in the size of your choice as well. You can opt to pick a pair for yourself, or select from a youth/child, toddler or teen shoe and give them to your back to schooler! The choice is YOURS!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - August Featured Handbag in the Spotlight - timi & leslie Hannah Handbag Giveaway! - Win the Hannah Bag in your choice of color!

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For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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Pick Your Prize:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Just a reminder that the great folks at Homedics are giving Ascending Butterfly readers the chance to pick what they'd like to see featured AND what they'd like to win! Leave your selection on this post.

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