Weekly Moment of Gratitude: Motivation Monday Surviving #Frankenstorm #HurricaneSandy

What I am grateful for:

Frankenstorm Hurricane Sandy

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - So Far So Safe! -  Right now I am super grateful to still have lights, power and water. How often do you remember to be thankful for those things? It's super easy to take 'little' things for granted until you don't have them and then you remember just how big they really are! So to all my fellow East Coasters just trying to survive 'Frankenstorm Sandy', my thoughts and prayers are with you right now! I hope you are not dealing with too much damage!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Digital Free Day! - I have kept up with one Digital Free Day per week, and have been thoroughly enjoying it. The more I do it, the less guilty I feel for taking some much needed time to myself. It lets me re-group and come back to things with a much better perspective!

What are YOU most grateful for this week Butterfly? What will you do to get this week off to a good start?

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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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Giveaways!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ENDING SOON: 'Featured Handbag in the Spotlight' is back! If you haven't put in your entry this month, there is still time! Enter our Nicole Miller Addison Crossbody Designer Handbag Giveaway today! ARV $295, there will be 1 winner and you have until 10/31/2012 to get in all of your entries! (It's all treats, no tricks for my butterflies!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - In case you missed it, the 20 winners have been announced from the HERSHEY'S BOO BLVD. Candy Giveaway HERE - Remember if all the winners do not confirm, we will re-draw until we have 20 winners!

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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. Questions about our Disclosure? Please visit: http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/p/disclosure-policy.html - Please note this is not a compensated post! Our gratitude posts are always NON-Sponsored.

Weekly Moment of #Gratitude! - What are YOU Grateful for today? #inspiration

What I am grateful for:

Ascending Butterfly and Mama Butterfly at the 'Toast to Survivors' Luncheon  in New York City hosted  by actress Kristin Chenoweth

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Great Event! -  I got to attend a very special event in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, which I recapped originally HERE. If you haven't already done so, celebrate a survivor in your life this month! My Mama Butterfly is a Cancer Survivor and she is my daily inspiration, I'm so glad we were able to attend this luncheon together!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Amazing Mail Week! - As a Digital Journalist, I'm taking my mail week and incredibly hectic schedule as a sign of optimism that the economy is starting to turn around!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Digital Free Day! - I have been taking a digital free at least once a week, it has not been easy I will tell you, I'm the type of person that always feels like each moment should be productive, and as a small business owner maximizing my time requires a lot of hours, but these digital free days have been very much needed and I plan to continue doing so. Difficult, but I will be very grateful during the holidays if I can keep this up! No more sneaking the smartphone to the bathroom to answer '1 more email'. :-)

What are YOU most grateful for this week Butterfly? What will you do to get this week off to a good start?

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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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Giveaways!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - I am super happy to announce that our regular and highly anticipated 'Featured Handbag in the Spotlight' is back! If you haven't put in your entry this month, there is still time! Enter our Nicole Miller Addison Crossbody Designer Handbag Giveaway today! ARV $295, there will be 1 winner and you have until 10/31/2012 to get in all of your entries! (It's all treats, no tricks for my butterflies!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Thinking Halloween Candy? Let Ascending Butterfly and Hershey's start you off with a bag of treats! There is still time to enter our HERSHEY’S® BOO BLVD. - Throwing the Perfect Halloween Bash! + Treats #Giveaway

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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. Questions about our Disclosure? Please visit: http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/p/disclosure-policy.html - Please note this is not a compensated post! Our gratitude posts are always NON-Sponsored.

Monday Motivation - Weekly Moment of Gratitude!

What I am grateful for:

Show Your Support-Grab A Badge!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - NEGATIVE! -  I have never been happier to 'fail' a test! As promised, in continuation of my "Breast Cancer Awareness Month: My First Mammogram!" post, I got the results in the mail and everything is just fine! I've had the test on my mind since I took it, and when that envelope finally arrived I tore into it so fast you would have thought it was a publisher's clearing house sweepstakes envelope containing a big fat check! With all the medical stuff I have had to deal with this year it was such a relief to get good news from the lab and hospital for once! In fact I am attending a special lunch in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Survivors today, it's going to be an amazing way to start my week and totally keep me focused on the things in life that are really important. Without our health, we can't enjoy the gifts the universe is trying to send our way! Celebrate the survivors in your life by taking them out to lunch or dinner and creating a wonderful memory! In the end wonderful memories is really all we take with us! The Blogaholic Network has some awesome Breast Cancer Awareness Badges that you can use on your site with different neat designs. I loved the one above, that's actually a perfect mantra to say to yourself each and every single day even if you are not sick! Make your daily affirmation: 'Today I am NOT just Surviving, I am Thriving!"

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - YOU! - I just wanted to thank everyone again for your votes of support in conjunction with my entry for The Big Reboot. For those of you who also took the extra step of tweeting and doing facebook shares, thank you, thank you, Thank YOU! I really appreciated seeing those notes of support. I am definitely preparing for a 're-boot' for the coming new year in so many ways, winning this one would help put me on the right path to start!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - A little me time and the word 'NO!' - I had to use the word NO to things that were not a good use of my time in order to carve out a window of absolute 'nothing' that I got to fill however I wanted to. As that's totally rare for me, I really enjoyed it! I think it put me in a better place to start my week! Just remember, people can't use you if you don't let them. Don't be afraid to say NO, and mean it!

What are YOU most grateful for this week Butterfly? What will you do to get this week off to a good start?

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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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Giveaways!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - I am super happy to announce that our regular and highly anticipated 'Featured Handbag in the Spotlight' is back! If you haven't put in your entry this month, there is still time! Enter our Nicole Miller Addison Crossbody Designer Handbag Giveaway today! ARV $295, there will be 1 winner and you have until 10/31/2012 to get in all of your entries! (It's all treats, no tricks for my butterflies!)

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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. Questions about our Disclosure? Please visit: http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/p/disclosure-policy.html - Please note this is not a compensated post! Our gratitude posts are always NON-Sponsored.

Motivation Monday: Weekly Moment of Gratitude!

What I am grateful for:

You can vote for Ascending Butterfly here: http://www.thebigreboot.biz/entries/508

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - YOU! -  I decided not to give up after all the encouraging messages I received when I entered the last phase of The Big Reboot, they haven't announced the winner yet of that phase, but the entries do not carry over, so I wrote a new essay entry for the next phase, never say never right? I am entering for the newest phase and if you would like to show your support with a vote, I'd greatly appreciate it! PRESS HERE! (A one click daily vote, so if you voted once, you can vote again as long it wasn't today that you voted!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Good Stuff in the Mail! - I will admit that as a blogger, most days are great mail days, but I was really looking forward to something particular that finally arrived! During BlogHer I got the chance to attend the Getting Gorgeous Gift Suite and one of the sponsors that was there was a brand I am very well familiar with because my mom actually introduced me to them YEARS ago, Coldwater Creek. They have amazing customer service, and they were just as wonderful in person as I anticipated they would be. They were offering everyone who attended a pair of jeans of their choice, and they brought a wide variety of styles and sizes for us to try out. I selected the Trouser Jeans Style and they arrived in the mail this week!

Look at the lovely box the jeans arrived in!

The presentation was lovely and they included a personal note thanking ME for visiting their booth during Getting Gorgeous. I  mean really how super awesome and classy is that?

I will post pictures of me wearing them and a full review soon, when I tried them on I realized that when they arrived I would need to get them hemmed, so I have to visit my Tailor this week and have them hemmed before I can start wearing them.

What are YOU most grateful for this week Butterfly?

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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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Giveaways!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - I am super happy to announce that our regular and highly anticipated 'Featured Handbag in the Spotlight' returns TOMORROW! On Tuesday come back here for an Amazing DESIGNER Handbag giveaway, you are going to LOVE it!

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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. Questions about our Disclosure? Please visit: http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/p/disclosure-policy.html - Please note this is not a compensated post! Our gratitude posts are NON-compensated.

Weekly Moment of Gratitude - The twitter party for a good cause, goodies in the mail and Social Butterfly about town edition!

What I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - YOU! -  I wanted to thank you all again for your votes on my @TheBigReboot Contest Entry, for those of you who voted, tweeted and took the time to comment on my entry I greatly appreciate your help! Votes are still open until 11:59 pm if you haven't already voted PRESS HERE! (A one click daily vote, so if you voted once, you can vote again as long it wasn't today that you voted!)

Left: Janelle Hall, Chairman of the Board of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Center: Giuliana Rancic, Celebrity and Breast Cancer Survivor.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Twitter Party for a GREAT Cause! - I was honored to be asked to participate in a very special way in the #GIVEHope campaign, I was live tweeting from a special bloggers roundtable and meet and greet with Giuliana Rancic, bloggers got to ask her questions as well as participate in the #GIVEHope Twitter party live with @GiulianaRancic <- This busy mom does her own tweets by the way, I will post a full recap of the day with my pictures soon! It is so important for women to be able to discuss the importance of Breast Self Exams! (The photo above was taken with my iPod while I was live tweeting, so it might be a bit grainy, I will post the shots taken with my camera when I post the full recap).

Animal Print Cosmetic Case stuffed with Beauty Products from Target and Latina Magazine

Animal Print Cosmetic Case stuffed with Beauty Products from Target and Latina Magazine 

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Cool Stuff in the Mail! -  I got this cute cosmetic case with beauty products inside in the mail, just for being a Latina Subscriber from Latina Magazine and Target, sweet!

What are YOU most grateful for this week Butterfly?

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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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Giveaways!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Hoa Le was the winner of our recent Britax Car Accessories Prize Pack Giveaway! New giveaways soon, including the return of our 'Featured Handbag in the Spotlight'.

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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. Questions about our Disclosure? Please visit: http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/p/disclosure-policy.html - Please note this is not a compensated post!

Weekly Moment of Gratitude! The Post #BlogHer12 Edition!

What I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - YOU! -  I wanted to thank you all again for your votes on my #windowstyle makeover entry, while I wasn't selected as one of the five winners, I was told I had the most tweets of support for my entry and that really means a lot to me. I wanted to personally thank all of you who took the time to tweet a vote on my behalf, I greatly appreciate it! I try to limit my vote requests for contests that really matter to me and try to ask as infrequently as possible, so when I work up the courage to make a vote request public it really means a lot to have you all vote! (and I am happy to return vote requests, so don't hesitate to post your requests here or tweet them to me!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Survived BlogHer! - I wasn't exactly sure my body was going to be up for the challenge this year, but somehow I not only survived the insanity that is BlogHer, but this year as conference volunteer who had the opportunity to live blog during some of the panels for BlogHer's website. So far, I have one recap live (day one, where the PRESIDENT addressed the conference, which you can read HERE) and I hope to have more posts up soon! I know it sounds weird, not that being sponsored the first time I attended BlogHer wasn't great, because it was (thanks to the great folks at stickylife.com who sponsored me in 2010 and were fantastic to work with), but I was really proud this year to be a volunteer. My medical expenses have been prohibitive, and finding a way to still be able to attend would have been close to impossible, so I am grateful that BlogHer offers the volunteer option and thankful that when I applied I was actually selected. It's the only way I was going to be able to attend this year that's for sure. This year I felt like I 'earned' my own way there, and that my friends is a great feeling!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Random Acts of Kindness! -  I was on the receiving end of a major RAOK, and I know the person who did it didn't do it to be acknowledged publicly, so I won't get too specific, but it did fill my spirit with gratitude, enough to know that I want to pay it forward and will. Have you given or received a Random Act of Kindness this week? If you'd like to share about it, I'd love to hear about it!

What are YOU most grateful for this week Butterfly?

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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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Giveaways!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Giveaways will be back very soon, including our two favorite regular features that took a mini-hiatus this summer, The Featured Handbag in the Spotlight, and our Monthly Book Club!

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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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Weekly Moment of Gratitude - The Thank YOU + Pre #BlogHer12 edition!

What I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - YOU! -  Yes that's right YOU! Ascending Butterfly has certainly evolved quite a bit throughout the years, and while the transition to 'living out loud' as a blogger hasn't always been an easy one (I'm more comfortable behind the scenes, except for a brief stint on TV as a child), it has expanded my life both personally and professionally in ways I never dreamed were even possible. Throughout my whole medical nightmare that started last year the emails that I received from readers (and even from brands and PR firms that I have worked with throughout the years) has been incredibly heartwarming & encouraging to me. On Tuesday I made a post that was a personal entry to a contest, and I was literally floored that my humble call to action was embraced and acted upon by so many of you. Your tweets in support of my entry really means a lot to me, and win or lose, just having that many of you show me your support filled my heart with gratitude this week so I knew it had to be my first entry in this week's moment of gratitude. Thank You! Hopefully I'll be one of the five winners of an awesome makeover by Windows during BlogHer! (Can you believe BlogHer is now just *days* away!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Fun! - Sometimes being a blogger can be filled with random, goofy fun. This week I attended gaming  previews for both Ubisoft and Majesco and got to try out Video Games like Zombii U for the new Wii U gaming system from Nintendo, FarCry 3, Assassins Creed 3, NBA Baller Beats and many, many more which will all get their own reviews as we get closer to their release dates. In case you missed it, I got Zombiefied with ZombiiU and posted a cool Zombie photo of me as my Wordless Wednesday this week. My schedule doesn't often permit me to play video games very often, so getting the chance to 'just play' and demo new games was super fun! I actually got to meet an NFL player during one of my game demos and a few retired players as well!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Counting my Blessings!-  While I still have a ways to go, I got great news during my recent medical visit, and I feel like I can slowly starting putting it all behind me and focus on the road ahead!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Getting Caught Up - I'm pretty much caught up on posts that needed to go live before BlogHer, which will allow me to really focus my energies next week on the conference! If you are going to the conference I'd love to meet as many of you as possible in person! Post a comment here if you are attending BlogHer!

What are YOU most grateful for this week Butterfly?

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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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Giveaway Winners!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - The two winners of the Purex giveaway are Gloria M. and Caseyle2010, your free product coupons are on the way, Congratulations!

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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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Weekly Moment of Gratitude: Fitness Edition!

What I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Persistence -  This week has been so insane I feel like I lived a month in the week. I'm not sure how i made it through it all this week. I was entirely over-booked and probably pushed myself a bit too hard. I can only attribute my persistence to how I made it through it all this week. 

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Yoga - I took my second ever class this week thanks to Coach Club, the class was held at the Reebok Sports Club in New York City by Celebrity Yoga & Pilates Instructor, Kristin McGee . It was a fantastic class and I hadn't been able to challenge myself like that physically in a long time. I was exhausted AND exhilarated afterwards in a good way. I want to thank Southard Communications for the invite! I promise a full event recap with pictures coming soon!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Helpfulness-  I recently had a tech give me what amounts to a free small business consultation without expecting anything in return, and that is usually what I do for other people, but don't always get it return when I need the advice or help. I was truly touched by his generosity of spirit and the gift of his time. His help will allow me to make some smarter tech decisions for myself both personally and professionally, and I thought I'd share it in today's gratitude post because sometimes the smallest gestures amount to the greatest gifts in life. Sometimes it's easy to get bitter when you feel like the relationships in your life are so one sided that you do way more giving than receiving. This week I received something I really needed without really having to ask, and it just melted away the resentments.

What are YOU most grateful for this week Butterfly?

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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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Giveaways!

The two winners of the Purex giveaway will be selected and notified later today! New giveaways coming at you SOON!

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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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Weekly Moment of Gratitude - Fourth of July Edition + 3 Giveaway Winners!!

What I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Fourth of July -  Not only was this America's Independence day, but in a way, mine too! This week I took my FIRST vacation since my medical drama that started last year. It might not seem very significant in the grand scheme of things, but to me it's HUGE! 

Fireworks, Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 4, 2012

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Fireworks - I have always loved Fireworks, and this Fourth of July I got to see Fireworks over the Ocean on the Boardwalk in the VIP Seating Area in Atlantic City, New Jersey. To say it was Amazeballs would be a total understatement. The only place I feel at peace is by the sea, and to watch the Fireworks show by the Ocean was a totally un-forgettable experience!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Duality -  The show I've been writing about all week, I finally got to see it and it's awesome! Please don't forget to check out Duality at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, it's an amazing 3D Light and Sound Show the whole family will love.

I promise a full recap of my Press Trip to Atlantic City for Fourth of July for this week's Wordless Wednesday, So if you want to see #HowIDoAC in pictures and video, then be sure to come back and check it out!

What are YOU most grateful for this week Butterfly?

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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!

Thanks for your patience butterflies, here are the winners of our last 3 amazing giveaways! New giveaways coming at you SOON!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Road Trip with your Little Ones Britax Accessories Giveaway! Ends 06/26 - Win a Prize Pack Valued at over $150 - http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/2012/06/road-trip-with-your-little-ones-britax.html - WINNER IS: JOY M.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -  Ascending Butterfly's Wilson's Leather $200 Gift Card Giveaway - http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/2012/05/win-200-gift-card-to-wilsons-leather.html - WINNER IS: CINELLA R.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -  Blade Buddy Giveaway - http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/2012/06/blade-buddy-review-and-giveaway.html - WINNER IS: SueBabe0704

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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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