Today's Words of Inspiration - Tweetspiration!

It can be fun to seek out inspiration in unusual places and to make sure you are also doing so in places you regularly visit!

Twitter which folks either like or hate, (same with facebook) can be more childish than high school, and at times equally profound. The messages are mixed depending upon who you follow and who follows you, but I came across an interesting 'tweet' this weekend and couldn't help but share it!

Many times its not what uve done wrong that makes life hard on u & ppl 2 dislike u, ITS WHAT UVE DONE RITE! #keepgoin!

4:00 PM Jul 24th via mobile web

@RevRunWisdom <-This link will take you to RevRunWisdom on Twitter if you'd like to follow too!

I thought this was quite profound and I thought it would be interesting to get your feedback on this tweet. It's obvious that making the wrong choices in our lives will elicit negative feedback from those around us, but there are times that the right decision can also elicit negativity, leaving us even MORE profoundly confused than we were before.

How do you react when you receive negative feedback on a decision you know full well was the right one for you? Do you press forward? Do you find yourself feeling the need to justify your decision?

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I trust today that I am making the right decision!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

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Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Active Giveaways:

1) Ends 07/27 - Win a turquoise hamsa pendant necklace from Satya Jewelry! (ARV $118.00)  HERE

2) Ends 07/30 -'Slip Into Summer' Special Feature - 3 winners will win their choice of Oka B shoes HERE

3) Ends 07/30 -Enter to win a Beautyzzz Natural Silk Pillow Case (ARV $47 each) - 5 winners - HERE

4) Ends 08/02 -Wanchai Ferry Review & Giveaway!  - HERE

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Keep your eyes on the homepage's 'Win Here - Today's Butterfly' section we have some great giveaways still to come!

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Today's Words of Inspiration - Un-answered Prayers!

Do you beleive that some of God's Greatest Gifts are un-answered prayers? If so, Why?

I do beleive in the saying. I prayed for a job in the World Trade Center that I didn't get. For a long time I couldn't understand why, I was qualified, I did well at the interview and I really liked everything about the position.

Thankfully, I didn't get the job.

Thankfully my prayer went un-answered. Or at least, not answered the way I wanted it to. What happened there shortly after, could have very easily been me.

I know many struggle with prayers un-answered, myself included, but before you pump your fists and shout at the sky, think that there may very well be a reason for delays or prayers that go seemingly 'un-answered'.

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I am as grateful for the prayers un-answered as I am for the ones that have been granted me!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Active Giveaways:

1) Ends 07/27 - Win a turquoise hamsa pendant necklace from Satya Jewelry! (ARV $118.00)  HERE

2) Ends 07/30 -'Slip Into Summer' Special Feature - 3 winners will win their choice of Oka B shoes HERE

3) Ends 07/30 -Enter to win a Beautyzzz Natural Silk Pillow Case (ARV $47 each) - 5 winners - HERE

4) Ends 08/02 -Wanchai Ferry Review & Giveaway!  - HERE

Keep your eyes on the homepage's 'Win Here - Today's Butterfly' section we have some great giveaways still to come!

I try to mix things up and keep it interesting, but I know many expressed a strong desire to have affirmations and an inspiration go up this week, and honestly I was missing it too! Have a great weekend!

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Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways

Today is a good day to say Thank You! 

We hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend, filled with fireworks, family, friends, good food and good times!

I hope most of you are enjoying a well-deserved day off today, but for those of you at work, I just wanted to say Thank You! It's very easy to feel lost in the shuffle and un-appreciated for the day-to-the-day things you do! And more often than not, you are not nearly thanked enough for your efforts. Are you the boss? Please remember to say Thank You to your team today! Are you visiting a Doctor's Office, remember to say Thank You to the staff there today!

And for those of you at work today, although it may not feel that way right now, be thankful for just where you are sitting at this moment when you read this. With un-employment in many cities reaching double digit numbers, you are very fortunate to have work! Many people want to be where you are, and while your first instinct is to mutter 'good! Then let them!' where would you be without your job? Do you really want to think of the alternative?

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I will express gratitude for where I am!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

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

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a NING group with real time chat HERE

LAST CALL: The 'Slip Into Summer' - Win a Mrs. Smith Bag Giveaway ends TODAY at 3pm EST, get in your entry HERE

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Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways - Make A Wish!

Yesterday was not only the Summer Solstice, but last night there was a comet in the sky! The green comet named 'McNaught 2009 R1' was named by Robert McNaught. A Scottish Australian who spots lots of comets. A comet can produce shooting stars, did anyone see the comet or shooting stars last night?

Even if  you didn't see it, Make A Wish today anway! If you need a reminder, visit this fabulous article on eHow called 'How to Wish Upon a Star',  it's so true that in adult-hood we often forget just how fun this can be!

Just remember, don't tell anyone your wish until it comes true!

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I will a make a secret wish upon this night's first star!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

OK to RT: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a Community group with real time chat HERE! (Note we have moved our NING group over to Spruz, if you haven't already done so, please switch over to the new community)

Active Giveaways:

(1) Ends TODAY (3pm EST),  get in your entrry NOW - 'Spring Into Bags' Special Feature - Win the CAMENAE 'Siren Mogano’ Leather Shoulder Bag! ARV $1,135 enter HERE

(2) Win an Underwear Drawer Makeover for Dad (or for you!) - In the form of a Jockey.com e gift card for $50 HERE

(3) Win a Stylish Necktie from abcneckties - it's as easy as 'a,b,c' - 2 winners! enter to win HERE

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TWO WINNER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways!

Stop Playing  Chess!

OK so as a former Chess Team Captain, this may seem like very strange advice.

Do you spend most of your day trying to stay two steps ahead of your to do list? Juggling the personal and professional To-Do's all day long in your head.

Chess much like life is a game of strategy, while it's fun to play, and even more satisfying to win; it's an exhausting way to live life.

Play your 'game' today in the here and now. Not that strategy is bad, not that thinking two steps ahead isn't a good thing, but spending your entire day in this in mode will hinder you from enjoying those little victories that often go overlooked as it is, especially when you are already two steps past that victory in your mind strategizing toward the next one.

Stop playing figurative Chess in your head all day and savor the now!

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I will LIVE in THIS moment!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

OK to RT: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a Community group with real time chat HERE! (Note we have moved our NING group over to Spruz, if you haven't already done so, please switch over to the new community)

Active Giveaways:

(1) Win a Butterfly Pendant Necklace HERE

(2) Win a Luminiqe Deluxe Gift Set HERE!

(3) And while it's not an official part of the Mother's Day Buying Guide, the current bag being featured in our 'Spring Into Bags' 2010 Special Feature would be perfect for mom, if you or your mom are handbag lovers, check out the Helena de Natalio 'Belen' Leather Bag giveaway HERE - ARV $319

The mother's day buying guide will encompass the entire month of May! So while some giveaways will close after Mother's Day itself, the month will still be dedicated to saying Thank You to our moms. For all the daily ways they show us they love us that sometimes go unheralded. While I think you should show your mom you love her everyday, mother's day should be extra special, and we are making May 'Moms Month' on Ascending Butterfly! Stay tuned for the next gift in the buying guide and for our next book club title coming soon. Also, stay tuned June is our big 'dads and grads' month and there are AWESOME giveaways ahead!

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways!

Kids seem to have a magical ability to extract abundant joy from minutiae don't they? Twirling in circles until they get dizzy and fall down leads to gales of laughter. Driving in the car at night they see the moon following them out the window. And no one finds goofy one liners funnier than my nieces and nephews.

Don't you wish it was that easy now?

We will ourselves into negative mindsets via negative thoughts and self doubts, we can equally choose to make ourselves happy instead.

It may not be skipping rope anymore, but there is still enough  magic in your world that doesn't cost a dime, tap into it today. Do you love to draw? Doodle on your post it cube. Do you like poetry? Make up a silly Haiku on your way to work. Is there some cheesy song you'd hate to be caught dead listening to? Then whip out that mix tape and sing it at the top of your lungs. And never underestimate the power of a good hug!

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I will be happy, because I WILL it!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

OK to RT: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a Community group with real time chat HERE! (Note we have moved our NING group over to Spruz, if you haven't already done so, please switch over to the new community)

Giveaways:

(1) ENDS TONIGHT @ 11:59 pm EST: Win a set of Makeup Brushes from Signa Makeup HERE

(2) Win a Butterfly Pendant Necklace HERE

(3) Win a Luminiqe Deluxe Gift Set HERE!

(4) And while it's not an official part of the Mother's Day Buying Guide, the current bag being featured in our 'Spring Into Bags' 2010 Special Feature would be perfect for mom, if you or your mom are handbag lovers, check out the Helena de Natalio 'Belen' Leather Bag giveaway HERE - ARV $319

The mother's day buying guide will encompass the entire month of May! So while some giveaways will close after Mother's Day itself, the month will still be dedicated to saying Thank You to our moms. For all the daily ways they show us they love us that sometimes go unheralded. While I think you should show your mom you love her everyday, mother's day should be extra special, and we are making May 'Moms Month' on Ascending Butterfly! Stay tuned for the next gift in the buying guide and for our next book club title coming soon. Also, stay tuned June is our big 'dads and grads' month and there are AWESOME giveaways ahead!

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Weekend Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways!

We've spent lots of time concentrating on physical and emotional well-being, but not as much on love. Is your love life where you want it to be? Are you surrounded by love?

It's a huge part of the journey, some would argue it's what we are here for. And like many things in life you have to give it to get it.

To get enough love you have to give it. and to give it freely you need to be in a place where you love yourself fully, boldly, and confidently so you can attract that same kind of love in return.

Let's focus on love this weekend!

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I will create more space for love in my life!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

OK to RT: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a Community group with real time chat HERE!

We recently launched our Ninth gift in our first annual Mothers Day Buying Guide! We started with the gift of CleanRest, followed by the gift of cream perfume, the gift of One Dozen Long Stemmed Roses and Godiva Truffles, a review & giveaway of the 'Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower' from 1800Baskets.com, a White Chocolate Raspberry Eli's Cheesecake, a pair of Diamond Stud Earrings (valued at $1,750), a set of Makeup Brushes from Signa Makeup which you can enter to win HERE, a Butterfly Pendant Necklace which you can enter to win HERE, and a Luminiqe Deluxe Gift Set which you can enter to win HERE!

(And while it's not an official part of the Mother's Day Buying Guide, the current bag being featured in our 'Spring Into Bags' 2010 Special Feature would be perfect for mom, if you or your mom are handbag lovers, check out the Helena de Natalio 'Belen' Leather Bag giveaway HERE)

The mother's day buying guide will encompass the entire month of May! So while some giveaways will close after Mother's Day itself, the month will still be dedicated to saying Thank You to our moms. For all the daily ways they show us they love us that sometimes go unheralded. While I think you should show your mom you love her everyday, mother's day should be extra special, and we are making May 'Moms Month' on Ascending Butterfly! Stay tuned for the next gift in the buying guide and for our next book club title coming soon.

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Saturday, May 01, 2010 - Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways! Happy May Day!

Can't you just taste the promise in the air? Did Spring pour into your window this morning? Were the birds chirping away outside your window?

It's the first day of May! Signs of Spring Abound and Hope is everywhere! Did you ever want to know about the origins of today, May Day? You can read all about it on Wikipedia HERE.

Make your own May day celebration, start your own Spring Rituals. Plan out what you want your summer to be like. Where do you want to go? Start researching activities and destinations.

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I will make my own May Day celebration!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

OK to RT: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a NING group with real time chat HERE!

We recently launched our fifth gift in our first annual Mothers Day Buying Guide! We started with the gift of CleanRest, followed by the gift of cream perfume (giveaway ends today 05/01), the gift of One Dozen Long Stemmed Roses and Godiva Truffles HERE (giveaway ends on 05/03),  review & giveaway of the 'Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower' from 1800Baskets.com HERE and our latest gift for mom, a White Chocolate Raspberry Eli's Cheesecake can be found HERE!

(And while it's not an official part of the Mother's Day Buying Guide, the current bag being featured in our 'Spring Into Bags' 2010 Special Feature would be perfect for mom, (this bag comes with changing pad and wipes box, perfect for a new mom, but stylish enough and roomy enough to make a perfect day-to-day bag for any lucky lady! Check out the Lexie Butterfly Tote giveaway HERE)

The mother's day buying guide will encompass the entire month of May! So while some giveaways will close after Mother's Day itself, the month will still be dedicated to saying Thank You to our moms. For all the daily ways they show us they love us that sometimes go unheralded. While I think you should show your mom you love her everyday, mother's day should be extra special, and we are making May 'Moms Month' on Ascending Butterfly! Stay tuned for the next gift in the buying guide and for our next book club title coming soon.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways!

Have No Fear Inspiration is Still Here

I have received a ton of emails lately because the words of inspiration have been Missing in Action! While they appear to have been M.I.A., I want to assure you they are not going anywhere. We are still body, mind, and soul focused. We are still 'Better Life today through Inspiration' focused, and we still want to share daily breathing meditations with you!

A ton of new stuff has been going on, and I will admit I haven't been as good at 'stopping to smell the roses' as I should have! But on the positive side, we have had a plethora of winner announcements and a ton more to come.  Our Mother's Day Buying Guide is going to move at a much faster pace than you are used to. So pay very close attention to happenings and new giveaways this month! We are going to be celebrating Mom  in a big way!

Tonight I will be attending the New York screening of Letters to Juliet. I will give you guys a review tomorrow! Oddly enough, it's a little known fact that I was a film critic for ''The Bronx Observer" many years ago. (No, it's not affiliated with the New York Observer) It was one of many part time jobs that I held as I worked my way through College. One of the highlights of the gig was interviewing the celebs during Press Junkets. I miss those days! Too bad TV wasn't ready to add a Latina to the Siskel and Ebert show!  Maybe I should pitch them now, prime time could use the diversity right?

Springtime Allergies have been adversely affecting my family and friends, and if it's getting you down too, you may not even be aware of how your very house can be playing a part in your seasonal allergies.  There are some great Household Tips you can read HERE.

Spring does have it's good sides. There is waking up to the sounds of birds chirping, all the flowers blooming, trading in the Quilted Parka (with hoodie) for a much lighter rain and shine coat. And better still, that smell in the air, you know, the one that conjures up images of starting anew and smells like hope!

Since April is my birthday month, I am still celebrating the joys of spring! Maybe too much celebrating, I still haven't finished my Spring Cleaning yet. (How are you doing with it? - better than me I hope!)

Let's make our moment of inspiration today a Spring Celebration of  'Self'. As weird as it may sound, you need to slow down to speed up. Let go, to make room for more.

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I will remember to slow down and enjoy this day!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

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Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a NING group with real time chat HERE!

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ENDS SOON ALERT: Spring Into Bags Special Feature - Enter to win a Marissa Del Rosario Leather "Sierra" Cross Body Designer Bag! (ARV $196) HERE! This giveaway ends Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) so get your entries in NOW!! And stay tuned Thursday when the next bag in the 'Spring Into Bags' feature is posted! Hint: Moms are going to be super stoked! This bag will be launching on Earth Day for a reason!

Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways!

On This Day in History

One of my favorite daily reads is the NY times 'On This Day in History' page. (See today's HERE). Something that stood out for today was 'On April 6, 1909, explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson became the first men to reach the North Pole.' That's a pretty big milestone on what was otherwise an ordinary day.

Not all milestones and achievements make headlines.Which is why Calpurnia's quote from Shakespeare hits home for most of us. "When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes."

But today you can be a hero to someone. And you can conquer a fear or overcome an obstacle. Take your biggest obstacle and break it into tiny pieces and the take it on, one step at a time.

You can do a good deed for someone. You can make today 'On This Day in History' for yourself!

What is your North Pole?  Where can you plant a flag today? What first step can you take to achieving a long sought after goal?

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I plant my flag!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

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Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a NING group with real time chat HERE!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Vote Butterfly Below: (This is a one time vote, if all our followers voted just once, Ascending Butterfly would sweep the category!)

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ENDS TONIGHT ALERT: Enter to win a Linea Pelle Dylan Disco Clutch Designer Bag HERE!  This giveaway ends tonight, Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) so get your entries in NOW!! And stay tuned tomorrow when the next bag in the 'Spring Into Bags' feature is posted!

Friday, March 26, 2010 - Weekend Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways!

Speak The Words

This weekend I want you to participate in an experiment that has the power to change your life in extraordinary ways. It offers much reward,  yet requires very little.

I want you to speak the words you would want said to you in every situation you encounter. For example, if a  friend asks you for your advice regarding a particular situation, put yourself in her place, imagine it was you, and then, speak the words.

If your child asks you what you think about his/her drawing, imagine yourself at that age and that the words being sent out were being spoken to you, then speak the words.

When you run your errands this weekend and encounter an exasperated clerk,  before fighting fire with fire, imagine you having to sacrifice your weekends from now to infinity because you need to make ends meet, then look upon the face of that weary clerk after seeing your own reflected back at you, then and only then, speak the words. The ones you'd want spoken to you.

Will you 'Be The Change' this weekend? On Monday, come back to this thread, and share how your experiment in speaking only the words you'd want spoken to you goes.

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I speak words of kindness!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a NING group with real time chat HERE!

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NOTE: Readers have asked us to make entering the contests and giveaways, faster and easier. Your wish is our command! We have moved our 'Today's Butterfly - Featured Site(s) of the day, which is where we host our giveaways, to the upper right hand side of the page. It will be located here from now on to make entering the giveaways faster and easier. Keep the suggestions coming, remember we also have a NING group with real time chat, you can give us your comments and suggestions in REAL time, how cool is that?

NOTE 2: Twitter followers: please remember you must also follow Ascending Butterfly using Google friends connect on the upper right hand side of the page for your entries to be processed. And remember if your profile does not have an email and you don't leave your email in your entry, we will not accept your entry. Make sure your entry or your profile have your email address!

Just a helpful Reminder: How to Follow Using Google Friends Connect:

Please look to the upper right hand side, where the follower pictures are. (Note the number of followers before you start this process)

1) press the follow button - the google pop up wizard will open, this is not an ad and your pop up blocker will not block it

2) tick the option that reads 'follow this blog publicly' once that button is selected, hit follow again - it should now read 'you are now following'

3) if the follower count went up you know you did it succesfully, if your profile has a picture, that picture will be the first one on the left side. If your profile doesn't have one, it should still be searchable on the members list. (Remember, following a blog, does NOT subscribe you to receive emails, you have to subscribe separately to do that, you will not receive emails for following)

Are you getting the dreaded 'Your Entry Can't Be Processed' message when leaving an entry or comment? Before hitting enter, highlight your comment and COPY it. If you get that message after hitting enter and your comment is still there, just ignore the message and hit enter again, then you will get a screen with a captcha code, enter the captcha code, then submit and VOILA. If after you hit the submit button the first time, you get the dreaded message and the comment 'disappeared' no worries, that's why I asked you to copy it in the first step. Paste it back in and submit again. This has worked for me when comment boxes have glitched on me, and I hope it helps you too!

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways!

Value Your Time!

There has been a prevalent theme for me this week about Time, the value I place upon my own time; and the ways in which other people have shown little regard for it.

My efforts, time and energy all have value. So does yours. I've learned the hard way this week that it's important to be firm and specific about the value of your time or no one else will.

As much as we like to think it's limitless, time is a finite resource. You are only given so much of it. Don't be afraid to place value on your time, to decide what you will and won't accept in exchange for it. Don't be so easy to give it away for free; don't be afraid to place a value on it because it is in fact, very precious and very valuable.

What value do you place on your energy and on your time?

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I value my time, energy and efforts!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a NING group with real time chat HERE!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Vote Butterfly Below: (This is a one time vote, if all our followers voted just once, Ascending Butterfly would sweep the category!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ascending Butterfly is a nominee for the '2010 Blogs by Latinas Awards'! Please vote using the below (This is a ONE time vote only):

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NOTE: Readers have asked us to make entering the contests and giveaways, faster and easier. Your wish is our command! We have moved our 'Today's Butterfly - Featured Site(s) of the day, which is where we host our giveaways, to the upper right hand side of the page. It will be located here from now on to make entering the giveaways faster and easier. Keep the suggestions coming, remember we also have a NING group with real time chat, you can give us your comments and suggestions in REAL time, how cool is that?

NOTE 2: Twitter followers: please remember you must also follow Ascending Butterfly using Google friends connect on the upper right hand side of the page for your entries to be processed. And remember if your profile does not have an email and you don't leave your email in your entry, we will not accept your entry. Make sure your entry or your profile have your email address!

Just a helpful Reminder: How to Follow Using Google Friends Connect:

Please look to the upper right hand side, where the follower pictures are. (Note the number of followers before you start this process)

1) press the follow button - the google pop up wizard will open, this is not an ad and your pop up blocker will not block it

2) tick the option that reads 'follow this blog publicly' once that button is selected, hit follow again - it should now read 'you are now following'

3) if the follower count went up you know you did it succesfully, if your profile has a picture, that picture will be the first one on the left side. If your profile doesn't have one, it should still be searchable on the members list. (Remember, following a blog, does NOT subscribe you to receive emails, you have to subscribe separately to do that, you will not receive emails for following)

Are you getting the dreaded 'Your Entry Can't Be Processed' message when leaving an entry or comment? Before hitting enter, highlight your comment and COPY it. If you get that message after hitting enter and your comment is still there, just ignore the message and hit enter again, then you will get a screen with a captcha code, enter the captcha code, then submit and VOILA. If after you hit the submit button the first time, you get the dreaded message and the comment 'disappeared' no worries, that's why I asked you to copy it in the first step. Paste it back in and submit again. This has worked for me when comment boxes have glitched on me, and I hope it helps you too!

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Monday, March 22, 2010 - Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways!

Is it a Dream, a Wish or a Goal?

With Spring being a notorious season of renewal and re-birth, it is second only to New Year's Eve for Goal Setting.

With Spring also falling around the time of my birthday, it's doubly a time of setting goals for myself. Sorting through my dreams, wishes and goals to identify what I want to make happen for myself before my next birthday is not the easiest task.

This is something I undertake very carefully and I urge you to do the same. Try to identify between your wishes, (a sort of free-for-all of things you want),  your dreams (the outcome or destination of a wish fulfilled) and your goals (focused and specific targets that if done right, will help manifest your dreams into reality).

I'm working on a complete overhaul in many areas of my life, and I'm starting by setting goals to free myself of negative patterns and thoughts. An action plan to take me from wishes and dreams to a much happier reality, and in turn a much happier me.

What are your goals for Spring? What are you hoping to achieve before the season of re-birth and renewal comes to an end?

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I set meaningful Goals!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a NING group with real time chat HERE!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Vote Butterfly Below: (This is a one time vote, if all our followers voted just once, Ascending Butterfly would sweep the category!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ascending Butterfly is a nominee for the '2010 Blogs by Latinas Awards'! Please vote using the below (This is a ONE time vote only):

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NOTE: Readers have asked us to make entering the contests and giveaways, faster and easier. Your wish is our command! We have moved our 'Today's Butterfly - Featured Site(s) of the day, which is where we host our giveaways, to the upper right hand side of the page. It will be located here from now on to make entering the giveaways faster and easier. Keep the suggestions coming, remember we also have a NING group with real time chat, you can give us your comments and suggestions in REAL time, how cool is that?

NOTE 2: Twitter followers: please remember you must also follow Ascending Butterfly using Google friends connect on the upper right hand side of the page for your entries to be processed. And remember if your profile does not have an email and you don't leave your email in your entry, we will not accept your entry. Make sure your entry or your profile have your email address!

Just a helpful Reminder: How to Follow Using Google Friends Connect:

Please look to the upper right hand side, where the follower pictures are. (Note the number of followers before you start this process)

1) press the follow button - the google pop up wizard will open, this is not an ad and your pop up blocker will not block it

2) tick the option that reads 'follow this blog publicly' once that button is selected, hit follow again - it should now read 'you are now following'

3) if the follower count went up you know you did it succesfully, if your profile has a picture, that picture will be the first one on the left side. If your profile doesn't have one, it should still be searchable on the members list. (Remember, following a blog, does NOT subscribe you to receive emails, you have to subscribe separately to do that, you will not receive emails for following)

Are you getting the dreaded 'Your Entry Can't Be Processed' message when leaving an entry or comment? Before hitting enter, highlight your comment and COPY it. If you get that message after hitting enter and your comment is still there, just ignore the message and hit enter again, then you will get a screen with a captcha code, enter the captcha code, then submit and VOILA. If after you hit the submit button the first time, you get the dreaded message and the comment 'disappeared' no worries, that's why I asked you to copy it in the first step. Paste it back in and submit again. This has worked for me when comment boxes have glitched on me, and I hope it helps you too!

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Thursday, March 18, 2010 - Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways!

This week has flown by!

It's been an incredibly busy week at Ascending Butterfly! As you know we passed two big 1,000 milestones! We have passed the 1,000 email subscriber and google follower mark! It is thanks to each and every one of you that we keep growing strong! It fills me with gratitude that so many people on the blog-a-sphere choose to spend a part of their day with Ascending Butterfly. I have met so many of our wonderful readers in person and it's always amazing how the desire for inspiration brings positive minds from far and wide together! I feel very blessed to have made connections with so many of you, and hope to meet more of you in person!

We also had a winner of our Elliott Lucca bag giveaway, this giveaway was the first in a series of featured bags for Spring 2010. We will be featuring a new bag every two weeks throughout the entirety of the Spring Season. Congrats again 'cdziuba' enjoy spring and your new handbag! I wanted to thank everyone again for taking out the time to tell the sponsor on their facebook page that Ascending Butterfly sent you, it made quite an impact. Please do this whenever you follow a sponsor on Facebook. It makes a great impact on many levels. It helps companies understand the impact that blogs and their readers have on purchasing, a true understanding of our buying power! Most of us turn to blogs first for reviews on products we plan to purchase. We can relate to the advice and experiences of other moms whose blogs we read online. We trust it will be honest, it will comprehensive and tell us just what we need to know. We are a large community with incredible impact, as companies realize just how much blogging and bloggers are the new 'consumer reports' of this decade more and more will be open to hosting reviews and giveaways. One of the best ways they see a return on their investment is in writing, is in you telling them who drove you their way, what product you are interested in etc. So again, THANK YOU READERS. With a quick gesture, you got noticed! You got counted, and your voices were heard!

The second bag in our 'Spring Into Bags' special feature has launched as a special tie in with St. Patrick's Day! We welcome Linea Pelle to our 'Spring Into Bags' feature. And we have received quite a few entries in a very short time period! I am having fun seeing everyone's Linea Pelle wish list bag item in your entries! I am the newest contributing writer to the Linea Pelle Life+Style Blog and you can see one of my recent articles HERE - writing for Linea Pelle has been a blast, it's allowed me to explore my inner fashionista and 'girly side' in a way I don't always get to do here. Let me know what you think of the article! What did you do this St. Patty's Day? Needless to say I was rocking my Linea Pelle Dylan in 'kelly' and no one pinched me!

We also launched a 'Spring Into Renovation' giveaway special feature helping you find ways to make improvements in your home. Spring means new beginings, and we know that means inside as well as out. You can enter for your chance to win 2 gallons of Mythic Paint in YOUR choice of color and 2 Accubrush Kits to help you tackle a home renovation project with ease. I am also enjoying reading your paint color choices, the selections have been as varied as a rainbow! We have very expressive readers here at Ascending Butterfly!

Don't forget about March's 'Featured Book in the Spotlight' for our monthly book club, this month it's "The Shift" by Dr. Wayne Dyer. As you all know, he is certainly one of my favorite sources of daily inspiration, and it fills me with gratitude to be able to share this title with you. For those who couldn't wait and already purchased it, what do you think? Are you begining to make 'the shift' in your life?

As this week has been tremendously fast-paced and busy for me I thought it would be important if we all took a moment to reflect on time and what it means to us. Do we value it? Do we often take it for granted until it's too late?

I've become tremendously aware of time lately because I've had so precious little of it to spare. I am a Spring baby. Spring is the season of renewal. The clocks have 'sprung ahead', and the weather is finally showing some signs of promise around here!

My birthday falls on Easter Sunday this year! (I'm thinking that means cake AND chocolate easter baskets and bunnies are in order! Hey, are the 'Bake me a Wish' folks reading this?)

While I'm looking forward to better weather with happy anticipation, I have a strong feeling this is going to be a very busy time for me, and I'm going to need to rely on meditation and personal time for rest and relaxation now more than ever to remain centered.

How do you honor your own need for time?

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I respect time by giving myself and my own needs an equal share of it!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a NING group with real time chat HERE!

ENDING SOON ALERT: Don't forget your chance to win Kettle Cuisine Soup ends tonight at 11:59 pm EST so enter HERE!

Vote Butterfly Below: (This is a one time vote, if all our followers voted just once, Ascending Butterfly would sweep the category!)

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NOTE: Readers have asked us to make entering the contests and giveaways, faster and easier. Your wish is our command! We have moved our 'Today's Butterfly - Featured Site(s) of the day, which is where we host our giveaways, to the upper right hand side of the page. It will be located here from now on to make entering the giveaways faster and easier. Keep the suggestions coming, remember we also have a NING group with real time chat, you can give us your comments and suggestions in REAL time, how cool is that?

NOTE 2: Twitter followers: please remember you must also follow Ascending Butterfly using Google friends connect on the upper right hand side of the page for your entries to be processed. And remember if your profile does not have an email and you don't leave your email in your entry, we will not accept your entry. Make sure your entry or your profile have your email address!

Just a helpful Reminder: How to Follow Using Google Friends Connect:

Please look to the upper right hand side, where the follower pictures are. (Note the number of followers before you start this process)

1) press the follow button - the google pop up wizard will open, this is not an ad and your pop up blocker will not block it

2) tick the option that reads 'follow this blog publicly' once that button is selected, hit follow again - it should now read 'you are now following'

3) if the follower count went up you know you did it succesfully, if your profile has a picture, that picture will be the first one on the left side. If your profile doesn't have one, it should still be searchable on the members list. (Remember, following a blog, does NOT subscribe you to receive emails, you have to subscribe separately to do that, you will not receive emails for following)

Are you getting the dreaded 'Your Entry Can't Be Processed' message when leaving an entry or comment? Before hitting enter, highlight your comment and COPY it. If you get that message after hitting enter and your comment is still there, just ignore the message and hit enter again, then you will get a screen with a captcha code, enter the captcha code, then submit and VOILA. If after you hit the submit button the first time, you get the dreaded message and the comment 'disappeared' no worries, that's why I asked you to copy it in the first step. Paste it back in and submit again. This has worked for me when comment boxes have glitched on me, and I hope it helps you too!

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Friday, March 12, 2010 - Today's Words of Inspiration, THE BIG 1,000 and Great Giveaways!

THE BIG 1,000!

Today, Ascending Butterfly reached a milestone we most certainly never expected to reach so far before  our one year 'blog-a-versary', we have reached the 1,000 follower mark on google friends connect! We now have 1,000 followers and over 1,100 email subscribers. And it's all thanks to each and every one of you! THANK YOU!

Lucky 1,000, is follower Jaclyn Rubly, she is also a blogger! Her blog, 'This Mama Says' can be found HERE -  Please stop by her blog and say Hi, tell her  Ascending Butterfly sent you; and while you are there check out her giveaways too! (Jaclyn, I sure hope you  are reading this, please reach out to me as soon as possible!)

This is quite a mile-stone! I fully intend to celebrate! It reminds me that very often we forget to celebrate our victories, our triumphs, our success.  Be it big or small, don't wait for someone else to celebrate your achievements. The external confirmations you want may not always come. It is sometimes up to you to 'toot your own horn'

This weekend, take a moment to savor and celebrate YOUR victories!

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I am  proud of all I have achieved!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

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

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a NING group with real time chat HERE!

ENDING SOON ALERT: Don't forget your chance to win an Elliott Lucca designer bag, closes Monday, March 15, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST so enter HERE!

Vote Butterfly Below: (This is a one time vote, if all our followers voted just once, Ascending Butterfly would sweep the category!)



˙·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•●•٠·˙˙·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•●•٠·˙˙·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•●•٠·˙

NOTE: Readers have asked us to make entering the contests and giveaways, faster and easier. Your wish is our command! We have moved our 'Today's Butterfly - Featured Site(s) of the day, which is where we host our giveaways, to the upper right hand side of the page. It will be located here from now on to make entering the giveaways faster and easier. Keep the suggestions coming, remember we also have a NING group with real time chat, you can give us your comments and suggestions in REAL time, how cool is that?

NOTE 2: Twitter followers: please remember you must also follow Ascending Butterfly using Google friends connect on the upper right hand side of the page for your entries to be processed. And remember if your profile does not have an email and you don't leave your email in your entry, we will not accept your entry. Make sure your entry or your profile have your email address!

Just a helpful Reminder: How to Follow Using Google Friends Connect:

Please look to the upper right hand side, where the follower pictures are. (Note the number of followers before you start this process)

1) press the follow button - the google pop up wizard will open, this is not an ad and your pop up blocker will not block it

2) tick the option that reads 'follow this blog publicly' once that button is selected, hit follow again - it should now read 'you are now following'

3) if the follower count went up you know you did it succesfully, if your profile has a picture, that picture will be the first one on the left side. If your profile doesn't have one, it should still be searchable on the members list. (Remember, following a blog, does NOT subscribe you to receive emails, you have to subscribe separately to do that, you will not receive emails for following)

Are you getting the dreaded 'Your Entry Can't Be Processed' message when leaving an entry or comment? Before hitting enter, highlight your comment and COPY it. If you get that message after hitting enter and your comment is still there, just ignore the message and hit enter again, then you will get a screen with a captcha code, enter the captcha code, then submit and VOILA. If after you hit the submit button the first time, you get the dreaded message and the comment 'disappeared' no worries, that's why I asked you to copy it in the first step. Paste it back in and submit again. This has worked for me when comment boxes have glitched on me, and I hope it helps you too!

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