Good Morning and Happy August 10, 2014

Good Morning!  The picture above is one of my favorites so far in 2014.  It was taken in Upper Michigan in May earlier this year.  I love the Rainbow amidst the trees.  I was walking near the lake when it started to rain and that is when I saw the rainbow.  One of life's gifts to us-a rainbow.

I was thinking this morning how fast everything in life is.  I know that is why I like to get up so early-so I can feel the quiet before the rest of the world wakes up and gets moving.  Some days when Ted and I are walking I think my best thoughts come to me. 

 I was at a family reunion yesterday.  It was so great to connect with my extended family.  I had missed the last reunion-because of a "boy,"  I won't make that choice again.  Family is much more important.  I have a cousin who when we meet it's like we can't stop talking.  It was so good to catch up with her again.  I loved listening to her wisdom and insight.  

Being by family made me miss my fur baby, Allie.  It's been about 4 months now and I think of her often.  I'm grateful she isn't suffering anymore.  She was a great friend to me while she was here on earth.

So I guess today's topic turns out to be about what is most important to you in life.  Lately, I know that I learning where best to spend my time.  It's too precious and your life is too important to waste even a second of it.  Spend time with those you cherish doing things you know will bring you JOY.

Have a great week everyone!  I'm off to see more cousins and heading to Schaumberg Illinois on Wednesday.  Looking forward to another adventure.

m

August 1, 2014 and Young Living Joy Essential oil

Good Morning!  It's Friday and I thought that this lovely Young Living oil would be a perfect topic for a Friday.  Most people love the idea of "Friday" because it means what they had to do to make a living is done for another week and they are "free" for 2 days until the cycle continues all over again on Monday.

So what does it mean to have Joy?  I think JOY can be very elusive.  In our society today we are all so busy doing that we don't make enough time to just BE.  I know this last 1 1/2 years as I worked a full time job and grew a business I felt very little JOY.  I decided a few months ago that I wanted JOY to be ever present in my life.  There are so many little things we miss when we are busy doing that they slip right by us.

I am going to challenge myself and you too if you decide to find more JOY in life.  Like today there was JOY in talking to not one but two neighbors as I was walking with TEDDY this morning.  I found JOY as the sun was shining and I looked around and saw beauty. 

Our life while here on this earth is a gift friends.  Too often at the end of the day there are regrets.  Let's not be that person.  When we go to sleep at the end of the day lets know deep down inside us that we have lived our best day yet free from regrets.  And when we get up the next morning we are going to do it all over again.  How great is that?

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Until the next time be blessed and feel JOY!
m

July 30,2014

Good Morning!  Just a quick hello today.  I am off to see my sister in Antigo today.  Lots to get done before I head there. 

I wanted to share that yesterday was a pretty super delicious kind of Tuesday.  Not because any one thing happened to make it great, but because the whole day was just great.  I was smiling from the inside out and it felt great.

You see I realized that even though I am embarking on this new journey it's not all going to be smooth sailing.  Monday was one of those bumpy days.  Monday night I decided that I wasn't going to let that gloomy feeling sneak into Tuesday and vavoom-Tuesday was great.

I feel so blessed to be able to see where this path takes me.  I have no idea what to expect really.  I only know if I open myself up to the Universe and ask God to blessed me, I find that indeed I am blessed.  It doesn't get any better than that.

I hope as you embark on this Wonderful Wednesday that you take a moment to thank God for your blessings and have faith that today is going to be another super delicious kind of day.

Be blessed
m

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July 27, 2014 Sunday

So I thought maybe I would share a little bit about me with a picture today.  You see this is where Teddy and I live.  Allie, a little blond Cocker Spaniel use to live with us but this past April she became ill and is now in Heaven.

With just the two of us, this house is perfect.  Teddy loves snooping in all the Tall flowers (and weeds) you see in the picture.  He has captured my heart for the last 6, almost 7 years now.  I will post a picture of him later.  He is one of the reasons, really the most important reason why I am on a new adventure in the story of my life.

After Allie passed, I decided it was time for a change.  I knew with the business and my team growing I couldn't keep juggling both a full time job and the business.  With my dream set in motion I did what I needed to get to where I am today.

For the first time in months I actually feel free.  There is no place Teddy or I need to be today.  We are free to just be.  Teddy's belly woke us up at 5am today.

We got up and took care of the bladder and the belly :)  Then Teddy jumped back onto the bed while I read, wrote in my journal and meditated.  What a great way to start our day.  I love getting up early.  Most people are still sleeping and the world is quiet at that time of the day.  

As we drove to the dog park, I thought how nice it was the sun was shining with very few cars out on the roads yet.  It is a brilliant sun with blue skies that make the green grass look greener.

As I let Teddy lose into the dog park, my heart smiled as I saw the joy on his face at being to run and play as he wished.  There were other dogs there which Teddy greeted, but he was most happy to snoop around and discover new treasures.

My heart is singing today.  There is never any guarantee of what the future brings folks, we only have this moment.  We spend most of them rushing from place to place.  Today I challenge you to take time to be free.
#beblessedinfreedom

Day 7

Good Morning!

My heart is full and tears are just around the corner this morning.  My last 8 hours and then off to a new adventure.

I would definitely say I am feeling a range of emotions.  The tears are happy tears.  This is what I have known for 13 years so there are baby butterflies in my tummy too.  I have up until this point always worked for someone else.  Being my own "boss" will be something new for me.  I suspect the leadership qualities I poss will emerge and I embark on this new path.

I have met some pretty amazing people these last 13 years.  The tears will be because there are those I have called family and I know as I grow, thing will change.  This is how life is.  Nothing ever really stands still for very long when it is time to grow.

Have a great day!  I am taking time to experience this historical day in my life.
m

Day 6

Just wanted to check in and say goodnight.  It has been quite the week and I have one more shift left at the full time job I am leaving.

I'm not really sure what I am feeling.  So much goodness and excitement is waiting for me ahead in the path I have chosen.  Yet, I know 24 hours from now, I will never be the same.

So for now I bid you goodnight and will catch you tomorrow.

m

Day 5

Hello there!

Just a few minutes to share how day 5 is going.  So much to do in these last 3 days at my full time job.  My heart is right there out on my sleeve as I move into this new place in my life.  While I am delighted to be stepping into this new path, I have made friends along the way this past 16 years of my life.  Things never really are quite the same when you take the path less traveled.

I love that poem "Two Roads" by Robert Frost.  I guess back when I was a teenager I never really quite understood the depth of those words.  I suspect years from now when I look back at making this transition I will always be grateful that I took the road less traveled.

The Universe has called and I have answered and am willing to step into this new journey and see where it leads.  Teddy and I are only here once and my time with him is super short and from here on out I won't waste a single minute of it.

Teddy and I have many places to visit and many adventures that await us.  He has been more than patient, but now is our time together.

I keep thinking about that line in the TV series "One Tree Hill"   "and I look forward to what comes next."  We don't really know what that is since we can't predict the future.  This is where my faith comes in.  FAITH, that I am on this path for a reason in just the right spot.  Oh, how my heart is filled with GRATITUDE and JOY that now is our turn.

Be blessed Dear Ones until tomorrow.
m

Day 2

It's July 18, 2014 and we are on day 2 of Maria's Journey of Unlimited Potential.  Yesterday I shared a little bit about myself and where I was at in life.  Very briefly, I brought you up to speed on where I am at today.  So you may be wondering, why leave a job of 13 years, with various benefits and obviously a steady paycheck.

Why leave?  I think somewhere in the last 7 years something inside of me shifted.  Just getting by and receiving a paycheck for it no longer was satisfying to me.  I am not quite sure when that changed occurred.  It could have been with Mr. Teddy came to live with us or when I took that first Healing Touch class.  It doesn't really matter, other than to know it happened.  Now that the shift occurred, what will I do with it?

I believe if we are willing to see it, that we are made up of gifts and talents.  Gifts and talents, if we choose to share with the world.  Some people have gifts and talents and keep them to themselves so only they can see them.  Other people share their gifts and talents with a small group of people where it is safe for them.  Then, the third group would be those that share what they have been blessed with in the gifts and talents department with the world.  I think today I am somewhere in between that 2nd and last group of people.

I am ready to embark on a journey of opening my heart and sharing my gifts and talents with the world.  Now there will always be that person who will be smarter, prettier, faster, you get the idea.  But what I do know is that there is only 1 MARIA LEEANA RANGLE with my social security number.  So yep, you've guessed it.  I AM SPECIAL AND UNIQUE AND HAVE GIFTS AND TALENTS TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD.

I hope as you reflect on your own day that you see what gifts and talents you have been blessed with.  They are there if you take time to see them.

Be Blessed and I will be back tomorrow for day 3!
m
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Hello, Come Join me on my Unlimited Potential Journey for the next 365 days !

Good Morning!

I was thinking this morning that I would like to share my journey with those that are interested in reading.  You see in 8 days I will be taking the next step in the journey I call my life.

I have been employed by our local County as a 911 operator for the last 13 years.  Before that I was a secretary and employed by Grand Chute Police as a clerk.  So all together I have been in law enforcement for 16 years.  If I do the math on that I was 26 when I started my chapter with law enforcement.

26 years old and fresh out of school, I was looking for any kind of job.  Grand Chute must have saw my UNLIMITED POTENTIAL and hired me.  I really had no idea how to do the job other than your basic data entry skills.  What I found was FAMILY.  Oh, how I loved them.  I guess you could say I grew up while employed at Grand Chute PD.

I stayed there for 3 years and I will always say that was the best job I ever had.  I'm not really calling what I will be doing here on out a "job."  I will talk more about that later.

So, Grand Chute PD?  I made the best of friends with one of the lady officers there.  She took me under her wing and I embarked on the ride of my life.  She showed me how she embraced life with PASSION.  I will always love and hold Grand Chute PD and those 3 years of my life in a special place in my heart.  I could talk much more on these three years, but will save that for a later day.

I left Grand Chute and went to work as a secretary for a bank in Oshkosh.  THE END.

7 months later I tested and got the job at our local sheriff's department.  13 years later, this is where I am at today.  Next Wednesday July 23, 2014 will end my chapter with law enforcement.

So I invite you to follow me on this new chapter.  Come with me and share my joy, maybe some down times, but mostly JOY.  Lots and Lots of JOY.   I told the UNIVERSE, I am stepping back into the journey I call MY LIFE.  I hope you will stay with me as I watch a long awaited DREAM unfold in the story I call MY LIFE.

Be blessed Dearhearts.  I will share more tomorrow.
m
(I like to sign my name this way.  Not sure where it came from)

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