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Gratitude

January 17, 2020 By: Nanette

gratitude

Have you ever kept a gratitude journal? You know what I mean. Every morning or evening you write down a set number of things you are grateful for. I tried once and gave up pretty quickly.

Am I Ungrateful?

No, it’s not that I’m not grateful, I am for so much, for everything – the good, the bad, even the hard stuff! But I realize now that I’m doing a 21 Days of Happiness project and keeping my word for 2020 (Love) in the forefront, I wake up ready to write down the three things I’m grateful for each morning.

What Made Things Different Now?

I guess I’ve come to realize that I was letting life’s anxieties and everyday stresses really take that happiness and gratitude away from me. I let it rob me of happiness.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like my life is stress-free now, I still have the same everyday problems like everyone else on this planet. I’m just trying to focus more on putting my word, Love, first and it is already making life easier, well maybe easier isn’t the right word, I think better is the right word for me. Priorities. That comes before all of the daily stresses that were robbing me of being happy.

Reading God’s word daily.

Listening to uplifting music.

Focusing on the good.

Being kind to myself and to others.

These are just some of the small changes that are making a big difference in my days. They are making being grateful more obvious, making me see the good in my days even if sometimes they are long and stressful. Refocusing on the good and being grateful for that is how I want every day to be.

What are you grateful for?

My word for 2020!

January 8, 2020 By: Nanette

word for 2020

Yes, can you believe it’s 2020! I always try and choose a word for the year to help me stay focused on what I want during the year, a word that has meaning and purpose. I’ve kind of been bouncing back and forth between two – Love and Progress.

Something new for 2020!

This year I’m going to choose 2 words for 2020. One, “progress” because in so many areas of my life I need progress. I need to keep moving forward, growing each step of the way. One of the major things I need to remember about my word, progress, is that it doesn’t mean perfection, there is no time limit on progress.

It covers so many aspects of my life and I need and want to keep that my focus point. When I get frustrated and I know I will, I want to bring the word progress back to mind, when I fall or fail at something whether it be with learning a new skill or in my parenting actions I want to come back to this word, Progress and remind myself of how far I have come vs how far I still have to go. I have to stop beating myself up every time I don’t meet some beyond attainable goal or time frame I have set for myself or others for that matter.

My Word for 2020 #2!

My second word is Love and while I thought it was just a personal word, it isn’t. It’s a word that involves not just me, not just the inner me and my family circle but it extends beyond that. Love should motivate everything we do and say not just to others but to ourselves. I know I have said unkind words to myself silently, we all have. Whether it’s about what we look like, how something looks like on us, how we did a task or failed to or what the results were when we took ourselves out of our comfort zone.

That’s not showing love to myself, that’s feeding negativity into myself and in essence to those around me. What kind of an example is that to my kids, to my spouse, to others? So love, yes love is my second word for 2020. It’s a very personal one for me. It’s a heart wide open word to the ones I love and the world around me. It brings forth kindness and understanding even when I’m upset or hurt but it can also cover over those things and help me to grow and progress as a wife, mom, sister, daughter, friend, Christian, teacher and human.

Last year was hard, very hard so this word means more to me than you will ever know. So much has already gone awry this year, dumb little stuff but you know how it’s those dumb little things that make you crazy. But I chose to put Love & Progress first and I was able to start this year off in the most wonderful way.

Starting the new year right

My husband and I with our children by our sides and surrounded by those we love renewed our wedding vows on our 20th anniversary in the exact same location, with the same judge at the same time. While many of those we loved we have lost in those 20 years, their love for us and our love for them was with us in our hearts that day and always.

My wish for you

So here’s wishing you a year of love and progress and every good gift there is in store for you and those you love.

What about you?

What’s your word for 2020? What will your focus be this year?

 

Disney Channel Digital Open Casting Call

November 14, 2019 By: Nanette

Exciting news here! Have you got a talented little one at home who loves Disney? If so, keep reading because Disney Channel is launching a Digital Open Casting Call for kids and tweens!

Casting Call

Disney Channel has launched a digital open casting call for kids and teens as part of the network’s ongoing initiative to discover and develop diverse young talent. The digital casting call, open today, will accept video submissions now through Tuesday, December 31, 2019  at www.Disney.com/disneychannelcasting.

Judy Taylor, senior vice president, Casting and Talent Relations, Disney Channel, said, “In our ongoing efforts to reach a broader pool of talent across the U.S., our digital open casting call allows parents whose kids aspire to be actors the opportunity to submit their child’s audition right from where they live.  This also gives Disney Channel a chance to potentially discover fresh, young and diverse talent who may not yet have agency representation.”

Disney Channel Video Audition Guideline: HERE

To be considered, actors must be able to play ages 8-16 years old, and all video auditions must be submitted via www.Disney.com/disneychannelcasting. A brief scene and guidelines for the audition video are available on the site along with a step-by-step tutorial featuring Disney Channel stars Issac Ryan Brown (“Raven’s Home”) and Kylie Cantrall (“Gabby Duran & The Unsittables”) giving tips on submitting the audition video.

As always, there is no guarantee of employment and all video auditions must be submitted by a parent or guardian. Disney Channel is not affiliated with any acting school or acting workshop and will never require a fee to audition.

Who knows you have the next Disney star right in your own home! Best of luck to those of you who take advantage of this great opportunity to audition for the Disney Channel.

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