Gratitude Journal Days 13-15

Hmmmmm.. 9 things to be grateful for. That seems like a lot, but after watching the video at the end of this entry, 9 things to be grateful for is nothing.
1. I am grateful for my home. Is is warm and safe and dry.
2. I am grateful for my bed. It is where I rest in the evenings and dream great dreams. It is like sleeping on a cloud and I love it!
3. I am grateful that I have exercise equipment right in my bedroom that I get to use before I jump in the shower.  I love the time saved there!
4. I am grateful for my working van that gets me where I need to go. I did not have the van working during the storm and I was without it for about a week and it near killed me!!
5. I am grateful for my leader, Kim, who is doing such a great job as our Double Diamond! She is joy and a great teacher.
6. I am grateful for my music minister, Jim, who is soooo talented and giving. He is a treasure!
7.  I am grateful for my connections in the surrounding communities, especially Hurricane Sandy, Helping Hands, started through my good friend, Majella LoBello.  She has done some amazing work!!
8. I am grateful for the clergy in my life and their role in growing my life of faith. I can be a tricky student and they are doing all they can to guide my faith walk and I appreciate it.
9. I am grateful for my health. It goes without saying that health is one of the most important things to have in life and I am grateful that I am healthy as well as my family, thanks be to God.
Loudly yours,
Alicia

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Gratitiude Journal Days 5 & 6

Today, my gratitude goes towards my faith based Community. I have been very lucky to have been given the gift of music and granted the opportunity to share the gift God gave me with a Congregation who is loving, appreciative and understanding when my delivery is not perfect. I have been blessed with talented musicians who make me sound even better than I would alone and who have been accommodating in many ways.

I am also grateful that I have been fed spiritually through song when I can feel the message of God pressing onto me in my own life when I am proclaiming the psalm or singing a hymn. It is revealing to feel as if the song is speaking to me in my own life while I am reaching out to others.

I am also grateful for the patience of my Husband and Family as I am continually leaning on them for free time to go and work within the church at Masses, Funerals, Weddings and such. It is a blessing to be able to provide for the family and feed my soul at the same time.
I am grateful for my friends and those relatives close enough to me to call friends. These are women who I can lean on in times of trouble and call on many of them for advice. I appreciate their wisdom and their listening ears.

I am also grateful for the Community in which I live and for all the things that are done to help us all get together and do fun things. Like tonight, we will be lighting the tree together, singing and sharing hot chocolate. I am grateful it is not too, too cold out, so I will not freeze to death out there!

Lastly, I am grateful for the ability to juggle my crazy, crazy life!  I have been running around a lot lately, trying to maintain my current job and my 2nd job all in one. It gets hard at times. but are both fulfilling in many ways.  Both help people and many are very happy when they are done meeting with me. I love my jobs! :)
Loudly yours.
Alicia
ps- I have to share my interview with a beautiful young lady who I know is going to be a famous illustrator one day.  She was so sweet and I have fun interviewing her and getting to know her better.

Gratitude Journal Day 4

Today, I am grateful for my Cousin, Irene, who introduced me to my business. It has been so much fun working with her and seeing her on a regular basis. I have always been close to her, but being on her team and working together has been an entirely different experience, all for the good.

I am grateful today for Catholic Schools. My kids are getting a well rounded education with a Catholic flavor that I love, I love it when my kids come home singing church hymns and when they want to audition for the talent show using those songs. So sweet!!
Lastly, I am grateful for my baby birds. Yes, they are noisy, but they have been  fun companions and have taught my kids to love animals and to take care of them.

So lucky

Today I have been pondering how lucky I am to have a job that gives me the flexibility I need to be a Mom of 7 kids, that gives me the option to build other businesses and continue to follow my desires.

For instance, singing. It is a passion for me.  I think I would die inside if I lost the gift of singing.  I am lucky to have the ability to almost drop everything and sing at a Funeral Mass or Service. I have the privilege of singing every Sunday and get paid for it, something I have and would do for free.  I love that I get to pursue my deepest desire to continue developing my voice.  

I am grateful to my hubby who puts up with my singing career and is always there to be with the kids as I am unleashed to jog my vocal chords.  Same goes with my many business ventures.  From makeup to water units, to travel, to gold to my awesome wraps,  he is there for me and the return has been good, but it could not have been without his help, that is for sure. :)

I still have a bug in me that wants to go forward, though.  I want to have that chance to sing on Broadway, to record a legit CD that gets onto the charts, to travel all over the world, have a home in Ecuador and at the shore...I guess that is what keeps me going, searching for the perfect situation that will get me the things I dream of.  I just got a message from an Ambassador Executive from It Works.  I read of her success and I pray to be on the receiving line, right along with her in about a year from now.  I am putting it out there, as a prayer to God that He gets his Universe in motion to have those dreams come to be.

Loudly yours,
Alicia
 

It Works! It really works!!

I wanted to share something with you that has changed my life!

My Cousin, Irene posted back in May, the following message on Facebook. 

Of course when I saw this post, I instantly messaged her!

"What the heck did you or are you doing?!?"

Her answer is was: "I went to my friend’s house and she
applied a wrap to my abdomen. It smells like eucalyptus
and give you a warm/cool sensation. You keep it on for
45 min to an hour. There is a lotion that is absorbed into
your body that works to detoxify you. You will get your
max results in 72 hours but you must drink half your body
weight in water ozs each day to flush the toxins.
The results last 4-6 months depending on how you eat and
exercise. There are also a bunch of other products as well.
I like it so far. I may become a distributor."

I could hardly believe what I was reading!  I HAD to try it!

After having 7 children, I was far from in love with my
belly and always wanted to have it fixed, but was afraid
of the surgery and did not want to incur the costs involved.

As soon as Irene got a wrap in her hands, she hurried over and let me try it.  I got that baby on my body in no time flat! We pre-measured, took pictures and slapped that wrap on me!  We waited for 45 minutes, looked at some of the other products and "ding!" the time was up!  I was so excited as I un-wrapped!!  The measurements were not as stellar as I thought they would be, but I did lose a 1/2 inch.  I was bummed at first, but as the days passed, I did see a bigger difference!  I kept my promise to drink half my body weight (in oz) of water and try to keep my diet as clean as possible...and wah laa!  

5 inches lost in 3 sections across my belly!
 

Below are my before and after pictures:

I was hooked and joined as a distributor.  In the days since I have joined, I have been more and more encouraged by the results I am seeing personally and by my clients. The ingredients are all natural and leading edge in their combination.  I am happy to be representing this company alongside my Gold and Silver Buying Business.


As a thank you, if you choose to share this wonderful product with 4 of your friends, you may wrap for free!  If you rather wrap alone, you may for only $30!  It has been and continues to be a great source of hope for women and men as they have a new start.


For more information, please check out my company website at:

http://www.aliciabozza.com
or 
http://facebook.com/wrapwithmealiciab

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Alicia Bozza
VP Gold Buying Division
Executive, It Works Global