Where’s Your Focus? 
At a time when there is so much negative information in the world, it’s time to pay attention to what you are absorbing daily. Be more conscious of the information that you are exposed to. What blogs do you read? What shows do you watch? What books do you read? What stories do you read in the newspaper? Whose opinion do you seek? What do you focus on throughout your day? This isn’t about being in denial or out of touch with what’s going on in the world. It’s about understanding how the content we let into our minds and spirits affects our ability to focus, move forward with momentum, bring our best selves to our work and our families, and create an extraordinary life. Are you more focused on the negative situation, or are you gathering information that will allow you to contribute to a positive change? When you constantly take in negative influences, they will show up in other areas of your life. Keep your frequency high, do your work, and live from a place of power and joy. Have a fantastic week!

DIY Tip for the Week:
Kitchen cabinet rollouts are one of the easiest and most satisfying upgrades you can make to your kitchen. They bring everything that’s tucked out of sight in the back of cabinets right to your fingertips—you gain usable storage space. If you don’t want to make the rollouts yourself, you can shop for moderately priced yet sturdy rollouts online or at Lowe’s and Home Depot. You simply mount them to the existing shelves in your cabinets with four screws.

Real Estate Fun Fact of the Week: 
Farmhouses and barns across America are traditionally red, but that’s not by accident. Farmers, ever a thrifty bunch, experimented to find cheap ways to make paint. They mixed it all together with what they had on hand: lime, milk, and red iron oxide (commonly called rust). Voila, they made excellent red paint—and at a bargain!

Words of Wisdom:
“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.” -Henri Nouwen

“Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively use words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.” –Yehuda Berg

“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” –Joyce Meyer

 “If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.” –Peace Pilgrim