Create Your Now Archive 2 With Kristianne Wargo

How busy are you today? This week? Are you running yourself ragged trying to keep up with the demands of the world? Women of IMPACT, we don't make time to rest to rejuvenate. However, your health and well-being requires you to find rest when you're weary. Look at the word weary. It has the word "wear" in it as if we are to "wear" this feeling as a badge of honor. Like a cloak of goodness or righteousness that says we're in it to win it! Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   How silly of us to think this.  Matthew 11:28-30  Jesus says, "Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Are you trying to wear this badge of honor --- gaining self glory and self satisfaction, all the while sacrificing your health, energy, relationships, finances, etc. 

Creating and making memories is the best way to have the summer blockbuster. You may think about going to the movies, but what can you do at home? With our busy schedules, planning isn't always the priority. So let's brighten up your weekend with the summer blockbuster. And by the way, this is a great date night to spice up your marriage.  Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   What you need: Movie and/or Music Sweet and Salty Favorite drink Comfy cozies The download to all the information is located HERE in the show notes or at CreateYourNow.com. THE SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER components 1. Rent/buy/dig for the movie or the music of your choice. (Use music apps like Pandora, iHeart Radio, Spotify, or even NetFlix for ease.) 2. Sweet and Salty is grilled watermelon basil kabobs or fruit 'n marshmallow kabobs for a little simpler palate. The Salty is the pop 'n real (popcorn and cereal). 3. Favorite drink is the double lemonade splas

As we get older, and somewhat wiser, we tend to forget what living really means. Watching my children go about their activities, what they choose to do, and the words spoken, I was quickly reminded: What is the essence of life? How do they see it verses how I see it? Children have a way of living life to its fullest. They are greater risk takers and ultimately know what's important. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   In asking my son, "What is the essence of life?", he gave me that weird cartoon face. You can see it --- eyebrows all different directions, his mouth shaped and curled up like never before. I think his hair stood straight up. The discussion went deeper and I asked him again, what is the essence of life? What makes life worth living? He was in the game now! He began to separate the BIG and little things in life. Through my experiences working with children, the majority seem to divide the BIG and little things

Gratitude is a gift to appreciate the blessings given to you and to return kindness. Color your life with gratitude! "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   Even with the tragedies in life, the loss of life, the natural disasters, diseases, unexpected health conditions, and daily living hiccups, color your life with gratitude. The bills that you pay monthly, be grateful you have the funds to pay it.  Sometimes it's hard to find gratitude because of what happens. What makes us different as Christians, as believers? It's not how our circumstances have defined us, but it's what Christ has done for us! Our circumstances should not hold back our gratitude. Christ has already gone before us. Will we still hurt, grieve for the loss, ponder the what ifs, wish things were different? YES! Of co

You need food to survive, but fuel to thrive. What are you eating? How do you fuel your body for optimal performance? In Episode #473 What You Can Do to Have the Greatest Impact, I break down the way to fuel your body for premium goodness. This is a good episode to listen to again. With this being Power Pack Wednesday, a day to dive deeper into your well-being, fitness and nutrition, today we jump into food and fuel. Last Wednesday we chatted about Staying Fit in the Summer, Episode #515. I never thought of myself as an athlete. But in actuality, we are all athletes of life. You are training for life. You need to fuel your body for optimal performance. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   To be able to chase your children in the yard, swim at the beach, or run at the park, and brain power to do work, you need to take care of the body you were given.  Now we may not be elite athletes, but you are an athlete. An athlete is a p

Wake up laughing! Live every moment. Laugh everyday. Love beyond words. Even though life can bring you down and throw you loops, wake up laughing! Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   You may not like what is happening in your life. Struggles may be hounding you. However, YOU set the tone to your day. When you love and laugh abundantly, you live a beautiful life. Always find a reason to laugh. It may not add years to your life, but will surely add life to your years. Ecclesiastes 3:4  "A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance." The K.I.S.S. ~ Wake up laughing!   If you would like to go deeper and explore this further, let's get on a DISCOVERY CALL. Go to createyournow.com. This is free for you! You will walk away with at least one new action and more likely three. You are worth the time!!!   Would love to hear what you are working on. Send your challenges and celebrations to yourbestselfie@crea

You want to go further, you must do more. In order to impact the world, be a game changer, and spark transformation, dare to ask! Desiring to live out your dreams is more than brushing the surface with thoughts of "Can I afford it?", "Can I really make this work?", and "Am I crazy?". This is referred to as shallow thinking. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   Doing something that requires you to perform different activities takes work. And that work brings challenges. It's fun to dream. But making your dreams come true takes work. Dare to ask! Life might be more enjoyable if you didn't have to work so hard. However, anything worth having takes work. Taking the easy road is the road traveled most. As a woman of impact, the key is the road less traveled. "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossi

Welcome to Sweet Spirit Sunday! A day for you to reflect on your walk. What comes to mind when you hear, "You are my hiding place."? We all need a place of safety, a place of refuge. A place where we can be our authentic and real self. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   Who do you run to? You are my hiding place. "For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory." ~ Psalm 32:7 Your moments in life can imprison you. Hold you captive. make you feel like a slave. You are no longer a slave. You are a child of God. However, it's easy to question who we are because of how we feel when life deals our cards. What is holding you in prison? When do you sing out? When do you cry out?  Only when you are in need. Or do you praise Christ throughout your journey. Sometimes that feeling of imprisonment can be so destructive, tearing dow any hope you have in life. What suffocating you? You don

With the end of school here and summer in full swing, it's time for the party of smiles and giggles! You want to create memories for you and the family. Now this party is for ALL ages. In fact, it's dedicated to my son as he is celebrating his birthday. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   One way we feel love is creating memories. Doing something different. The party of smiles and giggles will not disappoint. What you need is simple. Most of which you have around the house. Can you guess what we're going to make? Summer Sizzle Saturday Challenge ~ Piñata Poppers! You bring the surprises which is going to give the smiles and giggles. We want to feel happy. These Piñata Poppers will do just that.  Here is your DOWNLOAD for PIÑATA POPPERS.  http://createyournow.com/?p=1947 Choose the balloons to use (4-6 inches, 9 inches, punching balloon). Paste (2 cups flour, 2 cups water, 1 TBSP salt). Stir until it thickens. Strips of Pap

It's confession day --- are you paying attention to me? I found myself asking this question when I read 62% of school-aged children say they're parents are too distracted when they try to talk to them. I began to self reflect on how I was doing as a parent. So I was bold. I asked my children and some of their friends.  Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   And to most parents amazement, the final report of the poll was 100%!!!!!! I dug a little deeper. Give me some specific examples. Oh and the examples were verbalized! Are you paying attention to me? Your children want more information as they grow older. Think about it. When you are passionate about something, you want to dive in and get the most information. Your children are passionate about YOU! You are their true love. Teens are 40% less empathetic than 30 years ago. Where were you 30 years ago? How did you relate to others. We have to be very careful. Are we raising em

Wouldn't it be awesome if you had every step planned out to get you where you wanted to go? Knock out! Rock out! It's like taking a road trip. You know where you are headed, so you can take the correct highways, exits and turns on streets to get you to your destination. Or nowadays, we plug it into our Maps app or GPS system and hope the directions get us there. Knock out! Rock out! Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   It's one step at a time. But what happens when you take the wrong turn, or there's an unexpected detour --- recalculating! How many times have you heard recalculating in your life? You thing you're headed to college embarking on a promising career. Instead, you meet your husband and children come in the picture. Major detour!!! Somehow you keep going. Recalculating...you hear again and again and again. Recalculating.  Knock out! Rock out! To get to your destination, it takes one step at a time to lead to miles

One would think fitness is easier in the summer. Nicer weather, more movement. But that's not the case. Staying fit in the summer can be a challenge, especially if you accept the misconceptions. Misconceptions? What do you mean? Just because we are going to the pool 3-5 days of the week, doesn't mean you're moving your body. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   How many times do you see women watching their children as they go down the water slide, but the mommas are standing or sitting by. And what about the park? You may be catching your child at the end of the slide and pushing him/her on the swings. If you have older children --- you might be enjoying the sun at the pool and park. But not exerting much effort. And if you are mainly with adults or much older children, you may get less movement. You may be sitting more than you realize! Your body is designed to MOVE! Staying fit in the summer can bring about more challenge

In life, you are going to have to maneuver around obstacles, challenges, and celebrations to get where you want to go. You can do it! It's summertime, and maybe you find yourself repeating or the 125th time to your child to clean his/her room. Maybe you're stuck in your business and not sure what the next step is. You can do it! Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   We have a tendency to question ourselves when problems come up. The self doubt creeps back in ever so silently to leave you dangling as to whether or not you will succeed at the task before you. Why do we do this? What is it about not knowing or being unsure that it accelerates us to "I can't!". But we do it. And it may not be as verbal and blunt as saying "I can't" out loud. You might receive a compliment, "Dinner was delicious." Instead of saying "thank you" graciously --- you reply, "Oh, it wasn't that great, but thank you." We are conditioning ourselves to thi

Remember seeing a baby or small child imitate a sound or an action? They are captivated by what you are doing and enamored by your presence. Who do you imitate? We learn just as children do, by watching and copying those around us. We imitate. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   We imitate our family, friends, co-workers, even our influencers from television, youtube, social media, music, news, magazines, books and cultures. You imitate what you see in the world. What you are exposed to become what you imitate which becomes who you are. Who do you imitate? Who do you hang around with? What re you reading? What are you listening to? What and who are you watching? These questions can be asked of everyone. But in order to become your best selfie --- it starts with YOU!!! Who do you want to become from this point on? Look at yourself from the inside out and the outside in. The actions you are using, the words you're speaking --

At times in our lives, we feel insignificant. No matter how hard you try, you never seem to make the cut. Look beyond the surface. The thoughts that flood your mind...condemning thoughts. I'm not enough thoughts. What was I thinking thoughts. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   You may think... I've messed up. I have blown it. I have failed! I'm all washed up. Look beyond the surface. As I sat in front of my computer trying to conquer a programming problem, with no luck and still struggling, all I could do was shout out in frustration, "I quit! I'm not cut out for this." A gentle tap on my shoulder and the spoken words, "You're not a failure. You're a champion. You can do this!" It totally caught me off guard. Look beyond the surface. You see, my son was in the room as my frustration and disappointment in myself became very vocal.  God sees you as my son saw me. Look beyond the surface. "The Lord does not look at the things

Summer brings the OMG to its peak!! OMGoodness!!! And the children say the darnedest things. Today, we kick off Summer Sizzle Saturday! Summer Sizzle Saturdays are creative ideas/projects to inspire and ignite the inner child in all of us. The benefit of this, you don't have to come up with an activity. Ultimately, you save the flavor of the day --- "I'm bored!!!" --- from becoming the second language of the household. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   What is your mental picture of a philosopher?  A gray-haired old man or woman who spends long days thinking and analyzing in splendid solitude.  THINK AGAIN! Young children are being taught a philosophical approach to thinking, with some remarkable effects on their intelligence. Wouldn't it be great to have summer stimulate thinking? One program was developed in the 1970s by an American psychologist Matthew Lipman who discovered Philosophy for Children. His belief is that c

Confessions of an upset mama! Every child is a winner. A controversial statement that has become a heated topic. So where do you stand?  We are setting our children up for failure when we think we are giving them success. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   We are giving a persona that "every child is a winner". When in fact, this is NOT true! We are giving our child a false sense of success. No one succeeds all the time. Are you the best mom all the time? Do you do everything right? In order for us to win at life, there must be failure. If you want to create a star in your child, failure trains up success. The K.I.S.S. ~ Failure trains up success! Allow your child to fail with grace and gratitude. Encourage your child to never give up. Love and support your child unconditionally in his/her failures and successes. Invest in your child's genius and celebrate it. Let your child be his/her unique person. You too can use this

How regimented are you in your day? Did you schedule your "happy" time too? Today, you're going to side stretch your happy! With our mornings, I have become so planned out. How is your "happy" planning? Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   Maybe your are experiencing the same feelings and emotions each and every day. When our lives are so regimented, so robotic --- how does that leave room to create your happiness? It doesn't! You are the same today and tomorrow unless an "event" is thrown at you to upset your schedule. E + R = O Side stretch your happy! Talk about moving out of your comfort zone. Move into happy! "Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for." ~ Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) German Philosopher The K.I.S.S. ~ Side stretch your happy!   If you would like to go deeper and explore this further, let's get on a DISCOVERY CALL. Go to createyournow.com. This is free for you! You will wal

Procrastination catches us all. It catches me. Saying yes, yes, yes, yes and then putting it off until right before it's do or needs to get done. How to beat procrastination would give you more freedom to create your now. When we procrastinate, it becomes a senseless cycle of decay followed by worry and anxiety leading to panic "catch up"! Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   Is that a place, a feeling you desire to live in? The house of procrastination! But really most of us would age better, reduce our stress and be happier if we could beat procrastination. Let's first look at what you procrastinate. Maybe it's paying the bills. Or maybe it's doing the infamous laundry. Who is this helping? What is this helping? Procrastination leads to only more stress, anger, frustration, and overwhelm all adding up to being incompetent; a failure. Why set yourself up for failure. How to beat procrastination is your way to.... The K.I.S.

I'm sure you are wondering what four-letter word I'm referring to. Could it be something that helps with change? Could it be a word that requires forgiveness? The blasted four-letter word. One we long for to be told, to be heard, to be echoed every day! What's one thing you desire in your life? Maybe you are still longing for it. What would fill your day with satisfaction knowing you had achieved this? Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT   The blasted four-letter word is L - O - V - E. LOVE!!! A word that hurts and brings happiness. How can such a four-letter word have so much power? Love is something we all long for, hope for, dream of, and sometimes die not knowing. Love is so fragile yet so strong. It's depth is greater than any ocean. Love - the blasted four-letter word. Today, how are you using love? As much as you think it should be given to you, love first starts with you. You must first love. The blasted four-letter w