Tanna Marshall

Wow, I can’t believe it’s almost Christmas! And like most people, I’m sure you’re running around trying to buy all the gifts you have on your list for others. As adults we usually don’t let ourselves get excited about what we might receive. It’s OK to revert back to the little kid anticipating what Santa will bring from your list. I myself haven’t thought much about it in the past few years until this year, for several reasons, I’m allowing myself to focus on that wonderful eager feeling of receiving and what Christmas morning will bring. My husband is the best gift-giver ever and spoils me rotten on every occasion, especially at Christmas. This year I guess I didn’t make any references to anything I wanted so he had no clue what to get me. He finally had to resort to asking, but I couldn’t think of anything I wanted or needed. I didn’t want him to buy something just to buy something. I do not like - nor do I need - more “stuff” – things that are not consumable and/or have no useful pu...

Every once in a while we need to examine our relationships and ask ourselves if they are benefiting us or not. Here is a great suggestion from Jim Rohn (1930-2009, Author and Speaker) that sums it up nicely: “You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay? Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change." I am very fortunate to have surrounded myself with amazing girlfriends over the years. I believe this is one of the most important things any woman can do - create a support system of like-minded, loving, uplifting, supportive friends and continue to add to this network throughout your life. Yes, the husband/boyfriend/significant other relationship is important and so are the children, but guess wh...

I have been feeling exceptionally wonderful for the past few days and it’s all due to a big shift in my attitude, conscious thoughts and expectations. Like everyone else, I get off-course from focusing on what I want once in a while, but a few days ago I started listening to the audio version of Louise Hay’s You Can Heal Your Life . I’ve read the book dozens of times but never listened to Louise read it. What a profound way to get that reminder to love myself, affirm what I want and believe it's coming! Along with my constant reading of Abraham-Hicks materials, I am back on track, really loving myself and feeling the vibration of the life of my dreams. Even though all the physical elements haven’t manifested yet, many of them have and I feel good as I am seeing it come forth, one element at a time and I am so excited! It is imperative that we find a way to feel the life we want to be living, even before we are living it. You are so powerful! Let yourself dream big, get lost in imag...

It’s Memorial Day and most of us have a glorious day off! But how many of us actually take a moment to remember what this holiday is about? We are so fortunate to live in this country where we are free to do, be, say and believe whatever we want. This freedom didn’t just happen – there have been millions of people over hundreds of years who have made sacrifices so that we are able to live the way we want to today and we often don’t give it much thought, even on the day meant to honor this very fact. I don’t mean to get all heavy on you – I want you to enjoy whatever activity or inactivity that you have planned today…I certainly plan to! But please just take a moment today to pause and give a thought of appreciation to all of those who have gone before to ensure that we remain free. We have had this freedom for so long that we take it for granted but if you saw how some people live in other countries and how limited they are in how they are allowed to live, you would have a whole new ap...

I have to say, although I love working for myself, having the freedom to set my own schedule and make my own decisions, sometimes I really miss having a work family. Working from home and taking care of my mother keep me very busy during the week, and my Golden Time on the weekends with my husband is always a welcome break in the routine. But I used to have a wonderful group of people that I worked with for a very long time and we really were a family. We went through everything together over the years – births, deaths, marriages, divorces…you name it….and all of it always brought us closer together. There was a time when I was part of an amazing division of the Capitol/EMI that was headed up by an remarkable man named Eli who treated us all with the utmost kindness and respect. He had his priorities straight….family first, work second. He created such a fun, productive environment that we were all proud to work for him and we all worked hard….and we played hard. Eli took us on busines...

Things happen once in a while that we hadn’t planned on, but it’s our perspective on the situation that makes all the difference in the world. We’re supposed to enjoy the journey and sometimes there are bumps in the road. No big deal. This week I had a little bump – literally – I was rear-ended. Nothing major, not a lot of damage, no injuries. Just a little unnerving and a gave me a little headache. I like to look at the events of my life – good and otherwise – to figure out why I attracted them, because we create, attract and invite every thing that happens to us with our thoughts, energy and feelings. No exceptions. It's the Law of Attraction. A very insightful friend helped me with this one. It’s been a bit of a tough week emotionally. My mother has emotional meltdowns once in a while – it’s all part of the dementia and Alzheimer’s – but last week was an ongoing series of low days for her, requiring a lot of me to keep her up, happy, active and engaged. So when the weekend came,...

It's April already - I can't believe this year is flying by so fast! What better time to look at clearing out clutter from your home, your body and your mind than spring? It just feels good after a long, cold winter - the weather is getting warmer and we want to shed anything that we feel has weighed us down - heavy clothing, extra weight, heavy emotions. It's a time of feeling light and free and stepping into a new time of the year. I have been doing quite a bit of cleaning in the last week. I had a professional stylist, Brett Ellen (The Closet Concierge) come over and help me go through my closets and get rid of everything I don't want, need or wear anymore. She helped me create new outfits from what I already have with a few simple additions. It's a great analogy for what we can do with our lives - get rid of stuff, emotions, situations and even people that don't serve you anymore and make room for new and better things and people to come into your life. We c...

Happy March! Wow - it's almost spring! It's been a beautiful week and I think I feel the beginning of Spring Fever! My birthday was this past week and as has been the tradition for the past few years, my wonderful husband took me to Las Vegas, my favorite place (besides Disneyland) to spend my birthday! Birthdays are interesting...some people (like me) love to have one day a year that celebrates them and to be inundated with messages of love and good wishes. My lovely husband always goes out of his way to make my birthday a special and memorable occasion. Others don't want to acknowledge the day at all, for whatever reason. Then there are those who want the special day and the celebration but feel are shy about wanting it and don't know how to express that desire so they simply act as though they don't care and don't want any attention. Often if their request is honored and friends quietly let the day pass, they feel slighted and upset. This is too high-mainten...

Have you ever felt spiritually energized yet tired from doing something you love? I was so tired on Sunday but my heart was happy and full. I had the most amazing day on Saturday at the Millionaire Entrepreneur Women's Conference, created by Debbie Allen ( http://www.debbieallen.com/ ) and Jill Lublin ( http://www.jilllublin.com/ ). It was a long day but it was full of amazing speakers and lots of networking with incredible women from all over the the world with all kinds of talent and gifts to share. The highlight of the day for me was hearing Barbara DeAngelis speak. She is an amazing, empowered woman, reminding other women that we are all goddesses on this earth and our energy is essential in the shift that is happening on the planet. I have been reading her books and listening to her tapes and CDs for over twenty years. She is mentioned several times in my book so it was a thrill to meet her and give her a copy. I also had to thank her for giving me some of the tools that broug...

How is your January so far? Still excited about the new year? What are you expecting for yourself in 2010? I like the idea of focusing on Abundance, especially in the beginning of the year. We have an abundance of days ahead of us to create whatever we want this year! We have an abundance of resources available to us to support us in that creative process. Right now in California we have an abundance of rain, which we really need. And even with the disaster in Haiti, there has been an abundance of love, money, people, prayers and resources pouring out to help them right now. We focus so much on lack - "There's not enough time", "There's not enough money", "I'm not good enough" - sound familiar? There is so much abundance in this world and there are millions of people who are attracting and enjoying it. Why is that? We all have the same number of hours in the day, the same ability to access our dreams, the same potential for greatness....it all...