Archive for April, 2009

What Is Not Attractive To One..

is beautiful to another.
Don’t allow a lack of chemistry to serve as proof of your being anything but lovely.
You’re utterly gorgeous to someone else!

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Random Question…

Do you spill your secrets all over the table cloth?

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Remember…

You don’t always need to reach out and ask for everyone’s opinion on what you choose to do.  You know what is best for you and you always maintain final Veto Power.

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Sad

Most people aren’t willing to walk a block in someone elses shoes, let alone a mile.
How do you try to understand where someone else is coming from?

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How Do You Give?

There are some who give out of a desire to help, others who do so out of obligation and some people “give” in order to maintain power and control over another.
There are those who give with a desire to make others happy, to bring joy and peace to the lives of those they care about [...]

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There Is No Such Thing As “Perfect Love”

Nothing else.
Just wanted to remind everyone.

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Be Aware Of…

How your tone and comments might impact someone else.
How much love you have in your life.
The ways in which the people in your life are trying to connect with you.
The subtle ways in which you reinforce negative ideas about yourself and your life.
The ways you take things in.  Are you seeking rejection?  Love?  Praise?
The ways [...]

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What’s Your Passion?

What makes you feel alive, inspired and completely authentic?
When is the last time you engaged in passionate behavior?

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Taking Back Your Power

It never ceases to amaze me how much attention so many people give to bad behavior.  We can have 100 fantastic guests at an event, all showering us with love, affection and praise but one nasty comment can “ruin” our entire night.  10 people can fly out to share a special moment or enjoy a [...]

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Swine Flu Spread Worsens

The Swine Flu outbreak has worsened and there are now 40 reported cases here in the United States.
The updated breakdown is as follows:
California (11)
Texas (5)
Kansas (2)
Ohio (1)
New York (28) 
I hope you guys are OK.  Read more here.  (Update:  I had the wrong link attached.  Whoops!)

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Reminder…

The more you move into your problems, the more you will see the smaller (and more manageable) details. 
There is not much you cannot work through (you just may have to try working through it a new way).

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Good Advice

“It’s really important to remember that not everyone is meant to be your friend.”
- My friend Sonya

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Just a Thought…

Better to make the most out of your time than to try and work against it.  It’s stronger and more cleaver than any of us so it always seems to win the arm wrestling match.

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Agree or Disagree?

There isn’t much you can do when things don’t work out as you had planned or hoped they would except keep moving forward and see where life takes you.
Don’t sit down and let life pass you bye just because the road twists a little bit.

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The Misconception

Realism is not equal to cynicism.

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Lazy Daisy, Busy Bee

There’s a time for work and a time for play and a time to just rest.
What percentage of time do you spend doing each?

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Luck

Is what you make of it.

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The Problem With Blame…

Is that it doesn’t resolve the issue.

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Today

Today, while walking to the gym, I came across a very long game of hopscotch.  The young girl I once was jumped with glee.  “Do it!” she squealed from inside of my heart.
In the middle of my very adult conversation (with my very adult companion) I started jumping and skipping with much less grace than [...]

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Change Things Up

Move your living room around
Sleep on the opposite side of the bed
Eat breakfast for dinner
Take a new way home
Carpool with someone new every week for a month
Go for a jog/walk outside
Wear a color you have never worn
Try a new food
Have tea instead of coffee
Have an ice cream cone while sitting in the sun (lemon sorbet [...]

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Apologies

I am so sorry for my being MIA every few days.  I am in the process of moving   Will be back on track soon, I promise!

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Have You Seen?

Elegy
The Wrestler
In Treatment
Jim Gaffigan’s Comedy Special
 
AWESOME!

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Think About It…

What really matters?

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Remember…

You are you and you don’t need to be somebody else.
Just work on being the best you.
You’re more than just ‘”enough”.
You’re amazing.

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Go Into It With Good Intentions…

Keep your chin up…
Keep your eyes open and stare stright into the eyes of the world.
Laugh and cry with enthusiasm…get it all out.
Don’t be ashamed of being vulnerable.
Don’t be ashamed of who you are.
You’re only human.
Learn.
Grow.
Blossom.

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This Week, Why Not Try…

A mozzarella, basil and tomato sandwich
Salsa Dancing
Giving yourself a break
Writing a poem
A new way of reacting
An updated hairstyle
Letting someone know how much you appreciate them instead of all of the things they do that you don’t appreciate.
Smiling at the world
Writing down every blessing you notice

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What Do You Want?

A life inside tall, cement walls or one where you lay on the grass, surrounded by fresh air and new chances?
What happened before now is not set on repeat.

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Sometimes It Can Just Hit You…

How much someone means to you, and when it does, don’t forget to share it!

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Johnny

As most of you know, I absolutely adore Elvis and Johnny Cash (and if you don’t, I do!)  This is one of my favorite JC songs…what do you think?

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What Mind Diet Are You On?

Your mind is a muscle and how you use it will determine your overall mental health.  Are you clogging it with toxic, negative thoughts or are you feeding it a balanced diet of wholesome, healthy outlooks?

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