Best Before Dates Are you like me? Do you have some spices or other things in your pantry that have passed their “best before date” some time ago? How long has it been since you looked at them? Well, if you are anything like me it could have been as long as, dare I say …
This past week my 96 year old mother fell three times at the seniors’ residence where she lives. The paramedics were called and it was suggested she go to the hospital, but she refused, choosing to stay where she was, despite the fact that she couldn’t walk and couldn’t put weight on her leg without …
Have you ever participated in a writeathon? I joined my first one this month and yesterday was the first day. The goal is to set a time limit of 10, 20 or 30 minutes and write continuously for that amount of time. Each day you are given a suggestion or prompt to work with so …
“Just before these words hit this page, it was a flashing cursor on a blank white space. Nothing was here except possibility. Just a canvas to create on. And in order for you to read these words and create an experience from them, I had to create it. Nothing just “exists”. Everything must be created. …
7 Steps to Getting Unstuck and Becoming More Productive
Have you ever had an “un” day? A day when you felt unappreciated, unwanted, unknown, unloved? It could be that you are too busy and have gotten too tired. It’s easy to do. Our lives can easily become overwhelming if we let the outside world take over. We have constant demands to “do this”, “go …
I sit here this morning feeling good about some of the things I have done recently, like learning how to set up posts on Facebook so that each hour there is a post, and being more dedicated to posting on my blog. However when I got up one morning and realized that in order to get …
I read a great little book called “The Fred Factor” by Mark Sanborn. The book is thought provoking and motivational. This morning I read about making a difference. Mark said “To make a difference means to affect another person, group, or situation.” He points out that we make a difference by the way we treat people, …
I am continuing on with my 3 wins per day as set up by Matthew Graves. He challenged a number of us to come up with 3 wins each night for the next day and to report back to the group on how we did on our wins. Although many of the group are Internet …
ABCs of MOTIVATION, THE HEART OF SELF IMPROVEMENT A – Action. Take action to create the life you want. Avoid negative people, things and places. Achieve your dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” B – Believe in yourself, and in what you can …
