Judy R.!!!! So many of these things make me think of you!!!!!
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
3. Buy a DVR and record your late night shows and get more sleep.
4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.'
5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.
7. Make time to study God's Word and pray. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, OR issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the NEGATIVE BLUES away.
18. Life isn't fair, bu t it's still good.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25.Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'
26. Forgive everyone for everything.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business
28. REMEMBER GOD heals everything. He, as Christ, paid it all.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
31. Get rid of any thing that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
33. The best is yet to come.
34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
35.Do the right thing!
36. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!!!)
37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: 'I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________. '
38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
A very busy week for me
Again the sun is playing games with me, poking out from behind grey clouds. In fact, everything looks grey from a distance--the water, sky, clouds, horizon. Only the palms up close are in color which would make for a great painting, but I don't have time for that right now. I need to paint with words as I have two newsletters due out by the end of the week. Yikes!
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I've already been busy around here, getting things in order for the housekeepers to come and do their thing. The sheets and towels which were in place for leaks are swishing around in the washer right now while the dryer tumbles some of my traveling clothes. It seems more clothes than I actually took, which is true by one pair of jeans and a top. I had to wash my new top already since I wore it for the flight home, and dripped mayo on it while enjoying a hot dog at the airport.
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On the Chicken Noodle Network (CNN), according to Neal, a poll shows one party is blamed two to one for the financial problems being addressed these days. The records actually show that one certain party in Congress has repeatedly voted down reforms which would have prevented this debacle, in part because of the demands for more affordable housing and low-income mortgages being made available. But, no one is really interested in the facts when it comes to pocketbook issues. It will be interesting to see what comes from the big meeting taking place at this writing between Bernanke, Paulson, and the GOP leadership regarding the bail-out. Ugh, I hate this mess!
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The sun is warming my arms when it peeks out and I am tempted to close my doors, which just happened to be open all night long, because the breeze is cool on my feet. I could possibly put my slippers on and keep the door open so it's cool for the cleaners. The dredgers are still at it in the basin area outside my windows and I can't help but wonder what is taking them so long to get their job accomplished. One of my neighbors was out there in his boat and taking measurements, as he has an interest in getting this marina in place ASAP. He reports little progress after all these months.
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Oh, no, I guess I'll have to go live in a home........I did something stupid! I just went to check on my sliding doors, which, as I mentioned earlier, had been open since yesterday late afternoon. The screen doors were not closed all this while, which means I could have had birds and other wildlife taking up residence in my home right under my nose. How in the world did I not notice they were opened?????
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Just when you think it can't get any weirder in this world, you (I) read an article on Drudge about PETA urging Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream be made using breast milk instead of cow's milk........I'm rushing right out now to buy some B & J's Ice Cream. NOT!!! While they purport to be advocates for the family farm, now they are being asked to by-pass the cow's milk for human breast milk. I wonder how often the nursing mothers will have to line up to be milked like cows do? What next? Those two loons are goofy enough anyway, they might just do it!
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Well, now the sun is completely disappeared so my arms are no longer being warmed. A Fish and Game boat just successfully scooted through an area normally closed by sand, but since the river is quite high and not a little bit wild, the boat was able to get through. It looks like it did during the tropical storm in August except it isn't raining at all--yet. Last night at Bible study, I received a lovely book mark from Leanne, who is currently president of my fan club, it seems. She'd watched the funeral video with me a couple weeks ago and remembered the comment I'd made regarding Pastor Prange's use of the verse from Psalm 46 where God tells us to just "be quiet", "I have everything under control". She went in search of this passage on a book mark and found one. "Be still, and know that I am God."
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