Over and over again it seems we keep highlighting our flaws and giving credence to our faults.
The great news is that there is an upside to everything! Show off your strengths, put on your strong suit, and flaunt your assets. No will notice any flaws if you don’t put them centerstage.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Today Shapes Our Tomorrow
Disappointment, lack of a plan, or absentmindedness can make us feel incompetent, lazy or negligent. Don’t spend time being hard on yourself. Learn from your mistakes, renew reachable goals and refresh your attention toward the things that matter most. What we experience today shapes our tomorrow!
Your Best Shot
When the going gets tough we are tempted to quit, alter the plan or give it less than our 100%. “Tough” backwards is “hguot.” Who knows what that means, just give it your best shot and scream “hguot” if it helps!
Out My Window
Looking out my window I may not always see what I want.But as I start moving through the weeds and haze there's always something there that reveals the beautiful flowers and a sunny God sent day!
What Perseverence Can Do
Giving in for the sake of the crowd isn’t always the best choice. With regularity stay steady on your diet, walk to your own best tune, and speak from where your finest energetic spirit lives in you. At the party or in your weakest moment your best self will always have a chance to show what perseverance can do!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
BACK TO SCHOOL MEANS BACK TO GRANDMA'S
BACK TO SCHOOL MEANS BACK TO GRANDMA'S
It's that time again! Parents are touting their children around town shopping for school clothes, getting haircuts, fitting in the last doctor’s appointments, yah dah yah dah yah dah! Then comes the phone call, “Hi mom, I need your help again with the kids. School starts on Monday.” After a brief awkward silence that only grandma could hear she utters, “Ughhhh, O-k-.a-y?” What’s a grandparent to say, “NO?”
After the phone call grandma turns to grandpa and says, “I love my grandchildren, but I don’t think I can do this again!”
The reality is that today’s busy working parents need help. With that overwhelming reality hosts new stresses that have reached unhealthy heights for our post-retirement age population. Today, more than ever, stress release is crucial to the health and well-being of all ages, but in particular our grandmas, nanas, and abuelitas.
Grandma, and yes grandpa too, are pitching in “BIG TIME” to make our families’ lives work. With all the time spent out of the home they aren’t enjoying their retirement, home, friends, gardens and tinkering in the garage as they had once planned. At this stage of their precious lives multitasking is now more challenging. Running to school, soccer practice and wherever else we may need them is not as easy as it used to be. In a weary moment grandma must sometimes wonder, ”How did I get signed up for this job?”
Parents here are some things that can help ease the stress:
Buy the groceries that will make up the meals and snacks for your children. Grandparents would love to buy for their babies but they can only support themselves.
Allow time from YOUR schedule to prepare hot meals that can be simply heated up. Grandma spent decades at the foot of the stove and sink. Do ya think she’s done?
Childcare should take place in your own home where everything is familiar and convenient, unless of course she insists on staying home. Also, little jelly finger prints and colorful juice spots on the rugs are probably not a part of grandma’s new age decor.
Keep the childcare hours to a minimum. It may be necessary for grandparents to take and/or pick up children from school. However, don’t hesitate to recruit the help of a young responsible teenager or adult to take over. Yes, that would mean you’d have to pay them!
Time is money and grandparents generally don’t get paid. Fill up their gas tank weekly and throw in a car wash “just because.” There was a time before the grandchildren were born that a tank of gas lasted a whole month!
Offer to clean mom and dad’s house and mow the lawn as a “thank you.”
Grandpa might enjoy a trip to a casino now and then. And grandma could sure use a gift membership to her local Curves! Research has proven that exercise can lower stress. What better way to help grandma accomplish that than by participating in an exercise program designed specifically for women. While lowering her stress she’ll also be building muscle which will keep her strong so she can care for those little ones! We all know that when grandma is healthy and happy -- the whole world is happy too! Showing appreciation is a great way to keep a heart soft and willing.
Structure is crucial. Let the children know there is a schedule. Snack time, homework time, and play time. Don’t forget the good old “time out time!”
Children must be taught to respect their grandparents. This is not a time in your parents’ lives to be challenging their blood pressure and testing their delicate aging hearts. This will also keep the last will and testament from being updated weekly.
Have a smile on your face when you come home. Don’t share the frustrations of your day. Rather, boast to them about how much you appreciate their help. Positive conversation encourages positive feelings and responses. Life is too short to be miserable, right?
On your days off, give grandma and grandpa the day off. They need a vacation too!
Once you retire for the evening, and have put the little angels to bed -- count your blessings. When you feel moved you might write them a nice little love note that reads, “When I count my blessings, I count you twice.”
Life is what you make it. Prepare ahead and keep it simple so that every day can be the joy it was meant to be.
Grandmas love their grandchildren!
It's that time again! Parents are touting their children around town shopping for school clothes, getting haircuts, fitting in the last doctor’s appointments, yah dah yah dah yah dah! Then comes the phone call, “Hi mom, I need your help again with the kids. School starts on Monday.” After a brief awkward silence that only grandma could hear she utters, “Ughhhh, O-k-.a-y?” What’s a grandparent to say, “NO?”
After the phone call grandma turns to grandpa and says, “I love my grandchildren, but I don’t think I can do this again!”
The reality is that today’s busy working parents need help. With that overwhelming reality hosts new stresses that have reached unhealthy heights for our post-retirement age population. Today, more than ever, stress release is crucial to the health and well-being of all ages, but in particular our grandmas, nanas, and abuelitas.
Grandma, and yes grandpa too, are pitching in “BIG TIME” to make our families’ lives work. With all the time spent out of the home they aren’t enjoying their retirement, home, friends, gardens and tinkering in the garage as they had once planned. At this stage of their precious lives multitasking is now more challenging. Running to school, soccer practice and wherever else we may need them is not as easy as it used to be. In a weary moment grandma must sometimes wonder, ”How did I get signed up for this job?”
Parents here are some things that can help ease the stress:
Buy the groceries that will make up the meals and snacks for your children. Grandparents would love to buy for their babies but they can only support themselves.
Allow time from YOUR schedule to prepare hot meals that can be simply heated up. Grandma spent decades at the foot of the stove and sink. Do ya think she’s done?
Childcare should take place in your own home where everything is familiar and convenient, unless of course she insists on staying home. Also, little jelly finger prints and colorful juice spots on the rugs are probably not a part of grandma’s new age decor.
Keep the childcare hours to a minimum. It may be necessary for grandparents to take and/or pick up children from school. However, don’t hesitate to recruit the help of a young responsible teenager or adult to take over. Yes, that would mean you’d have to pay them!
Time is money and grandparents generally don’t get paid. Fill up their gas tank weekly and throw in a car wash “just because.” There was a time before the grandchildren were born that a tank of gas lasted a whole month!
Offer to clean mom and dad’s house and mow the lawn as a “thank you.”
Grandpa might enjoy a trip to a casino now and then. And grandma could sure use a gift membership to her local Curves! Research has proven that exercise can lower stress. What better way to help grandma accomplish that than by participating in an exercise program designed specifically for women. While lowering her stress she’ll also be building muscle which will keep her strong so she can care for those little ones! We all know that when grandma is healthy and happy -- the whole world is happy too! Showing appreciation is a great way to keep a heart soft and willing.
Structure is crucial. Let the children know there is a schedule. Snack time, homework time, and play time. Don’t forget the good old “time out time!”
Children must be taught to respect their grandparents. This is not a time in your parents’ lives to be challenging their blood pressure and testing their delicate aging hearts. This will also keep the last will and testament from being updated weekly.
Have a smile on your face when you come home. Don’t share the frustrations of your day. Rather, boast to them about how much you appreciate their help. Positive conversation encourages positive feelings and responses. Life is too short to be miserable, right?
On your days off, give grandma and grandpa the day off. They need a vacation too!
Once you retire for the evening, and have put the little angels to bed -- count your blessings. When you feel moved you might write them a nice little love note that reads, “When I count my blessings, I count you twice.”
Life is what you make it. Prepare ahead and keep it simple so that every day can be the joy it was meant to be.
Grandmas love their grandchildren!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
No Chirping Where There Had Been Song
No Chirping Where There Had Been Song
There was a strange silence at dawn. No chirping where there had been song. The tiny lime green parakeet’s swing gently moved by my presence as if to remind me of what was. Having just lost its mate, did it die of a broken heart?
What simple joy it brought me every day. It provided not money, nor travel, or material goods. Rather, simple connection to one of God’s little creations.
How I treasure what I still have. For people I seek only to love. Wealth only to share. Faith and hope only to see me through my last breath.
There was a strange silence at dawn. No chirping where there had been song. The tiny lime green parakeet’s swing gently moved by my presence as if to remind me of what was. Having just lost its mate, did it die of a broken heart?
What simple joy it brought me every day. It provided not money, nor travel, or material goods. Rather, simple connection to one of God’s little creations.
How I treasure what I still have. For people I seek only to love. Wealth only to share. Faith and hope only to see me through my last breath.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Praiseful Sounds
Gripe, gripe, gripe! The advantage is that only we get to hear our annoying selves while the rest of the world tunes us out. Praise, praise, praise! The advantage is that the praisers enjoy a heavenly life while the gripers have another opportunity change. Make a positive contribution to the sounds in the world!
Down The Yellow Brick Road
“They cut me from the team. They’re a bunch of losers.”
“I wish I could stay, but there is something better in store for me.”
Where there is bad news there is a rainbow in the horizon. Be open to changes and take on new challenges. The birth of a new star player on another team is down the yellow brick road!
Inspired by Matthew 17:22-23
“I wish I could stay, but there is something better in store for me.”
Where there is bad news there is a rainbow in the horizon. Be open to changes and take on new challenges. The birth of a new star player on another team is down the yellow brick road!
Inspired by Matthew 17:22-23
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
The Rewarding Route
“I wish I could change everything NOW!” The steps we take today to improve our health, fitness, jobs, and relationships will have great effect on our tomorrows. Enjoy the walk, march, run and the marathons. The rewards are planted all along the route, not just at the finish line.
Choices That Count
It’s Monday again! How did u do over the weekend? R u sorry that u ate that gazillion carb meal with a slice of pie alamode or have u lost another pound or maintained ur weight? Tighter waistline – looser waistline? U do the math! Make ur next meal one that shapes ur figure & good health. Make choices that count!
A Precious Gem
Treat your mind, body and spirit like precious stones. Surround yourself with people who are diamonds in the rough so that your mind can be polished to a gleam. Pamper your body with valuable natural and colorful foods that will promote good health. Provide your spirit time and a place to be nurtured so that your soul will sparkle even in the dark. You are a precious gem!
Stepping It Up
A sedentary lifestyle will only breed a sluggish unhealthy body & a lethargic excuse filled attitude. Take steps physically toward an active & healthy lifestyle & gear up mentally for a bouncy & vigorous outlook. Your body will love you & the people in your life will too! Be your best & an inspiration.
Labor of Love
The beauty of your most tender labor is in your hands. Realize the gifts you possess and use them to help another heal, prosper, and connect in love.
No Monday Blues
It’s Monday again! How did u do over the weekend? Did you over indulge with rest, food, alcohol or vegging out? Keep a regular sleeping schedule, stay active, don’t vary too much on food and keep alcholic spirits to a minimum. Mondays don’t have to be blue!
No Time Like The Present
When u hit a fitness plateau, need ideas for healthier foods, insight into r body changing, complex medications, challenging jobs, help under the hood of a car, or just plain ol setbacks u can enlist the help of circuit, food & life coaches, medical & business professionals & friends to help u succeed. Get information & help early rather than wait until u feel like giving up! There is no time like the present!
I Can
Gone is the old me, alas the NEW ME IS HERE! Turning your back on old attitudes and bad habits allows new doors to open and advancements to take place. Today is a new day! You can do anything you set your mind to!
The Upside
Weight loss – overweight. Happy - sad. Inspired – lifeless. Workout – coach potato. Goal oriented – indifferent. There is upside 2 everything. Choosing an advantageous alternative today will always yield the most on ur time, mood & outlook. Wait – that’s not all! Exciting inspiring moments will present themselves & make you want more, more, more! Have an “awe”some day!
March To The Beat Of Your Own Drum
The successful and driven are often left out, talked about and envied in their own circles. Don’t let the cynical behavior of others affect your goals or stop you from singing a happy song. You know what’s good for your health, body and heart. March to the beat of your own drum. The song in your heart will carry u through to the last harmonic note!
The Song In My Heart
Our thoughts, plans and behavior should not be harmful to our spiritual well being or our physical health. Be honest with yourself about who you want to be, the body you want to carry you through life, and the spirit that will guide you. Before you speak a negative word, before you mess up your diet, and before you put one glute on the couch stop and change your course. “Living positive is the song in my heart!”
Reach For The Stars
To break a plateau, accomplish set goals, or to reach for higher aspirations aim higher than mediocrity. A mediocre walk through life will never move you beyond where you live now. Reach for higher a metabolism , greater achievements, and while you’re at it why not reach for the stars!
Take Life By The Ponytail
Time spent trying to improve your outlook, attitude, and inner spirit is one of the greatest rewards to ourselves and those around us. Take life by the ponytail and give it a good yang when it needs it.
Monday, August 8, 2011
You Little Optimist You!
“What a life I have! I am so blessed!” Shout out positive quotes even when you don’t feel like it. The more you speak in the positive the more you will move away from negative feelings & destructive behavior. “R u kidding, I can walk away from that donut!” “I will exercise 5 times this week & I'll feel great!” “No cookies for me. Pass me the veggies please they make me fuzzy all over!” You can be what you proclaim! Have a great day you little optimist YOU!
A Running Start
Where there’s a setback in your eating, exercise or mental game plan there’s a rainbow in the horizon. No reason to beat yourself up over a little hurdle. Be open to changes and take on new challenges with open arms. A few steps back gives you a running start toward moving forward again.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
It's All Good
Surrounding yourself with positive people will make your spirit stronger. If you need to make a change do it! The gossip will be inevitable. The upside is -They’ve got nothing but GOOD to say about you!
My Personal Well Being
Years, days and moments stream past us without a second thought about our personal well being. Take time out each day to exercise your precious body, feed your mind healthy thoughts, lead your heart and hands to connect with others, and educate yourself so that your choices will strengthen you. You are worth the time and effort!
BACK TO SCHOOL MEANS BACK TO GRANDMA'S
BACK TO SCHOOL MEANS BACK TO GRANDMA'S
September is around the corner! Parents are touting their children around town shopping for school clothes, getting haircuts, fitting in the last doctor’s appointments, yah dah yah dah yah dah! Then, comes the phone call to mom and dad, “Hi Mom and Dad, I need your help with the kids again. School starts on Monday.” After a brief deadening silence, mom utters, “Ok.” What’s a grandparent to say, “NO?”
After the phone call grandma turns to grandpa and says, “I love my grandchildren, but I don’t think I can do all this again!”
The reality is that working parents today need help. The truth is that grandma and grandpa aren’t enjoying their retirement, home, visiting with friends, spending time in their gardens and tinkering in the garage as much as they could be. The bigger reality is that they raised you and they must wonder sometimes,” how did I get signed up for this job?”
So parents here are some things that can help ease the stress:
Buy the groceries that will make up the meals and snacks for your children. Grandparents are on a fixed income and shouldn’t be supporting two homes.
Allow time from YOUR schedule to prepare hot meals ahead of time that can simply be heated up. Grandma spent decades at the foot of the stove and sink. Do ya think she’s done?
Childcare should take place in your own home where everything is familiar and convenient. Little jelly finger prints and colorful juice spots on the rugs shouldn’t be in anyone’s house but yours.
Keep the childcare hours to a minimum. It may be necessary for grandparents to pick up children from school. However, don’t hesitate to recruit the help of a young responsible teenager or adult to take over. Yes, that would mean you’d have to pay them!
Time is money and grandparents generally don’t get paid. Fill up their gas tank weekly and throw in a car wash just because. After all they wouldn’t have to drive if you were home.
Offer to pay the cable bill, clean mom and dad’s house and mow the lawn as a “thank you.” Drive grandpa to a casino or take mom to have her nails done. Feeling appreciated is always a great way to keep a soft heart – soft and willing.
Structure is crucial. Let the children know there is a schedule. Snack time, homework time, play time. Don’t forget the good old “time out time!”
Children must be taught to respect their grandparents. Spend time teaching your children respectful manners. This is not a time in your parents’ lives to be challenging their blood pressure and testing their delicate aging hearts. This will also keep the last will and testament from being updated weekly.
Have a smile on your face when you come home. Don’t share the frustrations of your day. Rather, boast to them about how much you appreciate their help. Positive conversation encourages positive feelings and responses. Life is too short to be miserable, yes?
On your days off, give grandma and grandpa the day off. They need a vacation too!
Once you retire for the evening, and have put the little angels to bed, count your blessings. Now and then write them a nice note and maybe leave them a piece of their favorite candy. One piece is not going to send their blood sugar through the roof!
Life is what you make it. We only have each other today. Tomorrow is not promised. Makes yours happy and worthwhile!
September is around the corner! Parents are touting their children around town shopping for school clothes, getting haircuts, fitting in the last doctor’s appointments, yah dah yah dah yah dah! Then, comes the phone call to mom and dad, “Hi Mom and Dad, I need your help with the kids again. School starts on Monday.” After a brief deadening silence, mom utters, “Ok.” What’s a grandparent to say, “NO?”
After the phone call grandma turns to grandpa and says, “I love my grandchildren, but I don’t think I can do all this again!”
The reality is that working parents today need help. The truth is that grandma and grandpa aren’t enjoying their retirement, home, visiting with friends, spending time in their gardens and tinkering in the garage as much as they could be. The bigger reality is that they raised you and they must wonder sometimes,” how did I get signed up for this job?”
So parents here are some things that can help ease the stress:
Buy the groceries that will make up the meals and snacks for your children. Grandparents are on a fixed income and shouldn’t be supporting two homes.
Allow time from YOUR schedule to prepare hot meals ahead of time that can simply be heated up. Grandma spent decades at the foot of the stove and sink. Do ya think she’s done?
Childcare should take place in your own home where everything is familiar and convenient. Little jelly finger prints and colorful juice spots on the rugs shouldn’t be in anyone’s house but yours.
Keep the childcare hours to a minimum. It may be necessary for grandparents to pick up children from school. However, don’t hesitate to recruit the help of a young responsible teenager or adult to take over. Yes, that would mean you’d have to pay them!
Time is money and grandparents generally don’t get paid. Fill up their gas tank weekly and throw in a car wash just because. After all they wouldn’t have to drive if you were home.
Offer to pay the cable bill, clean mom and dad’s house and mow the lawn as a “thank you.” Drive grandpa to a casino or take mom to have her nails done. Feeling appreciated is always a great way to keep a soft heart – soft and willing.
Structure is crucial. Let the children know there is a schedule. Snack time, homework time, play time. Don’t forget the good old “time out time!”
Children must be taught to respect their grandparents. Spend time teaching your children respectful manners. This is not a time in your parents’ lives to be challenging their blood pressure and testing their delicate aging hearts. This will also keep the last will and testament from being updated weekly.
Have a smile on your face when you come home. Don’t share the frustrations of your day. Rather, boast to them about how much you appreciate their help. Positive conversation encourages positive feelings and responses. Life is too short to be miserable, yes?
On your days off, give grandma and grandpa the day off. They need a vacation too!
Once you retire for the evening, and have put the little angels to bed, count your blessings. Now and then write them a nice note and maybe leave them a piece of their favorite candy. One piece is not going to send their blood sugar through the roof!
Life is what you make it. We only have each other today. Tomorrow is not promised. Makes yours happy and worthwhile!
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