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“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line." — Lucille Ball Reflection: Gratitude is a discipline and is something wonderful to incorporate into your life. When you are giving thanks, do not overlook being thankful for the wonder of yourself. Besides being grateful for the things that surround you, be sure to show a little appreciation for what an amazing person you are. We all have inner qualities or ways of being that serve us and others and they deserve to be acknowledged and appreciated, too. Why not have some inner gratefulness and be thankful for the inner things that are often overlooked. Such as your commitment to personal and character growth, or the discipline of taking quiet time to reflect, the courage to take risks and conquer your own limiting beliefs, or your dedication to building up others, and the list goes on. Celebrate and be thankful for the inner gifts you have and the ones you are developing—for they are of great value and are what shape your amazing life.
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“Yesterday's history, tomorrow's a mystery, today is a gift, that's why they call it the present.” — Babatunde Olatunji Reflection: Find value in every moment, and look for meaning in everything you do. Living in the past can lead to regrets, and living in the future can make us feel anxious. This moment, right now, is the most important time of your life. Don't forget what a gift it is to you. Like the above quote reminds us, it is a present. Enjoy the moment and rediscover the world around you. Take time to look closer at the things that surround you. When I do this, I find some of my favorite things are the dew drops on the grass that look like diamonds as they reflect the sunlight, the rays of the evening sun coming through the window which casts a soft golden glow around the room, the moon light shimmering on the lake, to name a few. I also enjoy savoring my food—even thinking about how my tastes have changed and how I enjoy trying new foods. These are simple ideas about how to enjoy the moment, yet there are thousands of other ways—as many as each minute of the day. Life is a mystery, as well as an adventure with countless things to discover and rediscover. Don't let it slip by you unnoticed. Take time to fully enjoy the gift of life by living in the present. If you have not heard of Carol Tuttle you should checkout her site, Dressing Your Truth. In the past this site would have mainly appealed to women, but as of September 29th 2013 she is now helping men as well to feel and look their best.
Carol Tuttle began studying energy healing over 20 years ago. Since then, she has had the opportunity to train people across the world in energy healing to improve every aspect of their lives—from money, to health, to relationships, to overall emotional well-being. In her experience with energy healing, she observed that different people have different energies and natural movements. So, she created a program called Energy Profiling, that helps people identify and honor their true natures, strengths, and gifts. She started her fashion journey as a teenage girl who didn’t like the way she looked. She felt ugly and unattractive, which led her to despise her inner beauty at an early age. She and I have met a lot of women who have felt—and continue to feel—like she did back then and have let this turn into self hate. But she did something remarkable to change that. By applying the principles of Energy Profiling to fashion, she created the BEAUTY PROFILING℠ System and Dressing Your Truth. These programs show women (and men) how to best express their inner self in their outward appearance. Dressing Your Truth has changed the way women (and men) all over the world feel about themselves and the way they look. Visit Carol Tuttle’s Dressing Your Truth site and discover the remarkable beauty you express both inside and out. Here’s the link: http://dressingyourtruth.com/about/carol-tuttle/. She also has lots of fun YouTube videos to watch once you understand the basic principles. Women's Prison Project
I was delighted to come across this interesting site: http://www.prisondolls.com/ about a prison project that was started five years ago. When Rebecca Roth found herself unjustly incarcerated in a Mexican prison for a crime she didn’t commit, a project was born. This amazing woman turned her lemons into lemonade and did something wonderful. Here is a short overview of the story: Due to the extremely long legal process in Mexico, and bias toward condemnatory sentences, a lot of time passes before any final outcome is ever obtained in any case. Typically, one is thrown in with all the rest—women with mental health problems may be together with hardened criminals—with all kinds of detainees, the sentenced with un-sentenced, the guilty with the innocent. Rebecca knows firsthand about fear, depression, anger, helplessness, hopelessness, and the feeling of impotence, being deprived of her freedom. She was a foreigner with little command of the Spanish language, a most stressful problem when she was trying to defend herself in a Spanish-speaking country. Constant feelings of isolation, futility and “no way out” scenarios filled her early days. She realized after the first year or so, that if she didn’t find a healthy way to funnel out all of the negative emotions, it would destroy her. That’s when Rebecca began to take notice of others around her. There were children in the prison, born to mothers who were pregnant when arrested. The babies are born and allowed to live with their mothers during the first three years of their lives. In the detention section of the prison, where Rebecca lived, a baby was born, “Lupita," a darling little girl who had no toys whatsoever. An idea formed in Rebecca's head to make Lupita a doll. The doll was to have orange hair and violet eyes with red lips and freckles. She made this doll which turned out to be the prototype of the "Original Friends" dolls. Lupita loved her doll from the first moment she laid eyes on her. She named it “Mia”, which means “mine” in Spanish. Then, a year or so later, Rebecca was talking with another prisoner named, Esmeralda about the dolls and they decided to make more. Esmeralda came up with the name “Original Friends” and thus was born this unique collaboration. They began production in July, 2008, and sold their first doll to the director of the prison on September 16, 2008. They have pledged never to repeat any of the designs so every doll is truly one-of-a-kind. The materials used include: fabric, ribbons, lace, buttons, paints, broken jewelry, odds and ends, seed pearls, and any other materials their imagination says can be used on a doll. All dolls have underwear, an outfit, jewelry, and some "special" touch that makes them unforgettable. People comment and marvel at the level of their intricate details. Rebecca has since been released from prison being found not guilty. She spends her days stirring up awareness of the plight of the women in prison, and selling dolls to the public made by the team of ladies still in prison. Funds received from the sale of the dolls is divided between the women working on the project. This affords Rebecca the means to continue to get out the message, and it provides for the women still in prison to be able to afford personal needs which are not provided. But most of all it gives the women hope, improving their self-esteem and dignity that they can contribute a quality product to society, something many of them didn’t have before landing in prison. It will be well worth your while to check out the site and possibly even buy a doll. You can read the whole story here. (http://www.prisondolls.com/about-original-friends-dolls.html) It all started one Christmas when Alec Johnson wanted an iPad, iPhone and MacBook for Christmas. When finding this out and knowing none of his neighbor’s kids would be getting such presents his dad and Mom had a better idea and took some steps to give Alec a little bit more of an education about the realities of life, that’s when they came up with the idea of feeding the homeless.
On a December Sunday, in their small kitchen, they made 54 egg and cheese burritos and went to downtown San Diego to feed the homeless. At first, Alec thought it was a punishment to teach him a lesson, but to his surprise it turned out to be fun. Since then the group has expanded and they formed the non-profit call Hunger2Help. Each Sunday, the boys, fondly called the “Burrito Boyz,” and a group of regular volunteers made up of kids and adults, start their morning at dawn, to crack, scramble and wrap 450 egg burritos, then head downtown where hundreds of men and women line up waiting. They also give out clothes and water. Mr. Johnson was shocked at what happened with this little project. He said in a news article, “It just took us doing something, taking action, and I think if you do that with anything in life, just take that first step, it’s amazing what can happen, what the opportunities are ahead of you.” Here's the link to find out more about what they are doing: http://www.hunger2help.com/
It may seem a bit early to be thinking about Christmas, but wouldn’t it be wonderful to get your Christmas gift and card shopping out of the way now so that you can sit back and enjoy the magic of Christmas without having to get caught up in last minute planning and shopping? I think it would, so I decided to highlight this week the book called “The Wonder of Christmas” one of the books from the Special Days Gift Book Series to give you enough time to order in time for Christmas.
This is a magical book—a collection of Christmas quotes, anecdotes and meditations sure to awaken the spirit of Christmas in you. It would make a nice gift for just about anyone. I also found a great Christmas card idea from Aurora products that I'd like to share with you and that I have included in the book store under the drop down menu Gift Books at the bottom of the site page. Each of the unique cards features a CD of Christmas carols combining traditional and original music—to make wonderful Christmas card/gifts! It is a brilliant, extraordinary and special way to wish your contacts, clients, employees, friends and/or family a Merry Christmas. If you are not interested in Christmas cards, but like the idea of a “CD card” Aurora also offers other greeting cards on a variety of topics such as baby showers, encouragement, romance, children’s birthday, general greetings and more. Each card is beautifully illustrated, and includes a CD of delightful music on the topic of the card. In addition to English, the gift books and the CD cards are available in various languages and they have international shipping. Click either of the above pictures for more information on these fantastic cards and “The Wonder of Christmas”, and while you're at it, check out the book store for a great selection of good reads that will make wonderful Christmas presents as well. Quote of the day:
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” — Melody Beattie Reflection: I was talking to a friend today who was telling me about a magic fruit that comes from Africa. He said that when eaten every sour or bitter thing consumed afterwards is turned to sweet. I remember reading a story about this many years ago, and the fruit was called the taste berry. I imagine it is the same fruit. I can only think that the power of gratitude is like this fruit, when used, it turns every sour or bitter situation to sweetness. Like William Arthur Ward said, “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” Be faithful to use your magic fruit of gratitude daily and turn even the sourest circumstances into sweetness. Wishing you all the best, Coach Dana Quote of the day:
“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” — Oprah Winfery Reflection: It is important to have a support team of people surrounding you who encourage you. When you make the decision to try something new, you’re expanding your mind and abilities, however, you are also in a delicate position and it is important to surround yourself with positive, uplifting people who have faith in you. You are like a balloon and your support team is like the air. Until air is blown into the balloon, it’s just a flat, thin piece of rubber—a motionless balloon. But once it’s filled with air, it takes on a new shape and it’s ready to float up into the sky. It’s energized by the air that was pumped into it. You have the potential to do whatever you want, but it is important to make sure that the people you are surrounded by are helping you to fly up toward new horizons and not poking and popping your balloon. Wishng you all the best, Coach Dana Review by Coach Dana Bosley (Personal Development Coach)
This book is not your average self-help book. Larry's no-nonsense, humorous style, has earned him the titles "Pit-bull of Personal Development" and "World's Only Irritational Speaker." One of the fundamental principles of change is that you have to take action to achieve change. You have to accept responsibility for your life. Larry motivates you to take action on his simple formula: Your life is your own fault, if you shut up, stop whining, and take action, your life will get better. His "get off your butt and go to work" approach to self-improvement, includes tangible advice and has worked for millions, including myself. He offers some great affirmations, some of the best I have ever used, and the brash approach really helped me learn the keys to turning my life, money and business around by following Larry’s advice: Stop making excuses, stop blaming others and take responsibility for your life and see results. This book is not a warm and fuzzy book. If you are hoping to change your life without action, then this book isn’t for you. However, if you’re ready to stop your whining, get to work, and take action to really change your life, than Larry is effective with his brutal, honest straight talk and tough-love approach. Larry wants to see you succeed and is not afraid to rub some reality in your face to help you do it. I highly recommend this book. If you would like to buy this book you can click here. |
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