Yes I do hope the posts that follow in the coming weeks will do just that. Create, Motivate and Inspire.

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It does not astonish or make us angry that it takes a
whole year to bring into the house three great white
peonies and two pale blue iris.  It seems altogether
right and appropriate that these glories are earned
with long patience and faith. . . . and also that it is
altogether right and appropriate that they cannot last.
Yet in our human relations we are outraged when
the supreme moments, the moments of flowering,
must be waited for. . . . and then cannot last.  We
reach a summit, and then have to go down again.

May Sarton

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There is so very much that we can learn from the natural world.  We are constantly surrounded by reminders of the cycles of life, the natural order of things, and if we can just recognize and appreciate the lessons of the natural world, our own lives could become so much easier and so much more comprehensible.  We live our lives in seasons much as the flowers and the trees and the animals do, and one of the reasons for which we tend to become unhappy or frustrated is because we sometimes expect to live in perpetual spring or summer, not allowing or wanting winters to be a normal, important part of our lives.

One of the reasons that spring is so beautiful in the colder areas of the world is because the flowers are coming after a long period without them–we’ve been deprived of their presence for a long time, so they mean much more to us.  We all know that for everything there is a season, but most of us would like to make those seasons longer, or to have some control over them.

But we have to let life be what it is.  Life is a beautiful experience, yet we tend to diminish its beauty by placing our false expectations on it.  One of my favorite art forms is that of ice sculpting, for the artists have a clear understanding of just how short-lived their works will be–yet they’re willing to put in hours of work to create beautiful works of art.  It’s possible that some of the most beautiful sculptures ever made have melted into puddles of water, only seen by a limited number of people for a very short time.

Enjoy the great parts of life, but enjoy them in the right here and right now, which is truly the only time that we can experience anything at all.  And when their time to leave comes, let them go with grace and dignity rather than trying to hold on to them in desperation or fear that you may never experience them again.  You will, if you simply let life be life, and accept the seasons of our lives with love and trust that they will return.

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For further thought:

A garden that never died eventually would weary.
Robbed of springtime, unacquainted with the
extraordinary perfume that rises from the soil after
it’s had its rest, the garden that winter doesn’t visit
is a dull place.  The return every spring of earth’s
first freshness would never be kept if not for the
frosts and rot and ripe deaths of fall.  So when I go
out from the garden for the last time in autumn,
I leave the gate open behind me.

Michael Pollan

Source: Living Life Fully

As I near my graduation date, I am reminded of the importance of goal setting.  Goal setting has been an integral part of my life through all levels of studies and athletic endeavors, and as I have experienced life, the depth and breadth of my goals has changed dramatically.  As the quality and nature of my goals changed (winning first place at the conference track meet to creating study strategies for learning the nerves of the human body) I realized that they were really rungs on a ladder to my higher Purpose, the self I wanted to create and the world I wanted to influence around me. 

Goals and Purpose are not one and the same- your goals should reflect and strengthen your Purpose, and your Purpose should inspire your goals. If you are looking to define your life purpose to inspire your goals for success, start reading!  Albert E. N. Gray, who has passed away, served as an official of the Prudential Insurance Company of America and became an influential writer and speaker in the insurance world.  He has inspired and challenged me with his words and thoughts.  I wanted to share some of his insights on success, goals, and Purpose with you.

The secret of success of every man who has ever been successful—lies in the fact that he formed the habit of doing things that failures don’t like to do.  It is true, and just as simple as it sounds. This particular tenet, though not popular, particularly with people who are not succeeding as well as they would like, has stood the test of time and is almost universally true.

So what is it that failures don’t like to do?:  The same thing that successful men don’t like to do, but successful men do it anyway.  But if successful men don’t like to do these things, then why do they do them?  Because by doing the things they don’t like to do, they accomplish the things they want to accomplish.  Successful men are influenced by the desire for pleasing results.

Why are successful men able to do things they don’t like to do while failures are not?  Because successful men have a purpose strong enough to make them form the habit of doing things they don’t like to do in order to accomplish the Purpose they want to accomplish.

But what happens when I’m in a slump?  Even the most successful men get in a slump.  When it happens it simply means that he has reached a point at which, for the time being, the things he doesn’t like to do become more important than his Purpose.  Regroup, get centered, recall your Purpose and remember why your goals and hard work are important.

Before you decide to adopt these success habits, please strongly consider the importance of habit to your decision.  Any resolution or decision you make is simply a promise to yourself, which isn’t worth anything unless you have formed the habit of making it and keeping it.  Any resolution or decision you make today has to be made and kept again tomorrow, and the next day, and the next, and the next, and so on.

When habits are made you become the master of yourself and master of your likes and dislikes by surrendering to your Purpose in life.  That is why behind every success there must be a Purpose.  But as long as you live you will never succeed beyond the Purpose to which you are willing to surrender.

Live with Purpose–

Kristen Watts, Chiropractic Intern

When I was a kid and the Lunar New Year rolled round the corner, I went home from school every day knowing that the smell of fresh pineapple tarts baking would greet me once I walked through the door.

My grandma – whom I call Mama – would have Milo tins filled with the tarts as she baked them, never managing to fill them to the brim because our naughty fingers would push these babies into our mouths as soon as they came out of the oven.

Even now that I’m grown and living 30,000 miles from home,
Mama never forgets how much I love these.
My jetsetting father makes the delivery.

One of my favourite pictures. Ever.

So beautiful.

This is what love is.

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Welcome back, brothers and sisters!!! 

Today we are going to discuss the parable of the ten virgins and the bridegroom.  Jesus was talking to His disciples about be ready for the last day when He shared the following parable:

“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.  And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.  They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:  But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.  While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.  And at midnight there was a cry made, ‘Behold, the bridegroom cometh;  go ye out to meet him.’  Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.”

“And the foolish said unto the wise, ‘Give us of your oil;  for our lamps are gone out.’  But the wise answered, saying, ‘Not so;  lest there be not enough for us and you:  but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.’  And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came;  and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage:  and the door was shut.”

“Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’  But he answered and said, ‘Verily I say unto you, I know you not.” – Matthew 25:1-12 (KJV)

Brothers and sisters, the message of this parable is very sobering.  Let’s break this parable down and discuss the thrust of the message.

First of all, cast in the role of the bridegroom is the one and only begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ.  The ten virgins represent us, believers and non-believers.

Okay, so now that we know the cast, what is the tie-in to the oil and the lamps?  That’s simple, actually.  Why do we need lamps?  Lamps help us to see where we are going, right?  We are blinded when we are surrounded by darkness.

The lamps, beloved, represent our spirits/souls.  Why do I say this?  Consider the following scripture:

“The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.” – Proverbs 20:27 (KJV)

So if the lamp represents our soul/spirit, what does the oil represent?  The oil represents the Holy Spirit, which is attained through Christ Jesus.  Remember, beloved, that though Jesus is not present with us physically on earth anymore, He lives here in our hearts through the Holy Spirit.  This is the same Holy Spirit that God the Father filled Jesus, His only begotten Son, with after He was baptized by John the Baptist.  Brothers and sisters, Jesus Christ is also known as the Light of the World.  Having His light in us, we can rejoice in knowing that our lamps will be lit and shining brightly at the moment that Jesus comes for us.

You see, beloved, the Holy Spirit is the oil that shines brightly enough that all can see our light, which is the presence of the Lord in our hearts.  How can people see that light?  Well, let’s look at the type of light that the Holy Spirit emanates, as described by the Apostle Paul:

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance:  against such there is no law.” - Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)

You see, beloved, when we live in Christ, we are to be faithful and obedient servants of that which He blesses and graces us with.  Frankly, the manner in which we live should be a strong witness for Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.  Remember, brothers and sisters, as His servants, our lives should be lived in such a manner as to reflect to others our service to our Lord and Savior.  That means we are to let the Lord’s light shine through us for all to see.  Jesus said the following about this:

“Ye are the light of the world.  A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.  Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick;  and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” – Matthew 5:14-16 (KJV)

Beloved, the 5 virgins that heed the Lord’s word, and live by it, are those that He will find doing His work when He returns for His bride, which is the church.  The church is comprised of all those who have accepted salvation given by grace through faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.  Only those that have Christ in them will be called home to be with the Lord.  Those that do not have Christ in them have souls/spirits filled with darkness instead of light.  Since there will be no light found in such people, they will be passed over when the believers are called home.  Consider the parable of the ten virgins, and listen to what Jesus said would happen when He calls His servants home:

“Then shall two be in the field;  the one shall be taken, and the other left.  Two women shall be grinding at the mill;  the one shall be taken, and the other left.  Watch therefore;  for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.  But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.  Therefore be ye also ready:  for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh.  Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?  Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.  Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.  But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, ‘My lord delayeth his coming’;  and shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;  The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites:  there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” – Matthew 24:40-51 (KJV)

Brothers and sisters, no one knows when Jesus will return.  Jesus Himself said that only the Father knows the appointed hour.  The point is that we are supposed to constantly live our lives doing the work of our Lord and Savior so that in that “twinkling of an eye” when Jesus does return, we are found as faithful and obedient servants, diligently doing His work and will.

Unfortunately, beloved, there are many that live without Christ in their hearts.  They do not have the oil of the Holy Spirit burning brightly within them and emanating His light in their lives.  This, brothers and sisters, is all the more reason for us to constantly have our lamps lit with the oil of the Holy Spirit.  By sharing, embracing, and living the Lord’s word and love, we will be more effective in shining His light through the darkness in order to reach those that are presently lost.  Just as we were once lost before being found, we are incredibly blessed with the opportunity to help gather many of our Shepherd’s lost “sheep” by lighting up the path that will lead them home to Him.  This is our mission, beloved, and the time is now to carry it out.

No one should take for granted that the Lord will not come back for “x” amount more time.  We simply do not know the Lord’s return date and time, as only the Father knows.  Jesus could return in 5,000 years, 5 months, 5 weeks, 5 days, or in the next 5 seconds.  Regardless of how long it is until Jesus returns, we need to commit ourselves to doing His work every single day of our lives.  When He returns for us, let’s bless and glorify Him by meeting Him with as many well-oiled lamps as possible!!!

I would like to ask each and every person taking part in today’s discussion a few questions.  If the Lord Jesus Christ were to return in the next few seconds, would you be ready?  Would the Lord find your lamp lit brightly by the oil of the Holy Spirit?  Just as importantly, are you confident and assured that all of your family, friends, and loved ones would be found ready if Jesus were to return in the next few seconds?  Are you confident that hte majority of people in this world are ready to meet the Lord?

Let’s be honest, beloved.  There are a great many people that are not yet ready to meet Jesus Christ.  If Jesus were calling His faithful servants home today, an incredibly large number of people would be among those left behind.  Evidence of this can be found all throughout the world today.  Just turn on the 6 o’clock news, or go for a drive through the city, and you will see that much of humanity is spiritually lost and adrift at sea, without boat or life jacket.  This, brothers and sisters, is the urgency of our mission.  Just as with the 5 foolish virgins, those who are not ready to meet the Lord when He calls His faithful home will find out the harsh reality that the time for making the decision to commit their lives to Him has passed.

Beloved, ask the Lord for the endurance, strength, perseverance, and courage to work tirelessly to share His love and His word with as many people as possible.  The Lord will give you the words and the guidance you need through the Holy Spirit.  The time is now, beloved, for us to increase our staffing levels of faithful and obedient servants to take part in the Lord’s harvest.  Let’s get to work!!!

If you have not yet accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, but you would like to, please pray the following prayer:

“Lord God Almighty, I know that I am a sinner and that I am lost.  I know that I need to be saved from sin, but I also know that I can’t save myself.  Lord Jesus, I know that only You can save me.  I know that you paid for my salvation with your own life and blood on the cross.  I know that when You rose from the grave on the third day, you provided everlasting life to all who trust in You.  Right now, I lay down my life and let go of my pride, my vanity and every other sin that has kept me from You.  Lord Jesus, I now completely trust my life to You.  I open my heart to You, Lord.  Please come into my heart.  Please forgive me of all of my sins, and please accept me as Your child.  From this point on, I commit my life to You.  Please guide me and provide me strength as I begin to live the rest of my life for You.  In Your precious and matchless name I pray.  Amen.”

Beloved, if you just prayed that prayer then you can rejoice in knowing that you now have the presence of the Lord in your heart.  While you will still face trials and tribulation in this world, you will never again face it alone.  Nurture your new relationship with the Lord and grow that relationship by getting to know Him better.  You can do this by studying His word (the bible), while also making talking to Him continually through prayer made with thanksgiving and supplication.  All you have to do to find out what the Lord had in mind for your life when He made you is to ask Him to shape your life in manner in which serves His will and then embrace the changes that He makes in you and your life.  Welcome to the family, beloved!!!  You are precious in your Heavenly Father’s eyes, and the angels in heaven are rejoicing in your decision to accept Christ Jesus as your Lord and Savior:-)  We are happy to have you!!!

Thank you for joining us for today’s discussion.  I hope you will be able to join us for tomorrow’s next discussion.  Now, go enjoy this day that the Lord has made, and make the most of it.  Be glad, and rejoice in it!!!  Share the Lord, His love, and His word with as many people as possible, doing so just as freely as the Father shared His only begotten Son with us:-)

May the Lord bless you, keep you, guide you, and make His face to shine upon you and your loved ones always.

Your brother in Christ,

Rev Jason Thurwanger

Nuggets from “As a man thinketh” by James Allen

2. Effect of thought on circumstances– PART-3

( Explanation to the 2^nd chapter of “As a man thinketh”)

Sacrifice to become great and to change your circumstance:

Many people are really anxious to improve their situation but, it’s a sad scene, that many are not willing to improve themselves to improve their circumstance. Success is fuller and very rewarding when it comes from inside out.

Indeed, if one wants to improve his/her financial position or improve relationship or be happier, he/she must really be ready for sacrifices at first. Compromises here and there during the initial period may give some agony but the result would be far rewarding than the pain that one suffers.

If one wants to be a great business man let him devote time for learning and preparing himself for the occasion, and let him do what needs to be done. The time when he has to give before he could get is the most valuable of all the time he’ll spend because this is the time he changes himself to become what he wants to be.

If one wants to be a wonderful singer let her do the “Musts” first in order to enjoy the fruits afterward. Let her take the lessons, do her practice, learn the grace and glamor of the industry! Then a day would arrive when the world would silently watch and listen to her “Precious” voice that she had sweated to create.

But many who have the desire to be like their ideal person aren’t really ready to sacrifice themselves first!

Harmonize your thoughts with the end-result:

Whatever one wants in the end, his or her thoughts should be in harmony with that end. If one experienced the bad consequences of unhealthy thoughts on their results, then they also would have experienced the truth that thoughts do affect or curb one’s progress toward ones goal if they are not harmony with the end result.

The case of honest man and dishonest man:

Consider an honest man who is suffering and in penury and a dishonest man who is so wealthy. Now, on the surface it may appear to be an injustice—by nature. But what really may be the reality is that the honest man may have other vices and the dishonest man may have other good qualities as well.

The honest man reaps the benefits of the honest thoughts and so do the dishonest man; and same for their vices respectively. The reality paints a totally different picture from the assumptions, which is that, these men benefit from their good thoughts as effectively as they suffer from the bad thoughts.

The honest man if gets rid of the vices that keep him under will climb the ladder to success and richness so rapidly!!

Universal law is steady:

The universal law is undeviating and always responds the same way, which is that evil produces evil and good produces good.

Good thoughts and actions never produce bad results and vice versa. An elephant can only give birth to an elephant and not a human being.

Many philosophers since the inception of the time have been saying to “think and do good things” despite your situation or circumstance because by doing so one is changing exactly those situations in to a favorable one!

Wish you all the riches to come with God’s blessings

Peter Anand

Nuggets from “As a man thinketh” by James Allen

2. Effect of thought on circumstances– PART-4

( Explanation to the 2^nd chapter of “As a man thinketh”)

The reason that “Sufferings” serve:

Suffering is always the result of wrong thought in some direction and when a man or woman is out of harmony or sync with himself or herself, which causes the bad circumstance.

As a result they suffer. Then what?

He or she becomes enlightened and goes to the next level in his/her life (if that person learns from it and changes or couldn’t tolerate the sufferings anymore and want a change badly), become pure like a gold.

Sufferings do teach one many life’s lesson of what not to do and how not to foster bad thoughts. And when one learns the lessons then the stage is set for his/her next journey in life.

When a man or a woman is rightly conditioned?

A person is rightly conditioned when he/she is happy, healthy and prosperous. This is a natural thing but unfortunately has become something like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow for majority of the population around the world today.

When your inner has become harmonious with your outer, then this is possible by all means.

When does a man or woman discover his or her endless potential and possibilities?

When a man or woman stop accuses the circumstance or anybody for the condition, uses the surroundings as an aid rather than seeing it as an obstacle starts to give himself or herself that sudden boost in his or her life.

He or she has altered his or her thoughts toward people and circumstance, and consequently has them altered toward him/her.

Thoughts develop into habits:

Thoughts cannot be kept secret—yes, you heard that right, thoughts cannot be kept secret!

You know what happens? Thoughts form into habit; habits results into ones circumstances.

If one has the habit of indulging in excess of alcohol, then the condition of disease and despair is sure to fall up on him or her.

Impure thoughts–>Enervating and confusing habits–> adverse circumstance

Beautiful thoughts or pure thoughts–> good and healthy habits–> favorable circumstances

So let a man or woman cease from his or her sinful thoughts and the entire world will become a heaven for him or her and is ready to help him/her.

Now, start burying your weakly and sickly thoughts. Encourage good thoughts irrespective of your external condition and people. Be steadfast on this and don’t move even as to an inch from this truth, for it will set you free and you’ll come out on top!!

Wish you all the riches to come with God’s blessings

Peter Anand

I didn’t take a lot of pictures from my weekend but I needed and loved it. I’m excited to be spending another long weekend with my new family. It made me re-evaluate a lot of things and I’m excited about the future. I have a lot of projects that I’m working on but I can’t share them yet! Stay tuned.

“Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible…”

- George Bernard Shaw

Copyright: Misty R. Lemons/Misty Expressions Photography

Inspiration #7

“Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here. Believe in kissing.”
-Eve Ensler

Found in a Glamour Magazine on a blurb on “How to Be a Woman”, but you don’t have to be a woman to read it.

 How fantastic is this? 

In today’s fast-paced, media-intense world, it’s very easy to lose sight of who you are. Strong, varied opinions on all aspects of our life continuously surround us, and it’s all too easy to ‘swim with the current’, as opposed to staying true to our authentic selves.

However, being ourselves and living in alignment with our own beliefs and interests is one of the best ways we can connect with and inspire our children. How our children experience us sets the stage for whether they truly discover and proclaim their own unique selves. If they experience a mother who remains committed to being herself, even when unpopular, they are inspired to discover and be their own unique selves. In contrast, if they experience a mother who changes her opinions and persona, depending on who’s she with, they are led to believe their own beliefs may not be ‘good enough’ and that ‘fitting in’ is the way to live. Our children are also less likely to feel comfortable being themselves with us if they sense that we are not also being ‘real’.

So spend some time today getting in touch with who you really are, and then ask yourself, “Am I really being that person?” I then challenge you to look for opportunities to discuss with your children how you are (or aren’t) ‘being yourself’ as you go about your day. This will help your children see the person you really are, as well as help support them in being the wonderfully unique people they are!

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I’m not one of those wifey people who like, rants about bad florists.

-DK

In the way she wore her heart on her sleeve, she wrote and lived the only way she knew how to -
Honestly.

It might  have been difficult to read what she wrote sometimes and often I felt her soul had lived for twice as long as her 20 years, but Daul never let anyone manufacture her.

When they tried to, she fought back.

For me, that’s a life that’s well-lived, no matter how the end came.

At least now you know you’ll never be lonely again.

Say goodbye here: Words For Her

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Here is a list of my favorite poets and lines from some of my favorite poems.  I find inspiration in their words.

Emily Dickinson:

PROUD of my broken heart since thou didst break it,

Proud of the pain I did not feel til thee.

William Shakespeare:

All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women merely players:

They have their exits and their entrances.

Pablo Neruda:

My life grows tired, hungry to no purpose.

I love what I do not have.  You are so far.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

TELL me not in mournful numbers,

Life is but an empty dream! -

For the soul is dead that slumbers,

And things are not what they seem.

William Ernest Henley:

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate:

I am the captain of my soul.

I have always been a fan of poetry and writing my own poems.  Leave a comment and let me know what your favorite poems and poets are.  I’d love to find new poetry to read.

You probably know already how a butterfly transforms itself from a cocoon to a fully majestic creature. Maybe you can even recite at the top of your head, one by the one, the stages of the metamorphosis. It has been a cliché to use what butterflies undergo to describe great transformations, victorious developments and successes. But little we know, butterflies can teach us more about life, success and freedom.

Do you know that an adult butterfly’s body is ten times the weight of its wings? Imagine now the load that they carry while they wander around the garden and flaunt their splendors. Even if you look closely, you won’t see a tinge of heaviness nor hardship. You might probably need to know why.

According to scientists, butterflies experience excruciating pain (the maximum they can handle), during the process of getting out of the cocoon. As they struggle for freedom, a liquid from their veins are pumped out to their wings making those paper-like wings strong and hard. As they go through that severe suffering, they become tougher. As they go through that needlepoint-like passageway, they reach their maximum potential.

This only proves that all, even those beautiful creatures that seem to have no cares in the world, carry their own shares of load. It’s just that they are strong enough not to notice the heaviness anymore.   However sometimes, in real life, the load might get a bit heavier and harder to carry. But you can always make yourself tougher, like the butterflies. You can take hardships as avenue to make yourself bigger and better so you can carry the everyday weight of taking responsibility of your life. You can carry the weight with ease if you arm yourself with the right attitude and perspective. You can choose to take actions to get out of your cocoon.

I experienced the same struggle when I decided to join Create Abundance core team. Through the process, the coaches didn’t help me get out of my cocoon. Instead, they empowered me so I’ll become tougher. I’m glad of the choice I made; I am now enjoying the garden of abundance and starting to flaunt my own splendor.

How about you? Are you already flying or still stuck in your cocoon?

If you want to learn business, investment and wealth from zeron contact me: 09154142208 or email me at jomarieabayon@yahoo.com.ph

Yes this is true!

Coinstar is now FREE without a fee.

There is a catch-

You have to choose to place your change on a new card/eCertificate option that is available with participating retail stores.

Coinstar.com lists what stores are participating in this option:

Amazon.com

Borders

Cabela’s

CVS/Pharmacy

Eddie Bauer

iTunes

JCPenny

Lowes

Old Navy

Overstock.com

Regal Entertainment Group

Rixty

Starbucks

So now you coffee, book reading, online shopping, and music down-loaders can go to any Coinstar machine and choose to put you change towards a card or eCertificate.

Bernard’s Voice

Wow! I have so much change, now I can put it on a Borders card or Starbucks card. I love this option.  Why would I pay to get my money counted?

Well, now I prefer to get my money counted and placed on a card or eCertificate for FREE.

I just wanted to take a moment to say how much I appreciate you for reading my blog.  It means a lot to me that I can share a little piece of my heart and soul with so many.  I am thankful for so much and this time of year reminds me of all I am truly blessed with.   Thank you for your support and I truly wish a Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.”

-Lucy Larcom

Copyright: Misty R. Lemons/Misty Expressions Photography

TV Star, Courtney Cox decides to deal with a family issue, according to Entertainment Weekly online.

Therefore Cougar Town fans are just going to have wait and see if Jules Cobb will find a man, because production has been postponed.

Bernard’s Voice

First and foremost, this is a noble thing that Courtney Cox has decided to do. She is putting family before career interests, because without family can anyone be truly happy.  I have been watching Cougar Town since the beginning and I am a bit flustered by the fact that the show is off temporarily, but it is for domestic reasons and therefore I understand and agree with Courtney’s decision.

Well I guess the cougars in the room, are just going to have to get their own inspiration from the discovery channel. A more natural and fierce approach.

When you hear the word “Vampire”, what flashes across your mind?

Probably an eternal being that wakes up at midnight, leaves the grave; one who has long pointed canine teeth which it likes to sink in to the neck to drink blood for it’s living…

“Yeah, I know very well how they might look and what they do for a living!” you might say.

But how many of you are aware of the other “Real” vampires that live among you draining your energy—mental, physical and emotional?

Unfortunately, most of us don’t know how dangerous these “real” vampires are, and how much of blood of your energy they could suck in no time leaving you paralyzed!!

Most of the people could relate themselves with at least one of the following situations:

– Jennifer started off the day well and all of a sudden finds herself being criticized by her boss, then colleagues makes fun of her followed by a stranger on the restaurant who vented his anger on her for no obvious reason she could figure out, leaving her an angry, depressed, agitated and utterly, emotionally disturbed person. The bitter truth is, there are energy-suckers or people who are waiting to “sink their teeth in to your neck ruthlessly”.

– Charles is driving on his way back home or office when he keenly notices a celebrity (Or any person with some prominent attributes to his/her credit such as beauty, affluence, tall, etc) on the road followed crazily by zealous fans. He says to himself one of these things,

“I wish I were wealthy/beautiful/lucky/beautiful/well-built/handsome/tall like him/her.”

His day passes with mixed feelings of longing, feeling of inadequacy, feeling bad about himself, worrying, loss of  self-confidence, depreciated self-image, lack of enthusiasm to name a few literally!

– Lawrence goes out finding fault with everyone he encounters, perfectly capturing their flaws. Whoever he happens to come across he says “You shouldn’t do that or you shouldn’t have done that…” or “You have to be like this or that…” passing judgment and being critical about others.

In the process he compares and contrasts himself with others, piling up a lot of resentment and other unsupportive emotions in him that annihilates his OWN attitude, charm and energy as well the others he come in to contact with.

– Angelina was sitting at her office desk working with great élan when she was suddenly struck by the old memories of her altercation with her neighbor 4 months back. She fights once again, but this time in her mind! Her enthusiasm vanished in to thin air like a deflated balloon. It has become another one of her “Bad days”.

These are only some of the instances of “Vampires” from a great lot that steal your “Poise” or “Peaceful mind”, suck your mental energies, physical energies, and your emotional energies from the time you open your eyelids to the time your head hits the pillow, and even thereafter!

Now, if you had the chance to study closely all the successful men and women since the dawn of time, you would soon realize that one quality cut through all of them and it is “Keeping their mind protected from the outside clutters” that steal their energies.

An aspiring person of success should closely guard him/her from all these clutters and flushes them out on his/her first sight of them for they have great power to drain his/her energies rendering him/her powerless!!

As a matter of fact, the more energy you could save or avoid being expended in the wrong channels, the more you would be “Available” for any situation, that too with great enthusiasm and power under your belt!

It’s a common knowledge that the mind should be free of all the discouraging thoughts and evil-behaviors, but it is not a common act executing and applying this knowledge, unfortunately.

When you are mentally energetic, chances are, you would be physically as well, mostly. In fact it is these mental leakages or vampires that cause the fatigue both in the mind and in the body.

If “Save your mental energy and don’t allow any vampires to disturb your inner poise” is your primary motto, you are already well on your way to be one of those rare individuals who has control over his/her day!

And one who wouldn’t be shaken by these energy-sapping vampires in the form of people or damaging thoughts that arises with them.

If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them. Negative people can sap your energy so fast, and they can take your dreams from you, too.

–Earvin Johnson

PART-2

Wish you all the riches to come with God’s blessings

Peter Anand