December 2011
30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Nothing could be closer to the truth. But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that have been holding you back.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to...
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“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness.”
– Neil Gaiman
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“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– Neil Gaiman
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Dear 2011...
2011 is quickly coming to an end and the only thing I can think about is how incredibly blessed I am. It’s an overwhelming feeling that at the moment is making me feel super emotional. All I can say is: Thank You, Lord, for my happiness and health…
∞
What I love most about this time of the year is the chance to reflect on the year’s highs and lows, and how much I’ve...
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“None of those material possessions do anything to make your life any...”
– Lenny Kravitz
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“The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it.”
– Mal Pancoast
10 Things I Learned from People Who Survive Cancer
By Lissa Rankin MD
When I interviewed women who had survived breast cancer for my art project The Woman Inside, I noticed that they all had one remarkable thing in common.
They had all faced down death and decided to live every day like it might be their last. And then they all beat cancer.
The more interviews I did, the more I noticed that these women were living differently than most of the...
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Get beyond regret
It’s helpful to feel a little regret. But it is foolish to dwell on that regret.
When you look back on the last year, or month, or decade, and see some things you regret, go ahead and feel that regret. Then harness the energy of that regret to create a more positive, fulfilling reality for your life.
Regrets teach you about your mistakes in a compelling, personally...
December Emotions
creatingaquietmind:
nostalgia n. The nebulous feeling that visits you at 2am, dancing around in the shadows of your mind, effortlessly escaping your attempt at describing it well and good; it lingers – in the pauses between breaths, the crevices between light and dark, the grey area dividing heart and mind – and sets up residence in your soul, tattooing itself onto the inside of your eyelids so...
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“Learn how to carry a friendship greatly, whether or not it is returned. Why...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“I still love the people I’ve loved, even if I cross the street to avoid...”
– Uma Thurman
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“I do not care what car you drive. Where you live. If you know someone who knows...”
– Andre Jordan
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“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed,...”
– Audrey Hepburn
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“The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as...”
– Josephine Baker
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“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke
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“Don’t let anyone determine your horizons.”
– Condoleezza Rice
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“Kindness gives birth to kindness.”
– Sophocles
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“There are no arms or ammunition greater than the mind. With the proper thinking,...”
– Swami Satchidananda
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“For the sake of your own joy and peace, give more than you are given.”
– Swami Satchidananda
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“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls...”
– Epictetus
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“Nothing of value is ever won without sacrifice.”
– Condoleezza Rice
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“Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but...”
– Margaret Mead
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“We are not all built the same way. Why should we look the same? We should just...”
– Swami Satchidananda
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Run with it
Let your life come fully and positively to life. You are here on this glorious day, so make the very most of it.
You have passions and interests, so pursue them. You have dreams and desires, so get busy and fulfill them.
You have unique perspectives and opinions, so express them. A magnificent, fascinating universe surrounds you, so experience it.
There are people about whom you...
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“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what...”
– Angela Schwindt
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“I was perfectly content to be permanently broken.”
– Sandra Bullock *Sometimes I wonder this about myself…
“Think back and replay your year; if it doesn’t bring you tears of either joy or...”
– Ally McBeal
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“The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can...”
– Harold Taylor
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“I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He...”
– Mother Teresa
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“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you...”
– Oprah Winfrey
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“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.”
– Mary Catherine Bateson
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“Somehow we’ve completely internalized and accepted collectively this notion that...”
– Elizabeth Gilbert
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“There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can’t. What you’ve...”
– Layne Beachley
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“Love is ¾ dream and ¼ reality. Problems usually arise when you fall in love with...”
– Unknown
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“Single doesn’t always = available, and taken doesn’t always = in...”
– Unknown
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“Love you for yourself…don’t be defined by anyone else.”
– Jessica Simpson
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25 Tips For A Happier New Year
julie911:
Drink plenty of water.
Know your limits. Don’t overdo.
Play games.
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
Eat more food that is close to its natural state, and less processed or manufactured.
Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
Remember that however good or bad a situation is, it will change.
Try to get 7-8 hours of sleep each...
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“Begin doing what you want to do now. We have only this moment, sparkling like a...”
– Marie Ray
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“That is why it is so important to let certain things go. To release them. To cut...”
– Paulo Coelho, The Zahir
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“If things come, enjoy them. Things are simply loaned for our use, they are not...”
– Swami Satchidananda
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“I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than...”
– Brittany Renee
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“If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish...”
– Les Brown
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“You can’t force yourself to stop liking someone, but you can tell yourself that...”
– Unknown
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“You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”
– Lucille Ball
One word to describe how I feel right now: BLESSED! I could really cry right now…