From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Are You Having Fun?

April 30, 2008

photo credit: Taylor Hand
"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing." — Dale Carnegie
Are you having fun at what you do? In life? At home? In the workplace? If you’re not, it’s time to re-evaluate what you are doing in these areas. [...]

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How Valuable Are You?

April 30, 2008

photo credit: preciouskhyatt
How do you determine YOUR value? A sign I spotted on the way home tonight: “Your value is not determined by your valuables”. A very good lesson. It can become easy to compare ourselves to what our neighbors have in their front yard. But it is much more important what kind of [...]

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Simplify…Continued

April 26, 2008

Simplify what?
Simplify whatever it is in your life that can benefit from some simplification!  For me, I’ll be looking at ways to simplify my home – make it less cluttered.  But it’s also looking at your work and personal life.  Are you doing things that don’t add any value to your life or others?  Is [...]

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Simplify!

April 25, 2008

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.” — Henry David Thoreau
More to come tomorrow…

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Are you looking for a cheaper alternative to expensive photo editing programs like Adobe Photoshop?  A couple of recommendations:

Freeware program with a ton of customizations — Paint.net
Freeware program from Google — Picasa
Freeware online program from Adobe — Photoshop Express

Check out any of these great programs for editing your photos.  All do a great job for [...]

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photo credit: think cink
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. ~Winston Churchill
Attitude. Something that can make such a difference in your life. Have a positive attitude and you will tend to be a happier person. Have a negative attitude, and you will tend to a [...]

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Spring = Renewal

April 18, 2008

photo credit: The Original Ki

Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” ~Robin Williams
Ahhhh, we’re finally starting to see spring here in the midwest United States. It’s been a long winter, lots of snow and very cold weather. With the coming of spring, there is the renewal of leaves [...]

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“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.” – Plato
Today I’m telling you my story and how my life has been transformed due to becoming fit.
A little history. Growing up I was active, but [...]

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photo credit: collagekid

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow.” — Mary Anne Radmacher
Ever have one of those days where things don’t go quite as planned? And you’re not [...]

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Clarity = Direction

April 15, 2008

photo credit: straightedge217“
More important than the quest for certainty is the quest for clarity” — Francois Gautier
What kind of clarity do you have in your life? Can you clearly visualize where you are in your life, and where you want to be?
We live in a world surrounded by “noise”. Noise from television, work, [...]

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