From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Today, it is an honor to have Stephanie Quilao as our guest writer.  Stephanie is the voice behind Back In Skinny Jeans, the wildly popular blog all about wellness on many different levels – with an emphasis on emotional wellness as a route toward a healthier body.  She is a ray of sunshine and a [...]

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Prepare!

February 24, 2009

photo credit: kaibara87
“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax” ~ Abraham Lincoln

Prepare: to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use, or activity
Athletes do it.  Sports teams do it.  Airline pilots do it.  Professional speakers do it. Musicians do it.  Event planners do it.
Successful people [...]

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Sunday Thought For The Day

February 22, 2009

photo credit: Alanah
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists [...]

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Sometimes…Life Beats You Up

February 19, 2009

photo credit: marcelgermain
“Don’t be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with the wind.” ~ Hamilton Wright Mabie
Have you ever felt like things just aren’t going your way?  Sometimes just moments.  Other times, maybe days.
And you have to somehow deal with these moments before your life can move on.
This too, shall pass.
Today, [...]

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Sunday Thought For The Day

February 15, 2009

photo credit: Shanissinha_
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” ~ Helen Keller

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“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ~ Wayne Dyer
Five minutes.  Does that seem like a long time?  Not sure you want to give up that amount of time to a video of high school football?
This is a video [...]

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What Do I Know About Fabric?

February 9, 2009

photo credit: Lucy Nieto
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” ~ Henry Miller
Please join me today as I stop and watch over the fort at the Create A Balance community, while Stacey takes a few days off.  We’re talking fabric, although it has nothing to do with sewing!  [...]

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Sunday Thought For The Day

February 8, 2009

photo credit: TuTuWoN
“Be understanding to your enemies.
Be loyal to your friends.
Be strong enough to face the world each day.
Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.
Be generous to those who need your help.
Be frugal with that you need yourself.
Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.
Be foolish enough to [...]

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Smile!

February 3, 2009

“If you don’t have a smile, I’ll give you one of mine.” ~ Author Unknown
Smile – it’s good for you!
Have you ever heard that?  Is it, though, really any better than a straight face, or even frowning?
According to a study from the November 2004 issue of General Psychiatry, elderly people, who maintained an optimistic outlook, [...]

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Sunday Thought For The Day

February 1, 2009

photo credit: dovetailphotography
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your [...]

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