Enjoy!
QUOTE:
"You wake up in the morning, and your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of un-manufactured tissue of the universe of your life! It is yours. It is the most precious of possessions. No one can take it from you. And no one receives either more or less than you receive."
-Arnold Bennett
INSPIRATION:
A gift each day – yet for many they never seem to enjoy it. They grumble and complain about the weather, their job, their to-do list and a myriad of other maladies. If only people every day would wake up and truly appreciate and be grateful for the gift of the day. For many as life winds down they finally realize how precious each day is, or a parent of a dying child who is ecstatic that they have one more day with their child. I hope that it does not take a tragedy or the end of one’s life before the gift of 24 hours is truly appreciated.
ACTION:
Today and every day – realize what an awesome gift you have been given of today!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Words of Wisdom - "A Balanced Life" - Time (Week 4)
Enjoy!
QUOTE:
"Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence -- neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish -- it is an imponderably valuable gift."
-Maya Angelou
INSPIRATION:
It is amazing that even though we know we can’t speed up or slow down time – we somehow try and then get frustrated when it does not work. We fail to see it as a gift that the only thing it requires of us is to use it wisely.
ACTION:
Stop trying to change the things you can’t change – ask for the wisdom to change the things you can –and once the wisdom is given – act on it!
QUOTE:
"Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence -- neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish -- it is an imponderably valuable gift."
-Maya Angelou
INSPIRATION:
It is amazing that even though we know we can’t speed up or slow down time – we somehow try and then get frustrated when it does not work. We fail to see it as a gift that the only thing it requires of us is to use it wisely.
ACTION:
Stop trying to change the things you can’t change – ask for the wisdom to change the things you can –and once the wisdom is given – act on it!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Words of Wisdom - "A Balanced Life" - Time (Week 3)
Enjoy!
QUOTE:
"Now is the watchword of the wise."
-Proverb
INSPIRATION:
Some say we live in a land of procrastinators’. Where “later” because the operative word for many things we need to do in our lives. Today I want you to become a “now” person. When something arises in your life there are 3 questions you need to ask yourself about it. 1. Is this something I have to do and do I have to do it now? 2. Is this something someone else can do? 3. Is this something that needs to be done but not now? Once you determine if an item fits into category 1 then it becomes easy – do it now. Often we fail to ask these questions and find ourselves doing things that don’t have to be done now or that could have been delegated.
ACTION:
Make it a habit starting today that when anything needs to be done to ask yourself those three questions and then only address the 1’s now!
QUOTE:
"Now is the watchword of the wise."
-Proverb
INSPIRATION:
Some say we live in a land of procrastinators’. Where “later” because the operative word for many things we need to do in our lives. Today I want you to become a “now” person. When something arises in your life there are 3 questions you need to ask yourself about it. 1. Is this something I have to do and do I have to do it now? 2. Is this something someone else can do? 3. Is this something that needs to be done but not now? Once you determine if an item fits into category 1 then it becomes easy – do it now. Often we fail to ask these questions and find ourselves doing things that don’t have to be done now or that could have been delegated.
ACTION:
Make it a habit starting today that when anything needs to be done to ask yourself those three questions and then only address the 1’s now!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Words of Wisdom - "A Balanced Life" - Time (Week 2)
Enjoy!
QUOTE:
Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you. -Anon.,
INSPIRATION:
As this New Year unfolds family and friends need to be on everyone’s priority list and letting these people know how special they are. In the hustle and bustle of life we often fail to do the important things because the urgent things are constantly vying for our attention. Life is short and no one knows when someone will be taken from us. The people that have the most regrets when a loved one is gone is the one that never took the time to let those people know how special they are.
ACTION:
Make a list of special people in your life
Now determine that you will find a way to let them know how special they are. It could mean a card, a poem a note, a call, a gift – let yourself be creative. It is not the item but the attention that you give them to let them know how special they are.
QUOTE:
Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you. -Anon.,
INSPIRATION:
As this New Year unfolds family and friends need to be on everyone’s priority list and letting these people know how special they are. In the hustle and bustle of life we often fail to do the important things because the urgent things are constantly vying for our attention. Life is short and no one knows when someone will be taken from us. The people that have the most regrets when a loved one is gone is the one that never took the time to let those people know how special they are.
ACTION:
Make a list of special people in your life
Now determine that you will find a way to let them know how special they are. It could mean a card, a poem a note, a call, a gift – let yourself be creative. It is not the item but the attention that you give them to let them know how special they are.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Words of Wisdom - "A Balanced Life" - Time (Week 1)
We took a little break and now we are back! Enjoy the first weeks Words of Wisdom of "A Balanced Life". The theme for January is "Favor". Enjoy. Be sure to visit www.CrossingYourBridge.com for additional Words of Wisdom and inspiration!
QUOTE:
"One thing you can't recycle is wasted time."
- Anonymous
INSPIRATION:
Truer words were never spoken. I can recall days where I just wanted to veg out. I sat in my robe all day playing FreeCell. At the end of the day I was exhausted. I felt like a failure. I hadn’t done anything and I realized that I had wasted a day. I find that I have a tendency to do that periodically when I don’t have a to-do list of things I want to accomplish. I realize that there will be days when we need to rest but even in those days they can be productive and your most valuable asset time will not be wasted. For example some things on my to-do list might be call a friend that I haven’t spoken to in a while. Write a letter or a note to someone who did something special for me. Read a book that I have always wanted to but felt I didn’t have the time. Soak in a tub and enjoy the feeling of being rejuvenated. You see there will always be things that you can do with your time without wasting it.
ACTION:
If you find yourself wasting time – make a list of things that you would love to do if you had the time. Keep it handy and update whenever something new needs to be added.
Now when you have some extra time on your hands go over your list and pick one item and do it and realize how lucky you are that today you had some extra time!
QUOTE:
"One thing you can't recycle is wasted time."
- Anonymous
INSPIRATION:
Truer words were never spoken. I can recall days where I just wanted to veg out. I sat in my robe all day playing FreeCell. At the end of the day I was exhausted. I felt like a failure. I hadn’t done anything and I realized that I had wasted a day. I find that I have a tendency to do that periodically when I don’t have a to-do list of things I want to accomplish. I realize that there will be days when we need to rest but even in those days they can be productive and your most valuable asset time will not be wasted. For example some things on my to-do list might be call a friend that I haven’t spoken to in a while. Write a letter or a note to someone who did something special for me. Read a book that I have always wanted to but felt I didn’t have the time. Soak in a tub and enjoy the feeling of being rejuvenated. You see there will always be things that you can do with your time without wasting it.
ACTION:
If you find yourself wasting time – make a list of things that you would love to do if you had the time. Keep it handy and update whenever something new needs to be added.
Now when you have some extra time on your hands go over your list and pick one item and do it and realize how lucky you are that today you had some extra time!
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