How Beautiful A Day Can Be When Kindness Touches It~
Kindness is so important to me and it is easy for me to share kind thoughts and kind gestures throughout my day.
It works for me and it comes back to me in so many ways.
I am a grateful lady.
I enjoyed some stair climbing this morning and a 2 mile run.
Have your self a wonderful Sunday and do the best you can with just “being kind”~
Happy New Year Everybody. I wish a fantastic 2013 for you ALL.
These beautiful words by Regina Brett are worth sharing with you once again. What an amazing woman!
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This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!!
”To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I’ve ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short enjoy it.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye . But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive but don’t forget.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you need.
42. The best is yet to come…
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.”
~Source: Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio ~
Thank-you very much to Kate from~ http://believeanyway.wordpress.com for nominating my blog for this Beautiful Ward. I have received my ‘first star’.
Thank-you to Ivon from~ http://ivonprefontaine.com for nominating my blog. Thank you both so much!
Please take a moment to visit their blogs as they both are uplifting blogs. Kate and Ivon are excellent writers and their stories, photos, poetry keep me going back to read more. I am honored that you nominated my blog for this wonderful award as it means so much to me.
Wow! I have learnt so much in a year and am still learning. It inspires me to continue and work harder in the coming year. Thank-you
I once again would like to thank every single follower, those that leave comments, anyone that leaves a ‘like’ on any post or just pops in to take a peek. I appreciate you all!
And here are the rules:
1 Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award.
2 Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award.
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6 As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar … and start collecting stars…
Yes – that’s right – there are stars to collect!
Unlike other awards which you can only add to your blog once – this award is different!
When you begin you will receive the ‘1 star’ award – and every time you are given the award by another blog – you can add another star!
There are a total of 6 stars to collect.
Which means that you can check out your favorite blogs – and even if they have already been given the award by someone else – you can still bestow it on them again and help them to reach the maximum 6 stars!
I never put them in any type of order and please understand there are so many awesome blogs that deserve this award. I want to thank all my followers, readers and anyone that just takes a peek at my blog. I do apologize if I ever forget to thank anyone as it is not intentional. I appreciate you all. Thank you so much. It will be a year in January that I started my blog and ‘oh boy’ was I nervous! I have enjoyed learning as I go along and there is still so much I would like to do with my blog. Life can get so busy.
Here are the nominees I have chosen for the ‘Blog of the Year 2012:
There are so many that are most deserving and ‘worthy’ of this Award. Please forgive me if I have forgotten to put you down. If you do not accept Awards I understand, just know you are appreciated and am thinking about you too.
http://waitingforthekarmatruck.com/ ~MImi
http://prytulka.wordpress.com/ ~Mary
http://goss-coaching.com/ ~Hanna
http://denobears.wordpress.com/ ~Eleenie
http://cast-light.com/ ~Kathie
http://russelrayphotos2.com/ ~Russell
http://poeticjourney251.com/ ~P.J.
http://readinginterrupted.com ~Letizia
http://sweetjellybean.com/ ~D.
http://drbillwooten.com/ ~Dr. Bill
http://mybeautfulthings.wordpress.com/ ~Sally
http://lifeyum.com/ ~Lisa
http://coachdougbowers.com/ ~Doug
http://mypenandme.wordpress.com
http://aleafinspringtime.wordpress.com/
http://clotildajamcracker.wordpress.com/
I will post thumbnails of the Star Awards that I grabbed from Donah at http://sweetjellybean.com/ Thanks so much.
~Source: Facebook quote
It’s Friday! Another week of fitness done and I continue tomorrow. Actually only if it is not pouring rain as it has been this week. Gosh, a girl doesn’t mind running in the rain, although when it is ‘cold and pouring rain’, there is a limit. At least for me~
I said to my Hubby that there are times as I am driving to the gym in the early morning I ask myself, “What were you thinking?”
It is dark, cold and raining hard. You get the picture. My Hubby said he thinks that too, ha ha. He did say, “You are amazing~and I am real proud of you.”
What a nice thought to take to the gym with me this morning. My Man is my biggest supporter and I am grateful for him. Thanks so much~it means the world to me.
While at the gym I complimented a young girl on her weight loss. It turns out she has lost 50 pounds and she was so grateful that I had noticed as she is still has a ways to go. Nonetheless she looked fabulous to me. Sometimes we forget on how a ‘compliment’ can make a person feel really good.
Have you passed along a compliment to anyone lately? Has someone complimented you? I bet it felt good!
While I was cooling down after my workout, a lady I didn’t know came up to me and says, “I have noticed that you are a very strong woman.” She asked me how long I had been at the gym and said it must pay off to be consistent.
Oh yes!
I cannot shout it enough times, fitness is not a ‘cure all’ for every ailment in the world, although it will help some. Start with baby steps if you have to. Just do something!! It does pay off and you will feel GOOD!
I thanked her very much. Yes, it does feel good to receive a compliment too!
~Source: Pinterest Quote
I have already started my day off right with some of these thoughts.
My GYM workout is done for the day and my feel good endorphins all makes me feel terrific.
I love this quote! The golden, autumn leaves are beautiful.
When I found this quote it just really made me appreciate my life even more. I had such an energized workout this morning and I feel good and yes it is Monday. I hope you all enjoy your Monday.
I do all of these often and I am a happy girl. This morning I felt like a ‘energizer bunny’. Another great workout at the GYM has me smiling some more. Have a fabulous weekend!
Day 1 :There is so much to be grateful for!
Day 2: Someone appreciates you more than you know.
Day 3: Self-confidence will take you farther than self-doubt!
Day 4: You deserve to be happy.
Day 5: Every step forward counts.
Day 6: Look at yourself. You are amazing!
Day 7: Your inner GPS is set to success. Just follow it!
