I recieved my first "Meditation Reminder" that I signed up to get from the link http://www.dailygood.org/ and it was great. I clicked on a link to the side which lead me to the following info....
"21 Ways To Celebrate Life
--posted by JZ on May 21, 2008
After Nancy Rothstein's son, Josh, passed away unexpectedly, she was seeking a way to offer a tribute for family and friends to honor his birthday. With each passing birthday, she adds one more item to the list.
Last April 16 would've been Josh's 21st birthday, and true to her tradition, Nancy shared these 21 ways to celebrate life:
1. Smile. Smiling makes you and those around you feel good. If you don’t feel good, a smile can trick your brain into feeling better.
2. Eat ice cream.
3. Run on the beach. If you can’t physically do this, use your imagination.
4. Call someone who is ill or lonely. Listen to their story. Take the time. Tell them your story, if they ask.
5. Listen to music that touches your heart and soul.
6. Sing in the shower, or out loud if you are comfortable.
7. Visit the grave of a loved one and celebrate your continued BREATH.
8. And tell your loved one what’s on your mind.
9. Play with a dog.
10. Thank yourself for putting up with all the things about yourself that drive you nuts! Activate your sense of humor!
11. Apologize to someone you have wronged in any way.
12. Take a day, or even a few hours, “off” to do something you always want to do but never take the time to do.
13. Eat something you never indulge in (unless allergic!) and savor every bite….slowly. No guilt permitted!
14. Re-watch your favorite funny or happy movie in your most comfortable clothes.
15. Make plans with 2 friends that you are crazy about but never see…near or far away.
16. Go outdoors to a natural setting. Sit. Close your eyes. Listen to the world. It’s all an extension of you! Your breath connects you intrinsically to the world.
17. Laugh. Do something fun or silly that evokes laughter. It has been said that laughter is God’s sunshine.
18. Place this list in an envelope and revisit it periodically to see how you are celebrating YOURSELF! If you are good to yourself, you can be much better to those around you.
19. Go to your heart and make all your decisions from there; and all will be well.
20. Follow the path that matters.
21. Believe and feel the change you want to see and you will BE the change you envision.
....Yet you must know that in the end, it is LOVE’s garden you must tend.
If you had to add one more to this list, what would it be?"
http://www.helpothers.org/story.php?sid=9148
Simple Ideas, that make such huge impacts.
Quotation Station...
From the Movie "Broken Trails":
"We're all travelers in this world,
From the sweet grass,
To the Packin' house...
Birth till death
We travel between the Eternities."
"Plants are the young of the world, vessels of helath and vigor... they grope ever upward toward consciousness."
Ralph Wlado Emerson (1803-1882)
Fear less, hope more;eat less, chew more;whine less, breathe more;talk less, say more;love more, and all good things will be yours.
-Swedish proverb
"We're all travelers in this world,
From the sweet grass,
To the Packin' house...
Birth till death
We travel between the Eternities."
"Plants are the young of the world, vessels of helath and vigor... they grope ever upward toward consciousness."
Ralph Wlado Emerson (1803-1882)
Fear less, hope more;eat less, chew more;whine less, breathe more;talk less, say more;love more, and all good things will be yours.
-Swedish proverb
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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Journal Jottings...
As ironic as it may seem, I was inspired to begin this blog by mean and rude people. Through people I've met, both good and bad, it continues to blow me away how some people can be to others without knowing them or never even meeting them before. Sometimes my mind asks, "What have I ever done to you? I don't even know you!" I'll be the first to admit to some pretty bad days, and I'm sure there will be much opportuntiy for more, but that is still no reason to treat people crappy. I just so badly wanted to take the negetivity from myself, and those around me and turn that energy into goodness, happiness, love and inspiration. It is so easy to get caught up in the financial stress, work worries, and just too much stuff going on in our lives, but we can still be good and happy people. That goodness has seemed to have been lost among much of society, especially through kids...and they are the source. I truely believe kids are what, when all is said and donewill change the world, will change all of us. We must be the examples, but more importantly we must be willing for these little people to teach us, and for us to actually learn from them. I get the biggest kick out of people who are so annoyed by kids and crying babies, like they never were one...get over yourself, and try to use a little patience. Have some fun. If you do good, good will come to you.
-2005
-2005
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