push yourself

Either you can choose to keep reminding yourself of what's bad about your life, or you can choose to push yourself to those things that are, and those things that can be, good and positive and enjoyable and truly fulfilling.

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Unique value

Your life is filled with unique opportunities that have never existed before. And you can choose to transform them into grand achievements that set the stage for even greater opportunities.

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Treasure

Softly treasure the moments of this day. Each moment is an opportunity to give more value and support to those things that matter most.

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Visualize

Know what you want, and you're on your way there. Visualize how it will be, feel how it will feel, and make yourself unstoppable.

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Happiness is...

Happiness for me is a combination of happenings, things, situations and people.

The perfect bunch of red roses, the scent of coffee early in the morning, the cloudy day, strawberry topped with whipped cream, a compliment from someone unexpected, the basket of fruits served with green tea, listening to a piece of music that makes me wanna get up and dance, seeing a photo that speaks without any words, thinking outside of the usual, happiness is talking to someone about everything under the roof and touching a life every day, a random act of kindness, a peck on the nose, sharing in others joy, giving a present, smiling at someone who hadn't expected it, the right makeup and an oil free skin day, lunch prepared by mom and attending to dad with his cup of tea and biscuits after he gets home from work and much much more.

Sometimes just thinking about my happiness makes me happy. Now it's your turn to know what happiness is for real...

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Color

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Happy New Year

You've come through a lot to get to this New Year's Day in the year 2010. And now is your opportunity to put all that experience to use in making this new year the best one ever.

Today, as the new year begins, you have the opportunity to distance yourself, to detach yourself from the disappointments and limitations of the past. Those disappointments are now last year's disappointments. All those limitations are now last year's limitations. Today you are already moving on past them because you're living in a brand new year.

You have what it takes to fill each day of this new year with positive, focused thoughts and actions which will move you solidly toward the achievement of the best you can imagine for yourself and your world. Just think of all the great things you can do! Imagine what an enormous positive difference you can make in your own life and in the lives of those around you.

And you have a brand new year in which to do it. So decide right now to make it great. Stand up right now and take the first step forward, the first step this year in the direction of your most treasured dreams. Then keep right on going, moving ahead for a whole year's worth of positive, productive, effective and joyful living.

Happy New Year! It's yours right now so make it great.

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What do you think?

"… we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number, really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that’s so deeply a part of your being that you can’t even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four or five times more. perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps twenty. And yet it all seems limitless."

Paul Bowles

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Exercise 1 – One picture a day

For the period of a week, a month, or even a year take one picture a day of the people and things that make life ‘go round’ for you. Take a snapshot of the people who help you every day – the mechanic who keeps your car going or the day-care provider who loves your child, even folks you see every day like your mail carrier or the cashier at the grocery store who always asks about your family. Use that camera phone to look for beauty in the natural world – the flaming maple tree on your street, the red tomatoes coming up in a garden or the dog that always welcomes you home with tail wagging enthusiasm. Take a photo of things that help make your life work; your car; good winter coat; your canoe or kayak, bicycle or skis, stereo, piano, guitar, books, great food.

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Ponder AGAIN!

1. I will never complain about a problem. I will supply a solution instead.

2. I will listen more than I speak.

3. If I don’t know, I will ask questions.

4. Everything is nothing without happiness. I must do what makes me happy.

5. I will never succumb to greed. Enough is enough.

6. Time is precious. I will manage my time effectively.

7. Right now is the only guaranteed moment in my life. I will make the best of it.

8. I will stand firm by my values without senselessly promoting them.

9. I will never over-promise. I will over-deliver on everything I commit to.

10. I will always assess the situation and provide value where needed.

11. I cannot make someone love me. I can only be someone who can be loved.

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6 Healthy Foods to Feed Your Hungry Dreams

1. A story

Nothing nourishes your dreams like feeding your mind and senses. Even if all you have is five minutes you can read, watch, and listen to a story that will inspire and motivate you even longer than the time you spent listening, reading, or watching.

2. Frustration and failure

It might taste bitter to you and your dreams but frustration and failure contain essential vitamins and nutrients that will strengthen, motivate, and create perseverance.

3. A worthwhile purpose

Just like you, your dreams need purpose to live. And not just any purpose; a noble purpose, an authentic purpose, a worthwhile purpose.

Purposes that are rooted in earning as much money as possible or in garnering fame cannot sustain a dream for long.

Dreams need purposes such as to help others, whether they be strangers or your loved ones, or to leave a legacy.

4. Criticism

Criticism is just as bitter as frustration and failure, and because of this you’ll want to shield your dreams from it.

You and your dreams need to instead feed off of criticism. Sometimes critics have decent advice worth noting, and other times they spew out criticism that is so infuriating that you want to keep moving and working harder to “show them.”

Give your dreams a little bit of the criticism to chew on once and awhile. If they really don’t like it, they can always spit it out.

5. Time

Every single day, even if it’s just for 10 minutes, work on your dream. Don’t let yourself get distracted or let “life” get in the way. You can’t neglect your dreams, because they will quickly die and begin to haunt you.

6. Success

You’ll often feed success to your dreams in different sizes. Sometimes it’ll be a meal, sometimes a giant banquet, and most often it’ll be a little snack. Even though it’s a little treat, it will energize you and your dreams so don’t overlook it.

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any seond thoughts?

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Words of wisdom

* If you plant honesty, You will reap trust
* If you plant goodness, You will reap friends
* If you plant humility, You will reap greatness
* If you plant perseverance, You will reap victory
* If you plant consideration, You will reap harmony
* If you plant hard work, You will reap success
* If you plant forgiveness, You will reap reconciliation
* If you plant openness, You will reap intimacy
* If you plant patience, You will reap improvements
* If you plant faith, You will reap miracles

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life is about?

Life is about trusting your feelings and taking chances. Losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories, and learning from the past and realizing that people always change.

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happiness

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You are MORE

You are more than the body you live in. You are more than the car you drive. You are more than the title on your business card. You are more than your past. You are more than your daily routine.

You are everything that you dare to imagine, filled with possibility. Your only limits are the ones you place on yourself. Think of the things you can do, the places you can go, the person you can be.

You are capable of greatness, of joy. You can love and laugh, create and build, think and choose, learn and grow, dream and accomplish. Now is the time to live your possibilities. Imagine how it could be, and go for it.

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Endless Source

Life is an endless source of richness. Everything that comes your way can, in some way or another, add to that richness.

From the smallest petal on a flower, to the wide and distant horizon, you'll find energy and possibility, and astounding lessons to be learned. From the most intimate whisper to the roar of a crowd, there are ideas, dreams, hopes and love in every flavor.

There are components that, when put together in new and unique ways, create value that's never been known before. There are objects that, when carefully taken apart and studied, yield magnificent, life-changing secrets.

The possibilities have no end. And they grow more stunning with each advancing moment.

The real richness is not found in any one thing. Rather, it is in the sheer abundance and availability of it all.

Choose now, and always, to live your own special expression of life's richness. There will always be more of it to know.

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Enjoy Life!

Find something to enjoy and to sincerely value about whatever you are doing. And you will add power and effectiveness to your efforts.

Realize that anything is enjoyable to you solely because you have decided for it to be enjoyable. It's a decision that can create much value.

Instead of fighting against your own actions, give energy to them. Instead of making yourself miserable, allow yourself to enjoy.

It's great when you can make positive plans and enjoy following through on them. Yet even when things don't turn out as planned, you can find something to value and enjoy.

Learn to find enjoyment in life's surprises, and those surprises can yield great treasure. Choose to enjoy those times when you get knocked off track, and you'll discover the quickest way to get back on track.

You are at your best when truly enjoying life. So allow enjoyment to bring out your best in every situation.

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Smile For A Successful Marriage

If you want to know whether your marriage will survive, look at your spouse's yearbook photos. Psychologists have found that how much people smile in old photographs can predict their later success in marriage.

That’s the conclusion of researchers who claim that kids with the brightest smiles in family photographs are more than three times likely to have a successful marriage than those who frown.

The study found that those with the weakest smiles were more than three times as likely to have been through a divorce. A second experiment, which included pictures taken of people as young as five, backed up the conclusion.

According to scientists, people who are generally happier are therefore more likely to try to work through difficulties in relationships and marriages.

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PEOPLE WITH GOALS SUCCEED

Without goals there is no achievement.

A set definitive objective must be established if you're to accomplish anything in a big way.

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this:

"decide what you want"

The world will turn aside and let you pass if you know where you're going.

Goals give you a starting place and a destination.

Determine what you want.

Decide on your major objectives, targets and destination.

You can plant your own dream with a goal.

"People with goals succeed because they know where they are going..It's as simple as that." Earl Nightingale

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