1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile.It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Talk to God aboutwhat is going on in your life. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement,'My purpose is to__________ today. I am thankful for______________'
4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food thatis manufactured in plants.
5. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries,wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli , almonds & walnuts.
6. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
7. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires,Issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control.Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
8. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince20and dinner like acollege kid w ith a maxed out charge card.
9.. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
11. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
12. You are not so important that you have to win every argument.Agree to disagree.
13. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
14. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what theirjourney is all about.
15. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
16. Frame every so-called disaster with these words:'In five years, will this really matter?'
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. What other people think of you is none of your business.
19. GOD heals everything - but you have to ask Him.
20. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
21. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.Your friends will. Stay in touch!
22. Envy is a waste of time . You already have all you need.
23. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:I am thankful for__________. Today I accomplished_________.
24. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
25. When you are feeling down, start listing your many blessings.You'll be smiling before you know it.
Monday, January 12, 2009
MY WALL
OK SO I CAN ADMIT IT, I HAVE A WALL. THE INTERESTING PART ABOUT IT IS THAT IT WAS NOT ALWAYS THERE. DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES LEAD ME TO CREATE IT AND NOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BRING IT DOWN. IT HAS PROTECT ME THROUGH RUFF DAYS AND HAS IN A WAY, MADE ME THE WOMAN THAT I AM TODAY. IT NEVER TRIES TO HURT ME, SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT ME OR ANYTHING ELSE SOMEONE MIGHT DO TO ME. NOW HERE IS THE QUESTION, HOW DO I GET RID OF THE ONE CONSTANT THAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR ME AND ALLOW A DIFFERENT KIND OF ME? AM I ACTUALLY READY TO DO THAT? I'M APPROACHING A DIFFERENT STAGE IN MY LIFE AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR THE WALL TO COME CRUMBLING DOWN. SO MANY THINGS TO DO AND EXPERIENCE BUT CANT WITH A WALL OVER ME. MAYBE I WILL TRY IT OUT AND SEE HOW IT WORKS FOR ME....
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
The Best Wedding Proposals of 2008
Story Book Proposal
"He took me out to dinner, and afterward we went to Barnes & Noble. We meandered over to the children's books section to pick up a few Christmas presents, and then he pulled a little red book off the shelf and said, 'Oh look, what's this?' The book was called, Fun with Emily and Jarrod, kind of like a Dick and Jane book, but instead, it was the illustrated story of our relationship. He read it to me, and at the end, the 'Jarrod' in the book had a pressing question to ask the 'Emily'...and he pulled out the ring and proposed! The last page of the book said, 'The beginning...'"
A Real Winner
"The date of a triathlon I was competing in happened to fall on the two-year anniversary of the night I met my fiancé. After a 1-mile swim, a 24.2-mile bike ride, and a grueling 6.2-mile run in the hottest part of the day, I rounded the corner and headed for the finish line. My friends and family were cheering as I crossed it, but then I received the biggest surprise of all! Right at the finish, Brian was down on one knee holding my finisher's medal and a ring!"
Magazine-Worthy
"My sister, who was in NYC doing an internship at US Weekly magazine, asked if she could take pictures of me holding the magazine for a project she was working on. When I got to the "Shopping" page, I noticed a picture of a really cute dog in an ad. I thought, 'He looks just like my dog, Aspen.' Then I realized that it was my dog ─ and he had an engagement ring. The ad included my name in big letters, and read, "Will you marry me?" Then my now-fiancé came out of nowhere, got down on one knee, and proposed. For the next week, I continued to get emails and calls from people that knew me and had seen the ad in the magazine. It was amazing!"
Artfully Done
"We were at the museum, and in the middle of one of the exhibits was a timeline about scientific discoveries and advancements. At the end was a slideshow of pictures of us and our families that he'd had the museum add. It read: 'On February 16th, 2008, Will discovers that he is a perfect match with Andrea.' As soon as I saw it, he got down on one knee and presented me with an engagement ring."
The Right Words
"He took me to a local rose garden to play Scrabble. It was a travel Scrabble board where the letters stick in place, so when I opened the board and saw letters already in place, I thought, I don't think we were in the middle of a game. I took a second look, and saw that he had spelled, "Laura, will you marry me?" When I looked up at him, he was on his knee holding out the ring. We haven't taken the letters off of that board since."
Swimming with Dolphins
"On Valentine's Day we found ourselves on a small island just off of Paradise Island swimming with the dolphins. They did the cutest tricks: danced with us, kissed us, and dove to the ocean floor to retrieve 'presents' for us. James' dolphin came up with only a pebble, but my dolphin handed me a big white box, in which was my engagement ring!"
Top of the World
"My dad had plans to fly to a business meeting in a helicopter, but things fell through and there was an extra seat, so he invited me to go up with him and my mom for a ride. We flew into the Rockies and were getting close to Fisher Peak when my Dad said, 'Hey Cas, what's that?' And there was Evan on the highest part of the tallest mountain holding a sign that read, 'CAS, WILL YOU MARRY ME?' My mom passed me a gift bag with a ring inside. It usually takes about four hours to get off of the mountain, but Evan was on one knee at our front door an hour later."
"He took me out to dinner, and afterward we went to Barnes & Noble. We meandered over to the children's books section to pick up a few Christmas presents, and then he pulled a little red book off the shelf and said, 'Oh look, what's this?' The book was called, Fun with Emily and Jarrod, kind of like a Dick and Jane book, but instead, it was the illustrated story of our relationship. He read it to me, and at the end, the 'Jarrod' in the book had a pressing question to ask the 'Emily'...and he pulled out the ring and proposed! The last page of the book said, 'The beginning...'"
A Real Winner
"The date of a triathlon I was competing in happened to fall on the two-year anniversary of the night I met my fiancé. After a 1-mile swim, a 24.2-mile bike ride, and a grueling 6.2-mile run in the hottest part of the day, I rounded the corner and headed for the finish line. My friends and family were cheering as I crossed it, but then I received the biggest surprise of all! Right at the finish, Brian was down on one knee holding my finisher's medal and a ring!"
Magazine-Worthy
"My sister, who was in NYC doing an internship at US Weekly magazine, asked if she could take pictures of me holding the magazine for a project she was working on. When I got to the "Shopping" page, I noticed a picture of a really cute dog in an ad. I thought, 'He looks just like my dog, Aspen.' Then I realized that it was my dog ─ and he had an engagement ring. The ad included my name in big letters, and read, "Will you marry me?" Then my now-fiancé came out of nowhere, got down on one knee, and proposed. For the next week, I continued to get emails and calls from people that knew me and had seen the ad in the magazine. It was amazing!"
Artfully Done
"We were at the museum, and in the middle of one of the exhibits was a timeline about scientific discoveries and advancements. At the end was a slideshow of pictures of us and our families that he'd had the museum add. It read: 'On February 16th, 2008, Will discovers that he is a perfect match with Andrea.' As soon as I saw it, he got down on one knee and presented me with an engagement ring."
The Right Words
"He took me to a local rose garden to play Scrabble. It was a travel Scrabble board where the letters stick in place, so when I opened the board and saw letters already in place, I thought, I don't think we were in the middle of a game. I took a second look, and saw that he had spelled, "Laura, will you marry me?" When I looked up at him, he was on his knee holding out the ring. We haven't taken the letters off of that board since."
Swimming with Dolphins
"On Valentine's Day we found ourselves on a small island just off of Paradise Island swimming with the dolphins. They did the cutest tricks: danced with us, kissed us, and dove to the ocean floor to retrieve 'presents' for us. James' dolphin came up with only a pebble, but my dolphin handed me a big white box, in which was my engagement ring!"
Top of the World
"My dad had plans to fly to a business meeting in a helicopter, but things fell through and there was an extra seat, so he invited me to go up with him and my mom for a ride. We flew into the Rockies and were getting close to Fisher Peak when my Dad said, 'Hey Cas, what's that?' And there was Evan on the highest part of the tallest mountain holding a sign that read, 'CAS, WILL YOU MARRY ME?' My mom passed me a gift bag with a ring inside. It usually takes about four hours to get off of the mountain, but Evan was on one knee at our front door an hour later."
Worst Wedding Proposals of 2008
Slept Through It
"My proposal was a surprise. The night before it happened, I had a minor disagreement with my fiance and I went to bed early. In the middle of the night, the phone rang and it was him. He said "I came like a thief in the night to profess my love. Will you marry me?" I thought he was messing around. He said he was serious and that I should check my hand for the ring. There was no ring. Apparently the ring had fallen off and I was lying on it."
Vegas, Baby
"I was eating lunch at my desk two weeks after starting a new job. Joe called me and asked if I'd like to go to Vegas with him that weekend and spend the rest of my life with him. There was no bended knee, no handholding, no eye contact, no kiss...I just said, 'Um, okay,' and he responded, 'Okay, love ya. Bye!.' Click."
Showered With Love
"As I was showering, I saw him walk into the bathroom with his laptop in his hands. It was playing a romantic R&B song called 'Let's Chill.' He placed the laptop on the toilet and started dancing. I thought he was nuts and started laughing. He then proceeded to step into the shower with all of his clothes on. I shrieked, 'What are you doing?!' His response, 'Baby, I love you.' I shrieked back to him, 'I love you too, but get outta here. Your clothes are getting wet!' Then he slowly bent down on one knee, took out the ring box, opened it, and asked me to marry him."
Up High and Uneasy
"At the last minute, we decided to climb Snowmass Mountain in one day. It's a 14,092-foot peak and all the guidebooks say that it's a two-day hike. At the top, I plopped down on a giant rock. Travis came over and held my hand. I was so sick from the climb and the altitude, I quickly pulled my hand away and told him I thought I was going to puke. He took my hand back and said, 'Don't throw up, marry me.'"
Déja Vu in Paris
"On our first night in Paris, Paul suggested we go to the Eiffel Tower. At the top, he reached into his pocket to dig out the ring, and I blurted out, 'I can't believe Tom Cruise proposed to Katie Holmes up here. It's so ugly!' He didn't propose then. Before we left for the airport to return home, we were sitting in this garden behind Notre Dame. Paul explained he didn't really enjoy the vacation because he was so nervous, and then told me that he had tried to propose on the trip several times. I felt horrible and sat silent for a few moments before he said, 'I can't take it anymore!' and got down on one knee in the middle of the park and proposed."
Bite Your Tongue
"I guess he had planned on proposing the next day when we had plans to go hiking...but he got tired of waiting. So at around 11:30 p.m., he woke me up and said, 'You really need to come outside and see the stars.' Half asleep, I got up. With two sweatshirts on (complete with hood) and socks pulled up to my knees, I walked out onto the deck. 'Okay, what did you want me to see?' I asked. He pointed into the middle of nowhere and said, 'I think that's the Milky Way over there...' Not convinced I said, 'Shut up, you don't know what you are talking about. I'm going inside.' And by the time I turned around, he was on one knee."
Murky Water
"While scuba diving together, we got to about 15 feet and the visibility of the water was horrible. He stopped and made us kneel on the bottom of the ocean floor. He kept pointing out to sea, then pointing to me and then to himself. I was confused and getting upset because I didn't understand what he wanted. I started to cry and tried to surface. When he came up, he said, 'I was trying to ask you to marry me!'"
With Extra Cheese
"We went to Chuck E. Cheese's for some really bad pizza and fun games. Once we were done, we went to exchange our tickets for prizes. I let the guy know that I wanted the pink star ring and he proceeded to pull out a blue ring box. Inside the box was a piece of paper that read, 'Do you want to trade?' and a blue plastic ring. Yeah, I wanted to trade -- I wanted the pink star! I l told the guy and he just stared at me. 'Uh, are you sure you don't want to trade for the one behind you?' I turned around and I saw JJ on one knee. Was he really proposing at Chuck E. Cheese? I started to laugh and said, 'Yes! Of course I'll marry you!'"
"My proposal was a surprise. The night before it happened, I had a minor disagreement with my fiance and I went to bed early. In the middle of the night, the phone rang and it was him. He said "I came like a thief in the night to profess my love. Will you marry me?" I thought he was messing around. He said he was serious and that I should check my hand for the ring. There was no ring. Apparently the ring had fallen off and I was lying on it."
Vegas, Baby
"I was eating lunch at my desk two weeks after starting a new job. Joe called me and asked if I'd like to go to Vegas with him that weekend and spend the rest of my life with him. There was no bended knee, no handholding, no eye contact, no kiss...I just said, 'Um, okay,' and he responded, 'Okay, love ya. Bye!.' Click."
Showered With Love
"As I was showering, I saw him walk into the bathroom with his laptop in his hands. It was playing a romantic R&B song called 'Let's Chill.' He placed the laptop on the toilet and started dancing. I thought he was nuts and started laughing. He then proceeded to step into the shower with all of his clothes on. I shrieked, 'What are you doing?!' His response, 'Baby, I love you.' I shrieked back to him, 'I love you too, but get outta here. Your clothes are getting wet!' Then he slowly bent down on one knee, took out the ring box, opened it, and asked me to marry him."
Up High and Uneasy
"At the last minute, we decided to climb Snowmass Mountain in one day. It's a 14,092-foot peak and all the guidebooks say that it's a two-day hike. At the top, I plopped down on a giant rock. Travis came over and held my hand. I was so sick from the climb and the altitude, I quickly pulled my hand away and told him I thought I was going to puke. He took my hand back and said, 'Don't throw up, marry me.'"
Déja Vu in Paris
"On our first night in Paris, Paul suggested we go to the Eiffel Tower. At the top, he reached into his pocket to dig out the ring, and I blurted out, 'I can't believe Tom Cruise proposed to Katie Holmes up here. It's so ugly!' He didn't propose then. Before we left for the airport to return home, we were sitting in this garden behind Notre Dame. Paul explained he didn't really enjoy the vacation because he was so nervous, and then told me that he had tried to propose on the trip several times. I felt horrible and sat silent for a few moments before he said, 'I can't take it anymore!' and got down on one knee in the middle of the park and proposed."
Bite Your Tongue
"I guess he had planned on proposing the next day when we had plans to go hiking...but he got tired of waiting. So at around 11:30 p.m., he woke me up and said, 'You really need to come outside and see the stars.' Half asleep, I got up. With two sweatshirts on (complete with hood) and socks pulled up to my knees, I walked out onto the deck. 'Okay, what did you want me to see?' I asked. He pointed into the middle of nowhere and said, 'I think that's the Milky Way over there...' Not convinced I said, 'Shut up, you don't know what you are talking about. I'm going inside.' And by the time I turned around, he was on one knee."
Murky Water
"While scuba diving together, we got to about 15 feet and the visibility of the water was horrible. He stopped and made us kneel on the bottom of the ocean floor. He kept pointing out to sea, then pointing to me and then to himself. I was confused and getting upset because I didn't understand what he wanted. I started to cry and tried to surface. When he came up, he said, 'I was trying to ask you to marry me!'"
With Extra Cheese
"We went to Chuck E. Cheese's for some really bad pizza and fun games. Once we were done, we went to exchange our tickets for prizes. I let the guy know that I wanted the pink star ring and he proceeded to pull out a blue ring box. Inside the box was a piece of paper that read, 'Do you want to trade?' and a blue plastic ring. Yeah, I wanted to trade -- I wanted the pink star! I l told the guy and he just stared at me. 'Uh, are you sure you don't want to trade for the one behind you?' I turned around and I saw JJ on one knee. Was he really proposing at Chuck E. Cheese? I started to laugh and said, 'Yes! Of course I'll marry you!'"
Saturday, December 13, 2008
COMFORTABLE
IM AT THE POINT IN TIME WHERE I AM COMFORTABLE WITH ME AND ALL I HAVE TO OFFER. I THINK THERE WAS A DARK PERIOD FOR ME AND NOW THE LIGHT IS SHINING THROUGH. SOMETHING ABOUT HAVING FAMILY, FRIENDS AND BEING YOURSELF THAT MAKES IT A BIT EASIER THAN ANYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE EVER DONE. IM HAVING FUN WITH LIFE AND I KNOW THAT THERE IS SOOO MUCH MORE TO COME IN THE FUTURE
ALWAYS BE COMFORTABLE WITH YOU
ALWAYS BE COMFORTABLE WITH YOU
Monday, December 8, 2008
SHE IS 10
MY BABY IS 10 TODAY AND I CANT BELIEVE IT. IT SEEMS JUST LIKE YESTERDAY THAT I WAS CHANGING HER DIAPERS, CHASHING HER AROUND, WALKING HER INTO PRESCHOOL AND NOW, SHE IS 10...WOW WHAT AN AMAZEMENT FOR ME.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS JACELYN BREANNA JACKSON, LOVE MOMMY
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