Started a blog with a different kind of intensity to it. =_
Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 345 entries…)
-I am grateful for aromatherapy candles and incense. It has the potential to completely alter your current state of mind (read: elevate) when you aren’t in the best of positions.
-I am grateful for the goals I am reminding myself of. For the prospect of volunteering, for trying something new in my workout routine, and for stepping outside of my comfort zone.
-I am grateful for each little ounce of clarity that comes my way. I know I’m not all sunshine and roses, but when I can look at a potentially emotional situation objectively and in the sense of what the long-term outcomes will include, I appreciate the moment. It’s like a sigh of relief, almost.
-I am grateful for invitations to social events, and making an agreement to myself to say “yes” to each invitation (within reason and ability) for at least one month.
-I am grateful for the “old” familiar faces who have returned from time to time. Usually people don’t, in my experience thus far in life, so I am appreciative when those special few do.
(technically it was book one)
“Master Your Metabolism”
I began reading this on January 1, 2012. Granted, it was a second go-round, but even so I pulled so much more information out of it. It definitely got me motivated and moving in a better direction with the quality of my food consumption (which was really already pretty good, comparatively to what I used to eat 2 years ago).
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Your-Metabolism-Naturally-Balancing/dp/0307450732
Out with the old ill-fitting clothes! I will be donating them to goodwill or shelters, and hopefully someone now can get use out of the clothing I swore I HAD to have at the time, and then wore once.
Either way, the closet needs to be revamped. Every day while dressing for work I frown at my options. Come on, now!
7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Stephen Covey
http://www.amazon.com/The-Habits-Highly-Effective-People/dp/0743269519
George Bernard Shaw:
This is the true joy in life- that being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. That being a force of nature, instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die. For the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It’s a sort of splendid torch which I’ve got to hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 345 entries…)
-I am grateful for being able to get 2, count em 2, workouts in today. Getting my unhappy bum to the gym made quite a difference in my day.
-I am grateful for finally allowing myself to be introduced to Dr Who. I do like Christopher E.
-I am grateful for my day off! I love having three day weekends!
-I am grateful for the discovery of kindbars. Almond and coconut.
-I am grateful for having goals, and being able to start a search for a condo. Even though it might be a little ways away, it is a goal.
Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 345 entries…)
-Even though we bump heads, I am so grateful for competent, intelligent, sharp coworkers
- I am grateful for the free book I got from my Kindle “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”
- I am grateful for this opportunity to reflect, balance, and grow within myself.
- I am so grateful for all of YOU, your efforts, your feedback, and your willingness to share your triumphs and struggles with us here in the community. Thanks you!
- I am grateful for the cloak of the night sky. The dark gives me a sense of comfort. I can appreciate the unknowns out here, as opportunities waiting to be taken.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.” St Francis De Salas
“No one can hurt you without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt.
“They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them.” Gandhi.
“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.” Henry David Thoreau
“That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price on its goods.” Thomas Paine.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle.
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it.” Paulo Coelho
Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 345 entries…)
I am grateful that I only have one new hire orientation left!
I am grateful that I was able to stop by my favorite gemstone store and find a suitable gem- green amber teardrop studs.
I am grateful that I can soon take a nap…
I am grateful for feeling connected to people somewhere today, even if it was just short bursts of interactions at the shop.
I am grateful that I found gluten free tzatziki dip (a little too excited about this!)
Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 345 entries…)
I am grateful for 3 day weekends at this new job.
I am grateful for my family and friends and how great they were on my birthday- heh.
I am grateful that I have improved my mood over time, and that little slumps like the one I’m in today are pretty irregular.
I am grateful for how technology can improve various life areas subtly.
I am grateful for my current financial status, and it will only improve from here.
