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Appreciate Your Mom
Feb 12th
When you came into the world, she held you in her arms You thanked her by wailing like a banshee. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you. You thanked her by crying all night long. When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk. You thanked her by running away when she called. When you were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love. You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor. When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons. You thanked her by coloring the dining room table. When you More >
10 Simple Ways to Control Stress
Feb 12th
- Control Your Anger Watch for the next instance in which you find yourself becoming annoyed or angry at something trivial or unimportant, then practice letting go – make a conscious choice not to become angry or upset. Do not allow yourself to waste thought and energy where it isn’t deserved. Effective anger management is a tried-and-true stress reducer.
- Breathe Breathe slowly and deeply. Before reacting to the next stressful occurrence, take three deep breaths and release them slowly. If you have a few minutes, try out breathing exercises such as meditation or guided imagery.
- Slow Down Whenever you feel overwhelmed by More >
Time is a Treasure
Feb 1st
Imagine there is a bank which credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no such balance, and every evening cancels, whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day.
What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course! Well, everyone has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. More >
5 Rules to be Happy
Feb 1st
- Free your heart from hatred,
- Free your mind from worry,
- Live simply,
- Expect less
- Give more
- The real test of true love is having all the things go wrong but still having a special way to love despite all the wrong things that may happen.
- Always take a CHANCE. The end result may not always be what you hoped for but that’s fine… At least, you will never go through life wondering “What if… and If only….”
- Hold a friend’s hand through times of trial, let him/her find love through a hug and a smile… But also know when it is time to let go, for each More >
