This is a reprint from one of my Ezinearticles.com articles. It has gotten lots of reads and many comments back to me. I hope you like it also.
Life isn't fair and if someone told you it was, they lied to you. Bad things happen to good people and bad people have great things happen to them. In our human eyes, it may look like an unbalanced world but it isn't for us to compare our lives to others. It is our responsibility to expect a great day and work toward that reward, bringing happiness to ourselves is the greatest of all gifts.
I'm passing on a few tips on how I do that for myself.
[1] Make time for yourself to sit quietly for at least 15 minutes each day. You can choose the time of day but give yourself this gift of silence.
[2] Try to make at least three people smile today.
[3] Clear the clutter out of your life, house and car. If you can't see where you are going, how can you expect to get there?
[4] Life is to short to waste time hating anyone, forgive everyone for everything.
[5] What other people think of you is none of your business, that's their burden, not yours.
[6] NO matter how you feel, get up, dress up and then show up. The first step is half the battle.
[7] Live with the 3 E's and the 3 R's:
[a] Enthusiasm
[b] Energy
[c] Empathy
[d] Respect for others
[e] Respect for self
[f] Responsibility for all actions, good or bad
Our life isn't an amusement park. It may have plenty of rides that go up and down but there is only one E ticket. Lets not waste it by playing what if and letting the best be left on the wayside.
Faylee
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Another Day to Explore the World According to.......
Another Monday and another day to explore the world according to Faylee. We all have our own worlds, where we live according to our rules and regulations. Sometimes those rules and regulations have a little trouble meshing with others and their worlds. In times like that we need to see if we can work with the other one or should we make another path.
A few questions to ask yourself might be:
[1] Is this something I can live with?
If it isn't are you strong enough to walk away from that person?
[2] Is this something that is going to change my life for the better?
If it isn't are you strong enough to walk away from that person?
[3] What can I do to make it better for the both of us?
If that answer is, walk away, are you strong enough to do it?
If you answered yes to those questions then you are stronger than 90% of the rest of us. It isn't hard to know when something is wrong with a relationship. It's hard to let go and walk away, even when we know it's best.
We humans are caring and giving by nature. It's unsettling for us to admit there are some things we can't fix, so we hang on and on and on. All the while knowing it's hurting both people in the relationship and sometimes even hurting the people around us also.
Walking away doesn't always mean defeat. It can also mean you have made a decision and you are following through with the actions that go with the decision. We do not have to feel badly about taking another path.
Life is like a good recipe for a cake. If you want the cake to be the best one you have made, you follow directions, putting in all the ingredients at the right time. If something is left out or you put to much of one in, you do not get a great cake.
The same can be said for our lives. If we let other people in who do not see our outlook on life. They can bring stress, turmoil and leave debris behind where ever they go. It's not making our life cake into the best for either of us. Often it's best to discard the batter and start all over again from scratch.
Faylee
A few questions to ask yourself might be:
[1] Is this something I can live with?
If it isn't are you strong enough to walk away from that person?
[2] Is this something that is going to change my life for the better?
If it isn't are you strong enough to walk away from that person?
[3] What can I do to make it better for the both of us?
If that answer is, walk away, are you strong enough to do it?
If you answered yes to those questions then you are stronger than 90% of the rest of us. It isn't hard to know when something is wrong with a relationship. It's hard to let go and walk away, even when we know it's best.
We humans are caring and giving by nature. It's unsettling for us to admit there are some things we can't fix, so we hang on and on and on. All the while knowing it's hurting both people in the relationship and sometimes even hurting the people around us also.
Walking away doesn't always mean defeat. It can also mean you have made a decision and you are following through with the actions that go with the decision. We do not have to feel badly about taking another path.
Life is like a good recipe for a cake. If you want the cake to be the best one you have made, you follow directions, putting in all the ingredients at the right time. If something is left out or you put to much of one in, you do not get a great cake.
The same can be said for our lives. If we let other people in who do not see our outlook on life. They can bring stress, turmoil and leave debris behind where ever they go. It's not making our life cake into the best for either of us. Often it's best to discard the batter and start all over again from scratch.
Faylee
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Love of Things
Today I'm talking about LOVE. Not the kind of love you might think but our love of things. The things that fill our lives and we never notice until they are gone. If you know me personally you already know my household has been without water going on two weeks. While I didn't panic in the beginning when we found the gaping hole in the water line, I'm beginning to get a little stressed out over the situation.
My third plumber is here working on the mistakes of the first two plumbers, who shall remain nameless as I do not want to give them any publicity, even the negative kind. Mainly because, I'm afraid you will try to prove me wrong about them and hire one of them to only end up in the same place they left me.
Lets get back to LOVE and forget all that.
Recently I wrote an article about getting your second date and in it I told about how we all love dating clean people. Clean looking, clean smelling and clean to the touch. It's kind of hard to have that loving feeling about someone when you have to hold your nose.
Being without water in the house has given me a different outlook on how to be and stay clean. No more long hot showers or soothing bubble baths, just a quick wipe and swipe with a wash cloth. How did our forefathers and mothers deal with this? There is no creek near by or I would have jumped in by now. Oh, where is my sweet smelling, makes me feel so good, water?
When my beautiful water gets back to my house I promise not to waste it or take it for granted. I will love it like a new born baby. Hold and caress it until both of us are satisfied. I will even wash dishes with a smile.
Come soon, my sweet much needed friend, Momma is waiting on you......
My third plumber is here working on the mistakes of the first two plumbers, who shall remain nameless as I do not want to give them any publicity, even the negative kind. Mainly because, I'm afraid you will try to prove me wrong about them and hire one of them to only end up in the same place they left me.
Lets get back to LOVE and forget all that.
Recently I wrote an article about getting your second date and in it I told about how we all love dating clean people. Clean looking, clean smelling and clean to the touch. It's kind of hard to have that loving feeling about someone when you have to hold your nose.
Being without water in the house has given me a different outlook on how to be and stay clean. No more long hot showers or soothing bubble baths, just a quick wipe and swipe with a wash cloth. How did our forefathers and mothers deal with this? There is no creek near by or I would have jumped in by now. Oh, where is my sweet smelling, makes me feel so good, water?
When my beautiful water gets back to my house I promise not to waste it or take it for granted. I will love it like a new born baby. Hold and caress it until both of us are satisfied. I will even wash dishes with a smile.
Come soon, my sweet much needed friend, Momma is waiting on you......
Monday, May 4, 2009
The Past
The past does not define you, the present does......Jillian Michaels
A short sentence with a lot of meaning. If we let the past dictate our today's and tomorrows, we have lost the fight before any battles have started. Living with what did or didn't happen yesterday will only stifle our plans for today. How do we change it, you might ask?
[1] Before you even get out of bed, clear your mind of all the sorrows of yesterday. It may take you a few minutes or an hour, that's up to you but it has to be done, before you can move forward.
[2] Sit on the side of your bed or in a chair and meditate for 10 minutes. Hear nothing but the quiet. Now you can open your mind and heart to all the possibilities of today.
[3] Plan on having a good day. See it in your mind until your heart feels it. Set your heart to letting nothing or no one change it. If yesterday starts to creep in, kick the door shut with your foot, and keep your mind on today.
[4] Make plans for today. It doesn't have to be much but plan to do something.
By doing these four things we can train ourselves to move forward to a better place in our lives. If it's finding a new job, a new hobby, new friends or a new love we can claim it by clearing out the past.
Today is going to be a great day for a new beginning. Think it, say it, believe it then do it!!
Faylee
If finding a new person in your life is among your plans, maybe this will help.
Michael Webb's 50 Secrets of a Blissful Relationship
http://15a335irz1qm4y4t5lo8448d2q.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=B613J4W4
A short sentence with a lot of meaning. If we let the past dictate our today's and tomorrows, we have lost the fight before any battles have started. Living with what did or didn't happen yesterday will only stifle our plans for today. How do we change it, you might ask?
[1] Before you even get out of bed, clear your mind of all the sorrows of yesterday. It may take you a few minutes or an hour, that's up to you but it has to be done, before you can move forward.
[2] Sit on the side of your bed or in a chair and meditate for 10 minutes. Hear nothing but the quiet. Now you can open your mind and heart to all the possibilities of today.
[3] Plan on having a good day. See it in your mind until your heart feels it. Set your heart to letting nothing or no one change it. If yesterday starts to creep in, kick the door shut with your foot, and keep your mind on today.
[4] Make plans for today. It doesn't have to be much but plan to do something.
By doing these four things we can train ourselves to move forward to a better place in our lives. If it's finding a new job, a new hobby, new friends or a new love we can claim it by clearing out the past.
Today is going to be a great day for a new beginning. Think it, say it, believe it then do it!!
Faylee
If finding a new person in your life is among your plans, maybe this will help.
Michael Webb's 50 Secrets of a Blissful Relationship
http://15a335irz1qm4y4t5lo8448d2q.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=B613J4W4
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