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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Saving Cicadas by Nicole Seitz Book Review
Saving Cicadas by Nicole Seitz is a fiction story about a mom and her little family. When you start reading it you think you have the plot figured out but there are many interesting twists and turns in this book. You never know what will happen next.
This is the first fiction book I have read in a long time. I thought it would be fun to do something different. And it was. But at the same time the book deals with some serious issues of life. Our decisions have an effect on the rest of our lives and those around us.
If you are looking for something to read that will touch your heart and keep you interested this just may be the book for you.
On the cover of the book it says "Seitz has a gift for creating wonderful characters... marvelously memorable." Publisher weekly.
One of the things in the book that spoke to me was letting go of your past so you can be free now.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Gaither's Southern Gospel Music
Gaither's Southern Gospel Music is something that I love. My husband and I listen to it all the time. We have come to the place where we put their music on when we are down or having problems. It helps. If you like to listen to the Gaither's you will enjoy this lens on squidoo. It has some videos of the Gaither's. These are some of our favorite songs.
I hope you get a chance to look at it and listen to the music. I think you will like it.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Please Help the People of Haiti
lease help the people of Haiti. If you would like to help the people in Haiti suffering from the earthquake, click here. I have created a lens on squidoo and am giving the money I earn from it to "Hope for Haiti". The people are suffering in a terrible way. Please visit my lens. The more traffic I get to this page, the more it will earn for the people of Haiti.
I made this page a while back but have changed it to help the people in Haiti.
I made this page a while back but have changed it to help the people in Haiti.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
New Year Resolution
Do you have trouble keeping your New Year's Resolution? Here are some tips.
New Year - Did You Make a New Year Resolution? How to Keep It
By D Houston
Having finished off the New Year celebrations and had a great breakfast, did you make a new years resolution? Is it the same as last year and the year before? Many people around the world make a new years resolution but how many actually achieve it? Not many; in fact, lots of resolutions are broken within the first twenty four hours.
Knowing all of that, how can you make this New Year different from the ones before this one? It is simple to do, answer these easy questions:
1. Do you really what to accomplish this goal? Is this a goal that you think you should do or one that you really want to achieve? Think what benefits will you get from attaining this New Year resolution and write them down, to refer to when the going gets tough.
2. Plan how to achieve your goal and write this down, many people fail this easy first step and then give up very quickly.
3. Break your ultimate goal into small, easier steps. For example if your goal this year is to run a marathon, small steps towards this could be to plan your training, enter smaller runs through out the year, who are you going to train with, which runs are best in your area. Do you have the best running shoes for the terrain? What will motivate you to train when it is wet and cold? The most important question is when the New York Marathon is, and when you to need to apply for it, to get accepted. This is important as it is a lottery application for entry and many more people apply than there are places. Are there other marathons you could apply to for extra practice?
4. Keep a journal, diary or blog of your goals and progress. People who document their progress are more likely to attain their goals. Are there any good books or biographies about other people who have achieved the same goal as you, what wise words of advice do they give, in other words there is no need to reinvent the wheel see what other successful people have done before you.
5. Have pictures in your house or wallet of your goal. It could be a picture of the finishing line or of a medal.
6. Find out as much information about your goal as possible. Who else has achieved this goal, how did they do it, what motivated them to do it and other in depth.
7. Celebrate each small step towards your prize.
There is more to a new year resolution than declaring to your friends at a party that you are going to run the New York marathon and the more information you have about it, the more likely you are to achieve it. Knowledge is power and it is what will get you through to your goal. Sometimes the ultimate goal may seem far away so it is best to break it down into smaller weekly and monthly goals, to more easily track your progress. Small, achievable goals that lead towards your final end goal will get you there in the end.
Good luck with your New Year resolution.
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Defying the Aging Process
I found a good article on staying young at heart. I thought you would enjoy it.
Defying the Aging Process
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Michael_M_Walsh]Michael M Walsh
As the years pass and life's rich tapestry takes it toll does it have an effect on how we see ourselves and how we behave? Should our mental abilities lose their get-up-and-go as do our bodies? Do you 'think old' or do you 'think young?'
Try eavesdropping on seniors as they relax with friends. Does their dialogue include their future hopes; the things they have yet to achieve? Is their conversation sprinkled with enthusiasm for what they have planned for next year, or are they looking back with nostalgia?
Young people are naturally programmed to think ahead. They talk about what they will do when they leave college. Their heads are full of ideas; new experiences, travel plans, home-buying, relationships, career opportunities; new friends, interests, the achievements that beckon. On the other hand many elderly folk talk of the past and often of little else. It is as if they accept that for them there is no future and so it becomes a self-fulfilling wish.
The Key to Longevity
You notice those who qualify for the 'eternal youth' award. They are those of more mature years who have the gift of being able to separate their outlook from physical decline and adapt their lifestyle accordingly. For many their enthusiasm for life actually slows physical frailties. They know that age is merely a matter of attitude. Perhaps you can name a dozen or more famous people whose amazing zest and appearance belies the date on their birth certificates.
You often hear the expression: 'If I had her money I would look like that too.' Is physical appearance dependent upon wealth or privileged access to modern medical cosmetics? It can help but it has its limitations. We can all think of incredibly wealthy people for whom affluence has had an ageing effect; the consequence of too much good living. The elixir of youth really does cross wealth and social barriers.
A young outlook on life seems to cascade through some peoples physical forms; they appear to be eternally youthful. It glows from their faces and rarely do they look back except to laugh at themselves. They plan ahead; they get excited about holidays, family events, or new hobbies.
The young at heart see the past as a half-forgotten country but never to the exclusion of the dreams that lie ahead. The prematurely old are often focused on their past life; it would seem a mild form of death wish; everything that gives hope for the future is of little importance to them. We have all seen old young people and young old people.
Are You Forever Young?
The forever young have happy dispositions, and, if physical infirmity prevents one activity then they think of another less demanding one to take its place. Because the legs no longer work as well as they used to doesn't mean the mind has to age too.
Modification of lifestyle and interests occurs naturally throughout our lives: In fact it accelerates from birth. There is simply no reason at all to see lifestyle adjustment at 60-years of age to be any different to the change we experience as we go from infancy to childhood, then to teenage angst and on to the age of family responsibilities. To change is not to age.
No One Gets Out of Here Alive
A 65-year old friend tells me he is having a far better time now than at any other time of his life. No, he cannot physically match his teenage son but does he need to? The up-side is that most of his responsibilities, like generating an income and raising a family, have evaporated. He has happily evolved through the decades and is now acting his age in a positive not a negative way.
Age is an attitude. We all know what the march of time can do to us but as long as you have some health and are firing happily on all mental cylinders; accepting your lot and looking towards the future with eagerness, there is no reason to lie down and wait to die. If you do so it will happen before your time is up. Think young and you will live many years longer.
© Michael Walsh: Forty years experience writing media news and columns; copywriting, ghost-writing; fiction and non-fiction. He applies a professional finish to your story or feature; added marketing flair for product or service reviews. All genres considered, he welcomes your interest wherever in the world you may be. [http://www.michaelwalsh.es/]http://www.michaelwalsh.es and [http://wwwquitewrite.blogspot.com/]http://wwwquitewrite.blogspot.com.
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Defying-the-Aging-Process&id=3511073] Defying the Aging Process
Defying the Aging Process
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Michael_M_Walsh]Michael M Walsh
As the years pass and life's rich tapestry takes it toll does it have an effect on how we see ourselves and how we behave? Should our mental abilities lose their get-up-and-go as do our bodies? Do you 'think old' or do you 'think young?'
Try eavesdropping on seniors as they relax with friends. Does their dialogue include their future hopes; the things they have yet to achieve? Is their conversation sprinkled with enthusiasm for what they have planned for next year, or are they looking back with nostalgia?
Young people are naturally programmed to think ahead. They talk about what they will do when they leave college. Their heads are full of ideas; new experiences, travel plans, home-buying, relationships, career opportunities; new friends, interests, the achievements that beckon. On the other hand many elderly folk talk of the past and often of little else. It is as if they accept that for them there is no future and so it becomes a self-fulfilling wish.
The Key to Longevity
You notice those who qualify for the 'eternal youth' award. They are those of more mature years who have the gift of being able to separate their outlook from physical decline and adapt their lifestyle accordingly. For many their enthusiasm for life actually slows physical frailties. They know that age is merely a matter of attitude. Perhaps you can name a dozen or more famous people whose amazing zest and appearance belies the date on their birth certificates.
You often hear the expression: 'If I had her money I would look like that too.' Is physical appearance dependent upon wealth or privileged access to modern medical cosmetics? It can help but it has its limitations. We can all think of incredibly wealthy people for whom affluence has had an ageing effect; the consequence of too much good living. The elixir of youth really does cross wealth and social barriers.
A young outlook on life seems to cascade through some peoples physical forms; they appear to be eternally youthful. It glows from their faces and rarely do they look back except to laugh at themselves. They plan ahead; they get excited about holidays, family events, or new hobbies.
The young at heart see the past as a half-forgotten country but never to the exclusion of the dreams that lie ahead. The prematurely old are often focused on their past life; it would seem a mild form of death wish; everything that gives hope for the future is of little importance to them. We have all seen old young people and young old people.
Are You Forever Young?
The forever young have happy dispositions, and, if physical infirmity prevents one activity then they think of another less demanding one to take its place. Because the legs no longer work as well as they used to doesn't mean the mind has to age too.
Modification of lifestyle and interests occurs naturally throughout our lives: In fact it accelerates from birth. There is simply no reason at all to see lifestyle adjustment at 60-years of age to be any different to the change we experience as we go from infancy to childhood, then to teenage angst and on to the age of family responsibilities. To change is not to age.
No One Gets Out of Here Alive
A 65-year old friend tells me he is having a far better time now than at any other time of his life. No, he cannot physically match his teenage son but does he need to? The up-side is that most of his responsibilities, like generating an income and raising a family, have evaporated. He has happily evolved through the decades and is now acting his age in a positive not a negative way.
Age is an attitude. We all know what the march of time can do to us but as long as you have some health and are firing happily on all mental cylinders; accepting your lot and looking towards the future with eagerness, there is no reason to lie down and wait to die. If you do so it will happen before your time is up. Think young and you will live many years longer.
© Michael Walsh: Forty years experience writing media news and columns; copywriting, ghost-writing; fiction and non-fiction. He applies a professional finish to your story or feature; added marketing flair for product or service reviews. All genres considered, he welcomes your interest wherever in the world you may be. [http://www.michaelwalsh.es/]http://www.michaelwalsh.es and [http://wwwquitewrite.blogspot.com/]http://wwwquitewrite.blogspot.com.
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Defying-the-Aging-Process&id=3511073] Defying the Aging Process
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