Month: April 2013

Bettering Yourself – Week 18 – Apr 29 – May 5, 2013, Be More Spontaneous

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to Be More Spontaneous. I am going to get out of my comfort zone, and work hard on erasing my fear of trying new things, so I can grow and stay fresh. By losing my fear of improvising, I am going to co-operate with friends and… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 18 – Apr 29 – May 5, 2013, Be More Spontaneous

Review of week 14 – Read Less Newspapers

By doing this week’s bettering yourself exercise, “Read Less Newspapers”, I learned that it is easier for me to watch the news on television or the internet. In a way, I am creating my own newspaper by choosing which stories interest me, and editing out the sensational. When I had a daily subscription to the… Continue reading Review of week 14 – Read Less Newspapers

Bettering Yourself – Week 17 – Apr. 22 – 28, 2013 Read Less Newspapers

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to read less newspapers. I cancelled my daily subscription to The Vancouver Sun, and only receive Saturday delivery now. This saves time and money, and trees. I can read the stories I choose to online, or watch the news on television while cooking dinner. By choosing… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 17 – Apr. 22 – 28, 2013 Read Less Newspapers

Review of Week 16 – Write Down What I Spend

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I wrote down what I spent each day to see where my money was going. With four males living in my house who are all over 6 feet tall, and weigh over 200 pounds, it makes sense that the majority of my money is spent on groceries, but I… Continue reading Review of Week 16 – Write Down What I Spend

Week 16 – Apr. 15 – 21, 2013 Bettering Yourself – Write Down What I Spend

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to write down what I spend each day, to see where my money is being spent, so I don’t rack up debt by not paying attention. Depak Chopra describes debt as: “Spending Money you haven’t earned, to buy things you don’t need, to impress people you… Continue reading Week 16 – Apr. 15 – 21, 2013 Bettering Yourself – Write Down What I Spend

Review of Week 15 – Learn About Minimalism

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I filled my recycling, garbage, organics and donation bins to overflowing with 20 year old items that I no longer have any use for.  I shredded old income tax returns, threw out old shoes, and the rooms in my house were cleaner and looked bigger. Joshua Becker, author of… Continue reading Review of Week 15 – Learn About Minimalism

Sports Stacking

Watch how fast this young boy on The Ellen Degeneres Show stacks the cups! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3rQQoTqAV0o

Week 15 – Bettering Yourself – Apr 8 – 14, 2013 Learn about Minimalism

  “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” – William Morris For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to learn about minimalism, and how I can achieve a minimalist mindset. As I was clearing clutter out of my house, I reached an… Continue reading Week 15 – Bettering Yourself – Apr 8 – 14, 2013 Learn about Minimalism

Review of Week 14 – Recognizing my Ego

I worked on recognizing my ego for this week’s bettering yourself exercise, and I learned the truth in Eckhart Tolle’s statement that “the present moment is the enemy of the ego”.   When I was thinking about past limitations or future uncertainties, it was my ego getting in the way of my happiness again. When… Continue reading Review of Week 14 – Recognizing my Ego

Why Golf Reminds Me of My Dog

  photo credit: <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvk/6730664751/”>jovike</a> via <a href=”http://photopin.com”>photopin</a> <a href=”http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/”>cc</a> Why Golf Reminds Me of My Dog….. It starts pouring when me and my dog are on a walk, and there’s no umbrella in my bag. I feel like I know him, then he does something  unpredictable, and I’m a beginner again. My grass is… Continue reading Why Golf Reminds Me of My Dog