Category: 52 Weeks to Bettering Yourself in 2013 – One Week at A Time

52 weeks to bettering yourself in 2013 – one week at a time

Review of Bettering Yourself Week 10 – Stop Procrastinating

 For Bettering Yourself this week, I learned how to stop procrastinating. I conquered the procrastination habit this week, by starting five income tax returns for my family.  My son helped me prepare two of them using Turbo Tax software, I had one that was complicated professionally prepared, and I prepared two of my son’s returns… Continue reading Review of Bettering Yourself Week 10 – Stop Procrastinating

Review of week 9 – Release The Past and Forgive

As I watched Debbie Ford’s video this week, I wrote down what I wanted to release from the past and forgive myself for, and there were a few things. She asks how you would feel if these burdens were removed from you, and I felt that I would be more self-confident and more loving without… Continue reading Review of week 9 – Release The Past and Forgive

Week 9 – Bettering Yourself – Feb 25 – Mar 3, 2013 – Release The Past and Forgive

This weeks’ bettering yourself  topic is to release our past and forgive ourselves and others.   This process of letting go of the past, allows us to be free of our burdens and create a better life. Debbie Ford, a spiritual teacher, is my inspiration for this topic.  Debbie battled addictions, then overcame her past… Continue reading Week 9 – Bettering Yourself – Feb 25 – Mar 3, 2013 – Release The Past and Forgive

Review of Week 8 – Eating Less Meat

As I ate less meat this week for the bettering yourself exercise,  my family also ate less meat because I cook for them. I cooked vegetarian lasagna, potato salad, crepes, spinach salad, greek salad, natchos, and vegetarian chili (see recipe below).  Reducing our meat consumption provided many benefits, but my family would go on strike… Continue reading Review of Week 8 – Eating Less Meat

Week 8 – Feb 18 -24, 2013 – Eat Less Meat

For four weeks now, I have been eating more fruits and vegetables, and I have lost weight and I feel  healthier. For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to focus on eating less meat. We watched Vegucation on Netflix, a movie about a group of meat lovers who embark on a journey to… Continue reading Week 8 – Feb 18 -24, 2013 – Eat Less Meat

Review of week 7 – Making Other People Happy

Making other people happy this week made me happy too.  I gave small gifts for Valentine’s Day, and had a chocolate mousse cake made at The Sweet and Chic Cake Boutique to share with family and friends. I also made a “house of love”; transforming a gingerbread house kit from Christmas that didn’t expire until June,… Continue reading Review of week 7 – Making Other People Happy

Week 7 – Bettering Yourself Feb 11 – 17, 2013 Making Other People Happy

“Making other people happy is what makes us most happy.” Depak Choprah,”10 Keys to Happiness” Huffington Post This week I am going to do my best to make other people happy. It may be in the form of a grand gesture, like taking my kids shopping to the US, or a smaller offering like visiting… Continue reading Week 7 – Bettering Yourself Feb 11 – 17, 2013 Making Other People Happy

Review of Week 6 – Practicing Gratitude

As I woke up each morning this week, I thought about many things I am grateful for. I was totally in the present moment when I was feeling gratitude, forgetting about my problems and focusing on all the good things I have, and the good in myself and others. I felt really positive, as if… Continue reading Review of Week 6 – Practicing Gratitude

Week 6 – Feb 4 – 10, 2013 Bettering Yourself – Practice Gratitude Daily

This week I am going to practice gratitude to give thanks for who I am and what I have. Gratitude is a spirit lifting force, that chases away sadness, and brings more joy into your life. For this week’s Bettering Yourself topic, I am going to pay attention to all the good things that come… Continue reading Week 6 – Feb 4 – 10, 2013 Bettering Yourself – Practice Gratitude Daily

Review of week 5 – changing thoughts from scarcity to abundance

Last week’s bettering yourself topic was based on Martha Beck’s article titled: “When and How to Say “Enough!” For most of human history, everything good was scarce, so it was necessary to stockpile supplies. This “Just in case mentality” (JIC), is still necessary in many parts of the world, says Beck, to guard against an… Continue reading Review of week 5 – changing thoughts from scarcity to abundance

Week 5 – Jan 28 – Feb 3, 2013 Changing Thoughts From Scarcity to Abundance

I have too much stuff…not in a crazy hoarder way, but in small ways, like having four dust pans, and more mugs than will fit in the mug cupboard. For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am working on losing the fear of not having enough, and focusing on the belief that everything I need… Continue reading Week 5 – Jan 28 – Feb 3, 2013 Changing Thoughts From Scarcity to Abundance