The Meaning of Thanksgiving

“Gratitude is an inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is following that impulse”. Henry Van Dyke In our farming past, Thanksgiving was a celebration of the end of the harvest and the start of the winter season. Today it is a holiday where many people share… Continue reading The Meaning of Thanksgiving

Week 42 – Optimizing Yourself – Oct 7 – Oct 13, 2013 – Don’t Worry What Other People Think

  “What other people think of me is none of my business.” Wayne Dyer I am changing the category“bettering yourself” to “optimizing yourself”  this week as “ there is no end to better” as Georgia Nicols, my favorite astrologer says.  Optimizing is to make the best or most effective use of my resources, and that… Continue reading Week 42 – Optimizing Yourself – Oct 7 – Oct 13, 2013 – Don’t Worry What Other People Think

Review of Week 41 – Bettering Yourself – Make My Tomorrows Magnificent

  I studied the book “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne this week, and the story of one of its’ contributors, Bob Proctor who  built a multi-million dollar company, although he had been working as a firefighter a few years earlier and was in debt the equivalent of a year and half’s salary.  He says he… Continue reading Review of Week 41 – Bettering Yourself – Make My Tomorrows Magnificent

My 4 Tips To Make Your Dreams Come True

“The future is made in your mind” John Lennon We all dream of living lives where we are excited to get out of bed in the morning, where our needs for love and self- expression are fulfilled, and we are growing into our full potential as human beings. This week I have been studying how… Continue reading My 4 Tips To Make Your Dreams Come True

Bettering Yourself – Week 41- Sept 30 – Oct 6, 2013 Make My Tomorrows Magnificent

“Whatever feelings you have in you are attracting your tomorrow” This week I am going to re-read “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne, and work on attracting more of what I want in life. I have read the book many times, and am familiar with the law of attraction that the book is based on, but… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 41- Sept 30 – Oct 6, 2013 Make My Tomorrows Magnificent

Review of Week 40 – Bettering Yourself – To See The Best in Others

  “When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.” -William Arthur Ward Researching this topic captivated me so much that I wrote a separate blog entry about it.  Seeing the best in others and yourself makes all your relationships better. I discovered that I needed to… Continue reading Review of Week 40 – Bettering Yourself – To See The Best in Others

Top 5 Tips To Better Your Relationships

You may have read other tips about improving your relationships, but more than likely they haven’t even scratched the surface of how to improve them. These aren’t superficial tips about getting people to like you on the surface. This list goes deeper inside yourself to better your relationships.  I spent the past week studying relationships… Continue reading Top 5 Tips To Better Your Relationships

Review of Week 39 – Bettering Yourself – Do Something Creative Every Day

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I did something creative each day.  My inspiration for this topic came from Deepak Chopra and Rudoff Tanzi’s book “Superbrain” about ways to inspire your brain. How to inspire your brain Take care of stress. Avoid dulling routine. Do something creative every day. Read poetry, spiritual material or anything… Continue reading Review of Week 39 – Bettering Yourself – Do Something Creative Every Day

Remember To Stretch Your Body

My husband’s back was feeling sore, so he went to The Back Institute, and a chiropractor there has been helping him loosen the muscles in his back. He told him to remember to stretch 3 times a day.  It’s a simple way to keep his back feeling looser. When I came back home with the… Continue reading Remember To Stretch Your Body