Author: Ann Beaudet

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

Make Me a Channel of Your Peace

Songs from our youth can remain in our hearts for life, like the soundtrack to our memories.  A hymn based on the prayer of Saint Francis Assisi, that I learned in cathecism at age 7,  has stuck in my mind ever since.  In 1967, Sebastian Temple adapted it to music, in a song titled: “Make… Continue reading Make Me a Channel of Your Peace

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

Cleaning up My Little Corner

As I cleared the clutter out of my house this week, I threw out some old thoughts with my stuff. I had been equating “abundance” with having stuff, but, as Eckhart Tolle, (one of Ann’s inspirational people) says: true abundance isn’t about “things”, it’s about a “feeling of abundance” within yourself, where you don’t need… Continue reading Cleaning up My Little Corner

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