For this week’s bettering yourself challenge, Watching my Thoughts, I learned that my thoughts are more positive when I trust in my nature, like Wayne Dyer says. My own nature knows who I am and why I am here, but when I don’t trust my nature, fear and frustration creep into my thoughts. When… Continue reading Review of Week 27 – Watching My Thoughts
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Bettering Yourself Week 27 – Jul 1 – 7, 2013 – Watching My Thoughts
“Change your thoughts, change your life” This quote by Dr. Wayne Dyer, has inspired this weeks’ bettering yourself challenge. I am going to watch the many thoughts I think each day and see how those thoughts are creating my life. It doesn’t mean that a thought is true because it pops into my… Continue reading Bettering Yourself Week 27 – Jul 1 – 7, 2013 – Watching My Thoughts
John Tortorella, Vancouver Canucks’ new Head Coach, is also a Dog Rescuer
The Vancouver Canucks hired head coach John Tortorella, and an article in The Vancouver Sun said he is an animal lover and dog rescuer when he is away from the rink. “Tortorella and his wife, Christine, run the Tortorella Family Foundation, which, according to their mission statement, “was created to enable our family to reach… Continue reading John Tortorella, Vancouver Canucks’ new Head Coach, is also a Dog Rescuer
Why have your pet spayed or neutered?
Spaying and neutering makes a big difference: Just one unaltered female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies in only six years. In seven years, one female cat and her offspring can produce an incredible 370,000 kittens! source: http://www.peta.org/issues/companion-animals/spay-neuter.aspx
Happy Canada Day Mon July 1st, 2013
Bettering Yourself Week 26 – Jun 24 – 30, 2013 – Clean Out My Closets
I have been de-cluttering objects in plain view for months now, so I am digging deeper in the process for this week’s bettering yourself exercise, and I am going to clean out my closets. Some objects like costume jewelry and letters have been stuffed in Rubbermaid containers for years – some neatly stuffed, and others… Continue reading Bettering Yourself Week 26 – Jun 24 – 30, 2013 – Clean Out My Closets
Bettering Yourself Week 25 – June 17- 23, 2013 – Commit to Myself
For this week’s bettering yourself challenge, I am going to commit to myself. As a mom, I often commit to my children and family, and do what needs to be done, but forget to support and assist myself in my own goals and dreams. This week I am going to commit to supporting myself in… Continue reading Bettering Yourself Week 25 – June 17- 23, 2013 – Commit to Myself
Review of Week 24 – Spend More Time in Nature
“Nature is fuel for the soul, ” says Richard Ryan, professor of psychology at the University of Rochester. “Often when we feel depleted we reach for a cup of coffee, but research suggests a better way to get energized is to connect with nature,” he says. This week, as I spent more time in nature,… Continue reading Review of Week 24 – Spend More Time in Nature
Bettering Yourself – Week 24 – June 10 -16, 2013 Spend More Time in Nature
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to spend more time in nature. Studies have shown that getting outside and spending more time in nature has curative effects for your health and your soul. I will let you know how it goes next week.
Review of week 23 – Bettering Yourself – Stop Waiting
For this week’s bettering yourself challenge, I decided to stop waiting for things to happen and made lots of things happen. I cleared the stuff out of one room, and discarded or donated what I no longer needed, and then created some extra storage in the process. I also booked some appointments for the vet… Continue reading Review of week 23 – Bettering Yourself – Stop Waiting
Top Ten Father’s Day Gifts for 2013
Here are some gift ideas for the dad who still has every mug and tie and book from Father’s Days past… 1. A million dollars – haha, kidding, but some lottery tickets might be nice. 2. A shaving kit. When was the last time he updated his razor technology? 3. Tools, like a dremel saw… Continue reading Top Ten Father’s Day Gifts for 2013
Father’s Day Tribute
I love this story by Lance Dobiesky, and the “Father’s instruction” list that follows it. Father’s Advice Is One Father’s Instructions For Life, Written Down For The Benefit Of His Son, Passed Down To Me By A Friend, And Now Shared With You To Share With Others “Father! To God himself we cannot give a… Continue reading Father’s Day Tribute