Tag: Ann Hoy

Happy Father’s Day – Sun June 15, 2014

Here is a poem to honor those good men that work hard for their families: ONLY A DAD By:  Edgar Albert Guest Only a dad, with a tired face, Coming home from the daily race, Bringing little of gold or fame, To show how well he has played the game, But glad in his heart… Continue reading Happy Father’s Day – Sun June 15, 2014

Bettering Yourself – Week 20 – May 13 – 19, 2013 – Don’t Take Life so Seriously

  For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to not take life so seriously.  This doesn’t mean I am not going to care about what happens, but I am going to slow down and relax and enjoy life more, and have some frivolous fun.  I know there is no point about getting stressed… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 20 – May 13 – 19, 2013 – Don’t Take Life so Seriously

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 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

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