Walking And Walking For Excellent Exercise And Health!

Walking And Walking For Excellent Exercise And Health!
Walking can certainly add years to your life by improving your overall health. Lower blood pressure, fewer heart attacks, and lower risk of cancers are all possible when you have better overall health...and this can partially be obtained with daily walking...for exercise!

I have always done volunteer work with seniors, and I have often asked the folks who were 85 years old and older, about their advice for living a healthy and long life. Overwhelmingly they respond "I walk every day." They also said that they have walked daily...all of their lives. Because of their good health, they were also usually people who took very few medications and sometimes none at all.

Walking Daily Helps People Lose Weight
Walking burns calories. Most people only walk between 3,000 and 5,000 steps per day as part of their normal routine. If you were to wear a pedometer every day, and strive to walk 10,000 steps or more...every day...this could help you substantially.

To start walking for fitness, try to begin with a 20-minute walk every single day. If that’s too much, then start slower, but set a goal of eventually walking 30 minutes a day, every day. You can increase that to 40, 50, and eventually sixty minutes, over time.

Walking Daily Will Improves Your Sleep
Walking improves the quality of your sleep. People who walk routinely also have increased energy. They feel better, and are better able to handle the challenges of the day. Then at night, they are tired and are better able to sleep! Have you ever visited Walt Disney World for a few days? You did so much walking, that at night you were able to sleep like a baby in the hotel room...right?

Walking Daily Lowers Your Risk Of Heart Disease

Regular walkers have fewer heart attacks and strokes, lower blood pressure and higher levels of HDL (healthy cholesterol) than non-exercisers do. This is because of the fact that the daily physical activity, like walking, can lower blood pressure and LDL (bad cholesterol), decrease the risk of many cancers and improve immune system function.

So get busy and get out there and start walking...do it today, not tomorrow...start today! Remember that as Lao-tzu said, 2500 years ago, "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."

Take that first step today...on the road to a healthier life!

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Where To Get The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Ever...For Free?

Where to get the best chocolate cake recipe ever? For Free?
I have been making this awesome chocolate cake since my college days, and YOU will love it. Even if you do not think it is the best, damn chocolate cake you have ever had...you will agree that it is certainly...one of the best Chocolate Cake Recipes you've tried!

I used to call it Death By Chocolate, but then a big restuarant chain or two, started using that phrase, so I stopped...besides, it cannot really kill you!

For now, I will just call it, The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Ever! You can click that link and have a look at it, and try it if you want...it really is delicious!

Okay, that's all for today...chocolate cake...where would we be without such a great thing? One of the things that makes life worth living!

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Pay It Forward, Do Random Acts Of Kindness!

The phrase Pay It Forward, probably came from movie of the same name, that came out in the year 2000, and Pay It Forward...is the concept of doing a good deed for another person. Also sometimes called a Random Act Of Kindness!

In the movie, the actor Kevin Spacey starred as the social studies teacher, and he assigns the seventh grade class to try to create an action plan that would help change the world for the better.

A student, played by Haley Joel Osment, devises a plan of building a network of good deeds, where each good deed would prompt others to also do good deeds for three others.

He does three, well-intended, well-considered helping acts for three different individuals, with the hope that each of the three recipients would, in turn, also do three acts of service for another personally selected trio of people.

When asked, “How can I repay you for what you have done for me?” The response is, “Pay it forward.”


This concept or idea of paying it forward speaks to the best of our human natures. We always feel better when we do good deeds for others.

It is fun, rewarding and nourishing to be generous of both our hearts and with our hands. Even Oprah and clinical research have confirmed the positive impact on ourselves, of doing good for others. There is power in giving a hand and helping one another.


This philosophy of Paying It Forward creates an open heart, in each of us, and there is an understanding that we are all interconnected to the great web of life.


Paying It Forward and doing random acts of kindness, will help you and improve your life, more than you can imagine. You also do not have to have money to do nice things for strangers. In fact, the Spreading of Good Karma, can help you, by having nice things come back to you! The concept is a fun and easy way to make a difference in your life and in the lives of others! Just try it and see!

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How To Make More Money In The New Year? How Can I Make More Money In 2012?

Did YOU Ask, "How To Make More Money In The New Year?" Or "How Can I Make More Money In 2012?"
Well, you can find a new job, a better job, or a second job... or you can increase your business... if you do not have one yet, you can start your own home-based business. Not something goofy like a pyramid scheme, or something that is not tested or well-established... but a way to start making extra money, and without a large investment.

I have always been a big believer that if people really, really work hard at something legitimate, such as selling Avon... then can make extra money with it... but, you have to treat it like a job, or at least a part time extra job! You cannot just give catalogs to one or two people, and then stop. That is, sadly, what most people do.

After one or two people say "no thanks," to the product or service...they give up, and then they make no money at it.

We have all known someone who got involved in something, and totally immersed into it, and they told everyone they know about it...and then they started to make some money with it!

If you live in the USA, other than MA, MI, NY, or WI...we can provide you with a small quantity of Self-Defense Pepper Sprays at Wholesale (please contact us for details) and YOU can re-sell them individually to people in your area for Cash Profits! The nice thing about selling these beauties, is that almost everyone needs one, and they are not sold in every corner store, so most people do not already have one! When you offer a pepper spray to someone, for fifteen or twenty bucks, most people will readily buy one on impulse, and what if it only cost you six or seven dollars? You will have made a 13 dollar profit! If you sell just 7 or 8 per day...you can earn $100 a day, and that is in cash!

So, the bottom line is that YOU CAN make more money in 2012!

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Time To Take Control Of My Life, Start Working Harder And Making More Money!

Have You Said That It Is..."Time To Take Control Of My Life, Start Working Harder And Making More Money!"? If you feel that way, then that's a great place to start...
You can do anything that you make up your mind to do, including finding a better job, going back to school, getting an extra part time job, or even starting your own business.

You may have to get very motivated, and plan to turn off the useless television, and work very hard, and sacrifice some of your leisure time...but it will be well worth it in the long run.

You will also have to ignore the negative thoughts and comments of a few people you know! It always amazes me, but when someone plans to do this or that, to improve their life, they always seem to have at least one friend, and another family member...who tell them that they cannot do it! I would fire such a friend from my life...because life is too short to waste time with people like that!

There are many one-person businesses that can be started, and with very little money...you just have to find what is good for you! If you live in the U.S.A. and you have some sales ability, we can provide you with some wholesale merchandise, but in small quantities, that you can buy and then re-sell for cash profits to people in your town. Just contact us for more information! That is just one way a person can earn extra cash!

There are many different "services" that you can offer to people in your area, and they will pay you for the service. It could be window washing, babysitting, dog walking, and the list is endless.

There are even services that you can offer to folks online, via the Internet. Maybe you can write, or do artwork, or website design, or bookkeeping for a small business...via the computer!

The bottom line is that you can do anything that you make up your mind to do! So, just get going with it!

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Mayan Worry Dolls? What Do Mayan Worry Dolls Do?

Well, if YOU asked..."Mayan Worry Dolls? What Do Mayan Worry Dolls Do?" Then you came to the right place!
The Mayan civilization was a most fascinating and amazing group of people, and they built and devised some very amazing things, extraordinary things, and even some magical mystical things.

Some things are proven by science or by artifacts that have been found, others have been speculated or concluded by scholars and historians, and others are passed down by legend, or various stories handed down throughout the years.

It seems that human beings have always had various sorts of good luck charms, good luck amulets, lucky coins, lucky animal skins, magical flowers, mystical rituals, chants, songs, dances...you name it. Some might work, some of the time, others may work...more times than not, and others might only occasionally work! Who knows? But when it comes to having more Good Luck in the 21st century...it cannot hurt to try various things.

Many Good Luck Charms not only attract luck, love, money, prosperity, and other good things...but they also repel things we don't want, such as bad luck, negativity, even jinxes and curses.

The Mayan Worry Dolls were just such an amulet, and still are to this very day...a tiny box or bag, with tiny handmade dolls (very tiny and not so detailed) and when you tell these dolls your worries, your doubts, your fears, your troubles...they are supposed to "do the worrying for you," while you sleep. They are usually blessed or ritually charged, or both, to become a powerful and effective good luck charm!

Sometimes the Mayan Worry Dolls will make the problem cease to be a problem, or go away! Other times, they will attract Better Luck, more money, a new job, et cetera! If someone fears the end of the Mayan Calendar on December 21, 2012...they might get some Mayan Worry Dolls, so that the dolls can worry about it for them!

So, that is, in a proverbial nutshell, the story of the Mayan Worry Dolls, which you can get if you feel that you need something to help you with this, that, or the other!

By Law we have to say that things such as this are for entertainment purposes, but then again, visiting a casino or watching a movie is also entertainment, and if the movie sucks...you are not going to lose sleep over the 20 bucks for the two movie tickets! If a good luck charm helps you win money, find a new job, or meet a soul mate, you will be ecstatic, but if it doesn't...you certainly won't lose sleep over the 20...just like at the movie that stunk!

Is 2012 Really The End? Were the Mayan People Correct?

If YOU were wondering..."Is 2012 Really The End?"...read on...

 

On Monday night/Tuesday morning, January 23rd/24th, the Coast To Coast AM radio show, featured an awesome and well-known prophecy and occult expert...John Hogue, who shared his predictions for 2012, a year that he foresees to be filled with lots of change and many tumultuous events. He also reviewed that in his last year's prediction that 2011 would be the "year of 12 catastrophes," and cited various calamities like tornadoes and floods that fulfilled this.

 

Hogue also stated on the world-famous radio show...that the year of 2012 will be "the year when the people push back," and we will see millions and millions of people, all over the world, taking to the street to protest, especially in the spring and summer months. This global and middle class movement/awakening... against the corporate aristocracy and suppression of democracy will be particularly strong in Asia, and the Middle East, but will also be felt in the U.S.A., according to John Hogue.

In the coming month of February 2012, as the planet Neptune moves into Pisces for a long period, 2012 will show itself to be one of the most irrationally based years  we've ever had, with too many people driven by their emotions, and gut reactions, and John Hogue foresees a large earthquake on the west coast of North America including Mexico, most likely during the period between July and September, and this quake will be associated with either a new moon or a full moon. He also warned that volcanic eruptions will be much more of a problem in 2012 rather than quakes, and he added that solar flares probably will not be an issue until sometime during the year 2013.

He does not believe the hype about the Mayan calendar relating to much, this year, and he concluded that the galactic alignment they spoke of actually already occurred back in 1998, according to his calculations. Economically, Mr. Hogue said that believes that the United States will absorb the European crises, and that unemployment will actually go down one full percentage point, which might help Obama win re-election (though there could be a strong showing by a third party candidate such as Ron Paul).

 

Hogue also predicts that Europe isn't going to fare well, in 2012 with the European Union possibly sloughing off some countries, such as...Greece, Spain, and Italy from their monetary system, and some countries in the union will be going into deep depression. The Coast To Coast AM radio show is always fun, fascinating, and a pleasure to listen to, and it always contains information you may not find elsewhere...it's the perfect companion to late-night workers, and folks with insomnia.

For anyone who is truly worried about the events of 2012 and beyond, perhaps a Good Luck Charm or Amulet might help. Something to calm the nerves, like Sodalite stones for example, might be worth a try. There are also magical, mystical items such as Mayan Worry Dolls...which can do the worrying for you, so that you don't have to worry or lose sleep!

LOSE WEIGHT: Easy Food Tips For Losing Weight!

If you need to lose some weight, here are some easy food tips...Remember these basic rules for a healthy diet, especially if you want to lose some weight:

1. Fruits, veggies, veggies and more veggies. Green, leafy, fresh and organic vegetables are the absolute best thing for your body!  If fresh is not an option, go for the frozen variety. If organic isn’t available, try locally grown.


2. Lean proteins are always the best. If you are picking a meat, two legs are better than four. Four legged animals tend to have a higher fat content than two legged animals, such as...chicken and turkey.


3. The fewer chemicals that you eat, the better you will feel, and the healthier you will become! Processed diet products are often loaded with chemicals that can be toxic to your system, and make you feel horrible. Worse yet, they can cause your gut to enter a state of malabsorbtion in an effort to reduce your body’s toxic load.  


This results in fewer vitamins, minerals and antioxidants being absorbed from the food you eat. This can cause a starvation type  of reaction, creating cravings for high energy, low nutrient foods...like sugars, salt and fats. Doesn’t that sound like a fun way to diet? Besides, no one wants to stay on a diet that makes you mean, moody and in a chronic state of “the munchies”. A good rule of thumb – if you can’t pronounce it, then don’t put it in your mouth.



4. Keep sugar to a minimum. Sugar in light moderation is not so bad, but it can definitely interfere with your weight loss strategy when you eat too much. Sugar promotes insulin release, which causes you to store glucose. And where does the body so generously store glucose? You guessed it...in your butt. When you can, use natural no calorie sweeteners like stevia instead of processed and chemical sweeteners like Splenda and aspartame. Raw sugar and honey are also better alternatives than chemical sweeteners. In short, when it comes to sugars think minimal and natural.


Better still...get used to not eating sweets, candies, and dessert items. Have a nice piece of fruit as a dessert.


5. Never eat at fast-food restaurants! No matter what their highly-paid advertising experts fool you into believing...they have nothing on the menu that is healthy...Period!


6. Try to eat more slowly, eat smaller portions, take smaller bites, chew your food more thoroughly, and avoid the foods that you "know" are really bad for you!


7. Drink more water. Most people do not drink enough water.


Just as Abraham Lincoln said, "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." I say that people are as "healthy as they make up their minds to be!"


You can do anything that you make up your mind to do!


Of course we are not doctors, and this information is not meant to replace medical advice. If you have any medical problems, or concerns, please consult a physician or health care professional.

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How Can I Make My Life Better And Happier?

If YOU Asked "How Can I Make My Life Better And Happier?" Then Here Are Some Tips!
There are many things that we can each do to make our lives better, and happier, and more fulfilling, and one thing we should each learn is to be nicer to others, more giving, and more loving! When people are selfish, self-centered and self-absorbed...they tend to drive people away from them, rather than attract people to themselves.

Many folks are happier when they have people in their lives...family members, friends, et cetera...and no one wants to be around someone who is a grouch, or who is not very nice, or who is a jerk. So, one of the most important keys to being happier, is being nicer to others...even strangers.

Another good tip, is to avoid saying and doing things that other people don't like or don't want to deal with, such as constant complaining, preaching, and of course things like drinking, drugging, cursing, and acting like the center of the universe.

We should all strive to be more patient, understanding, considerate of others, and we should try to be kinder to others. We should strive to be better people, and do the right thing, whenever we can.

Happiness is a choice, and we should be thankful each day, that we wake up and even have another day. We should choose to be happy, and not let anything get us down. These people who supposedly "wake up on the wrong side of the bed," are choosing to be miserable...to say that they woke up in a bad mood is a bunch of crap! It is a cop-out! Break yourself of that terrible habit! It is a choice.

There are many more tips if you will scroll back through these pages, and there will be many more to come, so please come back often to see what else you might do to make your life happier, and better!

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Create For Yourself A Simpler And Happier Life!

You Can Create For Yourself A Simpler And Happier Life! You really can!

With the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives, we can often find ourselves yearning for a quieter, simpler way of living. People are tired of feeling as though they are in an endless race to the finish line with no spare minutes, to enjoy life. They must learn to take a look at these suggestions, and learn how to bring a greater sense of calm and simplicity back into their life.


Rid yourself of having too much stuff. It is amazing how much “stuff” we can accumulate in our homes, as the years roll by, because we think ‘stuff’ will contribute to making our lives better, but it does not. 


It is true that we gain enjoyment from some of our material possessions, but the more we accumulate...the more burdened we often feel. We have to take care of this stuff, and we have extra work added to our already busy schedules.


Eventually we find ourselves living under a constant cloud of confusion, scattered thoughts and stress...because we are so busy.


Begin to clear out the material possessions you no longer need or want, and donate them to a local charitable organization, or sell them, or give them to friends and family. You’ll feel lighter and less cramped in your home; and you’ll also feel good about giving these items to people who can actually use them.


Choose your activities more carefully. An active life is good for you, but not if it leaves you feeling stressed and fatigued! Most of us take on way more than is necessary, as far as obligations and even recreational activities are concerned.


We end up keeping so busy, that we become tired, worn-out and overstressed. Simply take a few minutes to think about the things you already do, on a daily, weekly or monthly basis...Do you really need to do all of them? Have you taken on responsibilities that really aren’t yours? Do you actually enjoy all the activities that you are running around for?

 
Make a list of some of these activities or obligations that you can eliminate, and then go ahead and do so, even if you have to gradually reduce unnecessary time fillers over a period of time...you are on your way to a simpler and happier life!


Sometimes you have to learn to say "no" to people. Don't be an enabler, and don't be a doormat! I know a mother, with two kids in school, and she works from home. When the kids have a day off from school, not only can she not get any "work" done, which hurts her business, she always feels compelled to "watch" two or three neighborhood kids (for free) because she claims those mothers have nowhere else to send their kids. But then, by having five kids in her small house, it stresses her out like you wouldn't believe! The ripple effect of this stress lasts for days and hurts her business even more than it should! Learn to say "no!"


Spend some time in silence every day. A simple way to live a life of simplicity and ease is to shut out the mental and physical “noise” of your busy life on a regular basis. Sitting in silence for just a few minutes can drastically reduce your stress levels and leave you feeling calm, centred and happy.


Also turn off that damn television...it has nothing but a bunch of crap anyway! It is amazing how many Americans are addicted to the "boob tube!" That's what it used to be called, because it turns you into boob, as in idiot! People are only fooled into thinking they're watching worthwhile programming...but they seldom are!



If you live near a park or a natural setting, you can spend more time in nature. While not completely silent, natural settings have soothing sounds such as the sound of running water of a brook or stream, singing birds and wind rustling through trees. These soothing sounds automatically trigger feelings of peace and well-being.


If you are trapped in an office, close the door for five or ten minutes of silence, close your eyes, and calm your mind...think about happy things that you might do in the near future, and after that, you will emerge feeling like a different person!


Stop spending money foolishly! Too many people, spend too much money, on silly things...then they do not have quite enough for bills and important expenses, and then they create for themselves...stressful financial problems! Simple lives are a choice, and there are many people who make a choice to eliminate certain, unnecessary expenses!

There are hundreds of ways to create a simpler and happier life for yourself, and they could never be mentioned in one posting, but those are a few good ones to get started with! Stop by here often, for more good advice on how to improve your life! Feel free to scroll back to other posts with good advice and words of wisdom, and please tell a friend! You can also subscribe to this blog for free!

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Have a Great Day and Make it Count!

Why Do People Criticize And Verbally Attack You?

Here are some reasons why people sometime criticize and verbally attack you and others.
They have not yet been trained just exactly how to master and control their own minds, emotions and negative ego programming. They say whatever pops into their minds, and they sometimes "hurt" others with their words.

They are also sometimes run by fear, and when people are fearful...they will usually attack.
They are also out of control which causes them to get angry in a vain attempt to get back into control; however, this is only an illusion.

They are often envious or jealous, or they suffer from low
self-esteem, and they are constantly competing with others (in their minds) and they are comparing themselves with others. So, in an effort to try to feel good about themselves...they put others down and it makes them feel better.

They are trapped in the negative ego complex of being better than others or worse than others.

They are run by their emotional body. When you allow your feelings and emotions to run your life, the negative ego becomes the programmer of your feelings and emotions.

They are lacking in self-love and self-worth. They attack and criticize others to try to move to the topside of the negative ego instead of the bottom side of the negative ego. They don’t understand that they are trapped in negative ego duality altogether.

Who you are and what you're about is not defined by what other people say or think about you. So, learn to ignore the negative comments from others, and be sure that you do not fall into the trap of mistreating others in these same ways.

You can be happy and successful, and along the way, you will have to ignore the negative thoughts, comments, and the criticisms of others. People may tell you that you cannot do it, and you have to ignore them.

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Positive Thinking Has Enormous Power! Start Trying It! Here Are Some Tips!

Thoughts have enormous power. Thoughts...positive or negative...drive our decisions, our goals, our dreams, and ultimately our lives. Are you living the life you have always dreamed of living? If not, then what are you thinking? What were you telling yourself over the years to get where you are today? Did you believe in yourself and that you were worthy of success? Or did you have doubts and fears about your future?

What did you tell yourself you could or could not do? What did you tell yourself you wanted to accomplish? When did you decide that what you wanted was not within your reach? Perhaps you listened to the negativity of others...Big Mistake!


Thoughts are more powerful than most people think. Every instant we're alive, we are unconsciously sending signals to our brain to tell it how to function. Many of the obstacles we face are only in our minds! If we dwell on reasons how we could fail, we would talk ourselves out of doing something.


Have you ever known someone to do something really foolish? You ask, "What were they thinking?" How much easier it is to see how thoughts determine the actions of others than it is to see this in ourselves! "If they were thinking more clearly, they would not have done such a thing," we say to ourselves.


So, what about us? If we were thinking clearly...! If we were thinking positively...!
Try doing this, to get yourself on the right track...On a piece of paper, write down all of the things that you're telling yourself. Include both the good as well as the bad things that are so ingrained in your mind.


For example you may have written: I'm not worthy of love, I don't deserve to be successful, I'll never have enough money, I could never do what so-and-so does, My life is never going to change. Sadly, these are all negative thoughts...and they hurt you, and they hold you back! We tell ourselves so many false and limiting beliefs; we actually start to believe them! Big Mistake!


After you have a list of your limiting beliefs, start replacing each negative statement with a positive statement. Write all these positive statements on little pieces of paper. Keep some in your wallet or pocket, and tape some to places like the bathroom mirror, the refrigerator, and in your car! Here are some examples of negative thoughts or beliefs and how to turn them into positive statements:


Negative:
"I am not worthy of true love."
"I am ugly."
"I'll never be rich."
"I can't do...(fill-in-the-blank)."

Replace with:
"I deserve to be unconditionally loved."
"I am beautiful in the way God made me."
"I like making money; I can do it, and be prosperous, and I deserve to be wealthy."

"I can do anything that I make up my mind to do!"

 

Start thinking in a positive way, talking in a positive manner, and believing that you can do it! Avoid negativity, and stop listening to the people who tell you that you cannot do it! You can do it, and you will do it, if you make up your mind to do it, and you work very hard at it!

 

 

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Make Today Count!

Since we never know, how many days we each have left....Make Today Count!
Tell your loved ones that you love them!

Let your friends know how important they are to you!

Have at least one awesome meal!

Do a couple of random acts of kindness!

Be productive, in case you have tens of thousands of more days ahead of you!

Contribute to making the world a better place!

Brighten someone else's day!

Be kind to others...even strangers!

Live today as if it were your last!

Choose Happiness & Success!

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Tips For Better Sleep!

Our very busy lives tend to be hectic and chaotic, and very often...from the moment we wake up in the morning, until the time when we try to go to sleep...our busy and active brains are working at full speed! In order to get a good night's sleep, we really need to calm our busy minds and we need some time to decompress from all the talking, chattering, thinking, and everything else we make our brains do during our busy waking hours.

An overloaded brain that might continue to work hard after we lie down at night, will never let us get the rest that we really do need. Instead, our minds keep churning and processing information, as we toss and turn...unable to fall; asleep!


If your thoughts end up turning into worries, and you begin to dwell on everything that comes into your busy mind, it will be even harder to fall asleep. You might even worry about how horrible you're going to feel tomorrow after getting no sleep tonight...then this stresses you out more, and makes it even harder to fall asleep.


Insomnia has many different causes; emotional, mental, and physical. Menopausal women often suffer from sleeplessness.
People without a job might have trouble sleeping, since they're worried about money matters. You could also have trouble sleeping from eating a heavy meal, too late in the evening!


If you suffer from insomnia, for whatever the reason, you should consider taking some simple steps towards eliminating this problem.


Here are some tips about sleeping better!


Change some of your habits of things you do right before bedtime... this the one key to better sleep. Stop watching movies that are very dramatic or upsetting  or with too much action.


Replace any habitual activities that tend to raise your energy level or challenge your brainwaves with simply relaxing rituals. Instead...take a nice warm bubble bath, or a nice hot shower. Put on some relaxing and soothing music. Cuddle with your partner...and if you do not have one, daydream about what it will be like when you soon have one!


Write in a Journal...and make notes about all the good things that happened that day. Give yourself a few minutes right before bedtime to write in a journal, and it will be comforting to you to remind yourself of all the good things that you experienced that day. Write whatever you wish, remembering that re-connecting with a peaceful place is your purpose for right now.


Therapeutic Journaling at the end of the day is a way to clear the mind of thoughts and worries and to frame your day positively. Writing “Night Notes” in your journal will help you process what happened during the day and let it go.


You may want to simply reflect on the events of your day, or explore one thing that happened, or take a tangent somewhere else entirely and pour out a fantasy or a new idea.


Then there is the act of praying, giving thanks for the day, or even using the Law Of Attraction and asking for a good night's sleep and a great day tomorrow, and then expecting that this will happen!

Program Yourself For Success With Your Goals!

You Really Can Program Yourself For Success With All Of Your Goals! So Just Start Doing It!

Set yourself up for success and program yourself for success with each of your goals by including these three important ingredients: a strong reason, accountability and visualization.


Your reason for the new goal has to be strong enough that it will carry you through all of the difficult times that you will have to endure. If you want to lose that extra weight, maybe it isn’t enough just to lose the weight so that you will be able to fit into your favorite clothes again. You would also feel better and have fewer health risks by losing those extra twenty, thirty, or forty pounds. Maybe you have a spouse or child, who will also begin doing it with you, and it will also be good for their health and well-being. A strong reason is essential to achieving your goal.


Accountability is the second key ingredient. You need to have people in your life that you respect enough to not want to disappoint them or let them down. This will keep you moving forward towards your goal consistently. More importantly, it would make you accountable for your food and exercise choices. You don’t need to take this to the extreme, just find a buddy or two who are willing to help you stay on track. Find people in your life that will encourage you without listening to your excuses, and without nagging you.

On a regular basis, you should visualize yourself achieving the goals that you are working towards. Make these visualizations as vivid as you possibly can by including all of your senses. What does this success look like to you? What will it smell like? Maybe with a new body, you will be at the beach, breathing in the salt air, and smelling the wonderful coconut fragrance of some suntan oil. What do you hear around you? In the case of the beach, there is the hypnotic sound of the waves and perhaps some seagulls overhead. What words are you speaking on the road to achieving your goal? What have you been thinking that has led you to working towards reaching these goals? What have you been feeling with your emotions and your heart?

You can do absolutely anything that you make up your mind to do! You really can! Just get started and do not let anything stand in your way! You can do it and you will do it...if you really want to!

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End of the Mayan Calendar on December 21, 2012

Controversy about the end of the Mayan Calendar on December 21, 2012 and the so-called end of the world predictions are really beginning to get ridiculous. Too much has been made of the Mayan calendar and the Prophecies that are supposedly linked to it, most importantly the "so-called" end of the world in 2012.

Are there really any 2012 Mayan Prophecies and if so...do they really spell the end of life or even life as we know it? For a moment let us consider the people who are making so much of these so called "predictions" of the Mayans concerning our future and the future of the world.

After all, the Mayans were an ancient group of people who ceased to exist around 900 A.D. The fact, that these people became extinct is important because these people did not "see" or predict the end of their own civilization. If they could not predict such an important event as their own demise as a people, then why the hell are doomsayers so ready to believe that these people could predict the demise of all cultures thousands of years in the future? It simply doesn't make sense. It is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!


Scholars who have studied the 2012 Mayan predictions find that there is nothing in their calendar or in any of their writings that predicts the end of the world in 2012 or at any other time. In fact...the only prediction they do make is that 2012 will be a "Time of Transition from one world age to another." No one knows exactly what this is supposed to mean however, those with vivid imaginations and a desire to make money from books, from pulpits, and from other sources...have tailored this prediction to mean the end of the world in order to profit from this ridiculousness.


There have been numerous doomsday predictions almost since time began and certainly in the 20th century such predictions sprang up many times. This has resulted in followers of those who predict such catastrophes, to give up their money, their homes, and in some cases...their health, by living an unhealthy lifestyle and eating and drinking like there was no tomorrow, while others locked themselves in their homes and prayed for deliverance.


Each and every time such silly predictions fail to come true, there are people who are left with nothing, because they gave up everything in order to be saved or they squandered it on one last fling at life. Please don't let this happen to you! The con-artist people who are fabricating "the meaning" of the words of the Mayans and their "so-called" predictions, are certainly not concerned about the bad effects they are having on people's health and lives.

As long as they are making a profit they really don't care about what happens to the countless people who will believe their ridiculous words. People should know and understand that even those educated scholars who have studied the Mayan civilization and culture as well as their calendars and so called Prophecies have no clear understanding of exactly what the Mayans believed the future to be.

If you are that worried, you can get a Bag of Mayan Worry Dolls, and get on with your life!

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Are You Too Hard On Yourself, And For No Reason?

Are you too hard on yourself, and for no reason? Do people tell you that they really like you, or they think that you are great at what you do, but inside your head...you still think you are ‘not good enough’ and you keep trying harder? Do you criticize yourself in an effort to try to motivate yourself further, but all it really does is stress you out, and get in the way of your own success?

Here’s the irony: You work so hard for other people to think well of you, and they do, but once they do...you don’t even take their compliments. You feel you would have, could have, should have...done better!


You work so hard to achieve progress and success, and once you do, you just set the bar higher and higher, and you keep working harder. There is no enjoyment or peace of mind for you, so you just endlessly keep working harder. STOP this endless cycle!

Get over your critical inner voice so that you can stop the hammering inside your own head and start being your own cheerleader, and learn to pat yourself on the back! There is nothing wrong with working hard...Ray Kroc did it, Walt Disney did it, Sam Walton did it, Benjamin Franklin did it, and Susan B. Anthony did it! You can keep busy and be productive and accomplish a lot, every single day...Warren Buffet does it still, as does Oprah Winfrey, as does The Dalai Lama!

 

Just learn to be thankful and grateful whenever you make small accomplishments along the way, and don't "beat yourself up," and stop thinking that what you have done...is not enough, or that it means nothing, or that it could have been better. You learn new things every day, including how to do a better job at this, that, or the other...and you learn little tidbits that lead to an increase in your knowledge, or your ability to do something...after all, practice makes perfect! But don't fall into the trap of endlessly thinking that what you do is not good enough, and that it doesn't deserve praise or recognition.

 

 

You're probably doing just fine...so keep up the good work!

 

 

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Love Yourself...Do Not Be Addicted To Love From Others

Do you constantly try to be perfect, always looking right, saying the right thing, or by being a high achiever? Do you strive to have the best house, the best car, the best children, the best spouse, or the best clothing? Do you try to act cute, funny or amusing? Do you try to show other people how smart or clever you are?

Or do you act helpless, hopeless, incompetent, and in need of rescuing? Do you burden others with your constant complaining, your incessant talking, your whining, sulking, silence, or even your bragging? Are you overly nice and always acting like a people pleaser? Do you attempt to get the attention you want through intimidation...with anger, threats, blame, or violence?

These are some of the things that people do when they are love addicted. The little child inside of them is craving the love, affection, attention, and approval of others. We all have a little child inside of us, and we need to try to keep from allowing that child to rule our lives and our behavior in a way that will cause us pain and misery.

Too much complaining, or too much perfectionistic behavior, or even too much people pleasing can be a problem. It might make people shy away from us. We need to overcome the intense desire to be loved by others, by loving ourselves more. When we love ourselves more...we become more confident, and we become more comfortable with ourselves. Then we are not love starved or love addicted, and we can act in a more mature manner...not so clingy, or seeking approval, or trying to be funny or cute. This will be more appealing to other people.

Just as happiness is a choice, and being productive is a choice...learning not to constantly seek the love and approval of others is a choice. Love yourself, be more confident, and improve your life! You can do it! You can do anything you make up your mind to do!



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Stand Up, Be Proud, Be Confident, And Believe In Yourself!

No matter what has happened to you in the distant past, or even the recent past, it is time to...Stand Up, Be Proud, Be Confident, And Believe In Yourself! You can do anything that you make up your mind to do!

People always have within them, the amazing ability to overcome obstacles and beat the odds, even when others may think that they cannot! You also can, if you really want to!

As long as you believe in yourself, and work very hard, and stay focused, and do not give in to the negativity that may try to creep into your mind...you'll be fine!

Avoid the negative people you know, and try not to waste time on silly things, such as watching television!

Try to fill your head with positive thoughts, prayers, and affirmations! Read some self-help materials every single day, including our nice little blog here, and we also have a Daily Motivational e-mail Message! You can have a FREE Subscription if you want!

Read books such as A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle and The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, and those are both a good place to start! Less than 50% of adult Americans read books these days, and that is very sad to hear...don't be a part of the statistic...start reading for an hour a day, and make it something worthwhile! Even 30 minutes might be good, and if you have to make the time, then by all means...make the time!

You are the Captain of your own ship!

Many Blessings!

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Focus On The Positive...Ignore The Negative!

We all know some people who are facing difficult times these days, and maybe even we are experiencing financial struggles, which lead to other annoyances. People are mad, sad, worried, and stressed out about work and life.

 

Start a brainstorm-type of conversation with yourself today. Here are two questions that can get you thinking about what you might do.

 

What are you most afraid of that, could put you out of business, or farther behind, by the end of 2012?

 

What is something that you can do to get through these tough times

 

Here are some things we can all do to improve our lives...


1. Talk to someone else...it can be therapeutic. We are not in this alone. Share your concerns and your success stories. Encourage others because while you are encouraging others, you are actually changing your mood as well, and you will be an encouragement to yourself.


2. Try not to dwell on the negative things, in your life, and around the world...instead form a back up plan...start thinking positive, use The Law Of Attraction, become inspired and motivated to take action.


3. Laugh. Watch a funny movie. Look through old family photos. Have a game night with your family or friends. Stop watching the news...because it is all bad anyway. Don't waste so much time paying attention to politics. Spend more time improving yourself, and your lifestyle.

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Reacting Or Overreacting To Events

Reacting Or Overreacting To Events Can Be Positive Or Negative, Depending On Our Choices!

Just as we can choose to be happy, or choose to do the right thing, when we have something happen to us, or around us, we can also either react in the proper way, or an improper way...we can react calmly, or we can overreact in an extreme way, whether too angrily, or even too excitedly.

When someone else says or does something that upsets us, we can choose to get all excited and lash out, or we can choose to stay calm, and even "turn the other cheek."

If news of a family member in the hospital, causes us to drive like a maniac to go see them, we could end up causing, and being involved in...a car accident, or even something silly and uncalled for, such as falling on the stairs, or tripping off of a curb.

It would be much better to keep cool, and drive normally, and maintain safety.

When someone at work, or perhaps a neighbor, says or does something that we feel is unacceptable, it is better to stay calm, and think about it for a while...before reacting or overreacting. If we act on impulse, we might say or do something that we may regret.

Most of the time, in life, nothing is as good as it seems, or as bad as it seems...

Learn to think things through, before hastily saying or doing something that can lead to further problems.

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Use Vitamin C To Fight Off Colds And Flu!

Vitamin C is an amazing natural remedy and it is very easy to find, inexpensive, and safe and effective. It even tastes good, with a pleasant citrusy flavor, in the chewable form, so you won't have to fight with your kids to get them to take it.

Vitamin C is a natural immune system booster...You and your family will be exposed to whatever flu virus is going around this season. There's no way around it, unless you live in the middle of nowhere. You don't necessarily have to be at the mercy of those tiny microbes. If you strengthen your immune system properly, it will help your body to fight off microscopic invaders more efficiently.


Vitamin C for fighting off the flu...protects you in two ways. The first is by helping your body to make collagen, which is a protein that keeps cells in your body healthy, especially the ones found in your respiratory and digestive tracts. Strong healthy cells can more easily repel those nasty viral attacks.


The second way, is that Vitamin C is also a very powerful antioxidant. In this role, it helps to destroy free radicals, which attack cells and make them more likely to fall victim to viral raiders. Extra doses of this wonderful vitamin can help you in getting over the flu faster, should the proverbial bug happen to bite.


How much Vitamin C should you take? There are 1,000 milligrams in a gram, and Vitamin C is usually sold in 500 or 1,000 milligram tablets. One to two grams a day is a good place to start. Some people up this to three or four grams a day, if they start showing symptoms of a viral infection or even a cold. But be careful, because high doses of this vitamin can cause stomach upset and diarrhea, so increase and decrease dosages gradually to avoid any problems. Excess vitamin C is excreted from the body, so overdosing is not usually a worry. If you have any serious concerns or conditions...always consult your doctor.


Don't wait to become a cold or flu victim this year. Boost your immune system, starting now, by adding Vitamin C supplements to your daily flu-fighting arsenal.

You Decide Your Success

You actually have complete control over the choices that you make in your life, and the choices that you make each day. You are the only one who decides things such as...how much daily discipline you will apply to your life and your behavior; you decide how much you will read each day; you decide if you are prepared to acquire new skills or not.
Your success may be affected if you decide that you will attend seminars or classes, which will help you learn and grow into the type of person you need to be to attract the success that you desire.

All of the choices that you make, or fail to make, in your life...will gradually mould your future and create the life that you will live. Just as you can choose to be happy, you can choose to be productive, and you can choose to work towards your goals, and you can choose to be successful.

Other people choose to do nothing, sit home and watch The Simpsons...endlessly, and they choose to be lazy and unproductive, and thus...they are responsible for their own failure.

Success is something that you attract to yourself, by becoming the person who you become; it is not something that you actually pursue directly. Anything that you try to pursue...will elude you. Your earnings, your relationships, your health and your future...are all dependent on how you train yourself to respond to events and circumstances that cross your path, and how well you manage the various opportunities that surround you every day!

So, choose to be productive, get busy, and get out there...and make things happen!

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When You Love Someone, You Should Tell Them...Every Single Day!

When You Really, Truly Love Someone, You Should Be Telling Them That You Love Them...Every Single Day! Even a few times each day!
It's true! The person you love, particularly a lover or spouse, needs to hear at least a few times each day, that you love them.

In this day and age, there are many people out there, especially men, who do not say "I Love You" to their spouse. Then if someone were to ask them about it, they would say, "Oh, she knows I love her."

Well, guess what? She needs to hear it, he needs to hear it, we all need to hear it! There are Greeting Cards, and Love Songs, and Romantic Movies, and Books with love stories, and the list goes on...

As Franklin P. Jones once said, "Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile!" This is very true, and you should start telling your loved ones that you love them...daily!

Please point out this posting to a few people who may need to hear it, or who might find it helpful!

When those couples who have been together for 40, 50, and 60 years are asked about the success of their marriages, one of the things they always mention, is that they never go to bed, while being mad at each other. Another thing they always say, is that they tell each other on a daily basis, that they love each other.

You might also be sure to do this with children, parents, and anyone else who is very important to you! Besides, none of us are quite sure which day will be our last on Earth! So, just to be on the safe side...why not tell people we love them?

Remember...Love is what makes the ride worthwhile!

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Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight! - Japanese Proverb

"Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight!" 
 Japanese Proverb


This is brilliant and very wise advice! Never let anything get you down, or stop you from doing what you have made up your mind to do! Even if the challenges of life, or the obstacles between you and your goal are immense and the obstacles are many, just step forward and live the life you choose to live!


Ignore the negative comments from anyone around you who tries to tell you that you cannot do it, because you can do it! Whatever it is, you can do it! Your dreams are worth every effort...and even if it is not easy, it is still worth the toil and the hard work, the long hours and the struggles that might also come with it!


Even if you get knocked down again and again, just get right back up again, and get going. With enough persistence, and perseverance, and enthusiasm, and a positive attitude...any goal is within your reach!


Even if no one else believes in you, keep insisting on being positive, optimistic, honest and truthful. Use your personality, intelligence, and determination! Keep the power of love and truth...always on your side!


Happiness is a choice...so is success...so is enthusiasm!

You CAN do it!

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Tips For Reaching Your Goals

Make the goal measurable by asking yourself this question: "How will I know as I make progress, and when I’ve reached my goal?"
Break the goal down into small measurable steps that can be done daily or weekly...step by step. Try to be realistic here. If you can only devote 15 minutes a day to the goal, then do just that. 

When you get to a point where positive results are showing, you will find a renewed interest in the goal, and new ways to make more time for the goal.

State your goal in a very positive sentence..."I am very excited that I have decided to...(fill in the blank)... and although it may not be easy, I am going to succeed!"

Write down what you would like to accomplish with this goal, in just one sentence.  Goals that are doomed to fail are usually either too big, or too vague.


There is nothing wrong with having a few goals in different areas of your life, but you might want to prioritize them and focus on one goal at a time.

Celebrate your successes once you have reached a certain milestone. For example, you can treat yourself to something such as a spa treatment or some other indulgence, for trying something new or eliminating a bad habit for a full month.

Keep track of your successes in a journal or on a calendar. Some people like posting it on their refrigerator or other places where they can see it often.

Share your goals with other family members or friends who will support you and keep you accountable to the goal.

If you have any setbacks along the way, remember that they are only temporary, and change is NOT a linear process. You can always start moving forward from any point, without wasting the energy on beating yourself up about the setback.

Be confident that you can do anything that you make up your mind to do! Believe in yourself and do not get discouraged!

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Make Up Your Mind And Improve Your Life...It's All Up To You!

That's Right...Make Up Your Mind And Improve Your Life...It's All Up To You!

You can do absolutely anything that you make up your mind to do! Whether you want to find a better job, start a new career, open a business of your own, or move to another country! You are the captain of your own ship, and you actually have the right, and the ability to live the type of life that you want...

It might not be easy, and there may be challenges, and it might take a while to reach your goals, but you can reach them if you really want to!

You might have to endure hearing some negativity from family members, and you may have a friend or two, who try to tell you that it won't work, or that you cannot do it...but, you can do it!

So, as this new year of 2012 gets underway...make any changes that you need to make, and start working towards living the kind of life that you want! Pure and simple...stop making excuses, and stop procrastinating...and just do it!

Remember the wise words of Lao-tzu, "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." Now, go take that first step.

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Several Ways To Inspire The Creativity Inside You!

Here are Several Ways To Inspire The Creativity Inside You!

#1: Bring any object of beauty into the room in which you are trying to be creative...something that inspires you, such as a flower or house plant, a gift that you have received or even a photo of someone or something! Choose an object of art or something that you find inspiring.


#2: If you are trying to jump start writing or painting a picture, look outside at the beautiful landscape or focus on some bright and lively colors to shift your energy and focus.


#3: Read words of motivation and inspiration. Find your favorite self-help book that inspires you, and open it to a random page. Before you do this, ask for guidance from above and whatever you need to hear for the day will be revealed to you!


#4: Try using your non-dominant hand. When you try to use your other hand, it engages the other side of your brain and sparks will start to fly!


#5: Crank up the music and play some very upbeat music that makes you want to dance around the house!


#6: Get up and move around, stretch, and even take a walk around the neighborhood. Exercise of any kind will stimulate both the left and right hemispheres of your brain and will help you increase your focus and creativity.


#7: Be silent and calm your mind. You might need to allow your busy mind to wind down. Sometimes the simple act of making a to-do list helps the mind and nervous system calm down. Then sitting in meditation can help you reach that deeper place and will stimulate your creativity.


#8: Dig deep inside of yourself and really think about what you are passionate about. What is your first impulse? What is your driving force? What must be said? What are you trying to say or do with what you're creating?

If you are writing, don't try to formulate sentences or paragraphs or worry about punctuation...just let the ideas flow freely from you. The simple act of not being confined by writing standards can allow many ideas to spring forward.

Just be confident, and believe in yourself...because you can do absolutely anything that you make up your mind to do!

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