It's November and a month of Thanksgiving (and MY BIRTHDAY :D)
I am going to post two things everyday... One that I'm thankful for and one that I feel will help lead to greater happiness!!
My Thankful for yesterday (since I missed it) : I'm thankful for my wonderful family. With this I mean my kids (stepson included!) and husband! (the extended will be a different thing for different reasons). Without these 4 people, my life would be empty. Before any of these wonderful people came in my life, I felt like I was going through the motions and not sure what direction my life was suppose to take. That all changed when I met my husband and stepson. Then we added two more adorable kids to the mix and I know now exactly what I'm suppose to do with my life!!! LOVE YOU ALL!!!!
Yesterday's leading to greater happiness tip: Start a hobby. People who engage in captivating activities are more satisfied with life. Lose yourself (and your worries) by sewing, writing, cooking or dancing.
With that advice, I've decided to start scrapbooking. I have about 5 years worth to catch up on, but I plan to start doing that soon!!! AND I've fallen in love with cooking/baking all over again! I've even started looking at the art of canning stuff and saving money that way :)
Today's thankful: I'm thankful and elated that I found a church home again! After a few years of searching and looking at different houses of worship, I feel like I've found a home in the church I chose. I started looking because I remember the friendships and connections I had in my church growing up and I didn't want my kids to miss out on that opportunity. In the process, I found a part of me that was missing...not saying that I didn't have God in my life, but I feel truly blessed to have found a fantastic church family.
Today's great happiness tip: Get plenty of sleep. Keep a consistent sleep schedule and get 7-8 hours each night for more energy and less moodiness. I've been trying to do this consistently for about 6 weeks... it helps with overall health! It's not always easy and doesn't always happen, but it makes a huge difference in the kind of day we have if we all get a proper amount of sleep. Remember, we have bedtime routines for the kids, so we should start our own as adults!!!
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Saturday, December 19, 2009
GROW UP
Why is it that some adults act more like high schoolers than high schoolers????
First off, people are allowed to have opinions AND to voice them!! Just because you don't like it, or maybe even take offense to what someone says doesn't mean cut them out of your life or hold a grudge. Maybe the reason SOME people get so worked up is because the truth hurts!!!!!!!!
The Golden Rule is do unto others as you'd have done to you. THINK ABOUT IT.
Would you like someone walking into your life and changing things? Probably not. If someone tries to apologize and you a)hang up on them or b)don't talk to them is that how YOU want people to treat you if someone is upset at you? No...that would probably just send you off even more.
This time of year (the Holidays,Thanksgiving - New Year's)especially should be a time about forgiveness and letting go. Haven't we all figured out that life is too short for holding grudges?!
It's happened time and time again in my life since about 2 weeks before Thanksgiving and it's not even the same people. It seems like now we have to walk on eggshells around EVERYONE.
That shouldn't be the case. You're in my life for a reason - either my choice or yours... but we share common threads (ie - family members that I THOUGHT we loved and cared about). It isn't fair to put people in the middle of your battle, especially a parent/child relationship. Who would do that? Fight your own battles or GROW THE F UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forgiveness is the Christian thing to do, so if you claim to be a Christian, forgive and move on. May the Holiday spirit be with you all...
(I'd normally say Christmas, but like I said, it's happened since Thanksgiving) Doesn't anyone want to just enjoy the family time and watch people gather and show love AND respect to each other?!?!
First off, people are allowed to have opinions AND to voice them!! Just because you don't like it, or maybe even take offense to what someone says doesn't mean cut them out of your life or hold a grudge. Maybe the reason SOME people get so worked up is because the truth hurts!!!!!!!!
The Golden Rule is do unto others as you'd have done to you. THINK ABOUT IT.
Would you like someone walking into your life and changing things? Probably not. If someone tries to apologize and you a)hang up on them or b)don't talk to them is that how YOU want people to treat you if someone is upset at you? No...that would probably just send you off even more.
This time of year (the Holidays,Thanksgiving - New Year's)especially should be a time about forgiveness and letting go. Haven't we all figured out that life is too short for holding grudges?!
It's happened time and time again in my life since about 2 weeks before Thanksgiving and it's not even the same people. It seems like now we have to walk on eggshells around EVERYONE.
That shouldn't be the case. You're in my life for a reason - either my choice or yours... but we share common threads (ie - family members that I THOUGHT we loved and cared about). It isn't fair to put people in the middle of your battle, especially a parent/child relationship. Who would do that? Fight your own battles or GROW THE F UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forgiveness is the Christian thing to do, so if you claim to be a Christian, forgive and move on. May the Holiday spirit be with you all...
(I'd normally say Christmas, but like I said, it's happened since Thanksgiving) Doesn't anyone want to just enjoy the family time and watch people gather and show love AND respect to each other?!?!
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