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07/16/2022

01/05/2020

A great reminder that small little changes in our lives can make a substantial impact in our health, relationships and overall enjoyment!

Tell people you are proud of them, thankful for them, inspired by them, grateful to them, here for them, honored to know them, and comforted by them.

01/02/2020

I love this analogy!

You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere.

Why did you spill the coffee?

"Because someone bumped into me!!!"

Wrong answer.

You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup.

Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea.

*Whatever is inside the cup is what will spill out.*

Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which WILL happen), whatever is inside you will come out. It's easy to fake it, until you get rattled.

*So we have to ask ourselves... “what's in my cup?"*

When life gets tough, what spills over?

Joy, gratefulness, peace and humility?

Anger, bitterness, harsh words and reactions?

Life provides the cup, YOU choose how to fill it.

Today let's work towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation; and kindness, gentleness and love for others AND ourselves!!!

01/01/2020

Wishing you a year filled with hope, faith and love! May 2020 bring you and yours peace, health and prosperity! Happy New Year.

Remember...you are the author of your story!!! ❤️ Make this chapter the best one yet!!!

12/31/2019

The Mayonnaise Jar

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly,He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.He then asked the students, if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.

The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.‘Now,’ said the professor, as the laughter subsided,‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things – family, children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions –Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full.The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.The sand is everything else –The small stuff.‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ He continued, ‘there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.The same goes for life.If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, You will never have room for the things that are important to you.So … …

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.‘Take care of the golf balls first –

The things that really matter.Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.The professor smiled..‘I’m glad you asked’.It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.’

12/30/2019

I love this time of year....new opportunities, exciting adventures and new beginnings! Take time to reflect on the past and open your heart and mind to 2020.

12/29/2015

YOU have the power to make this a reality!!!

12/08/2015

Something to think about for our New Years resolutions!

11/26/2015

Happy Thanksgiving from our home to yours. May your holiday be filled with countless blessings! Happy Thanksgiving!

11/15/2015

Stress and depression can ruin your holidays and hurt your health. Being realistic, planning ahead and seeking support can help ward off stress and depression. This is a great read!

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11/14/2015

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Paris. Praying for Peace!🇫🇷❤️

11/04/2015

What an important and powerful reminder of our Love Language!