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ARTArticleLiving A Happy And Fulfilling Life: Step 3Do you long to live a happy and more fulfilling life? If you do, you're not alone. To live a life happiness and self fulfillment is one of the fundamental quests we all share in.
Over the course of my own journey through life, I've come to believe that there are seven fundamental steps anyone ...ARTArticleLove Letters to Your Life Leaders"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count.
It's the life in your years."
Ë Abraham Lincoln
In honor of Lincoln's birthday and in celebration of Valentine's week, I came up with a new twist on writing "love" letters.
Instead of just writing love notes to my family this year, I should write letters of appreciation to the great leaders who have added "life to my years."
Lincoln was a great leader. His example was one of honesty, integrity and steadfastness in his beliefs.ARTArticleLullabies - and how they can help babies sleep.For thousands of years, parents have instinctively used music to help children and babies sleep. Right from the moment of birth, although babies may not understand speech or language, they do respond to rhythm, pitch and lilting melodies which can calm and reassure children who are distressed or anxious. Lullabies are often pieces of music which stem from early, traditional melodies; they are gentle and often repetitive because after all, any melody which is too stimulating or catchy might have the opposite effect!ARTArticleMandatory Mondays – Weekday OrganizationGetting organized is definitely a daunting task.
However, I have decided that if I list out the tasks that need to be completed each week, then divide them up into days, I might have a fighting chance.
Since I do not have a cleaning crew, nanny, or someone to take care of my business, it’s up to me to figure out how it all gets done.
Luckily, I am not much of a TV watcher (until I am in bed) and I can limit my shopping and eating out (to one day each week).
With my cell phone in hand and multiple alarm clocks on it set, onward I go.ARTArticleMarketing ExperimentSomething phenomenal is taking place (a call to greatness let's say!). I am part of a select group of 25 working on devising a marketing plan/strategy for an incredible marketing experiment! The company is just about to launch a new skin nutrition product. One product. Top of line, green ...ARTArticleMost Effective Ways to Lose Belly FatLosing belly fat is a very simple process, and if done correctly, you can tone your belly quickly. What it all boils down to is, taking care of your body in the way nature intended. There are only a few steps needed to get a healthier body.
Toning your stomach is going to take a bit of work on your part, but only initially will it feel like work. Let us go over the prerequisites before you can even think about targeting your stomach/belly weight. If you do not do these things, then no diet in the world will help you lose that weight at all!ARTArticleMotivating Kids to Help During the HolidaysWith a big birthday party coming up on Sunday, I realize I have a lot more to do tha
I have time or energy for.
The house needs a quick, but thorough cleaning, Christmas decorating needs to be completed, and baking and cooking tasks are piling up with each visit to Pinterest.
Now, more than ever, I need both of my kids to step up and really help out.
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Unfortunately, whenever this situation has come up in the past, they generally complain, argue with each other, don't do the job right, or forget altogether what they are even doing.ARTArticleMotivating Younger Kids to Help During the HolidaysYesterday, I revealed how I was finally able to get my eldest to help around the house in a thorough, but quick way.
However, one reason for his success was my 7-year-old paving the way for him in each room.
Background:
I usually get quite a bit of push back and crying when I ask my youngest to try her hand at a new task.
If she doesn't already know how to do it, then she doesn't have the patience to learn.
At first I asked her to be Mommy's Helper for the next two days and told her that she'd earn some money, too.ARTArticleMusic bestows happinessMusic bestows happinessr
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THERE is a difference between a house and a home. A house is just a structure, but, a home includes people who live there as a family and look after each other. It is also decorated according to the choice of the members of the family. Once you go out somewhere, you are keen to return to your place of dwelling and feel greatly satisfied when that happens.rARTArticleNecessity is the Mother of Invention: An Entrepreneurial Call to ArmsMy dearest entrepreneurial colleagues and friends, I call upon you now to come together from around the world, to help the world in repairing our global economies. There does not seem to be credit or similar features for building a business that were prevalent just a few short years ago. As ...ARTArticleNOTHING LIKE FAITH IN LIFENOTHING LIKE FAITH IN LIFErn(Vinod Anand)rARTArticleOn Practicing and Becoming SilentOn Practicing and Becoming Silentrn(Vinod Anand)ARTArticleOrganize Your Life with Your Smart Phone CalendarSmart phones, with their many features and capabilities, have become a staple in daily life.
It's the first thing that we check in the morning and the last thing we put down before we go to sleep.
Without it, I know that my life would be in complete chaos.
One of the main reasons for my day-to-day organizational success is my smart phone's calendar feature.
Since the calendar is on my personal device, I feel comfortable adding anything of importance without fear of it being publicized or scrutinized.ARTArticlePerspective! Perspective! Perspective! Hard Can Be EasyRecently, I embarked on a 10-day journey that would take me into rather deep levels of soul searching while visiting the Catskills in upstate New York. Anyone who knows me has full realization that I am not much of a snowy-mountain girl, but rather a sun & beach lover. Hence, a bit of physical ...ARTArticlePosh, Posh, Ganache!POSH, POSH, GANACHE!
Ganache is a wonderful whipped icing that can be used as a filling, as well as a luscious coating for cakes, candies and pastries. It is a beautiful, rich and silky-smooth icing, made of semi-sweet chocolate morsels and whipped cream. Ganache is the perfect fix for Chocolate "addicts" and gives depth of flavor to any cake or pastry. It is important to be selective in the quality of chocolate used, since all chocolate is not created equal. A poor quality chocolate will, naturally, result in an inferior quality Ganache.ARTArticleQuality of a Leader!There are many qualities that make a leader a leader and I will cover them over the course of the next month or so but I wanted to post this blog about four short words that sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd "a little bit more". They did all that was expected of ...ARTArticleQuick Tip For Attracting More Abundance Using Law of AttractionStill struggling to figure out how to effectively and consistently begin attracting more abundance and prosperity into your life using law of attraction? If you’re reading this, you’ve no doubt seen and/or read The Secret and “tried” putting the ideas to use. Yet, do you find it’s not quite ...ARTArticleReality REALized - Part I"When one is confronted with this crisis it is a crisis in consciousness, it is not over there outside of one. The crisis is in oneself. There is a saying: we have seen the enemy and the enemy is ourselves. The crisis is not a matter of economics, of war, the bomb, the politicians, the scientists; the crisis is within us, the crisis is in our consciousness.ARTArticleReasons To Learn The English Language!There are an estimated 1 billion people learning English in the world and about 400 million native English speakers, with a further 1 billion claiming to be able to speak English as a Second Language. Therefore, this makes English the most spoken language on earth. If this fact along isn't enough for somebody to learn English, here are some more reasons why learning English can help people all over the world.ARTArticleRECAREERINGIts not about WHAT you want to be, its about WHO you want to be – Go out there and get a life, not just a job!
“To change one’s life: start immediately, do it flamboyantly. No exceptions.” - William James
Did you ever imagine when you left school / college / university that you would probably have as many as seven (yes seven) different careers in your lifetime! Well that is just an average!ARTArticleRecareering - Article 2There is no limit as to when you can take the decision to recareer, it can happen anytime, whatever age you are, you just have to be ready, willing and able!
One of my previous careers was in Human Resources, in fact my last J.O.B. was as a Human Resources Director for a major magazine publishing company, something I loved doing as I am very much a "people" person and if I can help somebody with a problem, be it work wise or personally, then I am delighted. It gives me a great sense of self-satisfaction.ARTArticleReconnect with Nature - Happiness will FollowMany years ago, humans and nature coexisted in a harmony that has been missing in present days. We didn’t live in the technical and sophisticated way we do now. We needed to connect to nature on a much more personal level because it was integral to our very existence.
Humankind’s very survival depended on listening to and feeling our connection with nature. We relied on plants for our medicine, used the stars to navigate and tilled the land using animals to plant our crops. That is just the tip of the iceberg.
In years past almost everything people needed was tied to nature.ARTArticleReiki for AnimalsEnergy healing is a gentle, painless, yet powerful modality that works where it is needed most. The form of energy healing that I use is Reiki. Traditionally, Reiki has been used primarily on humans since the mid 1800s. However, it has been found to benefit any living thing, including plants and ...ARTArticleRELATIONSHIPS OF INFANTS WITH PEOPLE: A BRIEF OUTLOOKRELATIONSHIPS OF INFANTS WITH PEOPLE: A BRIEF OUTLOOKrn(Vinod Anand)ARTArticleRemove It and Move On Spring Cleaning with Feng ShuiNature is beautiful in its imperfections and seems to express itself most fervently with the arrival of Spring.
Life wakes up from the deep sleep of winter and everything comes alive. People just can’t wait to shed layers of clothing and feel the warmth of the sun on their skin. Nature ...ARTArticleResolution 1: Get in ShapeEvery year I make a list of things that I would like to accomplish or improve upon, but as is the case for most people, I am not always successful.
This year I needed to try something different.
I notice that I have much more success when I am working on teaching my children something of value.
The trick here, however, is to make sure that my children learn about these positive habits and accomplishments without attributing them to potentially destructive thoughts.
For example, if I want to lose weight, I would not want to talk about dieting in front of them.ARTArticleResolution 2: Eat HealthierToday is Day 2 of using New Year's resolutions to strengthen my family, while ensuring personal success.
Yesterday, I discovered many ways that I could teach my kids to stay active and get exercise, while I started down the road of achieving Resolution 1: Get in Shape.
On to Resolution 2: Eat Healthier.
These are ideas that I plan on using to achieve this goal.
- Research and make low-sugar and low-fat desserts with my youngest who inherited my sweet tooth.
- Research and make low-calorie and low-fat meals with my son who loves to cook.ARTArticleResolution 3: Save MoneyToday's focus is on my never-ending quest to save money.
I have employed many methods in the past to cut-back, but because I have not had full buy-in from my family as well as side-steps taken on my part, I end up saving less tha
I had planned.
With this new focus of linking my New Year's resolutions to strengthening my family, I am afforded a new opportunity to reach the same goal.
So this year, I am resolved to save by tying this resolution to teaching my children valuable lessons about money.ARTArticleResolution 4: Strengthen My Relationship With My SpouseToday I am moving into a new category of resolution: Strengthening Relationships.
With an endless list of ways to strengthen the relationships that I have with my spouse, children and friends, I decided that I need to focus on only a few at a time to have a greater probability of success.
I plan on working on 5 select strategies for each of my key relationships, until I have successfully accomplished each.
Then, I will pick new ones to further develop and strengthen our bonds.ARTArticleResolution 5: Strengthen My Relationships With My ChildrenContinuing with my current theme of strengthening relationships, now I am focusing on my children.
The second most important relationship that I will ever have is with each of my three children.
Not only will our bond be a model for the bond that they one day have with their kids, but our experiences will shape the people that they become.
By being an honest, open, loving, attentive mother that takes the time to teach and listen to my children, I will one day have three competent adults who will likewise be the best parents they can be.