Character

"Character is simply habit long continued."
-Plutarch- (46-120 A.D.)

Look- What habits do you have that make up your character?

What habits do you want to keep?
What habits do you want to change?

Now - Start!

LIBERTY

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it."
- Learned Hand-

You are ultimately responsible for liberty. Decide today how you will put that into action.

Repeat tomorrow.

Cherokee Lesson

One evening a grandfather was teaching his young grandson about the internal battle that each person faces.

"There are two wolves struggling inside each of us, "the old man said.
"One wolf is vengefulness, anger, resentment, self-pity, fear. . . .
'The other wolf is compassion, faithfulness, hope, truth, love. . . ."

The grandson sat, thinking, then asked: "Which wolf wins, Grandfather?"

His grandfather replied, "The one you feed."

(Story given at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration)

A Rule For Happiness

"All my life there's been one little rule that has worked wonderfully for me:

If there's any area of your life in which you are less that 50 percent happy, make an immediate change. "

-Mick Carlson- at age 87

Why Set Goals?

"If you do not know where you are going, any road will take you there."
-Lewis Carroll-

Liberty or Safety

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin


I loved Obama's speech. I got that our ideals and values, not force, are what makes each and every one of us strong. It is why America, as a new country, made it. Ideals and values are how we will make it in to the future.

God Bless America!

Beat The Blues

Do you have some one in your life that is the "Killer of Your Dreams".

This would be the person that keeps you from doing the things you want:
They make snide comments.
They feed you bad news.
They do things like get sick just when you want to do something.
They correct all your mistakes "for your own good".

First...look for those people in your life. Just knowing who they are and being able to see what is happening helps.
Weed out all of those people you can. If you have a neighbor or and old friend etc. that fit in this category it is simple to break ties.
Take charge. If you are living with such a person, it is possible to stand up and move on with your life. They key is to do it gradually and effectively. I know it is not always easy. But you can do it.

Live Your Dreams, as crazy as they may appear to others. Those who can imagine the future are the creators of the future!

Live Well
Sheila

Alternatives

Alternatives, and particularly desirable alternatives, grow only on imaginary trees.
- Saul Bellow

Beat The Blues In General

It is so easy to get caught up in the doom and gloom! How bad the economy is. How many jobs are being lost. Spending is down.

My solution.....everyone turn off the NEWS! Try it for two weeks and see how much better you feel.

How can you get your creativity rolling when all you hear is terrible news! Lets band together and out create all the doom and gloom! It is done by individuals just like you and me.

Create!
Sheila

Beat The Winter Blues

Get out! Get out of the house. Take a walk. Bundle up and go. Try this a few times. You will be surprised at how well this works.

Our post office is just a few blocks away. I take a few minutes in the middle of the day to walk down and get the mail. On busy days I will come home from work, park the car and walk back to the post office. It only takes a few minutes and works wonders.