December 2011
6 Ways to Actually Keep Your New Year's Resolution
1. Get Specific
A common mistake people make is setting big, nebulous goals like, “I’ll be healthier.” Instead, make your resolution specific, with a tangible, achievable outcome. Rather than saying, “I want to save money,” determine how much, exactly, you want to save. What are you saving it for, and what will you do once you hit your goal?
Then, visualize what good will come when your goals...
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Do not stand at my grave and weep
a poem written in 1932 by Mary Elizabeth Frye.
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my...
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It's Never Too Late to Stop Procrastinating
“Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.” Spanish Proverb
“How soon ‘not now’ becomes ‘never’.” Martin Luther
“A year from now you may wish you had started today.” Karen Lamb
One of the most common problems is procrastination. We know what we want to do and should do. But still we end up spending hours upon hours doing “easier” work or escaping via TV, blogs or music.
Now, nothing wrong...
I Like Your Flaws
I like how you mispronounce words sometimes, how you fumble and stammer and stutter looking for the right ones to say and the right ways to say them. I appreciate that you find language challenging, because it is, because everything manmade is challenging. Including man, including you.
When you sleep on your side, I like to map the constellations between your beauty marks freckles pimples, the...
Inner Strength
If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills,
If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time,
If you can overlook when people take things out on you when,
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25 ideas that will help you live on purpose.
1. Don’t be overwhelmed. This is a huge list of ideas that you’re about to go through: if you try to implement them all at once, you’re going to burn out and never actually do any of them. Here’s my challenge: have the self-control to choose one of these tips, just one, to work on in your life. Once you’ve got that down, come back for another. This list isn’t going anywhere. Living intentionally...
I'm Back...
Lost a lot of followers though…. :(
Hey guys
I’m really sorry i haven’t been posting. I haven’t given up on tumblr or anything like that. I’m just in the middle of moving to a different house, so packing and stuff like that have taken all of my time. I will start posting again very soon… maybe friday or saturday. Thanks very much for your concern and telling me i’ve been missed. See you soon… ;)
