Getting Bent into Shape
by Jean R. Charles.The other day, I unfolded a Chinese food container getting it ready for the recycling bin. I noticed that flattened, it was a very interestingly shaped white piece of cardboard. It could have been used in that state for several things including, some...
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Make It Fun and Get It Done
by Jean R. Charles.I learned a valuable less from my 13-year-old son last week. We were hiking in the woods on our very hilly, rocky farm. He stopped near a cliff and starting hurling some rather large rocks over the edge, seeing how successfully he could get them to s...
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Leap... And The Net Will Appear
by Sibyl Mclendon.In 1994, my life hit rock bottom. My husband was addicted to crack cocaine, my 17 year-old son had just gotten his 15 year-old girlfriend pregnant, we were about to get evicted from our home, I contracted a life-threatening illness with no health ins...
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Mind Your Mind
by Peter Murphy.Affirmations are often suggested as a means of changing how youfeel and yet many people use them and get very little benefitfrom all the time spent repeating a short positive phrase. Youcan use this approach to prepare for a business or socialsituati...
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GO BIG OR GO HOME!
by Rhoberta Shaler, Phd."Make no little plans, they have no magic to stir your blood...MAKE BIG PLANS. Aim high in hope and work.…" So wrote Daniel H. Burnham in the lastcentury. The big plans are important. They capture your vision.The next step is to break them down int...
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Why Are You Doing This?
by Jeff Neil.Why Are You Doing This?By Jeff NeilSometimes it amazes me how so much in everyday life relatesto having a home based business. For instance, the othernight I went grocery shopping with my wife and five year oldgreat niece.Nothing special about it. Ju...
The Magic of the Night Sky
by Mike Moore.The Magic of the Night Sky By Mike Moore I love the night sky. There is something comforting, mysterious and hopeful about standing under a canopy of swirling stars. Each summer I go camping alone in Canada’’s beautiful northland to satisfy a hun...
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Encouragement!
by Lee Wise.ENCOURAGEMENT?Lee Wise 2002I opened my email and read this from my friend Jim: "This is probably directly from God. I had a long chat with Keith yesterday about my need to be an encouragement to him. Thank you for the thought and good ideas on ...
Magic Happens
by Julie Jordan Scott.Those are the words in an advertisement on the television screen when I walked into the living room yesterday. I was doing my usual morningroutine of getting the children up and out of the house so Katherinewould arrive at school on time. Usually the...
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1-2-3 Stretch Your Mind!
by Julie Jordan Scott.Yesterday my daughter Katherine and I went out to breakfast. Afterdiscovering our favorite Sports Cafe, Goose Loonies, no longer servedbreakfast on Sunday mornings, we decided to go a completely different route.We chose a local Hometown Buffet, a res...
Taking the Bull by the Horns
by Lisa Van Den Berg.How successful people beat fear.The first thing to realize is that Fear is all in the mind. We are a product of our perception of reality. Why is it that some people faint at the sight of a cockroach and others consider it a delicacy and eat it?How i...
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Harness Your Personal Power
by Francoise Rapp.Being in control of your life is more than simply feeling in control. After all, while you may believe you are consciously making controlled decisions, your actions may actually be sabotaging your life.To harness your personal power is to become more...
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Beyond SMART Goals
by Myrtis Smith.Word Count: 580Summary: Making a goal SMART is only the first step inmaking that goal a reality; here are 10 practical steps toachieving your SMART goals============================================================================ Beyond SMART Goals T...
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THE CALL OF THE LOON
by Arleen M. Kaptur.Did you ever have the privilege of listening to the call of a loon? It is a totally different call than any of the other waterfowl. The word “haunting” is the best word for the sound that these beautiful creatures make.The cry of the loon penetra...
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Getting In Control
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Relax & Energize Self and Others
by Eileen Mcdargh, Csp, Cpae.The current environment brings additional stress to our homes and offices. You all probably know some of the symptoms. Here are but a few. Check them off and then consider some actions. Some Burnout Symptoms: . Work leaves you physically and emotiona...
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Be Here Now
by Eileen Mcdargh, Csp, Cpae.When we are young, we feel that time is on our side. Not any more.Our days are a blur of perceived demands from workplaces stretched beyond the leading edge to the bleeding edge, from technology that allows others to locate us even in the privacy of ...
