Simple Recipe to Lower Your Stress

Here is a simple recipe to take some stress out of your life or to help a friend. Pass it on!

Stress Kit Recipe
Item #1: An Eraser - to erase all your mistakes.

Item #2: Pennies – so you will never be broke.

Item #3: Some Marbles – in case someone says that you lost yours.

Item #4: Rubber Band – to stretch yourself beyond your limits.

Item #5: String – to tie things together when everything falls apart.

Item #6: A hug and a kiss – to remind you that someone cares.

Love People, Not Things

"What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things, instead of using people and loving things."
       -- Author Unknown
 When I came across this quote, I had to stop, reread it, and then thought about what I had just read. How true this statement is! Today, in this crazy fast paced world that we live in, we have a tendency to forget what really is important, and the basics of what we were taught as children. If everyone would just take the time to behave towards one another as we ourselves would like to be treated, life would be less hectic and chaotic. People would respect one another, and the love of things would decrease.The stress to be the best, regardless of who gets stepped on in the process, would be less because everyone likes to be treated with respect. No one likes to feel like a door mat and be walked upon. Even the little things add up. So as you go through daily chores, and come in contact with other people, remember to treat them as you would like to be treated. Don't let the love of things take priority. Put the love of people first and use things not the other way around.

Garden of Life #5

Sometimes, in our "Garden of Life" we take for granted the very people who are the closest to us -- our spouses. We might have a bad day and end up taking it out on them. We might forget to say "please" and "thank you" for everything they do for us. We might forget an anniversary or a birthday and say a quick, unthinking "sorry." We might "tune out" when they are telling us something that has happened to them during their day. For those of you who may be experiencing these types of situations with your "significant other," I submit the following:

There Was a Time. . .

There was a time when I was lonely,
Then you came.
We built our friendship
Slowly, carefully, tentatively.

There was a time when my life was dark,
Then you brightened it.
You showed me how to chase
Away the shadows of mistrust.

There was time when I felt unloved,
Then you loved me.
No strings, no pressure --
Just "unconditional" love.

There was a time when I was sad,
Then you brought happiness.
You helped me shed my tears and
See the rainbow beyond the storm.

There was a time when my life was empty,
Then you filled it
With forests and beaches, autumn colors,
And winter wonderlands.

There was a time when I was afraid,
Then you brought courage.
You said we could face together
Whatever Fate might bring us.

There was a time when I stood alone,
Then you joined me.
We stood on an altar and
Pledged our lives and our love.

There Was A Time. . .

But that was before You.
Thank you, my Love, for changing my life. . .
And Times.

(From Marie to Husband, Joe; 1991)

Have you let your spouse know how much he or she means to you today?

Until next time. . . remember the roses.

Celebrate Life Everyday

This week we’re celebrating my Dad’s 80^th birthday.  He has to be the ‘youngest 80-year-old’ I know.  The key obviously is staying active in both body and mind, and he does both.  I wrote this poem for my Dad and want to share it with you.  Maybe it will brighten your day and remind you just how special your Dad is.

Dad

The calendar says you’re 80,

But to me it just seems wrong.

I’ll always be in awe of the

Way you stay so strong.

Even though we live so far apart,

You’re always present in my heart.

Through every trial and tribulation,

Through happy times and sad,

You’re always my foundation,

I hope you know this, Dad.

A sturdy hand to hold,

A shoulder on which to cry

I’ll never be too old.

What we have is special,

No one can take it away.

The lessons that you taught me,

I remember every day.

Though it’s seldom said out loud,

It seems the perfect time to say

You make me feel so very proud

And I love you every day.

Happy Birthday Dad

by Kathy Keefe

^©2010

Express your feelings of love and gratitude today and everyday.  Feelings kept inside are fairly useless, but when they are said aloud can make a lifetime of difference in someone’s life.  Always remember your roots, those paths you traveled, they are the reason you are where you are today.  “If it wasn’t for them, you wouldn’t be you”.  Celebrate Life, everyday! 

Good Deeds That Bite You Back

What is a good deed?

Good deeds that bite you back where it hurts, weren't a good deeds at all...

It will turn into a good deeds when you do it again, even knowing that you will have the risk of getting a very hard bite where it hurts!

Generosity is the art of giving, giving, and giving more, without fear, without expectations, without understanding or comprehension. Generosity is just a delightful way to get fulfillment of the heart and soul!...


Learn from our old deed giving master!

A great way to know how to become a deed giver is by following the best master on the subject, Jesus.

Learn from Jesus, because that was the way he spread goodness to everyone who was in need, even after knowing that the same people he was trying to help will eventually torture him and killing him.... And even in the last moment of his live, he was still praying for them!...

One think you can do today to spread love and achieve generosity success, is to simply pray for those that hurt you before and make peace in your heart, and let inspiration touch your soul... Let me know how you feel after.

Luis Galarza
Marketing is my business, Positivity is my motto!

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Rare Perfume In Cracked Bottles

Rare Perfume In Cracked Bottles
The Positive Side Of Chronic Pain



You may be doing a double take at that but please hear me out. I have quite a few friends who are disabled in varying degrees and from them I have learned many lessons. The best one is allowing my own disabilities to be turned into positive tools to help others. It seems that the more one of these folks is suffering the more they have to give. It's a phenomena that does not make sense. Hurting people who in the midst of their most severe trials can offer such jewels of hope and encouragement to other people. I have found that reaching out to others in love does indeed make the burden easier to bear. When I am concerned about someone else then I am not so focused on my own struggles.

I know that there are a lot of folks out there who suffer with a lot of different aches and pains and that is a part of everyday life, but that is not what I am talking about here. What I am talking here is more than that. I am talking about people with chronic, debilitating conditions that affect every moment of every day and they know that it will never change. Still they don't give up. They look up instead, and find the silver lining in the darkest cloud. Most of what these people go through is tough, let me tell ya, and there are days that just positively get them down and I know there are a fair share of tears shed along the way. Usually the majority of what they experience is experienced alone and they are often misunderstood by the people around them. They know about the night. The regular activities of life become thought out calculated moves that take more time and effort than for that of the average person. Things like getting dressed or putting ones shoes on is mostly forgotten after childhood but for those with the chronic pain brought on by disabilities this is not so.

The poor souls with walking disabilities are often the most forgotten because no one wants to see. In public every day we encounter them. At McDonald's, cleaning your motel room, in construction, at the dry cleaners, you name it. If its hard, hot,long or dangerous then you can bet a person who should be disabled out of the system is having to work like a slave in it. Look next time you are out. Find the kindest, gentlest, sweetest loving souls and you will find the humble, broken, hurting people who have to struggle in some way just to make it. Some are broken so that they can't even make it out at all anymore. You don't see them either but they are there too. How do they make it? Yet still they give themselves away in love.

So I implore you to please open up and open out. Instead of looking away, look inside and become an advocate for the humble broken souls that make all of our lives shine a little brighter. Rub shoulders with the wounded (gently) and break bread with the humble. You well may be in the presence of the Royalty of future worlds. In them lies the rarest, most costly perfume that is in existence. So rare that the richest treasures on earth combined could not begin to be enough to pay it's price.

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