LIFES A BEACH!

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  • Unknown
    edited March 2009
  • Unknown
    edited March 2009
    Tips to Reach Your Goals

    You CAN reach all your resolutions - guaranteed! Ariane de Bonvoisin is Founder and CEO of The First 30 Days, a media company that guides people through all kinds of changes, both personal and professional. She offers these no-fail tips for reaching your goals:

    • Don't make any resolutions on January 1st, or in the first two weeks of the year. The first of the year is the worst time to set goals - because you're fighting the memory of failing at previous resolutions. Plus it's right after the holidays, so you're getting ready to go back to the grind at work. Instead, wait until you feel the time is right to make the change. Maybe February is better for you.
    • Give yourself twice as much time to get there. De Bonvoisin says we overestimate how much we'll change in January, and when we can't do it, we give up. However, we underestimate how much we could change in three or six months! So, make your goal more important than how long it takes to get there, and you'll succeed.
    • Focus on ONLY one or two goals at a time. If you have too many things you want to change in your life, nothing will change. When you narrow down the one or two things you want the most, your decisions and actions are much clearer. Your brain works better when it has less to focus on.
    • Choose a word or theme for the year. The word could be "yes" if you want to be more open to doing new things, or "debt-free" if you want to get your finances in order. Think of this word as your mantra. A theme is similar, but doesn't have to be one word. It's an intention that touches all aspects of your life, like "put family first" or "enjoy being my age." Let this theme be the filter you use to approach your day.  

    Ways to Reach Your Goals

  • coonie
    coonie Posts: 2,582
    edited February 2009
    AlwaysHope---I really enjoyed your post! Thanks!!!Smile
  • Unknown
    edited March 2009

    Thanks!  :)

  • coonie
    coonie Posts: 2,582
    edited February 2009
    Since going through cancer, my mantra is  ---- Live today!
  • Unknown
    edited March 2009

    I thinnk mine is going to be....'Finish What You Start'.  :)

  • coonie
    coonie Posts: 2,582
    edited February 2009

    dogs.jpg cute bitches image by DagonNeoGAF

    You girls have been really busy with your knitting!! It was so sweet to knit hats for these

    little doggiesTongue out

  • checkum
    checkum Posts: 377
    edited February 2009
  • checkum
    checkum Posts: 377
    edited February 2009
  • coonie
    coonie Posts: 2,582
    edited February 2009

    Dogs006.jpg image by luvallanimals

    Dogs013.jpg image by luvallanimals

    These are my real babies. I was able to upload them from

    camera today. They used to be black/tan....now they are black/gray :(

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited February 2009

    The beach is going to the dogs again, hehehe.

    Hope, I FORGOT to pick up yarn today.  Please don't give up on me.  Just too much on my mind.  I will get going soon.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited February 2009
  • Unknown
    edited March 2009

    Sharon, please don't worry, there is no hurry.  Just have fun with it.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited February 2009

    I had no list but I had one of those feelings that I needed something at Wallymart and for the life of me I couldn't think what it was until just now.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited February 2009

    I know, no wool, but couldn't resist.

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Posts: 35,657
    edited February 2009

    Hi Friends, I love those dogs, Sharon I have a dog and cat, they are best friends when I am away. I am senting everyone a special energy hug. I hope you are getting in the picinc party mood. God bless all of you. Hugs Debbie

  • dreamwriter
    dreamwriter Posts: 677
    edited February 2009

    I hate to burst your bubble Coonie but that row of dogs, have Crocheted Hats (not knitted).  No one noticed.  Maybe because I can knit and crochet so would see the difference.  I think the pooches are cuter than the hats.  Love your pix.

    I have to go see what I put in the bitch thread that Faithandfifty thought was so inciteful.

  • dreamwriter
    dreamwriter Posts: 677
    edited February 2009

    The way I see it is that we have a greater population of Stage 4s than the usual population OUT THERE.  We stay to support each other.  The sad thing is that for the ones that MOVED on to a higher realm without pain, there are new dx's to fill the spaces.  We all know we will lose friends here (and we knew it would hurt) but we chose to stay in order to support others and receive the love and support when we do need it.  And the problem is that we are looking into a crystal ball... and when I look I see my name being added to the Angel Wall by loving friends.  And that is what counts here.  So mourn... let out those "inappropriate" feelings (they too are real).  And reach out your hand, cause Im waiting to grab hold of it.

  • mzmiller99
    mzmiller99 Posts: 220
    edited February 2009

    Oh, Coonie - those pups are too cute!!  I keep forgetting to come to this thread, and God knows how much it means to have a chuckle and forget about the damned cancer for a minute or two. 


    Thanks for the sweet pics

    Susan

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited February 2009

    Wishing everyone a peaceful beach day.

    Just editing to remove the pic that seems to have already removed itself.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited February 2009

    Time for a swim.

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Posts: 4,424
    edited February 2009

    shhhhh shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh: they're still sleeping!

    love seeing alllll the frolicks of my beachie-brethern

    must go post on my 'prayer' threads, before all awaken.

    back at the end of the day.

    HUGS & Prayers.

  • Unknown
    edited March 2009

    Good morning Beach babes!  Time to get up and start the day.  Let's try to do one random act of kindness and make someone else's day better.  :)  Tomorrow is Friday!  Can I get a big 'amen' to that??!  Friday, my favorite day of the week. 

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited February 2009

    This is for you tomorrow Hope.

  • dreamwriter
    dreamwriter Posts: 677
    edited February 2009

    So it is not as big as you might expect..... lol

  • dreamwriter
    dreamwriter Posts: 677
    edited February 2009

    Sharon, today is only Thursday!

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited February 2009

    A random act of kindness, great idea. 

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited February 2009
    LOL, I know Dream, it's for Hope for tomorrow. Wink
  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited February 2009

    It's a dog's life, ha, we should be so lucky.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited February 2009