Got laundry? . . . .

The quote above, to me, is the only way to live your life. I'm sorry to tell you this, but laundry and daily chores are very much a part of life. What attitude are you sporting when it comes to daily chores? If you're living your life dreading your routine, grumbling about your daily chores, I promise you, you are making it harder on yourself than it needs to be. We really do have a choice! Your attitude will determine the way you perceive our world, and what life dishes out to you. And I'm sorry, but life dishes out laundry! The secret to enjoying a typical day is how you choose to approach it. If you are dreading your day-to-day duties, try a different approach! We know we can't change the fact that we have daily responsibilities, but we can certainly change the way we think about them. We can either begin by making ourselves miserable, or we can put on our favorite tunes, and dance our way through. The amount of work is the same.

"The world is a playground,

and life is pushing my swing."

-Natalie Kocsis


Photo by Katy Weaver

Supercoolhappy . . . .

How you feel is more important than anything else. 

And this is something you get to choose, 
moment by moment. 

Supercoolhappy 

works for me!

Happy Monday!

Make it a great week!

Via Notes from The Universe

Share your smile with someone today!

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Let's hear it for "more girlfriend time" . . .

 I received this email from a good friend of mine and thought it was worth sharing.....

 ... I just finished taking an evening class at Stanford. The last lecture was on the mind-body connection--the relationship between stress and disease.  The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to be married to a woman whereas for a woman, one of the best things she could do for her health was to nurture her relationships with her girlfriends.  At first everyone laughed, but he was serious. 

Women connect with each other differently and provide support systems that help each other to deal with stress and difficult life experiences. Physically this quality "girlfriend time" helps us to create more seratonin--a neurotransmitter that helps combat depression and can create a general feeling of well being.  Women share feelings whereas men often form relationships around  activities. They rarely sit down with a buddy and talk about how they feel about certain things or how their personal lives are going.  Jobs? Yes.  Sports? Yes.  Cars? Yes.  Fishing, hunting, golf?  Yes.  But their feelings?--rarely.  Women do it all of the time. We share from our souls with our sisters, and evidently that is very good for our health.  He said that spending time with a friend is just as important to our general health as jogging or working out at a gym. 

There's a tendency to think that when we are "exercising" we are doing something good for our bodies, but when we are hanging out with friends, we are wasting our time and should be more productively engaged--not true.  In fact, he said that failure to create and maintain quality personal relationships with other humans is as dangerous to our physical health as smoking!  So every time you hang out to shmooze with a gal pal, just pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good for your health!  We are indeed very very lucky.   Sooooo let's toast to our friendship with our girlfriends. Evidently it's very good for our health.

Photo by James Strack via One League Artists

It's called choice . . . .

. . . . and it's all yours.  Happy Monday! Not only is it the beginning of a new week, but it's a perfect  time to begin making changes in our life that might enhance our day, create a new path, or change the way we feel. There is nothing more empowering than the moment you realize that IT IS possible to re-create your life. It is possible to turn that poor attitude in to a more positive outlook. It is possible to begin that exercise program that you've been putting off. It is possible to be a happier person, more peaceful, more in touch with the love and the wisdom that is at your core......because that's where your beauty lies. And that's where you'll find the very essence of who you are, and who you were meant to be. Begin to listen to your heart, and trust it. Realize that you can make choices that will allow you to begin living your life in a happier and healthier way. What changes would you make in your life, and what are you waiting for?

"If you limit your choices 

only to what seems 

possible or reasonable, 

you disconnect yourself 

from what you truly want, 

and all that is left is compromise."

-Robert Fritz

Photo by James Strack via One League Artists

LovethisLife...

LovethisLife...

is about celebrating the moment

and that we're not guaranteed or owed another day

and how cool it is that what we hide

can actually be the fuel towards our glory

and that it's not so bad being proven wrong

LovethisLife...

is about welcoming the blind turn

and the possibility

that there's no such thing as coincidence

and that empathy is incredibly sexy

and that it's never too late

to pick up a guitar or a paintbrush

or to make an amend or to make a new friend

LovethisLife...

could be about rekindling a past flame

or igniting a new one

or shapeshifting from a dreamer into a doer

or savouring the caress of a love long gone

LovethisLife...

means whatever it is you want it to mean

because

LovethisLife...

is a celebration of you and your path

LovethisLife...

'cuz it could go at any second

you rock.

-David Culiner

-Photo via One Eyeland

How to live a happy & rewarding life...

• Don't take good health for granted.
• Improve your performance by improving your attitude.
• Leave everything a little better than you found it.
• Keep it simple.
• Keep your promise.
• Keep good company.
• Be kinder than necessary.
• Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.
• Don't gossip.
• Don't expect money to bring you happiness.
• Never deprive someone of hope. It might be all they have.
• Don't be afraid to say "I'm sorry."
• Don't interrupt.
• Listen to your children.
• Judge your success by the degree that you are enjoying peace, health & love.
• Be a good loser.
• Be a good winner.
• Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring and integrity, they think of you.
• Be forgiving of yourself and others.
• Say thank you a lot.
• Say please a lot.
• Dance.
• Don't rain on other people's parades.
• Don't postpone joy.
• Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
• Take care of your reputation. It's your most valuable asset.
• Count your blessings.
• Do more than is expected.
• Be someone's hero.

It is possible . . . .

Photo by Becky Kiil via flickr

It is possible to be happy and joyful most of the time. You just have to look at little children and see their natural joy. You may say that little children are free and don't have anything to worry about, but you are free too! You are free to choose worry or to choose joy, and whatever you choose will attract exactly that. Worry attracts more worry. Joy attracts more joy.

- from Daily Teachings by Rhonda Byrne

It comes from within . . . .

"A feeling that greater possessions will, of themselves, bring contentment or happiness, is a misunderstanding. No person, place, or thing can give you happiness. They may give you cause for happiness and a feeling of contentment, but the Joy of Living comes from within."

-Genevieve Behrend (1881-1960)

Your Invisible Power

Joy ride . . . .

How are you treating the most important person in your life? I'm not referring to your significant other, parent or child, I'm referring to YOU! Many people sacrifice their own happiness for others, thinking they are being a good person. We are taught to put ourselves last, and as a consequence, we begin to feel unworthy, undeserving, and not important enough. Those feelings eventually lead to resentment. Are you treating yourself with love and respect? When we tend to our own joy, and do what makes us happy, we are a joy to be around! We become a shining example to our children, and every person in our life. It is our own responsibility. We have to tend to our own joy, before we can give joy away! When you are feeling joy, it becomes effortless to emit feelings of happiness. The more you emit, the more you receive. What a wonderful ride to be on!