Monday, January 26, 2009

Be Positive

I have been honored - so deeply touched -- that I scarcely know what to say. My friend, Mimi, Growwear on Squidoo, created a lens all about me! She even had my sisters in on her big secret! Their interviews and insights are on the lens, too!

I was quietly reading my e-mail one night, when I got an e-mail from Mimi. "please take a look at my new lens." lol oh wow. I thought she had just made something new she wanted me to see. and she did. and how!

The lens itself is a huge honor - and then came the visitors and the comments. What a treasure. One of my sisters said, "well, now we have something to read at your funeral." (that's "sister humor", folks - no disrespect intended)

I am still shocked every time I look at it. I hope you will take a look too. What a beautiful gift you could create with a lens like this. Who would you choose?
I challenge you to create a similar lens during the month of February - and honor someone you care about. I will never ever forget this. Just think how much it would mean to your loved one, friend, or co-worker - to have a lens in their honor.

ok. enough. go visit and give Mimi and bunch of stars from me! and thank you!
Be Positive


FREE Imaging/Goalsetting/Treasure Map Workbook!

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Frog Race

Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs.... who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.

A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants....
The race began....

Honestly:
No one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the
top of the tower.
You heard statements such as:

"Oh, WAY too difficult!!"
"They will NEVER make it to the top."

or:
"Not a chance that they will succeed.
The tower is too high!"
The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one....
Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher..
The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"
More tiny frogs got tired and gave up....
But ONE continued higher and higher and higher....
This one wouldn't give up!

At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!

THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?
A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal?

It turned out....
That the winner was DEAF!!!!

The wisdom of this story is:
Never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic....because
they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!

Always think of the power words have. (There's life and death in the power of the tongue - Proverbs 18:21.)

Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!

Therefore: ALWAYS be.... POSITIVE!

And above all:
Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill your dreams!

FREE Imaging/Goalsetting/Treasure Map Workbook!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Be Positive

Sometimes life just sends wonderful surprises - and they leave you speechless! That's what happened to me last week. My on-line friend, Growwear(Mimi) sent me an e-mail asking me to take a look at one of her lenses. I do that quite often for people, reviewing for spelling errors, etc, or perhaps just providing the first visit. So......I casually clicked.........and there was ME! The entire lens was about me and my sisters! I did not know whether to cry or laugh or just sit there and shake with shock - so I shook! lol What a wonderful thing to do for a friend - what a super surprise! She had even interviewed my sisters! Since that time, the visitors and comments have kept me in a state of total amazement.

My mother always said "give me my flowers while I can smell 'em". I know now what she meant by that. I feel like I am receiving a bouquet of flowers every single day - and oh so much nicer to enjoy those kind words while I am on this side of life! I plan to hang around in this ol' world for many more years, but in the meantime, I will constantly be refreshed every time I visit that lens. Thank you, Mimi! Such a gift! There are simply not enough words to say thank you adequately.

Oh, do you want to go see it? I just happen to know the link.
Be Positive