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
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Monday, January 26, 2009
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!
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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!
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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
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
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Kids With Special Needs
My sister, Betty, is visiting and we have had a wonderful time - Christmas Party, shopping, visiting with family -- but in the middle of all the excitement we created a very important lens - Kids With Special Needs
We hope you will take a look and that you will help us to spread the word about these important and helpful programs.
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We hope you will take a look and that you will help us to spread the word about these important and helpful programs.
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Banish the Blahs - re-launch
I am so excited! Banish the Blahshas a brand new look! and the page even has audio so you can hear our voices! I never thought I would enjoy hearing my own southern drawl on a website, but even I thought this was fun!
I do hope you will stop by for a visit. The book is fun, upbeat, and full of wonderful ideas! These are not "pie-in-the-sky" or expensive ideas; these are things you can do at home today to beat the blues!
Thank you, Charly Leetham, for the beautiful work you did on this page !!
You are a precious friend and I am so thankful for you!
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I do hope you will stop by for a visit. The book is fun, upbeat, and full of wonderful ideas! These are not "pie-in-the-sky" or expensive ideas; these are things you can do at home today to beat the blues!
Thank you, Charly Leetham, for the beautiful work you did on this page !!
You are a precious friend and I am so thankful for you!
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Charly's daughter, Rhiannon receives award!
Congratulations Rhiannon! Rhi's mom, Charly, is my very dear Australian friend and we are all so proud of Rhi's recent award! Read this directly quoted from Charly's blog
Charly Leetham
I am very big on encouraging my children to have online businesses. Today, I received the best news ever!
My 12 year old Daughter, Rhiannon, has been selected as one of two Under 16 year old entrepreneurs to be featured in a book written by Business Writer Peter Economy.
Rhiannon receives this honour through a competition run by Jenny Ford from Cash Smart Kids and will be featured in Peter’s 2008 Charity Book Project. The Charity Book Project was developed by Peter Economy as a way to use his passion - writing - to give something back, and hopefully to make the world a better place.
His plan? To write a book each year, with a co-author, and donate the proceeds to charity. In the first year, 2008, he has chosen to work with Jenny Ford and write a book to empower parents to teach their kids the money and business skills they need to be self-sufficient in the modern economy.
Jenny devised a competition where the kids had to develop a 2 minute YouTube Video or write a Hubpage about their business. Two winners would be chosen.
Rhiannon will be profiled alongside big names like Ben Casnocha, who started a software business at 13, and was CEO of a Silicon Valley start-up by seventeen.
Jenny’s announcement was made on her blog today - Raising Entrepreneurs.
Rhiannons website helps people Learn To Be Psychic and the blog helps her share experiences and lessons she is learning.
Charly Leetham
I am very big on encouraging my children to have online businesses. Today, I received the best news ever!
My 12 year old Daughter, Rhiannon, has been selected as one of two Under 16 year old entrepreneurs to be featured in a book written by Business Writer Peter Economy.
Rhiannon receives this honour through a competition run by Jenny Ford from Cash Smart Kids and will be featured in Peter’s 2008 Charity Book Project. The Charity Book Project was developed by Peter Economy as a way to use his passion - writing - to give something back, and hopefully to make the world a better place.
His plan? To write a book each year, with a co-author, and donate the proceeds to charity. In the first year, 2008, he has chosen to work with Jenny Ford and write a book to empower parents to teach their kids the money and business skills they need to be self-sufficient in the modern economy.
Jenny devised a competition where the kids had to develop a 2 minute YouTube Video or write a Hubpage about their business. Two winners would be chosen.
Rhiannon will be profiled alongside big names like Ben Casnocha, who started a software business at 13, and was CEO of a Silicon Valley start-up by seventeen.
Jenny’s announcement was made on her blog today - Raising Entrepreneurs.
Rhiannons website helps people Learn To Be Psychic and the blog helps her share experiences and lessons she is learning.
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