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Moving Modern Motivational Moments from Michaels Savage and Sestak Lessons for the holiday season and future - may there be one the way the world is headed. Thank you Michael Savage for these emotional thoughts for others to share and know they are not alone in their aloneness during what can be an especially difficult time of the year, especially this year. May this message ring in the ears of many who need to hear it and even have a positive effect tags to use: #faith#quotes#sanbernardino#quoteoftheday#motivation#success#inspiration
featuring LOVE AFTER LOVE - Time to look in mirror and Look at your next Lover in the mirror!
by Maria Shriver (see her blog 'MARIA SHRIVER - Empowered by Inspiration)
As you know,I’ve been thinking about turning 60. Actually, I celebrated my birthday on Friday, so I guess now I’m thinking aboutbeing60 (!).
Ten years ago when I turned 50, a good friend gave me a framed poem, Derek Walcott’s“Love After Love.”At the time, and for years after, I didn’t know what to make of it. What it was supposed to be saying to me, guiding me to, helping me with?
But, days after the beginning of my sixth decade on earth, I can say with all clarity, that I know now. That this poem exactly reflects where I am and where I’m going. I am feasting on my life. And I wanted to share it with all of you today.
LOVE AFTER LOVE
The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart to itself, to the stranger who has loved you
all your life, whom you ignored for another, who knows you by heart. Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes, peel your own image from the mirror. Sit. Feast on your life.
∼Derek Walcott
That’s what I’ve been thinking this week. Now#PassItForward and tell me, what are you thinking?
I’ve been thinking about birthdays…especially mine as it’s this week!!! In our family birthdays are a big deal. There is always a homemade cake, balloons, cards, a fun celebration of the gift of life.
The truth is, I love any excuse to have a party and I especially love to celebrate others. But it’s always been a bit harder for me to celebrate myself; it pushes me outside my comfort zone. But with the encouragement of my friends and family, I’m changing that. I’m allowing myself to be celebrated…even writing that feels weird…but I’m going with it and going for it!
So as I stand on the cusp of a new decade, I’m focusing on all the gifts in my life and on all the lessons I’ve learned throughout my life. I’m happy to say I’m looking forward to the next frontier, even though I admit I don’t really have a master plan for what that entails like I did when I turned 30…that’s okay though, because since then I’ve learned that life interrupts the best of plans.
Friends and family die without warning. You can end up disappointing yourself and others. People you counted on don’t come through, but then again — total strangers can also show up and guide you to places you never imagined. Life is indeed a magical mystery.
So in its honor, here are 60 life lessons I’ve learned along my journey. I shared some of them with my kids this New Years, whereupon they burst into tears and asked me if I was dying. Lordy Moses.
I share them with you now in the hope that they might help you on your own journey to live more authentically, to live more of life without judgement of yourself and/or others, so that when the time comes for you to go, you have fewer regrets about what you didn’t do and more pride in what you did.
There is nothing about life that’s predicable, so stop trying to predict it.
Find every excuse you can to celebrate it.
Love the age you are and stop wishing you were a different one.
Stop worrying about what others think. It’s a huge waste of your time.
Stop wondering if God is listening, just have faith He/She is.
Be grateful to anyone who has ever loved you or tried to love you. I know I am.
Know that shit will happen in life. You think you will not be able to withstand, but you can and you will.
Be kind to your body, it will be with you for life.
Believe me when I tell you: diets are a waste of time. I’ve tried them all.
Don’t believe people who tell you they can eat anything and still be so skinny! They are fibbing.
Moderate everything but laughing.
Don’t be scared to be a parent, trust your heart.
Make friends with your children’s friends. They’ll make you laugh and give you valuable intel.
Keep a pair of clothes from high school. Not to check if you can still fit in them but for the memories they hold.
Hold your children over and over again and then let someone hold you.
Get smart about money as early as possible.
Save money from every paycheck.
Buy comfortable sheets, you’ll spend a lot of time in them.
Know that no matter how smart you are, you cannot change someone else.
Stay out of other people’s business. Dealing with your own is a full-time job.
Be kind, cause everyone is struggling.
Don’t engage in gossip, it always bites you in the ass.
Don’t mistake gifts for love.
Stay in connection with your childhood friends and introduce them to your grownup friends. Make yours a generous tribe that’s connected not only to you, but to each other.
Spend time alone when you are young so it won’t scare you when you are older.
Write thank you notes to people for their time and their wisdom. See both as a gift.
Look people in the eye when you talk to them. And at least once, look into someone’s eyes for five minutes straight. You will learn something.
Sit down to family dinner every night. If you can’t do it every night, make Sunday night family night.
Play games with your kids (my favorites are Capture the Flag and Uno).
Give your kids a Get-Out-Of-School pass to use for a special day with you.
Keep an open table and an open mind.
Be of service.
Travel with your kids. It will broaden their horizons and strengthen their bonds.
Don’t assume anyone is better than you or you are better than anyone else.
Don’t ever sit out of an election. You have the gift of living in a country where every vote matters. Use yours.
Learn how to turn off the critical voice in your head as early as possible.
Every year write down your regrets then burn them and leave them where they belong: In the ashes.
Listen to your gut. It knows more than anyone else you are asking for advice.
Practice prayer/meditation. It will keep you in check with yourself.
Never think your work life is more important than your family.
Don’t think bad stuff won’t happen to you. Learn how to push through. Head up, shoulders back.
Don’t allow anyone to shame you.
Get good at forgiveness. You will need to practice it throughout life.
Know that forgiving doesn’t mean going back to what was. It means going forward with love. You get to decide what that looks like.
If you want forgiveness, ask for it.
Get good at letting go.
Don’t expect people to be perfect. You are not…neither are they.
Learn how to communicate in your own home. If you can’t find your voice get help.
Don’t think that reaching out for help is a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength.
Therapy isn’t a waste of time. It can save a friendship, a marriage, your life.
If you marry and it comes to an end, don’t let anyone tell you you have failed. Be grateful for the love you had, the memories you made, the lessons you learned.
If you have a pity party, make it short and then move on.
Don’t see yourself as a victim, see yourself as brave.
Be brave enough to write your own story … and then rewrite it.
Be brave enough to try love after you heart has been broken.
Spend time in nature, it calms your mind.
Spend time around people who see you, who celebrate you, who want the best for you.
Stay connected to your siblings and don’t come between them and their partners. My four brothers are my past, my present and my future … and I like all of their wives.
Take care of your parents when they age, it’s a privilege.
Have faith that your best days are ahead of you. That your next frontier will be your most fulfilling time. And that you deserve to be seen as good enough just the way you are.
How To Beat Daylight Savings Time - Be Healthier and Have an Extra Hour, Too (well, sort of)
Are you like us and prefer Daylight Savings Time - and would prefer to keep it all year 'round?
Well, it's not that difficult to do that. You don't have to depend on everyone else and be a sheep and do what they do. Of course, if you have a 9-5 job, it might be a little challenge but you can still get around it.
Daylight Savings Time, Time change, Standard time, anti time clock, anti time change
1) Don't change your clocks. Don't do a thing
Of course, it doesn't hurt to let your cell phone adjust automatically to everyone else's ways... just in fact you occasionally go crazy and forget if you're supposed to be an hour ahead or an hour behind.
2) Maintain your life as you did before November 1, waking up when the sun is just coming up, or whatever...
You now have an extra hour to do whatever you want. You can get some of the stuff done you normally do late at night when you're more awake, Or, go outside and enjoy the rising sun, albeit maybe a little chilly. Great time to exersize, feed the birds, etc.
If you have a regular job, you just go to work an hour later. Yes, it may be dark when you come home but no big deal. Too late to go out and enjoy the sun anyway - or, you can get a flashlight, perhaps a heater, and still do some outdoor activities. Maybe even catch the sunset depending where you live.
Someone (Benjamin Franklin?) once said, 'Early to Bed, Early to Rise Makes a Man/Person Healthy, Wealth and Wise.' Whether or not this is really true, it definitely seems to be healthy and nice to enjoy the morning light, which you won't get in the evening, anyway. True or not, 'early to rise' seems to work for the birds, rats and other animals. They certainly don't change their time habits twice a year. Thank natural!
So, give it a try - and see if it doesn't work for you. If nothing else it savings you going around the house changing clocks twice a year. But, really, it's the normal, healthy way - the natural way. We weren't intended to change our sleep cycles twice a year. Let us know how it goes for you...
and pros or even cons...Succeed@RoadToSuccess.us
How To Beat Daylight Savings Time - Be Healthier and Have an Extra Hour, Too (well, sort of)
Read this today and don't delete it even if you are too busy! You'll
see..
THE BRICK THE BRICK - A Parable to Live By - Wake Up America
A young and successful executive was traveling down a
neighborhood street,going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for
kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down
when he thought he saw
something.
As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the
Jag's side door!He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot
where the brick had been thrown.
The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the
nearest kid and pushed him up against
a parked car shouting,
'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the
heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost
a lot of money. Why did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic.'Please,
mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn'tknow what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I
threw the brick because no one else would stop....' With tears dripping down
his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked
car.. 'It's my brother, 'he said 'He rolled off the curb and fell out of his
wheelchair and I can't lift him up.'
Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, 'Would
you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too
heavy for me.'
Moved beyond words,the driver tried to swallow the
rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy
back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the
fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.
'Thank you and may God bless you,' the grateful child told the stranger. Too
shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push his wheelchair-bound
brother down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage
was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side
door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message:
'Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you
to
get your attention!'
God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts
Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us.
It's our choice to listen or not.
Thought for theDay:
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on
it.
If He had a wallet,your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning . God loves you very
much.
Send this to every 'beautiful person' you wish to
bless.
God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without
sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for
the tears, and light for the way.
Read
this line very slowly and let it sink in...
If God brings you to
it, He will bring you through it. THE BRICK - A Parable to Live By - Wake Up America
Gratitude for What We Have
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Take a break from your busy schedule and savor nature, wildlife, plants, animals, peace, sunshine - BEAUTY
. Are you really watching and listening? Then you must be loving it and not taking for granted the abundance God has given us
during our short time on earth. Pass it on. Thanks to the wonderful artist for composing and creating this video and music. Thanks to Blake for sending
'In The Year 2525' Song's Predictions Proving Far Ahead of Schedule
LYRICS from the popular 1975 '2525'
'SciFi Song' are proving far behind schedule.
Predictions made in the song are almost all happening-
in some cases thousands of years sooner than expected. What some considered science fiction has become reality only 50 years later
"In The Year 2525" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks beginning July 12, 1969 was written by Evans and Richard
Lee . The writers must be surprised or even shocked to see their predictions coming true in less than 50 years, NOT 500 OR MORE AS PREDICTED, since their song hit the airwaves.
TRUTH? What's Truth anymore? Lois Lernergoes free after running the IRSinto the ground, Hillary Clinton instead of going to jail for erasing
60,000 (many classified) emails, unlike Nixon who 'only' eased 15 minutes of tape in Watergate , is the leading
candidate forPresident despite the emails and Benghazi video lie and countless other
scandals.Our own leader of the country President Obama promised us 'We could use our
own doctors' well knowing this was untrue with respect to 'Obamacare' and other repeated lies
on down to local
graft and corruption in nearly every major city and school district in America to the citizenry,
of which 38% of the working force are not working and mostly living on the dole well
beyond old 'disability' time limits, spending food stamps
illegally on liquor and drugs...
tell no lie,
Everything
you think, do and say Is in the pill you
took today
JUST LOOK AT TV PRIME
TIME COMMERCIALS - PHARMACEUTICALS HAVE TAKEN OVER OFFERING MOST EVERY CURE NOW
IN A PILL, AND, IF NOT, NOW LEGAL (IN
MORE AND MORE STATES) / MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND PRESCRIPED DRUGS. JUST OUT A NEW STUDY THAT SHOWS MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF PEOPLE ON ANTI-DEPRESCENTS ARE NOT DEPRESSED.
In the year 4545 You ain't gonna need your teeth,
HAVE YOU HEARD OF IMPLANTS, NOW TAKING THE WORLD BY STORM? NO
TEETH NECESSARY
won't need your eyes,
HAVE YOU HEARD OF GOOGLE CARS? GET IN AND PAY ZERO ATTENTION
OR VERY LITTLE...REMOTE CONTROLS, SMART PHONES, COMPUTERS, DRONES AND ROBOTS NOW ALLOW PEOPLE TO LITERALLY SIT ON THEIR COUCH WITH LITTLE
NEED TO GET OFF IT. THOSE WHO STILL WORK CAN WORK OUT OF THEIR HOMES, NEVER
HAVING TO CONFRONT
ANOTHER PERSON IN PERSON
You won't find a thing to chew
SEE ABOVE'PILLS' FOR
EVERYTHING
Nobody's gonna look at you
SEE ABOVE'WON'T NEED
YOUR EYES'
In the year 5555
Your arms hangin' limp at your sides
HAVE YOU BEEN TO WALMART RECENTLY
AND LOOKED AT THE 'HUMAN'SPECIMANS.
OBESITY AND DIABETES ARE AT RECORD NUMBERS
AND LOTS OF FAT ARMS HANGIN' LIMP IN MOTOR DRIVEN CARTS
Your legs got nothin' to do
Some machine's doin' that for you
SEE ABOVE 'DRIVEN CARTS' OR GOOGLE CARS, REMOTE CONTROLS,
SMART PHONES, COMPUTERS, ETC
In the year 6565
You won't need no husband, won't need no wife
NUMBER OF UNMARRIED PEOPLE (OVER 25) AT RECORD NUMBERS(20%)-ADD THAT TO 50%
DIVORCED AND YOU HAVE ABOUT 70% OR NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OFALL
PEOPLE UNMARRIED - AND OFTEN HAPPIER THAN THE MARRIED ONES.
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too
From the bottom of a long glass tube
ALREADY AVAILABLE AND HAPPENING
SO FAR, WE'RE ABOUT
4,500 YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON ZAGER
AND EVAN LYRICS
In the year 7510
If God's a coming, He oughta make it by then
Maybe He'll look around Himself and say
Guess it's time for the judgment day
In the year 8510
God is gonna shake His mighty head
He'll either say I'm pleased where man has been
Or tear it down, and start again
THE LATTER IS LOOKING MORE LIKELY - AND A LOT SOONER
In the year 9595
I'm kinda wonderin' if man is gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing
WE'RE WONDERING IF MAN WILL BE ALIVE IN 2025, FORGET 9595
Now it's been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what, he never knew, now man's reign is through
But through eternal night, the twinkling of starlight
So very far away, maybe it's only yesterday
In the year 2525, if man is still alive
If woman can survive, they may find
Songwriters
Evans, Richard Lee
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