Daily Jots

If you have a thousand and one things left undone, it might be a good time to take a little time this morning to make a start on one of them. Make a list if you have to and cross off each one as you complete it. You will feel better for it and you just might set up a routine for actually finishing things.
Being a woman of a thousand interests gets me into a lot of trouble. And seeing that it is a rainy day today, working on that blanket just might be my project for today. …read more

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Okay, I know that the lyric goes… can’t dance, don’t ask me, but I want to talk about singing today. How many of you will actually turn on the radio when you have the house to yourself and sing at the top of your lungs?
According to Everyday Calm : Relaxing Rituals for Busy People by Darrin Zeer, if you simply let loose and sing, your troubles just melt away. I have to admit, that I can’t remember ever doing this. I might hum to myself, but sing… someone come home early and hear me.
But my husband, I swear …read more

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I just finished an entry over at Aging Fabulous about Uma Thurman and her insecurities about her body. The woman has a figure to die for and along with that 24 inch waist, she is 5′11! I always wanted to be tall and I have been trying for the past 30 odd years to whittle down my waist to somewhere close to 24 inches. So, it seems that I’m not all that much different from the women I have been criticizing lately. It is a pretty good guess that if I haven’t managed a 24 inch waist by now, chances …read more

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We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates no only its own opportunities, but its own talents… Eric Hoffer

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Put yourself in competition with yourself each day. Each morning look back upon your work of yesterday and try to beat it.
Charles M. Sheldon
I think that this could get me into a lot of trouble. I do this without even thinking and that leaves me no time to play. Maybe it might be better to devote the same amount of time to playing as I do to work??
Really going to have to work on this one. Maybe a few sticky notes stuck on the desk might remind me. Did I ever mention the fact that I love sticky notes??

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“Not until the creation and maintenance of decent conditions of life for all men are recognized and accepted as a common obligation of all men . . . shall we . . . be able to speak of mankind as civilized.”Albert Einstein
I love finding good Web sites. Ones that are caring, peaceful, and give to their readers. I sure found one today and I want to share it with you. Actually, it is more than a Web site. It is a community of people who are working together to change the world. It is interfaith, …read more

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Quote of the Day:
“If you are doing your best, you will not have to worry about failure.”
Robert S. Hillyer
I don’t know what interested me in this poet today, but I found this one quote and was inspired to find more about his writing. I found this quote interesting because of his view on success and failure and what this quote might likely mean to the majority of readers. I believe that most people would see this to mean that if you try hard enough – if you do your best – you will indeed avoid failure.
But I don’t …read more

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Thought of the Day:
“How goodness heightens beauty!”
Hannah More
Do You Know About These Blogs?
Our society often equates beauty with youth. Unfortunately, that also means that as people, particularly women, get older, they are considered less attractive, less desirable, and just… well… less. That’s a bunch of baloney!
I have talked about the b5media blog Aging Fabulously before, and I just want to point it out again. This blog celebrates how aging is perhaps one of the most beautiful experiences we have. Shirley’s blog is so good – I wouldn’t miss it.
eBeautyDaily is another blog we have that shares …read more

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I didn’t know it, but today is “Ditch your New Year’s Resolution Day.” Now, under the theory that it takes 21 days to build a new habit, I don’t think that is a good idea. All it takes is hanging in there another 4 days!
Has anyone bagged their New Year’s Resolutions yet? I’d love to hear about it.
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Thought of the Day:
” ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.”
Thomas Paine
Thinking Outside of the Box:
It is never easy to take the moral high ground. It can come across as arrogant, holier-than-thou, and it can feel very, very alone. But contrary to popular belief, doing the right thing, even when it is not the popular thing, is easier.
I have a theory that if you don’t do the right thing, whenever you can, whenever the opportunity presents itself, complications develop …read more

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