Happy New Year 2013 !

Here are 10 things to add to your list of resolutions this year:

1. Make new friends: as we get older, making new friends can be quiet a task. Despite its difficulty, it is essential for character building to make new friends, so get out there and meet people. Make it a habit to always search for fresh blood.
2. Keep your old friends: don’t get too caught up in making new friends that you forget about the old ones. Your classic buddies are there to stay. They’re the most loyal friends you’ll ever get so don’t lose them. Call them every once in a while just to check up on them, and make sure to make some time for them.
3. Quit something: resolute to quit one bad habit each year. Whether it’s smoking, drinking, over-eating at night, or even smuggling coffee into the office; don’t allow your body to get hooked on anything or anyone. Quit an addiction you have or at least massively cut down on something.
4. Grow up: don’t sweat over the petty things. Don’t let the small things in life get to you. Decide to grow up and rise above all the grudges you’ve been holding this past year. After all, forgiveness is a wonderful trait to acquire this year.
5. Cancel a credit card: too much credit cards in your wallet will only lead to more junk online shopping. Cancel a credit card you don’t use often and get out of debt. Visit a financial advisor or ask an accountant friend to help you get your finances in order.
6. Less Starbucks: yes, that’s right. For 20$ a latte everyday on your way to work, this will only add up to 600$ a month on coffee. That could feed a family of 3 in Africa! Have your coffee at home and save your money or give it to charity.
7. Make someone happy: you could do that by giving a little kid some candy, an unfortunate person some money, or even by not sending silly Farmville requests on Facebook. Putting a smile on someone’s face will leave you with a big grin too.
8. Learn something new: like a new language or hobby or even sport. Make it a yearly thing to find and learn something new and to widen your spectrum.
9. Set realistic goals: by setting achievable and realistic goals, your list will not fail. Instead of writing down that you need to lose 20 kilos by next January, resolve to a healthier lifestyle with more fruits and veggies, and less donuts and eventually you’ll lose the weight AND feel good about yourself.
10. Share with friends or family: share your list with someone who truly cares about you. Encourage each other to adhere to what’s on the list and even remind each other to stick to it.

Enjoy your new year and remember, every day is a chance to get things right!

Everything in life is OK!

Anything and everything in Life is OK if you have the support and love ♥ of someone who would make it easier by just being there for you.It's not the journey or the road that matters but its who you travel it with that makes all the difference...!!! ♥ Every good thing will happen when it will be the time for it to happen, just because something hasn't gone as planned doesn't mean that you've lost your chance.Sometimes it just means that it needs a more suitable time in your life for its occurrence...So, let all good things happen in their own time ...Believe in yourself and value what you have...!!!

LIVE WITH SUBSTANCE

LIVE WITH SUBSTANCE 

Make your life mean something. Make your moments count. 

Don’t merely get by, and don’t just settle for keeping up appearances. Live with substance and live with meaning. 

It’s easy to get caught up in being trendy and popular, and to think that those things are all that matter. Yet you are capable of so very much more.

It’s easy to get discouraged when the little things don’t go your way. But remind yourself that the little disappointments will soon pass, and you’ll have new opportunities for real fulfillment.

What you can do with this moment is far more important than the little distractions that come your way. What you can do with your life is far more important than the pains and disappointments that occasionally trouble you.

Remember often how truly unique you are, and how precious and powerful your life is. Then, easily, naturally, and joyfully, fill each day and live each moment with meaning and purpose.

Make the world worthy of its children

‎" Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are?

We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move.

You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? 

You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children." 

Be kind to yourself!

POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS:
WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY WORK?

I found that every day if I affirm something that can help me and I write it down, hang it on a mirror or a wall, I will repeatedly read it and draw my thoughts from it throughout the day. Sometimes I just carry it in my pocket. This really works for me and I know many others who it works for too.

NO I CAN'T'S

I am all about the positive. Affirmations are all about the positive. They are our good intentions of how we want to feel about ourselves and how and what we want to put out into the Universe. No I can't's. No I won't's. No I shouldn'ts. No could've, would've, and should'ves. 

Affirmations have helped me regain more confidence when I needed it; feel better about the day, the world, money, career, eating, spirituality, my body...you name it. They help me get through the day or a trying time with all of the positive energy and attitude to take with me throughout that day.

When I go to sleep, I know I am a better person because of the positive affirmations. I even say some at night except now I recite what I am grateful for about the day. You will be surprised at the big difference words can make in your life. By adding some positive thoughts to paper you can change your thoughts and change your life.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TO YOURSELF ON A DAILY BASIS?

Do you say nice things to yourself when you look in the mirror or not so nice things? Be honest. What do you do? How does it make you feel when you say things that aren't nice about yourself? How would you feel if someone else said that about you? Would you say what you are thinking about yourself to someone else about them? Then why would you do it to yourself. You know how it makes you feel.

Really give this thought. What is it that you say to yourself on a daily basis? Words are very powerful and we must choose them carefully and wisely. They truly create our reality. That's right; our words are a choice as everything else is in life.

Start monitoring what you are saying to yourself.

CHANGE YOUR WORDS – USE POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS

• I choose to eat healthy
  
• I choose to exercise consistently
  
• I am a beautiful person
  
• I love myself just the way I am
  
• I choose to get better and better every day
  
• I deserve all of the good things I want out of life
  
• I enjoy eating fresh, healthy food
  
• I am very motivated to work out because I know how good I feel when I'm done
  
• I am very fortunate to be so healthy
  
• I love who I am
  
• I move forward without fear

These are just some ideas of what I would use. You need to fill in the blanks with what you wish to create in your life. Whatever works for you - do it. Don't wait another day.

Affirmations keep me positive on a daily basis. Am I human? Yes. Do I look at myself in the mirror some days and say "how did I let this happen?” Yes, but for the most part now I say, "You are doing a good job Marion, keep doing the best you can do!” “You are beautiful just the way you are.”

With those kinds of positive words to myself, how can I go wrong?

Be kind to yourself!  

LIVE .. YOUR .. LIFE

“There ain’t no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.” 

“Pain will leave you, when you let go.”

“Love is forgiving, accepting, moving on, embracing, and all encompassing. And if you’re not doing that for yourself, you cannot do that with anyone else.” ― Steve Maraboli

“If you want to forget something or someone, never hate it, or never hate him/her. Everything and everyone that you hate is engraved upon your heart; if you want to let go of something, if you want to forget, you cannot hate.” ― C. JoyBell C.

Blink away the tears, walk forward. Even if the first step hurts, believe that everything will be okay. because someday it will. be strong. and remember that the end of one hurtful thing in your life is usually an indication that the start of some truly amazing thing to come. let go. 

Have Faith. Be strong.

Believe in yourself, build your strength, you are strong, You’re beautiful and smart and capable of doing anything.

“We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.”

Have Faith. Be strong.