The thought manifests as the word;
The word manifests as the deed;
The deed develops into habit;
And habit hardens into character.
So watch the thought and its ways with care,
And let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings. - Buddhist quote

Small Blessings


Dear Lord, it's such a hectic day

With little time to stop and pray

For life's been anything but calm

Since You called on me to be a mom

Running errands, matching socks

Building dreams with building blocks

Cooking, cleaning, and finding shoes

And other stuff that children lose

Getting lids on bottled bugs

Wiping tears and giving hugs

A stack of last week's mail to read

So where's the quiet time I need?

Yet when I steal a minute, Lord

Just at the sink or ironing board

To ask the blessings of Your grace

I see then, in my small one's face

That you have blessed me

All the while

And I stop to kiss

That precious smile

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” - Epicurus



Be blessed in all things...

“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.”-Jim Rohn

Today I'm happy and grateful because I...

• slept in
• stayed home, it's 48 degrees outside
• am not affected by Black Friday (sale!sale!sale!) anymore
• ate a lot of leche flan
• get to watch the boys do their skateboarding tricks
• chatted endlessly with a friend

Take a moment each day to be grateful.

Law Of Abundance In Action

To be able to grasp this ever producing, unlimited principle, let's stop and take a look at something as obvious as a blade of grass. Although it's life cycle only consists of approximately 5-6 months in many regions, a single blade continually produces hundreds of additional seeds of offspring. It, like everything in creation begins as a seed. It is enabled to sprout with the abundant supply of sunshine, and water provided to it. As it grows and matures it begins to produce additional seeds, hundreds of them, and the cycle continues season after season, year after year, century after century. This clearly illustrates the Law Of Abundance in action.

Look at the birds that you see on a day to day basis. The resources they utilize to build their nests is always in plentiful supply. When they become hungry there is always food for them to eat. The skies that they inhabit have an abundant supply of whatever it takes for them to achieve flight. This is the Law Of Abundance in action.

Go out to a remote area in nature sometime and see the acres and acres of trees and vegetation. Watch closely and you'll see squirrels playing and jumping from tree to tree in playful fun. Look closely into the layers of leaves and twigs laying on the ground, and watch as an abundant amount of life dwells below. This is the Law Of Abundance in action

Find an apple tree and observe the abundance of apples hanging from the branches and the more than enough surplus that have fallen to the ground to be enjoyed by the many creatures that dwell below. This is The Law Of Abundance in action.

Look into any lake, stream or pond and observe the abundance of life that dwells within it. This is the incredible, ceaseless, and never ending Law Of Abundance in action.

Source: http://www.abundance-and-happiness.com/

Promise yourself to be so strong

that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

Look at the sunny side of everything

and make your optimism come true.

Think only of the best,

work only for the best,

and expect only the best.

Forget the mistakes of the past

and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

Give so much time to the improvement of yourself

that you have no time to criticize others.
Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side

so long as you are true

to the best that is in you!

- Christian D. Larson

Simplifying

1. Eat oatmeal everyday. (Quaker's Take Heart Golden Maple...yum!)
2. Salon, once every 4 weeks.
3. Deep tissue/Hot stone massage, once every 2 months.
4. Cafe mocha (whopping 400 calories, not counting whipped cream!), once a week.
5. Muay Thai, 3 times a week.
6. Run, 2 times a week.
7. Splurges, once every quarter. (Better golf clubs!)
8. Ladder CDs.
9. Eat out much less.
10. Vitamin, iron pill and a lot of water everyday.

To be continued...

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci