Posts Tagged ‘happiness’
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
“You can have anything you want – if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.” –Abraham Lincoln
I’d like to dedicate today’s post to all the mothers and their children. Today’s post came about as a result of my monthly girls’ dinner that I attended last night. As always, every month, we shoot the breeze over some good food and booze, and chat about everything from current events (Hello psycho Mel Gibson), to the development of our kids. Nine girls catching up is always… well… LOUD.
So over at my end of the table, we were discussing how each of our kids are enjoying the summer and camp so far. I talked about how my boys are having truly the best summer of their lives. We’ve really turned the corner. My big son doesn’t cry anymore when he leaves (took him forever to separate from me), and my little son jets off to camp like he owns the place. They’re swimming, playing tennis, soccer, basketball, arts and crafts, skating, golf. You name it. They have a great dad (cuz yes honey, you don’t ever deny them anything when it comes to exposing them to new experiences). They’re lucky.
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Tags: Abraham Lincoln, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose, happiness, Kids, ladies dinner, living vicariously though your kids, make it to the finish line, mel gibson, melgibson, Motherhood, parents project their shortcomings onto their children, swim test, that's how i roll, the tortoise and the hare, the turtle and the hare, You can have anything you want - if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be
Posted in Kids, Marriage | 12 Comments »
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
By Guest Blogger Dawna Kreis
I’d like to be able to say that our family is among those that have emerged unscathed by the economic hardships being experienced by many these days. Unfortunately, I cannot.
It has not even been a full year since our family packed up our things and walked away from the house that we’d purchased a couple of years ago. It was one of the most difficult things we’ve had to do. Had it not arrived at a time when my husband was preparing to PCS (Permanent Change of Station) with the Army, it might have ended up being a good deal more difficult for our family to contend with.
Now, when I first sat down to write this article, I thought of all the ways I could defend our actions. I tried to find the “right” words that could possibly convince you, the readers, that we acted as responsibly as we could have in our unique set of circumstances, despite the final outcome. Ultimately, though, it did no good. In the end, it did not change anything that has come and gone. It has only been a waste of my energy. What I am here to say is… we thankfully survived.
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Tags: army wives, bad economy, Dawna Kreis, economic hardships, esther hicks, financial stress, getting through tough times, guy finley, happiness, hiccups in time, how to stay positive, jerry hicks, keeping up with the jonses, Living Through Tough Economic Times, michael tamura, military wives, my baby clothes boutique, neale donald walsh, staying positive during bad times, teased for being different, times are rough, times are tough, tough economic times
Posted in Marriage, Money, Relationships, Stress | 17 Comments »
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
“I learned that we can do anything, but we can’t do everything.. at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.” –Dan Millman
As I lead in to today’s Blog post, which I dedicate to my husband, who when I asked last night, “Honey, what should I write about tomorrow?” and he replied, “Hmmm. I like Priorities,” I loved his suggestion. I said, “Like what? Like making your friends and family a priority? Like setting financial priorities? Like what?” He replied again, “Priorities.”
So, I found a great little story on the web about priorities in life, and I want to share it with you. It’s quite profound, and I am sure it will speak to you. (more…)
Tags: bucket list, get your priorities straight, happiness, making your list of priorities, me time, priorities, priorities in life, priority list, setting your priorities, time for yourself, time to yourself, toxic relationship, unhappiness, wheel of life
Posted in Career, Friendship, Kids, Marriage, Money, Motherhood, Relationships, Wellness | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
By Guest Blogger Shannon Henrici
Having grown up in a very negative and heavily critical environment, I had a hard time trying to find myself. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think my parents meant to do harm. They were criticized by their own families and had not stopped the cycle. They used to say, “If we don’t tell you what you are doing wrong, who will? We tell you out of love.” I hear the sentiment, but I am here to say “BULLSHIT!!!” Life is full of critics, home is the safe place.
My journey to find myself and a life of happiness has not been easy, but definitely worth it. My first step was to stop being the victim and get control of my life. I let life and everyone around me direct me. I was too afraid to get off the fence and commit to a goal.
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Tags: and you won't have to hunt for happiness, Be happy with what you have and are be generous with both, being rich, controlling parents, critical parents, do what you love the money will follow, happiness, how to be happy, how to find happiness, life is a journey not a destination, life's a journey not a destination, Money, money and happiness, money buy happiness, personal responsibility, self destruction, unhappiness
Posted in Career, Kids, Marriage, Money, Motherhood, Relationships, Stress | 12 Comments »
Friday, March 5th, 2010
By Guest Blogger Kara Maritzer
The notion of Inspiration is a funny thing. A term often heard and overused by the likes of everyone. The repeat offenders are those in the media vortex; celebrities/artists/Oprah – what “inspires” them to write a song, to play a character, to host a meaningful show. Sounds more often than not like a line from a superficial superstar.
The idea of waking up in the morning with the hope that “inspiration” in some way, shape or form may present itself – hardly seems sensible. Certainly, as I meander through my daily grind, leading a busy life that is almost quantifiably on auto pilot, there doesn’t seem to be much room or much time for that matter to welcome genuine inspiration. I can’t remember the last time I rolled out of bed early in the morning to the likes of carpool, work and life, feeling significantly inspired and on my way.
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Tags: abuse, Career, celebrities, finding inspiration, happiness, helen georgaklis, how to become inspired, inspiration, inspire, kara maritzer, oprah, unhappy in career, what inspires you?, where to find inspiration, Women, women and career
Posted in Career, Kids, Stress | 11 Comments »
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Hi Ladies,
I just finished a Ballet Body class at the gym, and it felt great. I have barely gone to the gym in the past 6 weeks as I’ve been working day and night on my business book. It’s been exhausting but very rewarding.
I wanted to keep you up to date on a few things, as you, my readers should always be the first to know.
Firstly, I wanna give a shout out to Brooke Burke of ModernMom.com for loving the concept of The Bucket List, and spreading it with her readers. I love ModernMom.com (and my husband LOVES Brooke) and it’s great to be Blogging over there with such a great group. I told Brooke she is like my soul sister and we are alike in many ways. Please read Brooke’s Bucket List. I encourage you to make your own Bucket List, and post them right here! Do it! It’s a great way to get off the fence in your life and finally delve into something you’ve wanted to do for so long. It’s also fun to dream.
Brooke Burke
You will notice over the next week or so, a new revamped look for the site. I was fortunate enough to be approached by one of the world’s largest media companies, Glam Media, to place advertisements on my Blog. The ads on the Blog will be from some of the world’s largest and best company’s targeted towards women of course, and not junk ads. It’s very exciting. Articles will also be a lot easier to find now, and a few things that bother me about the site, (like the tiny font and other stuff) will be fixed. Stay tuned. I will NEED YOUR FEEDBACK. You are my readers, so your thoughts are THE most important thing to me.
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Tags: 99 series, 99 things women wish they knew before starting their own business, brooke burke, brookeburke, business book, glam media, happiness, modernmom.com, the bucket list, the view, thebucketlist, think big dream big, unlock your passion, unlocking your passion, writing a book
Posted in Career | 12 Comments »
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Have you ever had a burning desire to do something, but never got off the fence to do it? Do you have an artistic talent that’s been hidden for too long? Do you love to cook to the point where you’ve contemplated going to culinary school? Did you every wanna be the next American idol? Seriously! Today’s Blog post came to me last night when I got home from Dancing With The Stars. Yes, in Montreal, we put on our very own version each year of Dancing With The Stars, a fundraiser to benefit the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Women and men in our community are paired with professional dancers and compete in a competition just as on TV. Jean-Marc Généreux, one of the judges from So You Think You can Dance acted as one of the judges last night. It was great fun.
And during one of the dances, I looked at my girlfriend and said, I think I would love to dance again. I was a ballet dancer for 18 years, and even taught young girls. I was quite good, but gave it up at eighteen for school, boys and partying– all age appropriate behavior, I guess. But really, when I was watching the dancers, I could really see the passion. They enjoyed it. I found it refreshing. And it made me think of why I started this Blog in the first place. I feel like I have finally unlocked my passion. It feels incredible.
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Tags: 99 things women wish they knew before starting their own business, choose passion over paycheck, dancing with the stars, finding your passion, happiness, how to be happy, jean marc genereux, make your hobby your career, making a career out of a hobby, so you think you can dance, unlock your passion, unlock your passion to be successful, unlocking your passion
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