EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
How to fall in love without losing herself.
How she feels about having kids.
How to quit a job, break up with a lover, and
confront a
friend without ruining the friendship.
When to try harder and when to walk away.
How to kiss in a way that communicates perfectly
what she
would and wouldn't like to happen next.
How to have a good time at a party she'd never
choose to
attend.
How to ask for what she wants in a way that makes
it most
likely she'll get it.
That she can't change the length of her calves, the
width
of her hips, or the nature of her parents.
That her childhood may not have been perfect, but
it's
over.
What she would and wouldn't do for love or more.
How to live alone, even if she doesn't like it.
Whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she
shouldn't
take it personally.
Where to go - be it her best friend's kitchen table
or a
charming inn hidden in the woods - when her soul
needs
soothing.
What she can and can't accomplish in a day, a
month, and
a year.
Why they say life begins at 30.
GOALS
The world steps aside to let any man pass if he knows
where he is going.
David S. Jordan
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over
if you just sit there.
Will Rogers
If you've made up your mind you can do something, you're
absolutely right. If you've made up your mind you can't
do
something, you're absolutely right.
Kevin Gilbride
Relationships
It is not relationships that cause
trouble; it's
avoiding the relationship that causes the
trouble.
- John-Roger
(From: The Signs of the Times)
Back to you
Whether you like it or not, the bottom
line
always comes back to you.
Whether you find failings in others or blame
someone else because of a job you didn't get,
because of your financial concerns, or your lack
of fulfillment, in time it always comes back to
you.
- John-Roger
(From: Spiritual Warrior, The Art of Spiritual Living)
SHINE ON
Disappointment grabs hold of your tender heart.
Don't allow it to hang on too long.
You weren't born to be sad or born to blue.
You were born to ever shine on.
Loneliness drops you in a deep, empty hole.
Don't forget there's a place you belong.
You weren't born in darkness or born to be lost.
You were born to ever shine on.
Mistakes and false steps, shatter your confidence.
Don't believe that you'll always be wrong.
You weren't born defeated or born to stay down.
You were born to ever shine on.
You're a symphony of light, a grand design.
Don't transgress to a life without song.
You were born to a Promise, born to love.
You were born to ever shine on.
© 2001 Terri McPherson
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
tmcphers@mnsi.net
TRIUMPHS
The softest things in the world overcome the hardest
things in the world.
Lao-Tzu
Winners forget they are in a race, they just love to run.
Joe Pesci
From The Movie, "With Honors"
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
Thomas Paine
HAPPINESS
Happiness is not a reward-it is a consequence.
Suffering is not a punishment-it is a result.
Robert Green Ingersoll
Happiness is not a destination. It's a method of life.
Burton Hills
Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for
depression.
Dodie Smith
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LIVE YOUR DREAMS
(c) Mentor Max
Look at things as they can be, not as they are.
Imagine your possibilities and your vision expands.
Your range of available choices right now is limitless.
The only limits you have are in your mind.
You've got it in you to succeed.
Make up your mind and stick with it.
You weren't born with any limits on your powers
or any set limits to your capacity.
At any moment, you have more possibilities than you can
act upon.
Be thankful of life because it gives you a chance to live
your dreams.
RECIPE FOR FRIENDSHIP
(Author Unknown)
1 cup courtesy
1/2 cup patience
1/3 cup forgiveness
2 cups understanding
1 cup friendly words
a pinch of praise
a dash of wit
No baking or steaming needed.
Season with spice of life.
Serve in generous portions topped with kindness and love.
SLOW-DOWN THERAPY
(Author Unknown)
1. Slow down. You are not responsible for doing it all
yourself, right now.
2. Remember a happy, peaceful time in your past. Rest
there. Each moment has richness that takes a lifetime to
savor.
3. Set your own pace. When someone is pushing you, it's
OK to tell them they're pushing.
4. Take nothing for granted: watch water flow, the corn
grow, the leaves blow, your neighbor mow.
5. Taste your food. Nature provides it to delight as well
as to nourish.
6. Notice the sun and the moon as they rise and set. They
are remarkable for their steady pattern of movement, not
their speed.
7. Quit planning how you're going to use what you know,
learn, or possess.
Your gifts just are; be grateful and their purpose will
be clear.
8. When you talk with someone, don't think about what
you'll say next.
Thoughts will spring up naturally if you let them.
9. Talk and play with children. It will bring out the
unhurried little person inside you.
10. Create a place in your home...at your work...in your
heart...where you can go for quiet and recollection. You
deserve it.
11. Allow yourself time to be lazy and unproductive. Rest
isn't luxury; it's a necessity.
12. Listen to the wind blow. It carries a message of
yesterday and tomorrow-and now. NOW counts.
13. Rest on your laurels. They bring comfort whatever
their size, age, or condition.
14. Talk slower. Talk less. Don't talk. Communication
isn't measured by words.
15. Give yourself permission to be late sometimes. Life
is for living, not scheduling.
16. Listen to the song of a bird; the complete song.
Music and nature are gifts, but only if you are willing
to receive them.
17. Take time just to think. Action is good and
necessary, but it's fruitful only if we muse, ponder, and
mull.
18. Make time for play - the things you like to do.
Whatever your age, your inner child needs re-creation.
19. Watch and listen to the night sky. It speaks.
20. Listen to the words you speak, especially in prayer.
21. Learn to stand back and let others take their turn as
leaders. There will always be new opportunities for you
to step out in front again.
22. Divide big jobs into little jobs.
23. When you find yourself rushing and anxious, stop. Ask
yourself "WHY?" you are rushing and anxious.
The reasons may improve your self-understanding.
24. Take time to read. Thoughtful reading is enriching
reading.
25. Direct your life with purposeful choices, not with
speed and efficiency. The best musician is one who plays
with expression and meaning, not the one who finishes
first.
26. Take a day off alone; make a retreat. You can learn
from monks and hermits without becoming one.
27. Pet a furry friend. You will give and get the gift of
now.
28. Work with your hands. It frees the mind.
29. Take time to wonder. Without wonder, life is merely
existence.
30. Sit in the dark. It will teach you to see and hear,
taste and smell.
31. Once in a while, turn down the lights, the volume,
the throttle, the invitations. Less really can be more.
32. Let go. Nothing is usually the hardest thing to do -
but often it is the best.
33. Take a walk-but don't go anywhere. If you walk just
to get somewhere, you sacrifice the walking.
34. Count your friends. If you have one, you are lucky.
If you have more, you are blessed. Bless them in return.
35. Count your blessings - one at a time and slowly.
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