Gates and doorways in Chinese gardens are much more than just portals or barriers. Chinese gardens are regarded as works of poetry, and just as punctuation or form is used to highlight words or phrases in verse, so can a gate or veranda highlight plants or panoramas. The moongate is the most common gate, the simple circle represents the full moon and happiness. When you fear change remember the moongate! Close your eyes and walk through. Transformation and happiness await you… As Always With Hope!
read moreLaughter not only is it a happy habit to have but it is healthy! I wish people could stop taking themselves so seriously. My grandchildren get so embarrassed when they do something silly and become so sensitive when I joke with them about themselves and cute little things they do. Lighten up. I ask them…did I get embarrassed when I peed in my pants at Disney? No. We laughed and laughed. Did I get embarrassed when you told other family members “Nanny peed in her pants”? No. Did I get embarrassed when I laughed so hard I peed in...
read moreGet a grip, get a grip on reality. Take a trip, take a trip inside. Get a grip, get a grip on reality you might like what you find ~ Yaluta
read more”He who dares not offend cannot be honest” ~ Thomas Paine I have spoken to many people who don’t care for Dr. Phil’s way of speaking to people, they find him tactless and offensive. I respect a person that tells it like it is, today we have so many people wanting to sugar coat everything. Before you answer the following questions stop, think, take a few breaths: Are you a person that is honest with someone even if what you say might offend them? I don’t want this to be misinterpreted. I’m not suggesting...
read moreYou are what you are and where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You can change what you are and where you are by changing what goes into your mind. ~ Zig Ziglear
read moreWe are entering the season for change and change requires Action. Out with the old and in with the new. Are you ready for change? Are you ready to take the necessary ACTIONS to move forward and make changes? Have you made your resolution or are they re-resolutions for the New Year? Are they the same ones you made in the past –re-resolutions? Are you psyched up and ready? What is your plan? How are you going to stay motivated? Do you have a clear vision? Change is not easy. We know we want to change something, we know we must change, we...
read moreWith our world changing and in economical turmoil we only have control of ourselves and what actions we take to change our lives. So, with the New Year just 28 days away I began to think of all the resolutions and re-resolutions people will make and have already made. I think of how many of these resolutions are re-resolutions from the previous year and the years gone by. The most popular re-resolution people make are they are going to change their lifestyle, start exercising, eating right and become healthier. Experts say January is the...
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