I think the cat’s expression says it all! Who buys this crap? Unveil your feline’s inner unicorn – Holy Kaw!.
9 Warning Signs That Your Friends Are Emotional Vampires
Do you ever notice how some people seem to suck all of the energy out of you; you come away from them feeling exhausted and drained?
You spend time with them and even though they were all smiles, you still felt like you had been attacked in some way, and it leaves you feeling confused?
You have just been in the company of an emotional vampire.
So, how do you spot an emotional vampire?
We all know about mythological Vampires, well EV’s (Emotional Vampires) aren’t much different, except they don’t drink blood, but instead they feed on energy of others.” Get more here: 9 Warning Signs That Your Friends Are Emotional Vampires (And How To Save Yourself) – by Dumb Little Man.
Strength in Times of Doubt
“We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.” ~Unknown
via Strength in Times of Doubt: 11 Tips for Tough Times | Tiny Buddha.
Don’t Beat Yourself Up. Wait, DO!
Chris Brogan writes:
Where are you with your self-talk? How do you talk to yourself? I will bet that you wouldn’t say half of what you say to yourself to someone you love, and I bet you wouldn’t say the other half to a stranger with whom you would act polite. Am I right? Do you call yourself a lot of names? I sure do.
Part of being brave is learning how to observe your self-talk. But I think we can take it further. I think we should ambush the evil bastard who lives in our head and let him or her have it.” Get more here: Don’t Beat Yourself Up. Wait, DO!.
3 Simple Steps To Living An Extraordinary Life
In those quiet, but magnificent moments of life – where we are suddenly given a glimpse of something so meaningful, tireless, beautiful, or otherwise majestic that it quiets the mind – we know we stand in the presence of something that represents a part of ourselves.
We stand as a silent witness to a yet unrealized possibility that we somehow know belongs to a new and higher order of ourselves. What we’ve yet to understand about these timeless and vital forces is that our fleeting experience of them is actually an invitation to become fully conscious of them as a living part of who and what we are in reality.
In such moments we know, without having to think about it, as beautiful as may be the world around us, it pales in comparison to the world that awaits within us.” Get more here: 3 Simple Steps To Living An Extraordinary Life | FinerMinds.
Be Aware of the Illusion of Control
Melody Beattie writes:
Remember how it feels when we try to control someone else.
“I was driving down the road one day behind a car that I decided was driving too slowly,” a friend said to me. “I was yelling, raging, and carrying on about the driver in front of me, trying to mentally will him out of my way. I wanted him to move over and let me by.
“While I was driving I observed myself. Then I started to laugh. I wasn’t angry about this driver in front of me. I was angry because I was trying to control something that I couldn’t change.”
Be aware of all your feelings. But also remember to be aware that sometimes it’s not the other person that’s making us crazy. We’re doing it to ourselves.
God, help me be aware of the self-created drama in my life. Help me let go of my need to control. Give me the courage of my feelings. And help me be aware of when my self-will is running riot.” via September 26: Be Aware of the Illusion of Control.
Peek a boo!
…via Instagram!
Happiness is…
Stock up now! Prepare for the worldwide shortage…
The ever brilliant Heidi Cohen shares this:
Pinterest is the fourth largest source of traffic in the world according to data from Shareaholic. Pinterest’s traffic has doubled since May making it an important entryway to your business.
Since the beginning of 2012, Pinterest has passed other social media platforms including LinkedIn, Google+, YouTube, Twitter and StubbleUpon, in terms of the amount of traffic it refers to other sites. Additionally, Pinterest refers more traffic than Bing and Yahoo. (Here are nineteen other reasons to use Pinterest with charts.)” Get the rest here: Pinterest: The Best New Source of Traffic [Research] | Heidi Cohen.
Peace with the Past
Melody Beattie writes:
Holding on to the past, either through guilt, longing, denial, or resentment, is a waste of valuable energy – energy that can be used to transform today and tomorrow.
“I used to live in my past,” said one recovering woman. “I was either trying to change it, or I was letting it control me. Usually both.
“I constantly felt guilty about things that had happened. Things I had done; things others had done to me – even though I had made amends for most everything, the guilt ran deep. Everything was somehow my fault. I could never just let it go.
“I held on to anger for years, telling myself it was justified. I was in denial about a lot of things. Sometimes, I’d try to absolutely forget about my past, but I never really stopped and sorted through it; my past was like a dark cloud that followed me around, and I couldn’t shake clear of it. I guess I was scared to let it go, afraid of today, afraid of tomorrow.
I’ve been recovering now for years, and it has taken me almost as many years to gain the proper perspective on my past. I’m learning I can’t forget it; I need to heal from it. I need to feel and let go of any feelings I still have, especially anger.
“I need to stop blaming myself for painful events that took place, and trust that everything has happened on schedule, and truly all is okay. I’ve learned to stop regretting, and to start being grateful.
“When I think about the past, I thank God for the healing and the memory. If something occurs that needs an amend, I make it and am done with it. I’ve learned to look at my past with compassion for myself, trusting that my Higher Power was in control, even then.
“I’ve healed from some of the worst things that happened to me. I’ve made peace with myself about these issues, and I’ve learned that healing from some of these issues has enabled me to help others to heal too. I’m able to see how the worst things helped form my character and developed some of my finer points.
“I’ve even developed gratitude for my failed relationships because they have brought me to who and where I am today.
“What I’ve learned has been acceptance – without guilt, anger, blame, or shame. I’ve even had to learn to accept the years I spent feeling guilty, angry, shameful, and blaming.”
We cannot control the past. But we can transform it by allowing ourselves to heal from it and by accepting it with love for others and ourselves. I know, because that woman is me.
Today, I will begin being grateful for my past. I cannot change what happened, but I can transform the past by owning my power, now, to accept, heal, and learn from it.” via Just For Today Meditations » Blog.
Tolerance
Practice tolerance.
Tolerate our quirks, our feelings, our reactions, our peculiarities, and our humanness. Tolerate our ups and downs, our resistance to change, and our struggling and sometimes awkward nature.
Tolerate our fears, our mistakes, our natural tendency to duck from problems, and pain. Tolerate our hesitancy to get close, expose ourselves, and be vulnerable.
Tolerate our need to occasionally feel superior, to sometimes feel ashamed, and to occasionally share love as an equal. Tolerate the way we progress – a few steps forward, and a couple back.
Tolerate our instinctive desire to control and how we reluctantly learn to practice detachment. Tolerate the way we say we want love, and then sometimes push others away. Tolerate our tendency to get obsessive, forget to trust God, and occasionally get stuck.
Some things we do not tolerate. Do not tolerate abusive or destructive behaviors toward others or ourselves.
Practice healthy, loving tolerance of ourselves, said one man. When we do, we’ll learn tolerance for others. Then, take it one step further; learn that all the humanness we’re tolerating is what makes ourselves and others beautiful.
Today, I will be tolerant of myself. From that, I will learn appropriate tolerance of others.” via Just For Today Meditations » Blog.
3.5 audio book tools for ‘driven drivers’
Thoughts from the road on tools for the ‘automobile university’…
Here’s the .5 part that I didn’t mention in the audio post; did you know Pocket for Android can read articles you save to it to you?
Good morning!
…How do people live like this? Chicago commute via Instagram!
Bright, shiny objects! 
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