I’d do anything to lose 10lbs…

Lead.Learn.Live. via Work-Out Inspiration: 4 Pictures worth > 1000 words.

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I used to wonder

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I’m just saying…

The Meta Picture via I’m just saying….

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3 Childhood Games Super-Sized for Backyard Fun

Escape Adulthood with Kim & Jason via 3 Childhood Games Super-Sized for Backyard Fun.

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Pre-Sunrise Pastels

Pops Digital via Pre-Sunrise Pastels.

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Do you remember the outernet?

The Meta Picture via Do you remember the outernet?.

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Let nature take its course

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3 Steps to Embrace Being Confronted

It’s never fun or easy being confronted. For many, our instinct is to deny, defend, or deflect what is being put before us. At Fierce, we believe confrontation conversations are healthy and can be rewarding.However, it does take skill and practice to ensure the conversation is productive and moving the relationship forward.Below are three tips to help you achieve this.” Get more here: 3 Steps to Embrace Being Confronted- Fierce, Inc. – Fierce Leadership Blog – Fierce, Inc..

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Work-Out Inspiration

Work-Out Inspiration: 4 Pictures worth > 1000 words – Lead.Learn.Live..

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Think before you ink…

I’m really glad I never had that 6 color Apple logo tattooed on my arm! Epic Fail Funny Videos and Funny Pictures via Ugliest Tattoos: Denied!.

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Panic

Yup! More Melody Beattie:

“Few situations – no matter how greatly they appear to demand it – can be bettered by us going beserk.” Codependent No More

Don’t Panic!

If a swimmer was crossing a great lake, then suddenly focused too heavily on the distance remaining, he might start to flounder and go under – not because he couldn’t swim, but because he became overwhelmed by panic.

Panic, not the task, is the enemy.

Many of us have moments when we feel crowded and overwhelmed. We have times when we feel like we cannot possibly accomplish all that needs to be done.

We may be facing a task at work, an improvement in ourselves, or change in our family life.

For a moment, it is helpful to look forward and envision the project. It is normal, when we look ahead at what needs to be done, to have moments of panic. Feel the fear, then let it go. Take our eyes off the future and the enormity of the task. If we have envisioned the goal, it will be ours. We do not have to do everything today, or at once.

Focus on today. Focus on the belief that all is well. All we need to do to reach our goal is to focus on what presents itself naturally, and in an orderly way, to us today. We shall be empowered to accomplish, peacefully, what we need to get where we want to be tomorrow.

Panic will stop this process. Trust and guided action will further it. Breathe deeply. Get peaceful. Trust. Act as guided, today.

We can get back on track by treading water until we regain our composure. Once we feel peaceful, we can begin swimming again, with confidence. Keep the focus simple, on one stroke, one movement at a time. If we can make one movement, we have progressed. If we get tired, we can float – but only if we are relaxed. Before we know it, we shall reach the shore.” via THE RECOVERY PROCESS: Panic.

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Shiny Suspension

“All this shiny stuff caught my eye. It’s the front suspension of a very cool hot rod I saw at the last car show in Algoma, Wisconsin. All of the chrome caught my eye and the car’s colorful, custom paint job made the perfect background.” via Shiny Suspension | Pops Digital.

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Living Our Lives

Melody Beattie writes:

“Don’t stop living your life!

So often, when a problem occurs, inside or around us, we revert to thinking that if we put our life on hold we can positively contribute to the solution. If a relationship isn’t working, if we face a difficult decision, if we’re feeling depressed, we may put our life on hold and torment ourselves with obsessive thoughts.

Abandoning our life or routines contributes to the problem and delays us from finding the solution.

Frequently, the solution comes when we let go enough to live our life, return to our routine, and stop obsessing about the problem.

Sometimes, even if we don’t feel like we have let go or can let go, we can “act as if” we have, and that will help bring about the letting go we desire.

You don’t have to give up your power to problems. You can take your focus off your problem and direct it to your life, trusting that doing so will bring you closer to a solution.

Today, I will go on living my life and tending to my routine. I will decide, as often as I need to to stop obsessing about whatever is bothering me. If I don’t feel like letting go of a particular thing, I will “act as if” I have let go of it until my feelings match my behavior.” via June 9: Living Our Lives.

Don’t Stop Living Your Life (toddlohenry.com)
“That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It” – An Interview with Melody Beattie (wheretheclientis.com)
You Are a Work of Art (toddlohenry.com)
Affirm Yourself… (toddlohenry.com)
You have the power (toddlohenry.com)
Codepedence is not just an issue for partners of addicts (toddlohenry.com)
…on Taking One Day at a Time (toddlohenry.com)
Rise to the Occasion (toddlohenry.com)
Loving Ourselves Unconditionally (toddlohenry.com)

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BackOfAnEnvelope: The Weekend

Nicholas Bate via BackOfAnEnvelope: The Weekend.

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Thanks, Kristin — always look forward to your posts…

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Too late for Mother’s Day, but…

My dad sent me this list this morning. Me? I think he’s trying to revise history and preserve his legacy as I remember many of these lessons coming from him:

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. “If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside.. I just finished cleaning.”

My mother taught me RELIGION. “You better pray that will come out of the carpet.”

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. “If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!”

My mother taught me LOGIC. “Because I said so, that’s why.”

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. “If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you’re not going to the store with me.”

My mother taught me FORESIGHT. “Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”

My mother taught me IRONY. “Keep crying, and I’ll give you something to cry about.”

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. “Shut your mouth and eat your supper.”

My mother taught me about CONTORTION-ISM. “Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!”

My mother taught me about STAMINA. “You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.”

My mother taught me about WEATHER. “This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.”

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. “If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times. Don’t exaggerate!”

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. “I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..”

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. “Stop acting like your father!”

My mother taught me about ENVY. “There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do.”

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. “Just wait until we get home.”

My mother taught me about RECEIVING. “You are going to get it when you get home!”

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. “If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way.”

My mother taught me ESP. “Put your sweater on; don’t you think I know when you are cold?”

My mother taught me HUMOR. “When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me.”

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. “If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.”

My mother taught me GENETICS. “You’re just like your father.”

My mother taught me about my ROOTS. “Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?”

My mother taught me WISDOM. “When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.”

My mother taught me about JUSTICE. “One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!”

Only you folks my age understand these profound statements!!!
But, there is one missing from this list. My personal all time favorite!!

My mother taught me about CHOICE. “Do you want me to stop this car?”

Joking aside, my mom taught me a lot about sacrificial love and overcoming your past and I am forever grateful for her persistence. She wasn’t dealt the best hand in life, but she has played it well…