Out of the mouths of babes! Epic Fail Funny Videos and Funny Pictures via Parenting Fails: Wine-y Child.
Eclipse Ring WIN
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Love Yourself Where You Are!
The Daily Love via Visual Inspiration: Love Yourself Where You Are!.
A Thank You to Our Veterans
Michael Hyatt writes:
“Today is Memorial Day in the United States. It is a day we set aside to commemorate those who have died in the service of the military. It was first enacted to honor those in the Union Army who died in the American Civil War. After the first World War, it was expanded to include American casualties of any war or military action.
I have never had the privilege of serving in the military. However, I am profoundly grateful for those who have.
In the U.S., I fear we have come to take our national security for granted. The tragic events of 9/11 were a wake-up call. The fact we have not had another terrorist attack on U.S. soil is a testimony to the brave men and women who work tirelessly to protect our freedoms both here and around the world.” via A Thank You to Our Veterans | Michael Hyatt.
Happy Is As Happy Does: Make Your Own Joy in Life
“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.” Benjamin Disraeli
I used to get paralyzed with fear in the face of any load of work.
Suffering from crippling depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and severely low self-esteem, I’d find so many thoughts battling me, making it hard to take action:
What’s the point of starting if you know you won’t finish?
You’re just going to waste your time putting in all that effort when you get rejected at the end.
Think about how much time that’s going to take! What if it’s all for naught? How stupid will you feel?!
I know many people who don’t suffer from depression and, yet, still struggle with those same thoughts. It drives them to procrastination and anxiety, and may even keep them from achieving any of their dreams!
I have changed a lot since those voices ruled my headspace, and have since learned this:
The key to a happy life is taking responsibility to make it. Get more here: Happy Is As Happy Does: Make Your Own Joy in Life | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.
When Its Time to Move On
“Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.” Unknown via Tiny Wisdom: When Its Time to Move On | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.
Things were simpler back then…
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If you want something…
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50 Traits and Habits Of Highly Effective Men
“It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.” Albert Einstein. Get them here: 50 Traits and Habits Of Highly Effective Men : All SWAGGA.com.
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Nothing at all…
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Fun with sheep
My wife and son take a time out to play with the new ram. Click image to enlarge…
Music and emotion through time
Michael Tilson Thomas: Music and emotion through time | Video on TED.com.
This TED talk from Michael Tilson Thomas made me think again about something I think about all the time and that is how the availability of any music on demand makes this a great time to live. Sure, clean air and clean water and an abundant supply of food is great, but music? MUSIC? I can listen to anything I want on my Google Nexus S via Spotify anywhere at any time and that never ceases to amaze me and I am grateful for the wide variety of music that is available to me…
In May of 2005, I was blessed to attend a high mass in the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. The sun streaming through the stained glass, the incense, and the music, ah, the music — an all Mozart mass — I tried hard to imagine what an incredible experience that would have been in the 19th century when music was in short supply but with 5,000 songs on my iPod, it was hard to do!
I have very eclectic tastes in music; thanks to services like Pandora, I continue to get exposed to a wide variety of music. Just last night I found ‘Relaxation Radio’ and ‘Calm Meditation Radio’ channels on Pandora — great background music for massage. :-D
Before I sign off to go pick weeds in the garden, here’s another TED talk from one of my favorite musicians, David Byrne…
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Choreplay
Let me introduce you to a 5.0 horsepower ‘marital aid’. My wife’s love language is ‘acts of service‘. It doesn’t matter how many times tell her I love her, bring her flowers or tell her she’s beautiful — although she does love Pecan Turtles from Vande Walle’s — unless I show it by acts of service it’s just blah, blah, blah. One of her passions is gardening and healthy food. I made a big deposit in her emotional bank account by rototilling the garden for her yesterday. Under normal circumstances, it’s not how I’d choose to spend my Saturday morning, but…
Consider this article I found after my initial posting. It indicates that I’ve been on to something for years:
Ever seen a book called Porn for Women? The cover sports a smiling man performing an act that undoubtedly makes many women sigh with pleasure: He’s vacuuming the living room. Inside the pages, another man does laundry, promising to go grocery shopping with the kids “so you can relax.”
It’s definitely a clever gimmick. But the book hits on what women — and the experts — have known for years: If you want to get lucky, you need to get your hands on a bottle of Windex. The best foreplay may, in fact, be a clean kitchen. And all this week at Good in Bed, we’re talking about foreplay techniques that really work.
The concept of “choreplay”— that women are more likely to want to have sex when their male partner helps out around the house — is a hot topic in research circles. One recent study from the University of Western Ontario found that wives are happier when their husbands pitch in with housework. Another report from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago even suggests men who help clean, take care of their kids, and do other domestic chores may see the benefits of their labor pay off in the bedroom.
When you think about it, these “mop-and-glow” findings make a lot of sense. Researchers in the Netherlands have found that the key to getting a woman turned on and to the heights of orgasmic bliss is a deep sense of relaxation and a lack of anxiety. They scanned the brains of 13 women and 11 men while they were manually stimulated to orgasm by their partners. The scans showed that, for women, the parts of the brain responsible for processing fear, anxiety and emotion slowed down the more aroused they became, producing a trancelike state at orgasm. Men showed far less change in these areas of the brain.
via Fox on Sex: The New Foreplay? It’s ‘Choreplay’ | Fox News.
What about you? What is your significant other’s love language? Are you learning to speak it fluently? For my wife, the smell of lemon-scented Dawn on my hands is an aphrodisiac if you get my drift. I could try to get her to see things my way but it’s actually easier to learn her language and speak it every chance I get! Take some time to learn your so’s love language this long weekend…
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We have choices
Melody Beattie says:
“We have choices, more choices than we let ourselves see.
We may feel trapped in our relationships, our jobs, our life. We may feel locked into behaviors such as caretaking or controlling.
Feeling trapped is a symptom of codependency. When we hear ourselves say, I have to take care of this person . . . I have to say yes . . . I have to try to control that person . . . I have to behave this way, think this way, feel this way . . . we can know we are choosing not to see choices.
That sense of being trapped is an illusion. We are not controlled by circumstances, our past, the expectations of others, or our unhealthy expectations for ourselves. We can choose what feels right for us, without guilt. We have options.
Recovery is not about behaving perfectly or according to anyone else’s rules. More than anything else, recovery is about knowing we have choices and giving ourselves the freedom to choose.
Today, I will open my thinking and myself to the choices available to me. I will make choices that are good for me.” via Adult Children Anonymous.
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Give The Gift Of Your Love!
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Think Like a Lion Tamer About the Hurt in Your Life
“Have you recently been through a challenge, disappointment, break up, or disloyalty with somebody in your life?
If so, it’s important after you’ve been hurt, to take some time to think like a lion tamer about your pain, so you can tame the possibility of more negativity coming back to bite you again!” Get more here: Think Like a Lion Tamer About the Hurt in Your Life « Positively Positive.
The Rock-Solid Foundation of Christian Hedonism
Desiring God Blog via The Rock-Solid Foundation of Christian Hedonism.
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