A Better Life In Little Ways

Make it a point to learn at least one new thing each day: memorize your favorite poem, learn how to make a homemade dish, learn the name of a person you have often made eye contact with but never spoken to. If it’s time for bed and you can’t identify anything you've learned that day, take out your dictionary and learn a new word. :)

Go to the grocery store with cash, coupons and a calculator instead of using your debit card. You WILL save money. (CCC)

Consolidate errands into one trip to save on gas orrr by a bike. ;)

Stop complaining. A couple of years back, Will Bowen gave a purple rubber bracelet to each person in his congregation to remind them to stop complaining. “Negative talk produces negative thoughts; negative thoughts produce negative results”, says Bowen. Whenever you catch yourself complaining about anything, stop yourself.

Make to-do lists (and honey do lists).

Set your alarm a minute earlier every day for the next 100 days. Then make sure that you get out of bed as soon as your alarm rings, open the windows to let in some sunlight, and do some yoga or light stretching. In 100 days you’ll be waking up an hour and forty minutes earlier than you’re waking up now. You will be gaining more time for your life.

Watch no more than half-an-hour of television a day. (Same goes for Facebook, Twitter etc.)

Stop multi-tasking; do one thing at a time without distractions. BE IN THE MOMENT.

Eat from a smaller plate to help control portion size. Easier said than done, I know.  But with time it will become a habit as your belly shrinks.

Drink. Water. Every day.

Go for a jog/walk/skip every morning before the sun comes up. Then follow that with a warm shower.

Talk to your pets. If you have dogs take them for walks. It's a fact that 1 min of direct eye contact with a dog can improve your mood. Swear.

Every day for the next month actively look for something positive in your partner every day, and write it down. Give it to them at the end of the month. They will love you for it and you might just be reminded how much you love them.

Do one kind deed for someone every day, however small, even if it’s just sending a silent blessing their way. 

Practice active listening. When someone is talking to you, remain focused on what they’re saying, instead of rehearsing in your head what you’re going to say next <<<MY HUSBAND. 

 If you disagree with someone, try to see the world from their perspective; put yourself in their shoes. Be curious... about their beliefs and their life experience. They might be a lot more like you than you think.

Stay in your own life and don’t compare yourself to anyone else. It's that simple.

Live. Don't just exist. 

Waiting

It's up to you ---- do what you want with this. You've had three drinks...just enough to make you feel almost alive.

It's a chilly Saturday night--- you're not desperate---but you have those hunger pains. Need to search___ to devour.

Every single time I meet someone new I want to start my entire life over again just for them. Some people...some people are just so pretty.

___I just want to see what happens. XXXXX

I can change shape, write you a fairy tale and I'll even be the monster that gets slain by the handsome prince if that will make you happy---or are you the monster??%&#

Sometimes monsters are misunderstood and sometimes they are awful just like they seem________but it's often hard to tell the difference. There is not enough time in this lifetime to know someone-----to TRULY know them.

I have been waiting all my life.

Hugssss

Hugging is good medicine. 

It transfers energy and gives the person hugged an emotional lift. 

You need four hugs a day for survival, eight for maintenance, and twelve for growth. 

Scientists say that hugging is a form of communication because it can says things you don't have the words for.

 I truly believe this. 

And the best part about a hug is that you usually can't give one without receiving one. 

yup ;)

Open Your Eyes

Open your eyes
just open your eyes
slow down
breathe it all in
we are all just losing time

With closed eyes comes..
closed hearts
closed minds
open them all and
live

Live in passion
live in the moment
live don't just exist

Open your eyes
just open your eyes
look around you
what you see..
it won't be there forever
appreciate it
we are all just wasting time

Bloom

My body is your garden, my chest the deep rich soil.
You planted seeds in my heart.
They continue to grow..some days I just wish they would wilt.
Instead they grow
and bloom
and bloom
and bloom
into painfully beautiful flowers.