Easter dinner was at my in-laws. And the kids hunted out in their back yard for eggs.
|||111215727783665341|||Easter WeekendDone with the first week of exercising 5 days a week by doing the Self Challenge: Self Challenge
See more progress on: Exercise 5 x week.
In the morning what should I read but a passage on adventure in Julia Cameron's Walking in this World. And the quote from the author of Peter Pan, James M Barrie, "To die will be an awfully big adventure."
According to Julia, Adventure is a "nutrient not a frivolity." Have you noticed that those who seem most alive are those who take risks, have fun and keep their sense of adventure? If you have become a little too rigid and disciplines, Julia suggests starting with small adventures like horseback riding, planning a pretend vacation or improvising on the piano.
Wanting perfection so much, some don't take as many risks or do much improvising. Most of us prefer practice and mastery - taking all the joy out of it.
So today I tried to keep adventure in mind. I walked to the store instead of driving noticing all the details along the way. I dyed two cracked eggs. I read a magazine I never had before. I took a little risk with my husband that brought us even closer together. I decided not to die of mortification when my sister-in-law stopped by early in the morning while I was still walking to the store and before I did any morning chores. I decided worrying about a popcorn bowl in the middle of the living room floor probably doesn't rank high on the list of terrible things. These risks seem so tiny, but I am just getting started!
His hope and enthusiasm is contagious. He got a head start and still lost, but got a free pop for being last. So he was beaming.
What can you try today?|||111162940463658235|||Skating Party
Toleration 100 Index:
http://www.tolerationfree.com/100indexstandard.html
Do you have any of these 1000 incompletions:
http://www.tolerationfree.com/tolerationbank.html
Resolving Incompletions, includes journal ideas:
http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/downing/on_course/4e/students/strategies/resolving.html
I wrote a newsletter in Sept 02 on this issue:
http://www.encouragingcoach.com/newsletter-sept02.htm
And before you get panicking that you need to get every single to do done, read this article from David Allen of Getting Things Done: http://www.davidco.com/pdfs/newsletter_40.pdf|||111163011033755872|||Cleaning Out
If you decide you want to get it, I would love if you would buy it from here, because it would help support my sites. Oh, and he is only doing it to help someone sell another product, so it will only be on sale for two weeks.
Mark Joyner's Confidential Internet Intelligence Manuscript |||111121150387305020|||Business Help
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20040201/life_gotgame.html
And if you are thinking about coaching, don't forget to sign up for a free session with me: http://www.encouragingcoach.com/coaching-free-session.htm|||111120508213479378|||Coaching article
1. I would try running adaware:http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
2. Run Spybot Search and Destroy: http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10289035.html?tag=price
3. Run a virus scan (if you want a free one you can go here: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp)
4. Disk defrag and check disk (Go to my computer, right click on your hard drive, Click Properties, Click Tools and you will find check now and defrag now.)
These should be done regularly, at least monthly, ideally weekly.|||111116788973901732|||Computer Maintenance
|||111098817603366735|||A ~ apples, aromas, allergy medicine
B ~ baquettes, Brea, books, blankets, bed, blogs, Bible, blue
C ~ chocolate, cats, camping, computers, church, coaching, caring, creativity
D ~ dreams, drama, dancing, doctors
E ~ elephants, ears, elephant ears J, email, energy, earrings
F ~ friends, freedom, firefighters
G ~ games, gifts, giving, God
H ~ home, hope, happiness, hiking
I ~ innovations, inventions, imagination, insight
J ~ Jeff, Jonathan, joy, Jesus
K ~ kickboxing, kabobs, kissing
L ~ love, lavendar, laptop computer, libraries
M ~ mousse (the chocolate, not the hair), music, movies
N ~ nuts, nature, necklaces, nurses
O ~ organized desks, originality
P ~ pears, pretty pens, peace, prayers, pilates
Q ~ quirky, quarters, quiet time
R ~ renewal, reading, radio, red
S ~ SHE’s, scrapbooking, Saturn Vue, swimming, stars, sunshine
T ~ tents, touch, trees
U ~ unicorns, umbrellas
V ~ vision, vacations, violins, vegetables
W ~ words, writing, weekends
X ~ x-rays
Y ~ yoga, yellow, yogurt
Z ~ zebras – my favorite animals at the zoo, zucchini|||111089927213379910|||Gratitudes from A - Z
but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not
beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart
to conquer it."
~Rabindranath Tagore|||111090054193034299|||Courage Quote
I don't have to leave the house to work
My daughter made me a nice letter
My son did the dishes for me
My husband gave me a back rub with Tiger Balm even though he is starting to get it
Ice cream for my sore throat
Laying in bed watching SciFi Friday with DH
In science class my son learned about this strain of the flu which knocked out tons of people in my city. And he found out exactly how this strain works, what the symptoms will be and when I will start to feel better.|||111064180007740849|||The Flu
It's always a pain to do that. But, this time I wrote it all down. I wrote down what files to save, like the Quicken data file, Outlooks .pst file and Trillian's User file which aren't files I always think to save.
I went through my program files, writing down all the programs I wanted to use again, and where I could find them (i.e. downloaded, on CD, where on the internet, etc.) and any passwords or registration numbers.
After I saved everything I needed to and Jeff redid my system, it's now time to put everything back on. The system is fresh without tons of things on the desktop and in my bookmarks (*hint* you can save your bookmarks for free at www.mybookmarks.com). I'm about halfway done putting things back on my system. All this computer work is making me tired. I think I will turn in early today.|||111050998894901929|||Simplifying my computer
And March's newsletter is up: Paying Attention|||111029803152317294|||National Procrastination Week
I am adoring listening to Josh Grobin's Closer CD. That voice is gorgeous and transports me.
Barlow Girl's "Never Alone" is so moving and they can really sing.
What is your favorite music of the moment? When are you going to listen to it?|||111025837335122098|||Music
It's not so much what you eat, but how you eat. In her book, French Women Don't Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano gives some lovely tips of how the French enjoy their food and learn to eat smaller portions of the best foods. Some of her hints:
~French women eat more fruits and vegetables and enjoy eating the best of the season
~French women don't eat sugar free, carb free, fat free, artificial processed foods
~French women eat with all their senses enjoying their food
~French women sometimes overdo it, but they know how to compensate the next day without beating themselves up - detours, not dead ends
~French women have meal time rituals - not eating on the run, in front of the TV, standing up
~French women don't watch much TV
~French women care about the presentation of food
~French women walk whenever they can
~French women avoid anything that demands too much effort for too little pleasure
~French women eat for pleasure
I have adored reading about the French way of eating for a number of years. Enjoyment instead of deprivation. What a concept!|||110994781240593017|||French Women Don't Get Fat
~Do a jigsaw puzzle with the kids (done)
~Play Risk 2010 with son (done)
~Scrapbook with some friends from church
~Teach my daughter a song on the piano
~Have a game night with the kids
~Go roller skating
~Go swimming
~Dye Easter Eggs
~If the snow melts, play basketball or tennis with my son
~Do crafts with my daughter
We are also thinking of going up to Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City MI. What are your fun plans for March?|||110994999149290246|||Things to Do in March
This Month's Goals:
1. Practice joy
2. Complete 3 projects at least
3. Straighten out my sleep pattern
4. Exercise 5 times a week
5. Do at least one new thing
What are your goals?|||110994895978277475|||March Goals Go to the Archives, and click 'republish all'.