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Plans coming together

18 Nov 2015 Comments Off on Plans coming together

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Roadmap Tags: choose, puzzle, Shark Tank

Dear Fellow Journalers,

There once was a Television show called “The A Team” in which one of the character’s favorite lines was ” I love it when a plan comes together!”

However, in real life, plans have a way of going astray. Plans are put together piece by piece. Loose a piece on the way (see link) and your plan takes another road! If you are a control freak and you think you can plan every second of your life you are mistaken. Plans involve other people, circumstances, and a lot of the time – money. “Mr. Wonderful” (Kevin O’Leary from the TV show Shark Tank is often quoted saying how much he loves money).

You need a goal and you need to be flexible. You have skills and talents and resources. You can take the Road Map of Life and choose your direction, wind speed and destination. Your Life Plan(s) will come together.

‘Til next time,

~Sallie

Achievement

13 Nov 2015 Comments Off on Achievement

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Seeds of thought Tags: goals

“There is no achievement without goals.”

Robert McKaid

American Tears

11 Nov 2015 2 Comments

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Paper Daydreams Tags: America, American Tears, Veteran

Dear Fellow Journalers,

Last year my husband and I were invited to the Annual Veterans Day Program at one of our local elementary schools. During the program, the choir sang this song. I had never heard of it before but it is so moving and inspirational that I had to share it with you:

American Tears by Teresa Jennings

Sometimes I think about America. About her struggles through the years.

I think of people who did what they had to do with the strength to act their fears.

Sometimes I think about America. About her future and her past.

I know I’m blessed to be living in Liberty. In a land where freedom will last.

For the heroes. For the patriots. For the soldiers For all the pioneers.

I will always be an American, and I’ll always cry American tears.

Sometimes I think about America, about her people’s legacy. I wonder if they knew that what they had to do would be known throughout history.

Sometimes I think about America. About her pain along the way. I know it had to be for our democracy. For the world we live in today.

For the heroes. For the patriots. For the soldiers. For all the pioneers.

I will always be an American, and I’ll always cry American tears.

Goals

06 Nov 2015 Comments Off on Goals

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Seeds of thought Tags: goals

“People with goals succeeded because they know where they’re going.”

Earl Nightingale

Pursuit of Happiness- Being Grateful

02 Nov 2015 Comments Off on Pursuit of Happiness- Being Grateful

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Pursuit of Happiness Tags: gratitude, Journal

Dear Fellow Journalers,

Gratitude comes in many forms. When we were kids, our parents, wanting us to be grateful for everything they sacrificed for us, focused on the “stuff”. But as we reflect on this we learned that gratitude is not “stuff”, gratitude is an emotion. When we remember the happy memories of when we received the new bike, book, car etc., then we experienced gratitude.

My mother always insisted that when I received a gift I must write a thank you note. I can remember thinking that a verbal ‘thank you’ was enough, but as I grew older and I received written ‘thank you’ notes, I realized that gratitude expressed verbally or written was a source of happiness for me.

So, how do we pursue gratitude? Here are some things to consider:

Take a Gratitude Break. Some people do this when they first wake up or one of the last things before sleep. One way to articulate gratitude is at the dinner table with your family.
Be present in your moments. A friend of ours wrote us a brief note of thanks recently. We had invited him and his girlfriend to a Museum event that we enjoyed and he wrote: “Thank you for sharing your present moments with us.”
Scale back. While social media is great, you can totally loose hours while “just checking email and facebook. I’ll be with you in a few minutes.” Before you know it, time has slipped away and your dinner is cold and that TV show is over!
Start a Gratitude Journal. How to do it? Here are some tips:

Write 3 or more things daily in your journal. Avoid repeating the same things. As you challenge yourself to discover new things to be grateful for, you’ll start watching and listening for new gratitude experiences.
It’s easy to list the material things – your home, your car, your phone, but what is hard is why you are grateful for these things. How do you feel about your home? Write about your feelings of security and comfort.
In addition to material things, there’s your talents and those things in your life that help you create your world. Start with the basics – your ability to write, see, watch, listen and being a good friend.
Write about the people in your life and how they make you feel. It’s easy to write about friends, family but how about that difficult co-worker?
Write about situations and events- happy times and sad times.

As you write about your Gratitude Moments, you will quickly find that as you continue writing in your journal, your expectations and emotions will become positive and you will certainly be happier.