Apr 10
9
Attitudes
Change your attitude and you can change your life.
What is attitude?
It is how we view the world our positive & negative perspectives, viewpoints, or outlook of a person, place, thing or event.
Your experiences shape your attitude to everything. It’s important how you react to your experiences that make all the difference in our attitudes. We develop our attitudes over time and form habits and our actions become automatic. Attitudes are a learned process so we can change them and learn new attitudes.
I recently read a book that told a story about how people perceive things differently and I want to share that story with you:
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip the father asked his son “How was the trip”
“It was great, Dad.”
“Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked.
“Oh yeah” said the son.
“So what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.
The son answered:
“I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.”
With this the boys father was speechless.
Then his son added, “Thanks Dad, for showing me how poor we are.”
As you can see from this story their perceptions were very different. The way we view things is important to our attitudes, have an open mind and look outside the box as not everything is as it seems.
Ways attitudes may change is by gaining knowledge, personal development training can help to learn the skills you need to look outside the box and react differently. Life experiences also change our attitudes as what happens to us shapes who we are so use your experiences to gain something positive and change your attitude and your life.
If you have a good attitude you can take on the world.
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Mar 10
27
Support Earth Hour!
Dec 09
15
The Power of One
The Power of One……
Please support the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
In the month of October the 5th Annual Breast Cancer High Tea was held in Fernvale. The purpose of this High Tea is to raise much needed funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation which will be used for research into Breast Cancer.
Please visit http://www.nbcf.org.au/page.asp?subcategory_id=18&page_id=149&category_id=3 to get more information on the Breast Cancer Research.
It’s a day that is enjoyed by all and many thanks go out to Carolyn Schmidt and Linda Zelinski who do most of the organising for the day. Carolyn and Linda along with Bronwyn Ogg, Leanne O’Connell and Maree Lansdown made a beautiful quilt to raffle on the day. I have to say very talented ladies.
Also a big thank you to Carolyn’s Mum Beverly Harris who not only cooks and provides gifts for the day but also helps to get the location ship shape for the event. Others also help out by baking for the High Tea and donating gifts to raffle and help with collecting money and selling raffle tickets on the day. Special guests are invited to entertain the guests. One year Breast Cancer nurses came out to share their knowledge and inform the guests how to examine their own breasts. A lady from Bunnings came out to give handy tips on gardening and plants. This year Jodie Bunyan demonstrated some easy desserts.
So what is this power of one that I speak about? Well one person had an idea, one person donated gifts, one person baked cakes, one person helped to make a quilt on so on and so on. So you can see that one person can so easily turn into many and from this idea came an event that raised $2917 in 2009 and a total over 5 years of around $10,000. We can all make a difference, the power of one can help to move mountains. No matter who you are where you live or what you do, YOU can make a difference. Everyone is unique and has a significant role in this universe to be able to make a difference. Thank you to all the Wonderful Women involved in making this fundraiser a success.
BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THIS WORLD.
Here are some recipes from the day. Enjoy they are yummy!
Self Serve Strawberry Surprise
Ingredients (serves 6)
- 2 X 300 gram block of HIBA dark chocolate fudge
- 2 punnets of strawberries
- 1 litre tub of good quality vanilla ice cream
- 1 cup of cream
- 600 mls whipped cream
- 1 cup of roasted hazelnuts
Method
- In a saucepan place the cream and one block of fudge to make a fudge sauce (you could replace with bought fudge sauce). Place over a low heat and melt the fudge slowly, stirring occasionally.
- Hull two punnets of strawberries and place on a serving platter.
- Scoop a tub of good quality ice cream on top of the strawberries.
- Spoon whipped cream over the strawberries and sprinkle with roasted hazelnuts.
- Shave the second block of fudge over the dish.
- Drizzle with lashings of fudge sauce and serve
Ginger Nut Log
Ingredients (serves 6)
- 300ml thickened cream
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 250g packet ginger nut biscuits
- 1/2 cup sweet sherry
- 50g dark chocolate, shaved, to decorate
Method
- Beat cream, sugar and vanilla until thick. Spoon a little cream down the centre of a serving plate (this will hold biscuits in place).
- Dip 1 biscuit into sherry. Spread 1 side of biscuit with 2 teaspoons of cream. Stand upright on plate. Repeat with remaining biscuits, sherry and cream, pressing together to form a log. Spread remaining cream over log.
- Refrigerate for 6 hours.
- Sprinkle with chocolate shavings. Serve.
Oct 09
12
One Flaw In Women
For those that have been touched by Breast Cancer, please support the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
I received this as an email and I was recently inspired to post this by an amazing Woman who makes the world a better for all that she does and all that she is.
To all the Wonderful Women out there don’t forget your worth, remember you are important and take time to to take care of you.
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God, doesn’t give you the people you want, he gives you the people you need. To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you into the person you were meant to be.
One Flaw In Women
Women have strengths that amaze men.
They bear hardships and they carry burdens, but they hold happiness, love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy and laugh when they are nervous.
They fight for what they believe in.
They stand up to injustice.
They don’t take “no” for an answer when they believe there is a better solution.
They go without so their family can have.
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.
They love unconditionally.
They cry when their children excel and cheer when their friends get awards.
They are happy when they hear about a birth or a wedding.
Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They grieve at the loss of a family member, yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left.
They know that a hug and a kiss can heal a broken heart.
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They’ll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideas.
They give moral support to their family and friends.
Women have vital things to say and everything to give.
HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,
IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.
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Sep 09
22
Mayonnaise Jar & Two Beers
Here is an email I received which helps you to realise what is important in life. Also to think about how to manage your time.
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Mayonnaise Jar & Two Beers…
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar he shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full.. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’ The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
‘Now,’ said the professor as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things—your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions—and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.
The sand is everything else—the small stuff. ‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
Take care of the golf balls first—the things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented. The professor smiled and said, ‘I’m glad you asked.’ The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.
LIFE ISN’T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS… IT’S LEARNING HOW TO DANCE IN THE RAIN!
Sep 09
9
Peace Within
I want to start another section for my BLOG with Inspirational stories and saying’s that I have found over the years. These have helped to motivate and I tend to refer to them when feeling lost or off track. I hope they can get you back on track as well.
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‘May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.’
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Sep 09
3
Passion and Purpose
You may feel at times that something is missing from your life or as I ‘ve said before “Is this as good as it gets”. Well it doesn’t have to be that way. You need to look at your passions and then you will know your purpose and which path to follow. I want to help you work out what your passionate about and how to put this into practise.
What is Passion?
The definition for passion is a strong feeling about a subject or person, usually of intense desire and attraction. So it’s those things in life that make you light up and crave more of.
What is Purpose?
The definition of purpose is the cognitive awareness in cause and effect linking achieving a goal in a given system, whether human or machine. Purpose serves to change the state of conditions in a given environment, usually to one with a perceived better set of conditions or parameters from the previous state. This change is the motivation that serves the locus of control and goal orientation. So your purpose is what you are meant to achieve from setting goals.
So as an example my passion is knowledge and learning in the field of personal development and my purpose is to help other’s learn and have abundance in all area’s of their lives.
So start the search and write down as much as you can to help work out what it is your passionate about.
What do you love doing?
What is it that you do for pleasure on the weekends, the things you really enjoy? What hobbies do you love? Write down as much as you can about what makes you happy.
What type of people are you drawn to?
Look at the people in your life that you admire and the types of people you are naturally drawn to. What is it specifically that you like or admire about them? What work do they do in their lives? What do they do for fun?
What do you love to read?
What are the topics you find yourself reading about, this may be the thing or things that you are passionate about.
Research and use the Internet
Do as much research as you can about the things that you are interested in and they may also lead to other paths.
Brainstorm
Once you have your list written down brainstorm it some more, write down whatever comes to mind. Then visualise yourself doing these things. What on your list stands out when you visualise it? When you follow your passions and live a life of passion you will find your purpose.
Remember to stay focused and don’t give up.
Resources
Take The Passion Test by Chris and Janet Attwood.
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Aug 09
21
What makes me Dee
What makes me Dee……..
Have you ever thought “I wish I knew then what I know now?” Well that is my need for writing this. I want to help others to learn what tools they can use to get through life enjoying every minute and choose the best destiny ever…..
Everyone has good and bad times throughout life and I have always said “That is what has made me who I am today”. I’ve learned from all experiences in my life but I would have liked to have better life skills so I could have learned some of those lessons easier and a lot quicker. One of the biggest problems in my world is that I never really thought good and hard about anything, just went with the flow. When I say went with the flow I mean that I followed what I thought was the natural progression of life. You are born, you get educated, you work, you marry, you purchase a house, you have children. Then what happens…….
It was at the point of having Children when things started to change for me. I stared to crave information and became a sponge for knowledge. I wanted my girls to get the most out of life and not learn every lesson the hard way like I felt I had. Life can be too short and I wanted them to enjoy every minute and live everyday to the fullest and be truly happy. My eldest daughter Breanna had a Brain hemorrhage and a stroke on her 1st birthday and we nearly lost her. We were told she probably would never walk again but she did. Breanna is just so determined to succeed at all that she does. I have always had that drive to succeed also and did very well in all my occupations but it never felt like enough, something was missing. I got to the point when I did start to think long and hard about things and realized I wanted more out of life and I wanted to be truly happy, instead of the whole victim mentality. When I say victim mentality I mean I felt like everything was going wrong and why me….. but then I allowed my self to feel that way. We all have choices and I’ve chosen not feel sorry for all that has gone wrong but to learn from it, deal with it and then let it go. I’ve chosen how I am going to react to things. The way you react to situations, problems or whatever it may be can make all the difference. Don’t allow yourself to be the victim.
I found myself looking for more and needing to feel valued and successful and help others in the process. I was president of the local playgroup in 2006 and in 2008 president of the kindergarten. I began to feel is this as good as it gets? My relationships had been a struggle, finances aren’t great, I feel tired and stressed all the time. That victim mentality again.
In 2008 I was sick of feeling like a victim and began to look for a change and came across an opportunity to improve on my personal development. I said to my self “What have I got to lose?’ Nothing was the answer, if I continue to do what I’m doing now I will always get the same results so I decided to change things, learn new skills and get the results I want. I made a choice NOT to have that victim mentality and to be happy. I’ve started making changes and thinking outside the square and found new skills to help change my results and it’s actually working. I’m glad I made the choice for change. I know I had the ability to do well at whatever I set my mind to as does everyone. What I didn’t realise was that I had the ability to feel abundance in all areas of my life, my relationships, my professional life, my problem solving, my power, health and wellbeing and much more.
Something I learned about myself along this journey was…. I would say I don’t want to go back to the IT Industry as I didn’t want to constantly study and be upgrading skills all the time. Well it was just that I didn’t want to study IT at all, it wasn’t my passion and I kept making excuses for feeling that way. I’m loving Personal Development and learning all that I can. It is truly inspiring. I’m really keen to help people realise their true potential and get all they desire from life.
I have found my passion and purpose and I’m ready to move on with the rest of my life. So my lesson here is simple, look over your life and find those brick walls that stop you and break them down and move on. In tragic times we sometimes seek a change, don’t wait for a tragedy to look at your life, do it now. Don’t allow yourself to have the victim mentality, this will inhibit you moving forward. Think about your reactions to situations so the outcome can be different. I will go into these in more detail in later BLOGS.
THE MIND IS A POWERFUL TOOL, OPEN YOUR MIND TO AN ALTERNITIVE…….
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Jul 09
29
Hello world!
Hello World! I’m really excited to have my own BLOG site up and running. The purpose of this site is to share with you all the things that I have learnt to help get the most out of life and the destiny you desire, not the destiny that you thought you had no control over. I also want to share how I came to realise that there is a world of abundance out there. There will also be tips on the skills you can use in your journey. I hope that the knowledge I pass on can help change the life of another and live to your full potential.
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