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[FinallyRN]

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What a wonderful post Dex...........well done..........Bear, you were pretty special. I will not drink today in honor of Bear

[meditation mama]

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NICELY DONE, RN!

"always look on the bright side of life". No matter the circumstance, there IS always a bright side. Let's take today to look at one aspect of our life that we don't like and find a bright side.

For me.. I have had recent surgery. I feel like shit.. but the bright side for me is the little breaks I take to go outside for air.. They are brilliant. I notice the air, the mountains look so much more intense, the birds are everywhere. I really notice these things because I am not rushing.

The news about Bear, the bright side is that it reminds us how life can be taken away at anytime. We need to do whatever we can to life in the light.

Namaste, my friends..

MM

[FinallyRN]

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Whoops...........its my turn isn't it. Might take a day off........too hot to come up with any inspiration today.
Your orders are to have FUN.....WITHOUT AL / ALICE!!!!!!!! We don't need them to have fun and enjoy life, RIGHT!!!!??????? Does he enhance our lives????? NO!!!!!!!! Does he improve on our relationships? NO!!! So what is he good for????? He's a good for nothing BASTARD!!!!! HE'S AN ARSE!!!!!!! HE'S A BULLY!!!!!! No one like that deserves our time and effort right???????
GO OUT AND HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!

[dexterhead]

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oops, missed a day ... dancing kitty wore me out ...
Well, I've seen that many people are having "slips" lately, so today's post is ...
:racer: GET BACK IN THE DRIVER's SEAT !!! :racer:
It may be on the left or the right:H, but the keys are in the ignition !!! AL is no longer the driver!!!

[Croft]

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DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE

[Laurav]

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I am going to post this under General too. xxoo
The Law of the Garbage Truck
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy, and I mean, he was really friendly. So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now
call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck."
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.
Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets.

[FinallyRN]

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Love it Laura...............thats a keeper

[dexterhead]

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I LOVE this, Laura!!! thank you!

[Laurav]

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BTW....I did not write it, but am just passing it along because I thought it was a good one to share.
xxoo

[FinallyRN]

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So today, thanks to Laura's input, is about not putting garbage in your body!
and that means AL!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU HEAR THAT AL!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE GABAGE AND I REFUSE TO PUT YOU IN MY BODY!!!!! I AM NOT A GARBAGE DISPOSAL!!!!!

[dexterhead]

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Good one, Finally! Grind up and incinerate Al!!

[Laurav]

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Hope this is appropriate for this thread.

Change your thoughts, change you life!

An individual I know recently decided that she was going to kick the cigarette habit after a lifetime of smoking. She had made several attempts to quit in the past, but no matter what she tried, she always seemed to fail. It was after she realized that she had to change her frame of mind that she might be able to achieve her goal.

One of the primary motives why people may want to quit smoking, quit drinking, or lose weight is for health purposes. All three of these addictions take effort, willpower, and a 360-degree change in behavior. The main reason as to why some folks do not succeed in resolving these addictions is because it's difficult to stop doing all the things they're accustomed to doing. They've become complacent with the normalcy of how they've trained themselves to think and live.

Whether we choose to drink too much, eat too much, or smoke cigarettes - it is a choice that we have made for ourselves. The good news is that life offers us many choices. While we may have made one choice, we can easily make another choice to undo the harm that we may have created for ourselves from an earlier one.

That's not to say that we should continue flip-flopping our decisions. When we choose to truly change our thoughts - our mindset - we have the potential to change our lives for the better, and for the long haul.

Are you prepared to re-train your thinking? When you set your mind into transformation mode, you are ready to redesign your destiny and live the life you've always wanted to live. Changing our behaviors takes commitment, dedication and a willingness to reshape our mindset into believing that we CAN accomplish what it is we want.

Truly, if you are steadfast in changing your thoughts, you can change your life. Are you ready to go the distance and transform your lifestyle into a healthier, happier and more successful one? You can when you take the first step to achieving your goals - change your thoughts for a better you!

Joan Marie, The Intuition Girl
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[dexterhead]

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:thanks::goodjob:Laura!!!! I love this ..

[FinallyRN]

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Laura, thanks for the post and the inspiration for today.

DO NOT HAND OVER YOUR WILLPOWER TO AL. ITS YOURS. KEEP IT.

I would sit every time I had a slip and wonder how that happened. I would analyse it to death and say to myself "ok, I get it...it won;t happen again". But it always did. I couldn't believe how quickly and calmly I'd hand over all my willpower, as soon as I saw a glass of wine, no fight, just surrender, it was the easiest take over. I had to step back and look at myself. I wasn't going to give it away any more. It was at that point that EVERYTHING changed.
Do what it takes to win......it worth it

[dexterhead]

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Today's thought: ROLLERCOASTER
When I was young I LOVED rollercoasters and all those rides that make you go upside down.
Two years ago or so, I learned that the human body undergoes some changes ... a friend and I , for some reason, went on a rollercoaster. I thought I was going to die!!!!! It was a nightmarish experience. I told my friend afterward that it had been like paying money to undergo a long, drawn-out car accident. I felt like I had been run over by a truck and my nerves were shattered. If there had been ANY way possible to get off that hellish ride before it ended, besides falling to my death, I would have taken it.

The hellish rollercoaster experience reminded me of Al. It's fun at first, when we're young .. later, it becomes a bruising, battering experience, and we think we can't get off!! But WE CAN!!! anytime we want to, we can get off the rollercoaster of Al.
Have a good weekend all!!!