Inspirational – Page 9

30 DAYS OF THANKFUL DAY ONE: Health

2012/11/01 Gayle 0

Last year on the first day of November I embarked on a journey to have 30 days of thankfulness. I wanted to note one thing every day for which I was thankful. While I believe it is important to be thankful everyday, November seemed the perfect month to highlight just how blessed I am and to be mindful to express my gratitude. Last year I was posting my daily gratitude just to my facebook. Sadly, I did not finish my 30-day journey. Health issues took over. This year with renewed fervor, I am again embarking on a 30-day journey to be thankful each day for one thing in my life. Day One After last year’s health scare. …After months of recovery…. I have a whole The rest of the story

Z is for Change

2012/11/01 Gayle 5

Do you ever know what you want to say but can’t seem to get the words out of your mouth (or in my case, on to the page)? It seems to be happening to me more and more often these days. For example, I have been trying to write this blog post for days! I know that I want to tell you about Zorro and how he wasn’t always the swashbuckling hero. I want to tell you about how he found a mentor who helped him to achieve his own goals. I want to tell you about how he trained to do great things starting by creating a small circle and then defending just that circle. I want to tell you how you can use The rest of the story

Inspire Yourself by Inspiring Others

2012/10/22 Gayle 3

This past weekend was an interesting weekend. Jenn participated in the PPD Beach 2 Battleship Triathlon on Saturday. I am sure she will write about that experience on her blog www.fat2triathlete.com and I won’t steal her thunder. However, I was inspired just as the person ‘hanging around’ waiting for the finish. I saw strangers comfort each other when they were unable to continue. I saw strangers cheering and encouraging each other. I saw people making an effort (while they were focused on their own race) to support and root for for others who were struggling. It was inspiring! I walked away on Saturday thinking how awesome it would be if in our everyday life we looked at those around us and realized we are all The rest of the story

What will you do today?

2012/10/16 Gayle 0

Do you ever feel like a fraud? I do! Sometimes I write my blog of happiness and encouragement when I feel anything but happy or encouraged. Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~~Dalai Lama In my life I often complain saying: “We never DO ANYthing fun any more”. I complain about how “all we do is work and watch TV”. Yet, I am the first one to plop down in front of the television and refuse to budge! On Saturday following our usual routine following Farmers Market – I said, “Let’s go to the Dog Show” to which Jenn replied “Do you really want to go stand around at the dog show after we’ve just stood for FIVE hours?” It The rest of the story

There is a Lesson Everywhere – Even in Game Night

2012/10/04 Gayle 0

Wednesday night is game night at our house. As I began to write this I tried to sum up how Wednesdays came to be game night and quickly abandoned the long explanation (that adds nothing to the purpose of my story). You’ll need to just be content knowing Game Night is Wednesday Night and it is SACRED! The evening always begins the same….we eat! However, we eat family style (AKA old school) we sit at the table and talk while we consume anything from pizza to black bean soup. The conversation is all over the map (as are the age ranges of the participants), some weeks we spend a lot of time on High School or College type things; in other weeks we discuss politics The rest of the story