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The Freedom To Choose

6/30/2013

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No matter what happens to us in life, we always have the freedom to choose how we will respond. 

My grandmother (& personal angel) taught me by example, what choosing and responding from a place of unconditional love looks like.

She influenced countless lives with the practices described below (left).  I miss her every day, but when I look at her picture, I just know the right way to live! 

Thank you grandma!
"The four hardest tasks on

earth are neither physical

nor intellectual feats, 

but spiritual ones: To return

love for hate; to include the

excluded; to forgive 

without apology, and to be

able to say 'I was wrong.' "

~ Author Unknown
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If you'd like to acknowledge your personal angel, or someone who has blessed your life with the gift of unconditional love or any of the spiritual feats listed above, feel free to share in the comments below!
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How To Store Asparagus

6/30/2013

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Money Saving Tip for Produce! 

Do you know how to store asparagus? 

I love it but it can go bad quickly if left in a bag in the fridge.  Just wash it off and place upright in a glass container - a mason jar
works great. 

Fill the jar with an inch or so of water.  As an experiment, I left some asparagus spears in a plastic bag.  They began to spoil after a couple days while other spears that I had placed in jars in the refrigerator are still good 2 weeks later!


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Tending Our Emotional Gardens

6/2/2013

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The human mind is much like a farmer's land. The land gives the farmer a choice.   He may plant in that land whatever he chooses.  The land doesn't care what is   planted.  It's up to the farmer to make the decision.   The mind, like the land, will return what you plant...  Success or failure.   A concrete, worthwhile goal or confusion, misunderstanding,  fear, anxiety, and so on.   What we plant must return to us....   As it's written in the Bible, "As ye sow, so shall ye reap."

~ Earl Nightingale

Are you Watering Flowers or Watering Weeds?

Do you know a person who always seems to be brimming with joy?  How about another person who is like a heavy, dark cloud?   The difference between the two largely depends on the thoughts they each cultivate.  Thoughts become words and actions, so take care to cultivate good ones!

Though it's often easier said than done, there are practices we can put into place to help us cultivate more peace and joy.

Visualization is one such technique.  If you are having trouble letting go of a heavy or burdensome thought, visualize placing it inside a balloon and releasing it.

Journaling is another proven technique.  Be on the lookout for things to be grateful for each day, and record them in a journal each night. 

Bulldoze Those Thought Weeds!
 

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Click here for more ideas to cultivate a practice of Gratitude.
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