Do your problems outweigh your good times? Do you need meaning back in your life? Could you use some motivation tips to get you started?
Preoccupation with yourself, your feelings, and your wants creates dissatisfaction. Concentrate on others and you'll experience a shift toward the satisfaction of being needed. Focus on helping others and it "magically" makes you feel better.
In fact, why not invite others to join your project? You can register it for fr.ee at http://www.TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorldDay.com, and join hundreds of others across the U.S. on TWCCTW DAY (the first Saturday of each month).
So, what can you do to make a difference? Below are five motivation tips to get you started. These five kindness motivation tips come from the E-book, 101 Ways to Change the World.
1. Search for ways to compliment people everyday.
• If your waitress does a good job, be sure to tell her.
• Let the dry cleaner know he has a great smile.
• Tell a shop owner if you think her store is nice, clean, pretty, etc.
• Look for ways to make people feel special.
• A little kindness goes a very long way in making someone know they are appreciated. Maybe they'll pass along a compliment to someone else – kindness is contagious!
2. Bake a plate of cookies for a neighbor or an elderly friend. Cookies are appreciated by everyone, but don't stop there! Find some other way to make them feel special – maybe give them a compliment too!
3. Buy a gift certificate for:
• 1 ice cream cone
• 1 cookie
• 1 piece of pie
• 1 rose
• 1 pizza slice
• 1 video rental, etc.
• It doesn't have to be much to make a difference!
• Include a note letting the recipient know how special they are.
• Just think – not only are you making someone feel special – you're helping businesses in your town.
4 After you've bought several of the 'Just 1' certificates listed above:
• Let store owners know what you're doing.
• Ask if they will help you make a difference by donating some certificates for you to expand what you can give away.
• Ask around to find out who really needs an extra boost of kindness to feel good - make sure the certificates find their way into their hands.
5. Pay the road toll for the person behind you.
• How about 3 or 4 behind you?
• Have the Toll Keeper tell them to pass on the kindness to someone else that day.
You may never know what one little kindness from you can produce in the world. The ripple effect of one kindness leading to another can flow around the world. Let's start a kindness revolution!
Be sure to take advantage of the resources available to you:
• Get 101 Ways to Change the World at http://www.101WaysSeries.com.
• And to register your kindness project (it's fr.ee) go to http://www.TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorldDay.com
About The Author:
The Bodysuit
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers
If you want to look polished outside, make sure that what you wear inside is up to snuff. The inner world mirrors the outer one, so we are told in philosophical circles; nowhere is this more evident than in the world of lingerie. How many times have we seen a $500 dress suit scandalized by the lumpy rolls or ripples emerging from an ill-fitting bra?
A tailored outfit should look what it is meant to do—make you look sleek and tailored. No surprises. No bumps. No tell-tale bulges. That's why when it comes to fashion ethics, the bodysuit is indispensable.
What is a bodysuit? Also called a "snapsuit," "leotard," or "onesie", a bodysuit is an ingenious blending of bra and panties together that you can slip on, pull down and fasten with snap-on buttons at the crotch. With that pulling down, you can lessen the damage done by ridges, flaps or belly rolls in one fell swoop of lycra. Lines that normally show from the bottom of the bra or from the waistband of the panties or stockings are almost eliminated with a good bodysuit—provided that you are not grossly out of shape. Unless you are an amazingly trim size 4, your body hugging silk gown needs a bodysuit to give that gown a polished sleek look. It gives you that extra smoothness under a figure hugging dress.
There are, however, a few challenges to wearing a bodysuit. First, bodysuits are often sold according to bra size which means that for those of us who do not have a perfect body, a body suit might be an ill-fitting enterprise. It might fit you at the bust, but not anywhere else. The best bet here is to find a bodysuit that is made from very stretchy fabric which can provide you with a bit more "give" in the hips and tummy areas.
A second challenge is the difficulty bodysuits often pose for women in the washroom. Under an evening gown, the whole process of unbuckling and buckling the bottom fasteners of the bodysuit can be a feat on its own. Tricky stuff indeed, especially if your gown is made with layered chiffon. But women have done worse in the name of beauty. And considering the sleek lines that present themselves when you emerge from the washroom, the agony is well-worth the eventual poise.
Another word of caution about bodysuits. They are most suitable for fairly well-shaped bodies-- bodies that are well toned and evenly shaped -- in all sizes. A bodysuit will help you maneuver your way into a dress that is just slightly too small, but it won't turn a size 10 into a size 6 or a size 16 into a 10. And if perchance, you do eventually manage to stuff yourself into a size 6, be prepared for a very, very uncomfortable and unflattering evening. If you are a size 12, get a size 12 bodysuit; it will still tuck in your tummy and flatter your profile, but it will never turn a medium body into a small one.
A bodysuit flatters a good body, but it is not a miracle worker, Betty Halbreich says in "Secrets of a Fashion Therapist." Here is a list of what a body suit can and cannot do:
1.It can tame the jiggle in your backside, but it will not create "buns of steel."
2.It cannot take the place of time spent on the stairmaster or the treadmill.
3.Even the tightest waist cincher on a body suit cannot give you a nineteen inch waist.
4.It can flatter a toned body and make you feel slimmer, but it will not replace a sensible diet and workouts at the gym.
5. It will make a great reward for personal goals achieved in weight loss and inch loss—the trophy of a great body achieved through hard work and efforts.
A bodysuit is a must in every lingerie set; however, use it with discretion and respect.
Resource: "Secrets of a Fashion Therapist" by Betty Halbreich ( HarperCollins 2005) _______________________________________
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A runner for 27 years, retired schoolteacher and writer, Mary is helping people reclaim their bodies. Nutrition, exercise, positive vision and purposeful engagement are the tools used to turn their bodies into creative selves. You can visit her at http://www.GreatBodyat50.com or learn how she lost her weight at http://www.greatbodyproteinpower.com
Compatibility Tests
Isn't it wonderful to be with the person who understands you the most? Love, trust and understanding are the main of a strong relationship that will last for a lifetime. Well, having a fight in a relationship is pretty normal but I believe that it can be avoided. I have observed that some causes of arguments are they don't understand or don't know each other very well. In that case, many couples tend to break up or leave their partners and search for a new one.
What are some things you need to know about your partners? There's a lot to know about him/her. And in a relationship, it is a never ending learning process and exploring of each other's lives.
Many people rely on their star signs when discovering one's personality. And I agree to that. Others even take compatibility tests to be able to see if they are meant for each other or not. I have tried it and really glad I did. I have known my partner very well. Not only compatibility test is fun, but it will also allow you to understand your partner even better.
There's no harm in trying. Who knows? This would be the answer to your love and relationship problem. Universal Psychic Guild is the best Compatibility Report provider. You can even try it online. I am glad that I have found it long ago, before my relationship turns into a nightmare. Compatibility report has saved me and my partner from breaking up. Others might not believe it but it's true.
