Thursday, August 31, 2006
August 31st is "Eat Outside Day!"
Today is Eat Outside Day!
We have so much to do and so little time to do it. Sometimes we put so much pressure on ourselves by trying to please so many others.
Take the time to get away from the chaos, create balance in your life, and go "eat outside." So for today, take your meal and go to the park or backyard, turn off your laptop, iPod, boombox or television, and enjoy the "moment."
While you are eating outside you can read the following article:
Set Yourself Free
by Joy Fisher-Sykes
Lilly Tomlin said, "The problem with the rat race is even if you win, you're still a rat." A lot of us are running a rat race - feeling caged into a life of running and giving to everyone else FIRST, sometimes at your own expense. We are pulled in so many different directions - work, family, finances. It is time we put our foot down and stop feeling controlled - by people and circumstance.
Well, it's time to set yourself free. Today, begin to take stock of life and decide what is most important to you. Evaluate the benefits and the losses of certain lifestyle choices. In this quest to lead a fulfilling and quality life, here is my action plan to begin to set us free. Read more...
Edited on: Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:46 PM
Categories: Self Help/Self Improvement, Stress Management, Time Management, Organization
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Today is Tell a Joke Day!
Take time to put a smile on someone's face and tell a joke to lighten up a heavy moment at work. The following is a joke my daughter shared with me (she was definitely giving me a hint) this morning:
You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
-George Burns
Since she shared the joke with me, I have been able to achieve more when I bend over to tie my shoes.
Share your good and bad jokes (as long as they are clean) with us.Edited on: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:09 PM
Categories: Advice, Motivation, Motivate, Appreciate, Stress Management
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Today is Sit Back and Relax Day!
It's August, it's hot, and it's summer. It must be Sit Back and Relax Day!
Take the time to sit back and relax and take a "productivity break" from work and life. Take a few minutes to manage your stress, recharge your batteries, and stir your creative juices.
Take the time to read how to sit back and relax in our stress management session of this blog.
Edited on: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 11:15 AM
Categories: Advice, Self Help/Self Improvement, Stress Management
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