Expect the Unexpected... & You Shall Receive!

"What day is it?" asked Pooh.
"It's today," squeaked Piglet.
My favorite day," said Pooh.”  
-A.A. Milne


Have you heard the saying..."Always expect the worst, and you will never be disappointed"?  This is NOT the way to live!! Pessimism. Negativity....who wants that??

I know it is hard not to stray to the path of negativity.  Sometimes, it is so much easier to think about all the bad things rather than being thankful for the good ones.  It is a way of thinking.  If you think you're going to blow an interview, you probably will.  If you think you're going to mess something up at work, you more than likely will.  If you think you're going to screw up a relationship, the odds are in  your favor.  But if you think you will rock that interview, dominate the work project and be kind and caring in the relationship, you will!

  THAT'S THE POWER OF THINKING, PEOPLE!!!!!!

So change it!  Change the way you think.  Be grateful for what you do have and don't dwell on what you don't.  We only get one life - make it or break it.  Life is wayyyy too short to always expect the worst. 

If not today, when?

A challenge for you:  Every time a negative thought crosses your mind, counteract it with TWO positive thoughts.  See the change in your life :)


Today's Starfish

I bet when you go to the grocery store, you don't expect to find money just lying on a shelf in the laundry detergent section.  I went to Target today and inconspicously left a few dollars next to some Febreeze.  Ya know that feeling you get when you find money somewhere it's not supposed to be?  That "OMG-I-JUST-FOUND-A QUARTER" feeling and you get all excited?  (OK maybe I am the only one who gets excited about quarters and even pennies - but you know what I mean).  Hopefully I created that feeling for someone today when they found my little surprise.  I love doing things like this...as I was leaving the store today, I felt like I was getting away with something - something good!

Puppy Love

"Be kind....for everyone you meet, is fighting a hard battle."
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Think of all the troubles in your life....... now think of how much worse off you could be.  Everyone has problems.  If you can tell me one person you know that lives a perfect life, I want to meet them!!  Everyone has issues and everyone is dealing with something different.  Everyone has a past, but everyone has a future too.  Remember that the next time you are having a bad day.  YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE!  So always take the time to be nice to someone.  Think about what you are going through and then think that someone else may be dealing with the same or worse pain.  Take the time out of your day to give someone a compliment, say a kind word, do a kind deed.  It's only going to take a couple minutes!  And it could make all the difference in the world for that one person.

Think about it.

Today's Starfish

Tonight, I got home from Kosama and was hanging out with Ryan, Tandem and Kirby.  We were talking about how nice it was to all be together for once since we are never home at the same times.  We ate some supper and were drinking some wine/beer and I thought this was the perfect starfish - taking time out of my busy life and spending time with the people I care about :)

After awhile, I decided to give Kirk (Kirby's puppy) a bath.  He hates hates hates baths, but he needed one :)  And now Kirby won't have to do it and he smells much better!!!!

You'll Never Be Sorry....

"You may be sorry that you spoke, sorry you stayed or went, sorry you won or lost, sorry so much was spent. But as you go through life, you'll find--you're never sorry you were kind."

-Herbert V. Prochnow, author

After you've done something nice for someone else, have you ever said, "Darn it!  I shouldn't have done that - What a waste!"  Probably not.  At least, I hope not! There are many other things we regret doing, thinking, saying, wasting time on - but kindness should never be one of those things!  Making a difference in someone's life should never be viewed as a wasted act.  You may have no idea how much you have impacted someone else with your kind words or small gesture.

Today's Starfish

At work, we take turns working the late shift on Fridays.  Usually we work from 8-1, but a couple people work 10-3 and 11-4.  We each take our turn, but it sure is nice being done with the week at 1:00 on Fridays!  I worked the late shift last Friday and will be working it again this Friday to help out a friend :)

My co-worker Angie (she is pretty awesome and sits right in front of me!) was scheduled to work but she needs the day off to go out of town to help move her mother out of her condo.  If you are scheduled for the late shift, you cannot have the day off unless you find someone to work for you.  It feels great to be able to help out a co-worker and know it is making a difference for her and her family because now she will get to go help out :)

AND!  She brought be back an iced coffee after lunch as a token of her gratitude!  I am grateful that I am surrounded by such amazing women at work!

If you ever question whether you should do a good deed, erase the questioning thoughts from you head.  You know the right thing to do :)

kindness for roomies

We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love."

-Mother Teresa

Acts of kindness don't always have to be HUGE, memorable things.  They don't have to be monetary, or require a lot of effort or planning.  Kindness is kindness, no matter how big or small.

Today's Starfish

As many of you know, I now live in a house with my brother and one of our friends.  Last night the boys grilled out and drank beer.  They left quite a mess in the kitchen and since they are both gone this evening, I decided I would clean up the kitchen and the deck - dirty dishes, beer cans, etc. :)  They both are always looking out for me and doing things for me (example: Tandem drove us to Swinefest this weekend and Ryan picked us up), so I thought I would do something nice for them.  I know it is a small gesture, but at least they will be coming home to a clean house :)