Success comes from being in the flow,
not forcing it till it breaks.
- Jen Sincero
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Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Monday, 5 October 2020
Coincidence
So-called coincidence might then just be an
alignment of forces fitting together in flawless harmony...
what catches our attention might be more than a coincidence.
- Wayne Dyer
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Friday, 2 October 2020
October 2, 2020 Chautauqua
Beth's Ponderings
I was not going to
write about this, but it has been coming up more and more, especially in the
past two weeks, among various people I am connected with, closely and distantly.
The issue is being
happy/joyful and celebrating during these “dark times” (aka COVID 2020).
Some people feel
that it is shameful, and feel deep guilt, because they have had something good
happen in their lives that they want to celebrate, or something that they are
truly thankful for that brings them joy.
That is so wrong!
I have been told by
well-meaning people that we can’t celebrate because there is so much darkness
in the world, and we have to let others know all about that darkness.
I’m here to tell
you, people ALREADY KNOW it’s dark as there is darkness, of some form, in
everyone’s lives. Now, the darkness I
experience may not be the exact same darkness you experience, but we’re all
experiencing darkness in some way.
The most important
thing to remember is that darkness does not go away by adding more darkness - ie
figuratively turning off the lights. That
just creates darker darkness. Being doom-and-gloomy,
sad, guilty, shameful, scared, angry, or whatever mix of emotions may be
brewing, is not doing anything to change the dark at all, except create more.
Darkness can only
be removed by adding light. Even light
as small as a match flame, a candle flame, a lighter flame, or a penlight can
chase away the dark.
So, we should be
doing everything we can to add MORE LIGHT to the situation, and in particular,
this year. We should be celebrating as
much as we can, and we should totally be focusing with gratitude on the moments
and situations that bring us great joy.
Susan B. Warner
penned the following in 1864, “Like a little candle burning in the night;/In
this world of darkness, we must shine,/You in your small corner, and I in mine.” A sentiment that is still true today.
So be as joyful and grateful as you can, and share your light.
Beth
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Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Systems
If you want better results, then forget about setting goals.
Focus on your system instead...Goals re good for setting a direction,
but systems are best for making progress...
True long-term thinking is goal-less thinking.
- James Clear
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Monday, 28 September 2020
Habits
Habits...are not about having something.
They are about becoming someone...
you become your habits.
- James Clear
Friday, 25 September 2020
Opportunity
Genes do not determine your destiny.
They determine your areas of opportunity.
- James Clear
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Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Monday, 21 September 2020
Carrying On
Sometimes carrying on, just carrying on,
is the superhuman achievement.
- Albert Camus
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Friday, 18 September 2020
September 18, 2020 Chautauqua
Beth's Ponderings
I have GREAT news!!!! It is official!!! I am no longer hanging onto
life by a thin microscopic thread that is rapidly fraying...I am fully back in
the land of the living!!!!!!
I’m not healthy yet
(drat!), but definitely getting much closer.
That light at the end of the tunnel that kept taunting me by staying
just out of my reach is getting brighter and brighter.
By the time you
read this, it will be just shy of one full year since Doug Murphy of Home Water
Systems** installed a water softener and reverse osmosis unit in my house for a
30-Day Free Trial.
I knew at the time
that I desperately needed to do something as I had just found out the month
previous that it was the tap water that was causing my health issues, but I had
no idea where to even start, and a chance conversation led to my contact with
Home Water Systems. (Full disclosure,
Doug’s mother-in-law is a long-time family friend who has known me literally
since I was born).
Unfortunately,
because my health was so compromised, 30 days was simply not long enough to
notice any difference in how I felt, but the pleasure of having water that I
could drink without throwing it up was worth getting the system.
There were massive
improvements, however they were so slow that I didn’t always notice them right
away. I started gaining weight. I had enough energy/stamina to do the paper
deliveries myself again. I created the
labyrinth in the garden this year. Also,
after more than 10 years (and maybe longer) I started biking again, and as of
September 6th I have biked a total of 178.5 kms (1.5 km/day) and biked daily
for 9 straight weeks!
At my live blood
analysis appointment on August 28, the improvement in my blood was undeniable. Just as it was undeniable any more that it
was the tap water that has been killing me.
If you have health challenges, improving the water you ingest and wash
in, could help make a difference.
** Doug Murphy: Home Water Systems Inc,
Beth
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Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Virtue
Wisdom is knowing who to be and what to do in a given situation;
virtue is acting on that wisdom.
- Brendon Burchard
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Monday, 14 September 2020
Freedom
When you have the freedom to make mistakes,
you’re unstoppable.
- Jessica Ortner
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Friday, 11 September 2020
Progress
Sometimes you need to slow down in order to make progress.
- Author Unknown
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Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Work In Progress
You are a work in progress.
Enjoy the unfolding of your life.
- Rachel & Richard Heller
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Monday, 7 September 2020
Comfortable
We think we want to be wealthy, attractive, intelligent, talented –
but really, don’t you just want to be yourself,
comfortable in your own skin?
- Kelly Brogan
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