My Life's Diary

Your so blessed

2008-08-12T03:28:00.000-07:00

If you woke up this morning
with more health than illness,
you are more blessed than the
million who won't survive the week.

If you have never experienced
the danger of battle,
the loneliness of imprisonment,
the agony of torture or
the pangs of starvation,
you are ahead of 20 million people
around the world.

If you attend a church meeting
without fear of harassment,
arrest, torture, or death,
you are more blessed than almost
three billion people in the world.

If you have food in your refrigerator,
clothes on your back, a roof over
your head and a place to sleep,
you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank,
in your wallet, and spare change
in a dish someplace, you are among
the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If your parents are still married and alive,
you are very rare,
especially in the United States.

If you hold up your head with a smile
on your face and are truly thankful,
you are blessed because the majority can,
but most do not.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug them
or even touch them on the shoulder,
you are blessed because you can
offer God's healing touch.

If you can read this message,
you are more blessed than over
two billion people in the world
that cannot read anything at all.

You are so blessed in ways
you may never even know.

By: Mike
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How to Pack for Your Vacation

2008-08-12T03:05:00.000-07:00

For the average person, packing may be an easy task, but for a fashionista and beauty maven, it's not so simple. Now, with various airlines' weight limits and liquid restrictions, going on vacation has suddenly become much more difficult.

You don't know which of your numerous toiletries you can carry on and how much you'll be charged for checking heavy luggage. Missing the flight is no longer a traveler's biggest worry. Want some updated travel guidelines? Here's what you need to know:

Make a list
Keep the 3-1-1 rule in mind when it comes to toiletries
There are exceptions to the rule
These sharp beauty tools are not off-limits
Weigh your luggage before you go
Color is golden

TIPS FOR A BETTER LIFE

2008-08-12T02:48:00.000-07:00

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk,
smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more
sleep.

4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following
statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.'

5. Live with the 3 E's - Energy, Enthusiasm, and
Empathy.

6. Play more games and read more books than you did in
2007.

7. Make time to practice meditation and prayer. They
provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the
age of 6.

9. Dream more while you are awake.

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat
less food that is manufactured in plants.

11. Drink green tea and plenty of water.

12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and
let new and flowing energy into your life.

14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, issues
of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot
control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present
moment.

15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to
learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that
appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you
learn will last a lifetime.

16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and
dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.

17. Smile and laugh more.

18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to
disagree.

22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the
present..

23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no
idea what their journey is all about.

24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words:
'In five years, will this matter?

26. Forgive everyone for everything.

27. What other people think of you is none of your
business.

28. GOD heals almost everything.

29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
Your friends will. Stay in touch.

31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or
joyful.

32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

33. The best is yet to come.

34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

35.. Do the right thing!

36. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!)
36 ½ . Make love to your wife / husband as often as
possible.

37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following
statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I
accomplished _________.

38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and
you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one
ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.

40. Forward this to everyone you care about.
By: Mike

My Moments w/ Them

2008-08-11T06:49:00.000-07:00

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."

♥ Our outing...w/ TETRA my Best Friends

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."

♥ Me and My co. Tetra Friend Swanie

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Walk beside me and be my friend."

♥ Me and My co. Tetra Friend Kristine

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival."

♥ Me and My co. Tetra Friend Pamela

"Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success."

♥ Me and My co. Tetra Friend Mj

"The greatest challenge in my life is to find someone who knows your faults and weaknesses but still willing to embrace you withso much love without doubts...
and I've found it in you!"

♥ Me and My Boyfriend Mike!