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Friday, November 16, 2007
Daily Positive Briefs - Friday, November 16, 2007
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Labels: Daily Positive Briefs, Heroism, Informational, Inspiring, Motivational, News, Overcoming Obstacles, Positive Values, Tips For Better Living
Labels: Daily Positive Briefs, Heroism, Informational, Inspiring, Motivational, News, Overcoming Obstacles, Positive Values, Tips For Better Living
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
What Do You Want To Do With Your Life? How About 43 Things...
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Labels: 43Things.com, Cool Websites, Goal Setting, Informational, Inspiring, Positive Values
Labels: 43Things.com, Cool Websites, Goal Setting, Informational, Inspiring, Positive Values
Strange title to a post, huh? Bare with me because there's a reason. I found a website this morning that I think is pretty cool. It's called 43Things.com. It's a social networking website with a good purpose. What can you do on the site?
It's pretty simple really. You list 43 things that you want to do with your life. If you're stuck and can't think of all 43 things, then you can take a look at what others want to do and maybe add one of there things to your list. If you've already done something that someone else wants to do, you can share your story with them and the world. It's a neat site that I think you'll enjoy. Until tomorrow...
Good luck and make it a great day!
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It's pretty simple really. You list 43 things that you want to do with your life. If you're stuck and can't think of all 43 things, then you can take a look at what others want to do and maybe add one of there things to your list. If you've already done something that someone else wants to do, you can share your story with them and the world. It's a neat site that I think you'll enjoy. Until tomorrow...
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Monday, July 16, 2007
Happiness, Freedom and Peace of Mind Can Be Attained By...
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Labels: Food For Thought, Happiness Tips, Helpful Tips, Informational, Inspiring, Motivational, Positive Values
Labels: Food For Thought, Happiness Tips, Helpful Tips, Informational, Inspiring, Motivational, Positive Values
Here is a great quote from Peyton Conway March:
"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind -- are always attained by giving them to someone else."
Make it a great day!
"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind -- are always attained by giving them to someone else."
Make it a great day!
Monday, June 11, 2007
Lauren's 5th Letter From Honduras
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Labels: HIV/Aids, Honduras, Inspiring, Lauren's Updates, Motivational, Peace Corps, Positive Role Models, Positive Thinking, Positive Values
Labels: HIV/Aids, Honduras, Inspiring, Lauren's Updates, Motivational, Peace Corps, Positive Role Models, Positive Thinking, Positive Values
For those of you who are new to Positive Pelham, a friend of mine named Lauren has joined the Peace Corps and is going to be blogging about her experience in Honduras over the coming months. To find out more about Lauren, you can read all of her posts by clicking here. She's a special person doing a very good thing. Here is her fifth post. If you'd like to send her a message, you can use this comment form. Make it a great day!
Disclaimer -- "The following article does not reflect the opinions of the Peace Corps or the US government"
Well I have now been in my new home for almost a month. Things so far have been really great! I really love it here.....everything...the people, the town, my work. I have been spending the last few weeks meeting all my counterparts, learning Spanish, and getting to know my way around the community.
Another volunteer who is in the Protected Areas Management project, Molly, got a site change to my city last week. She has been here for almost a year now. She is great and we have become really good friends! We are going to live together in a month when I move out of my host family's house. She is going to work in promoting ecotourism with Celeque National Park, but she wants to go to Med School when she gets home so we are excited to do some health projects together.
Last week Kate (married, business volunteer living here) and I did our first AIDS workshop together at a colegio (highschool) with 38 students. It went really great! The thing with charlas here are they have to be super dynamic to keep the students attention and keep it interesting. Powerpoint presentations just don't fly here. So I spent a few days making poster boards and a bunch of activities for the kids to do during the workshop. We did skits, condom demonstrations (using a plantain, because I forgot my wooden penis), games to resist peer-pressure to have sex etc. It went over really well and they really learned alot!
This week I helped my counterpart from World Vision run a two-day workshop educating religious leaders from Gracias about HIV/AIDS so they can educate the members of their church....pastors, fathers, nuns, etc. Also, we are fighting to overcome the discrimination and stigmatization people living with HIV/AIDS here often face. It was such a cool workshop. We took 26 of these leaders to San Pedro Sula on Tuesday where we went to visit AIDS patients at a major hospital there. Also, we had a conference with this well-known family here who all are HIV positive (the husband, wife, and 12 year-old daughter).
The father had unprotected sex once when he was 18 and a few years later got married and infected his wife without knowing he had HIV. They later had a daughter and only found out about the disease when the daughter was 6 months old, after it had already been transmited to her. But this family started a foundation called Llaves where they travel around Honduras, the States, and Latin America providing HIV education and fighting for the rights of HIV infected people. Also, we went to a home for orphaned kids who are all HIV positive. That just broke my heart... but they were all so beautiful and sweet and it was so cool to see how happy and hopeful they are. I spent time with a 14 year-old who had just gotten back from the hospital with Tuberculosis, who I could tell was depressed and struggling, but she let me into her heart and it was great getting to see her smile. Wednesday we were able to participate in an AIDS support group and then go to a Maquila (factory) started by a group of people living with HIV. So overall it was a really great experience and I feel really lucky that I was a part of it!
So that's all for now. I am just doing a lot of work with HIV/AIDS right now. I have a meeting tomorrow with the director of the nursing school here to plan what my work will be with them so I am looking forward to that!
Hugs,
Lauren
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--Lauren's 5th Letter from Honduras--
Hi everyone! Well I have now been in my new home for almost a month. Things so far have been really great! I really love it here.....everything...the people, the town, my work. I have been spending the last few weeks meeting all my counterparts, learning Spanish, and getting to know my way around the community.
Another volunteer who is in the Protected Areas Management project, Molly, got a site change to my city last week. She has been here for almost a year now. She is great and we have become really good friends! We are going to live together in a month when I move out of my host family's house. She is going to work in promoting ecotourism with Celeque National Park, but she wants to go to Med School when she gets home so we are excited to do some health projects together.
Last week Kate (married, business volunteer living here) and I did our first AIDS workshop together at a colegio (highschool) with 38 students. It went really great! The thing with charlas here are they have to be super dynamic to keep the students attention and keep it interesting. Powerpoint presentations just don't fly here. So I spent a few days making poster boards and a bunch of activities for the kids to do during the workshop. We did skits, condom demonstrations (using a plantain, because I forgot my wooden penis), games to resist peer-pressure to have sex etc. It went over really well and they really learned alot!
This week I helped my counterpart from World Vision run a two-day workshop educating religious leaders from Gracias about HIV/AIDS so they can educate the members of their church....pastors, fathers, nuns, etc. Also, we are fighting to overcome the discrimination and stigmatization people living with HIV/AIDS here often face. It was such a cool workshop. We took 26 of these leaders to San Pedro Sula on Tuesday where we went to visit AIDS patients at a major hospital there. Also, we had a conference with this well-known family here who all are HIV positive (the husband, wife, and 12 year-old daughter).
The father had unprotected sex once when he was 18 and a few years later got married and infected his wife without knowing he had HIV. They later had a daughter and only found out about the disease when the daughter was 6 months old, after it had already been transmited to her. But this family started a foundation called Llaves where they travel around Honduras, the States, and Latin America providing HIV education and fighting for the rights of HIV infected people. Also, we went to a home for orphaned kids who are all HIV positive. That just broke my heart... but they were all so beautiful and sweet and it was so cool to see how happy and hopeful they are. I spent time with a 14 year-old who had just gotten back from the hospital with Tuberculosis, who I could tell was depressed and struggling, but she let me into her heart and it was great getting to see her smile. Wednesday we were able to participate in an AIDS support group and then go to a Maquila (factory) started by a group of people living with HIV. So overall it was a really great experience and I feel really lucky that I was a part of it!
So that's all for now. I am just doing a lot of work with HIV/AIDS right now. I have a meeting tomorrow with the director of the nursing school here to plan what my work will be with them so I am looking forward to that!
Hugs,
Lauren
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Thanks! - J. Anthony.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Are Your Thoughts Making You Old?
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Labels: Anti-Aging Advice, Food For Thought, Healthy Living, Informational, Look Younger, Positive Thinking, Positive Values, Tips For Better Living
Labels: Anti-Aging Advice, Food For Thought, Healthy Living, Informational, Look Younger, Positive Thinking, Positive Values, Tips For Better Living
I knew there would be a lot of benefits to starting PositivePelham.com. Looks like one of them is it'll help keep my hair from turning gray according to a recent article on Yahoo.com called, "Are Your Thoughts Making You Old?". So, avoid the hair color, just think positive...
And, while you're thinking positive, don't forget to exercise. Here are some exercises that will help add years onto your life.
Make it a great day!
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And, while you're thinking positive, don't forget to exercise. Here are some exercises that will help add years onto your life.
Make it a great day!
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Sunday, May 06, 2007
Quote for Today - Your Mind Alone Determines Your Mood
"It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable." - Roger L'Estrange
Sunday, March 25, 2007
The Secret As Seen on Oprah
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In essense, the Secret is that "Your Thoughts and Your Feelings determine your future." It's obviously more in-depth than that, but that is the basic principle. What's interesting about this is that it's not just pumping yourself full of positive thoughts, but rather training yourself to attract whatever it is you are thinking about. This does make sense because it works both ways.
Have any of you seen the entire DVD? Anyone here using the Secret? If you have, I'd love to hear your feedback. Use this comment form to share your "secrets". If you want your comments to be private and not shared with my readers, don't worry. All comments have to be approved first before they go live. Personally, I haven't seen the full length movie, but I plan on it just to see for myself. I can't condone or condemn the program because I haven't seen it yet. I do know this, if you want to see the movie, rather than pay $30 for the DVD, just watch it online at their website for only $4.95.
Good luck and keep your thoughts positive! Now, enjoy the first 20 minutes of the Secret:
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
You've Gotta Give If You Want To Receive
Hello all,
I was browsing through some stories online when I found a story on NPR online that originally aired on NPR's All Things Considered radio show back in April of 2005. The title of the segment was In Giving, I Connect With Others.
Here is an excerpt from the article:
"I have lived with passion and in a hurry, trying to accomplish too many things. I never had time to think about my beliefs until my 28-year-old daughter Paula fell ill. She was in a coma for a year and I took care of her at home, until she died in my arms in December of 1992."
"Paralyzed and silent in her bed, my daughter Paula taught me a lesson that is now my mantra: You only have what you give. It's by spending yourself that you become rich.
Paula led a life of service. She worked as a volunteer helping women and children, eight hours a day, six days a week. She never had any money, but she needed very little. When she died she had nothing and she needed nothing. During her illness I had to let go of everything: her laughter, her voice, her grace, her beauty, her company and finally her spirit. When she died I thought I had lost everything. But then I realized I still had the love I had given her."
"Because of Paula, I don't cling to anything anymore. Now I like to give much more than to receive. I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my mother, my dog, and frankly I don't know if they even like me. But who cares? Loving them is my joy.
Give, give, give -- what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away? Of having stories if I don't tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don't share it? I don't intend to be cremated with any of it! It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine."
To read the complete article, please go to this page on NPR's website.
Give to receive. We've all heard it a million times, but how many of us actually practice this approach to life on a daily basis? If more people did, life would be a whole lot easier for us all.
Make it a great day!
I was browsing through some stories online when I found a story on NPR online that originally aired on NPR's All Things Considered radio show back in April of 2005. The title of the segment was In Giving, I Connect With Others.
Here is an excerpt from the article:
"I have lived with passion and in a hurry, trying to accomplish too many things. I never had time to think about my beliefs until my 28-year-old daughter Paula fell ill. She was in a coma for a year and I took care of her at home, until she died in my arms in December of 1992."
"Paralyzed and silent in her bed, my daughter Paula taught me a lesson that is now my mantra: You only have what you give. It's by spending yourself that you become rich.
Paula led a life of service. She worked as a volunteer helping women and children, eight hours a day, six days a week. She never had any money, but she needed very little. When she died she had nothing and she needed nothing. During her illness I had to let go of everything: her laughter, her voice, her grace, her beauty, her company and finally her spirit. When she died I thought I had lost everything. But then I realized I still had the love I had given her."
"Because of Paula, I don't cling to anything anymore. Now I like to give much more than to receive. I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my mother, my dog, and frankly I don't know if they even like me. But who cares? Loving them is my joy.
Give, give, give -- what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away? Of having stories if I don't tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don't share it? I don't intend to be cremated with any of it! It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine."
To read the complete article, please go to this page on NPR's website.
Give to receive. We've all heard it a million times, but how many of us actually practice this approach to life on a daily basis? If more people did, life would be a whole lot easier for us all.
Make it a great day!
Monday, March 12, 2007
Thought for the Day
I'm not sure who said this, but I came across it this morning. I know I'm guilty of this.
People would enjoy life more if, once they got what they wanted, they could remember how much they wanted it.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Read The Bible In One Year
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Have you ever tried to read the Bible from cover to cover? Many of us start, but either get side-tracked or find that getting through some of the Old Testament books can be challenging. A friend of mine sent me a website a while back that is an excellent way to read the Bible in one year. The website is www.oneyearbibleonline.com. Every day, you'll read passages from the Old and New Testament as well as from Proverbs and Psalms. This way, you'll read the entire Bible in one year, and you'll get the New and Old Testament perspective everyday.
Give the site a visit. Whether you're Christian, Jewish or none of the above, everyone will benefit from reading the Bible. There's a reason the Bible is called the greatest book ever written. Find out why by reading it.
Good luck and make it a great day!
Give the site a visit. Whether you're Christian, Jewish or none of the above, everyone will benefit from reading the Bible. There's a reason the Bible is called the greatest book ever written. Find out why by reading it.
Good luck and make it a great day!
Monday, January 29, 2007
Stop Procrastinating
As you begin your Monday morning, here are a couple of little anecdotes from Mike Litman to help you start your day off correctly and stop procrastinating:
ANECDOTE 1: Self discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
ANECDOTE 2: Successful people make a HABIT of doing things they don't like to do!
Good luck today. Make it a great one!
ANECDOTE 1: Self discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
ANECDOTE 2: Successful people make a HABIT of doing things they don't like to do!
Good luck today. Make it a great one!
Monday, January 08, 2007
One Company's Values
While visiting the website for a client of mine in the hospitality industry, I came across their Company Values. I was very impressed by them and would like to share them with you here. The company's name is Hotel Equities and these values can be found on this page on their website.
What a great statement. We've all been talking to someone, and you could tell they did not want to be there talking with you. Nothing can make a person feel worse than realizing that they are not needed or wanted, which is how someone feels if you are giving off the signals that you do not want to be there with them. Work on this.
Good luck today and make it a great day!
- Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. (The Golden Rule)
- You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
- Guests aren’t always right, but they are always guests.
- If it were my money, would I spend it?
- Wherever you are, be there.
- Demonstrate a “whatever it takes” attitude.
- Practice balanced living in all areas of life – spiritual, family, career, financial, physical, social, and educational.
- Perform random acts of kindness.
- Learn from your mistakes.
- Set a good example.
- Empower team members.
- Communicate clearly.
- Set goals.
- Promote new ideas.
- Deplore gossip.
- Be consistent.
- Everybody sells.
- All people matter to God.
What a great statement. We've all been talking to someone, and you could tell they did not want to be there talking with you. Nothing can make a person feel worse than realizing that they are not needed or wanted, which is how someone feels if you are giving off the signals that you do not want to be there with them. Work on this.
Everyone has a story. Take the time to hear it....
Good luck today and make it a great day!
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