Posts Tagged ‘better life’

A few things…including the Gratitude Dance.

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

If you’ve been following my blog, you may have gotten the impression that I’ve become a little lazy with my posts – erratic, to say the least. Guilty as charged, and I apologize.

There has been a lot going on, what with moving to a new city, looking for a job (still) and working on my novel, so my posts will continue to be erratic. To make up for it, I am leaving the e-book version of 101 Reasons to be Yourself available to you indefinitely. Just sign up at the top right and you’ll get it in your inbox. Feel free to leave comments about it on this blog, too. They’re always appreciated.

If you have any concerns about getting added to a pile of mailing lists, being overloaded with information or anything else of the sort, I assure you that I don’t have the energy for that. If anything, some day in the future you might get the occasional newsletter about new stuff I’ve come up with. I just want you to enjoy the book and maybe improve your life as a result.

Now, here’s the big sales pitch: You can also buy the physical book with your credit card or paypal account by hitting the ‘Buy Now’ button on the right. That’s it. Pretty straightforward, really. It’s a good book to have if you’re stuck and wanting to make some positive changes in your life.

On another topic, I came across The Gratidudes first video, “The Gratitude Dance”, a while ago and, since they live in the same city as I do, I hope to run into them soon and have a chat with them. They do some cool stuff, and are doing their part to make the world a better place.

Check out The Gratitude Dance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9z2ELaBVJY

and check out The Gratitudes:

http://www.thegratidudes.com

Hasta Luego!

Heather

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All I want for Christmas is what I’ve already got.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

All I want for Christmas is what I already have in a storage locker 500 km away. My guitars, keyboard, books, paints, printer and scanner…and the remainder of my wardrobe. Anything else is gravy, although I wouldn’t complain about a never-ending supply of Merlot and extra-aged cheddar.

Living in a new city where I am virtually a stranger, I find myself drawn to the same places, activities and people I knew in another time, another place, where I became a performing singer/songwriter, a published writer and part of a creative community. With nothing but what I could cram into my Toyota Yaris, dog included, I’m doing just fine. After checking out several open mics, I want to make music again. In order to distract myself from the absence of musical instruments, I started writing another novel. You don’t need anything but a pen and a notebook to do that. And I finally got my second online course, Cash Control 101, up and running.

Quite often, what we think we want for Christmas is simply an escape from what we really want for life; that is, stuff that helps us fill time rather than invest it. Is an Xbox 360 going to make your dreams come true when you want to be the designer behind the games making $200,000/year? The new TV may be great to watch, but who cares if your dream is to write the screenplays?

If you’re a little tired of all the consumerism, big credit card payments and wastefulness that can arise at this time of year, why not consider what you truly want for your life and give yourself the gift of moving forward in that direction? What will truly make you happier than you are right now?

#16 of 101 Reasons to be Yourself – Make Music.

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It’s All About Love

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

Since it is Valentines Week, it seems only fitting to talk about love. 101 Reasons to be Yourself happens to have chapters on love, bliss, passion, joy and a whack of other topics along those lines. Today, I’m breaking the free page pattern by skipping right to 78. Love. Time permitting, I’ll post related pages throughout the month in celebration of the Valentines theme.

#78. Love, is not so much about your outer relationships, but about the relationship you have with yourself, which is where it all begins. Love yourself first and other people will catch on to your good vibes. From there, it’s up to you how to proceed. It doesn’t matter whether you are in a relationship or not. Falling in love with yourself helps you to be more forgiving, more passionate, more aware, more creative and more loving towards others. Bad vibes bounce off, negative emotions are brushed away and the beauty of you and your life come to the forefront.

Love and gratitude are so close as to be almost the same thing. Think about it. When you are grateful for who you are and what you have, you automatically become more loving with yourself and others.

Stop beating yourself up over the mistakes you’ve made, the holiday weight gain, the problems in your relationships, financial troubles. Everything happens for a reason, and I think that reason is to teach us about love. The more we focus on the good things about our environment and ourselves, the more we do to make our lives even better.

Check out this link to Tony Robbins’ blog: http://www.ultimaterelationshipblog.com for two free videos on relationship stressors.

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