Go Micro Mini

I remember when I used to prepare for a trip. Pack this, pack that, what you can't live without...take it along. What can you do to make the trip pleasurable? It was the little things that I was used to, that made is seem like home away from home.

Getting ready for a family party was always such fun. The preparation in my head, then on paper, then the day before, getting things out and bought and ready. Standing in the dining room admiring the table all shiny and fun with special little touches that everyone always looked forward to. 

When you look back at times in your life can you see it was the little things that made it great?

Well, even watching children learn to walk, one baby step at a time...it's a little step but has such a big effect.

How many things in your life could be better if you just look a little "mini" step in the right direction? Even a "Micro-mini" over time adds up. So don't say it's that far off. It's within your reach. No matter what you would like to be or have or do...is only a micro mini away day after day.

"Your Master Key to Success": Not Jonah's Tale

"Your Master Key to Success": Not Jonah's Tale: Just sitting here today thinking, I haven't had this much fun working in ...well...ever! I sure couldn't...

Not Jonah's Tale

Just sitting here today thinking, I haven't had this much fun working in ...well...ever! I sure couldn't get paid at any of my old jobs for having fun. Truth be told, it was tough to smile some days. Think about it, we work more hours a day than we are home. We spend how much time getting to and from work and then we are still not making enough money to do what we want. (Scratch head here). 

So what have we got here? I think it's a RUT. It's easy enough to get into. But tough enough that a majority of people never even try to get out of it. Then if they do try, "It's too hard" '"It's too much work". Really?? Too hard? Too Much? What have you been doing??? I would say that was the life sucker. 

Now if you are one in a million that absolutely love their job or love money more than life itself, I totally apologize. This is not for you. It's for the rest of us. 

Picture this...sitting on the back porch, legs outstretched in the warm sunshine,propped on the rail, a gentle breeze smelling like sweet spices drifting past your nose. The temperature is absolutely perfect. No one around, you can only hear the katydids in the trees and an occasional bird call out for its mate. The dog lays contented in the sun beside you and you are sipping a refreshing drink. What could be a more perfect day? I ask myself...how lucky is this? A majority of people are working right now. But I have the good fortune of being a dreamer. And this is how it all started. Dreaming of days like this one, one right after the other. I could taste it, I could occasionally enjoy just one. Then my dreams became reality. 

What do you dream about? What would you do if you could work from home? How would your life improve? Your stress level? Your attitude? Your families attitudes? How much better could you feel each day? So don't sit there like a beached whale...call me...let's get you home too!!

 It's not how long we live...it's how well we live, for as long as we live.

To More Happy Days!!

~Sandra

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Go Play in the Sandbox

Why is life so full of opportunity for change? Here we are just minding our business, moving along through life and all of a sudden  a new idea comes along. We ponder it, question it, decide where it fits into our life (or not) and file it away in our brain. Some things are in such contrast to what we believe or picture for ourselves that we toss it aside rather quickly. I was thinking about that sifting and sorting process that we do.

What about this...In order to do more in our lives, should we let new ideas sit with us awhile? Don't be so quick to sift it out. Do some research, ponder it a little longer. In order to have more in our lives, maybe we must try to picture what it would be like or how we would like it to be. Sort out those details in our mind. In order to be the person that we were intended to be (we don't know who or what that is) but we certainly can allow ourselves to ponder and question the possibility.

It's no real secret is it? That what we want more of or what we want to be is right here where we stand. It's just like playing in the sandbox. If I told you that what you wanted to have or be or do was in that sandbox hidden just out of site somewhere, wouldn't you put in the extra effort to find it? So maybe it's today or maybe it's next week, but when a new idea pops in. Look it over, think it through. Who knows what kind of  treasure you may uncover. It could be what you have been waiting to uncover.

Think and Stay Healthy!!
Sandra Bullard

Aesop...how'd you get so smart?

Stories and fables are told throughout cultures all over the world. I love the ones that have a morale to the story. You know the ones I mean. They seem to stay with you long after they are told. It's the hook that the story has that keeps you remembering it for years to come.

Did you hear the one about the ant and the grasshopper? Here is a refresher if you did. 

In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.

"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"

"I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."

"Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants
distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew:Moral of Aesops Fable: It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

Always be open to ways you can prepare for your future necessity. See what's going on at my house...The Ant Farm

Happy Farming!!
Sandra

The Two Foot Tale

Have you ever had one of those moments of reflection in your life? I find that funerals tend to take me there. It's like a light bulb goes on and you can feel the moment. You feel the realness. You want to do something that matters. What will you leave behind? What will people say about you at the end of your life? Will they struggle to find anything nice to say? Did they even get to know you? Did you believe in a cause? Did you make an impression on anyone?

The thoughts just get whirling around and around. It was one of those times in my life that I decided to make a difference by helping others get their dreams. Now you may think that is not something anyone can do. Ordinarily I would agree with you on that. However, through the business that I chose, it's not only possible, it's mandatory. We have to help people. I am so glad that I have been pushed out of my comfort zone to do just that. I never would have learned how to love people. I never would have learned to take the walls of my own down. I would only be a shell and not the chicken you see today. Yes, I am still a chicken in a lot of ways. I am still afraid to make mistakes, still think I may not learn to fly, still feel ugly and clumsy and wet behind the ears. But the journey that I have taken to crack my shell has been the most wonderful, breathtaking journey I could imagine.

On the road you walk, don't walk alone, don't be afraid to roam. Find a friend, maybe two that will let you be you. Become the person you wish to be. That will reveal your passion. Follow that path and you will leave behind beautifully worn shoes with a magnificent story worth telling.

I am always looking for new friends, I am enjoying the journey...please join me.

Think Healthy!
~Sandra*

Bread for the Brain

Ever take an inventory of the things in your life that drag you down? Taking our the garbage...check. Neighbors dog pooped in the yard...check. My boss doesn't see that all his/her interruptions make it hard to get things done...check.

What happens to your energy level, your creativity, your concentration when you get dragged down?? Don't you feel like you want to get out, get up, get away?? That's your natural defense of fight or flight kicking in. It's there to protect you from harm. Well in the good old cave days that is. Now we just grin and bear it don't we? Every time you get dragged down, you aren't able to get up, get out or get away from what bugs you. We don't realize what our body is going through to try to keep everything under wraps. It's draining on the mind and the body for hours afterwards. If you have a stressful job or responsibilities throughout the day...it may just go from one stressful moment to the next.

It's time for you to take an inventory. Yep, right now. Otherwise you'll never do it. Get a pen and paper. Don't care if you write with a crayon. List those things that drain all your energy, upset you, make you crazy, bug the daylights out of you. Get really petty here. Keep going once you get started, flip the paper over and go to town on it. Get it cleaned out of your head and onto paper.

Done? Great!! I'm proud of you for doing that!! I'll tell you why. It's easier not to. It's easier...but it's not more beneficial. Here is the big benefit of cleaning out the clutter. Your poor brain carries all that around and it continues to think about it...sometimes a lot! It's like a "HOT" button. It keeps getting pushed.

So here is what you can do with that list. Circle the TOP 5 things on that list that will bring you what you want in life. I'll wait.......I'm still here...waiting. You didn't circle anything? I'm not surprised!!! Not at all!! None of the things on your list will bring you what you want. So quit thinking about them so much. The more you think about them the more power you give them and the more they drag you down.

When those thoughts that drag you down happen, push them out with a good thought. The more you practice the better you will get. Win the battle and you will win the war!! Need help getting focused on a new way of thinking?? Give me a shout!! I'm here for you. It took me quite awhile to get a winning attitude. I can help you get one too. email me: sandrabullard11@gmail.com

Keep Healthy!
Sandra