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A Little Monday Inspiration

photo credit: zenworkplace.com If one thinks that one is happy, that is enough to be happy. Madame de la Fayette, a French writer from the 1600’s On this Monday morning, even if you aren’t happy to be back to work, even if you are still tired from your busy weekend, even if you really feel…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

Remember the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running. Sarah Condor, runner Even if you aren’t a runner, I’m certainly not….yet.  This can apply to you for many things.  Even if you don’t like to workout, a good workout feels…
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Vacation Planning On the Mind

As school ends and summer begins, one of the things at the front of my mind is our family vacation.  We are still trying to figure out where we are going to go.  Chatting with my sister-in-law, Julie, she also is unsure of where they family will be traveling this summer.  The planner in me…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

source Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Seneca, a Roman Philosopher Learning this has been such a “light bulb moment” for me.  I learned that when I hung around negative complainers, I became a negative complainer.  Then when I hung around with people who rather than focused on what was going wrong…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

Success is not the key to happiness.   Happiness is the key to success. Herman Cain, newspaper columnist What does success mean to you? Is it achieving in your career? Does it mean having lots of money? Does it mean that you went to college? Or does it just mean that you are happy? Are…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

As mothers, we are the barometers for our homes.  Let’s do what we can to make each day  a bright, sunny and peaceful day. Kat – Blogger at Inspired to Action What is the weather like in your home?  Is it Bright and Sunny like a Spring day? Is it Hot and Short-Tempered like a humid…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

www.fitsugar.com Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. The twenty minute walk you take is so much better for you than the three mile run you never do. Gretchen Rubin, author of THE HAPPINESS PROJECT and HAPPIER AT HOME. I get daily emails from Rubin and when I read this quote a…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

successandfailure.net Jesus says no one can snatch you out of His hand.  The enemy may try to tell you that isn’t true, but God never lies.  Once we give our hearts to Him, we are His forever. Holley Gerth from God’s Heart for You  www.holleygerth.com Romans 8: 38-39 For I am convinced that neither death…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

I found this several years ago and just came across it again and wanted to share it with you.  This would be perfect to use for a daily prayer to start your day.  I may even have to make this into a document that I can print out and post where I can see it…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

I think what’s important for kids to know is that  your decisions here on earth matter,  your behavior matters,  and how your treat other people matters. Matt Damon, actor and father This is really what parenting is all about.  We try to teach our children to make good choices and treat people with kindness.  Now, in…
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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