Peace within

My mom sent me a lovely chain email yesterday. I know, I know, that sounds so oxymoron, but it was exactly what I needed to hear after my day yesterday. 

"Today may there be peace within.
May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others.
May you use the gifts that you have received and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content with yourself just the way you are.
Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the
freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us."

And I will leave you with a gorgeous sunset I was able to witness over Lake Tahoe. Heaven on Earth.

5 on Friday

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I had to work yesterday and today. Fortunately, it is pretty low key at work, so it's not too stressful. Christmas was amazing! We had such a great time visiting with all of our family and some of our close friends over delicious food and yummy bubbles and wine! We are definitely celebrating hard, we will be closing 2013 with a bang and ringing in the New Year with great celebrations!

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*5 on Friday Link Up

Chase Meaning. Don't Avoid Discomfort

This is an awesome video that a friend shared and I had to post.

Watch it, I promise you won't be disappointed. 

Day 4: Favorite Quote

Challenge: Favorite Quote

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I was perusing pinterest and saw this quote. 

There are a lot of great things in life and it is easy to miss them because of fear.

And this quote spoke to me - when the going gets tough...

Hang in there, there is a reason and purpose for everything.

Find joy in what you do.

You only have one life.

Live it.

Love it.

Source: sueswink.tumblr.com via Collin on Pinterest

Loving: Email Forwards! (Sometimes!)

I am linking up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday

 I am loving this forward my mom forwarded me!

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Bill Gates recently gave a Commencement speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. 

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. 

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. 

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity. 

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes; learn from them. 

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room. 

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time. 

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. 

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Stay Strong

Via & Via

Just as the going gets tough, the tough gets going!

My mom has always always always said this to me!

It's the truth, God doesn't give you anything you can't handle.

We will all be stronger and more powerful in the end!

So keep your head up and smile!

Quote

What a fantastic quote!

I hope you all have lots to smile about today!

Happy Friday

What a powerful message.

Happy Friday to all!

Make this a great weekend for yourself and all you love!

Forgiveness

This is one of my New Years resolutions.

To forgive.

To allow people to make mistakes without passing judgement.

To not get hurt, as easily.

To love everyone, unconditionally 

“Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.”

― Harriet Nelson

Have a great day!

Marriage

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.”

― Minton McLaughlin

What a  beautiful quote

I love this because I feel like I love my sweet husband more and more every day.

I love him for so many reasons

He is sweet

He is kind

He is gentle

He is genuine

He is funny

He is silly

He is happy

He makes me smile

The way he can make any rainy day sunny

The way he thinks I'm beautiful when I'm in my jammies

The way he holds my hand

The way he holds me

The way he treats the people in his life

How passionate he is

He compliments me

and...

He is all mine

:-)

Determination

“Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.”

― Harriet Braiker

What a quote.

I wish you all a wonderfully motivation day!

Time

“Time is strange. A moment can be as short as a breath, or as long as eternity.”

― Cornell Woolrich

Christmas Lists

Christmas gift suggestions: to your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. ~Oren Arnold

I'm a Winner & I wear Makeup

I am a winner!

I am excited to say that I won a blog makeover from Simply Sunshine and Daisies by Uttery Chaotic Designs I am so excited!!

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My friend posted this article.

How interesting is that?

I mean, well, it makes sense. 

When you show that you care about your appearance it shows that your respect yourself, that you pay attention to detail and that you want to be taken seriously.

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And I saw this quote on Instagram from LovelyDetails that I had to share :-)

"Anyone can criticize and complain and predict doom and gloom. Be the person who fills a room with sunshine"

Thank you Jacin for sharing that! That was awesome!

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I wish you all a happy happy Wednesday!

Rejection isn't failure

Rejection isn't failure...

No...

Failure is giving up.

Everybody gets rejected...

It's how you handle it that determines where you'll end up

~Richard Castle

Castle

ABC 

Monday Nights 

10pm

who knew that an ABC show would be so inspiring?!

Happy Belated Easter

Side Note:

We are exactly 30 days away from the wedding

WOOHOO!

Sweeter and I had a great Easter celebration!

It was lovely!

Sweeter woke up before I did and he surprised me...

I woke up to this note:

Sweeter knew how much I wanted to do an Easter Egg hunt and we didn't have the time to get any Easter Eggs.

So sweeter made paper eggs and taped them all over our apartment.

It was soo sweet!

After the Easter Egg Hunt, we walked downtown and we got some sweet treats and got some drinks at Starbucks and walked to the beach and sat and relaxed.

It was amazing!

Then we got ready and we spent the rest of the day with family!

It was lovely!!

I just watched Cougar Town and Bobby said something that I wanted to share with you all!

"You can't hear the world laughing at you if you are laughing harder"

-Bobby Cobb Cougar Town

Who knew that that show could be so profound!?

I really liked this quote!

Life is too short to take it too seriously :-)

Have a great day!

Love

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Laozi

What a beautiful quote!
I wish you all a beautiful (and dry) Monday!

Be Yourself

“Be yourself. Who else is better qualified?” 

― Frank J. Giblin II

I got this quote in my email and I fell in love!

What a great way to start your Friday!

Have a great day! 

And happy happy Friday! 

Laugh Today

“Reclaiming 

the belly-laugh 

can cure 

a world of woes.”

― Jamie Sams

Make sure that you laugh, a lot today!

It is contagious...

....and I can't imagine a better thing to be contagious!

Happy Tuesday!

Kisses

A kiss 

is a 

lovely trick 

designed by nature 

to stop speech 

when 

words become 

superfluous.

~ Ingrid Bergman

happy monday to all!

i hope you had a marvelous weekend!