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Enjoy The Journeyby Annie TornabeneEnjoy the journey on the path of the strings of life. Every day along the strings of life we find we are on a journey of good days and bad days. Instead of labeling each day as a good day or bad day why not relax, sit back and enjoy the journey. Let the tears, the sneers, the hurts, the laughter, the grins and the smiles turn your journey into something

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When Things Go Wrongby Annie TornabeneWhen things go wrong as they sometimes do. We've all been there. We expected one thing and got another. Maybe it was an accident, disease, violence, economic chaos or just another blow.It seems like we just keep fighting an uphill battle. Sometimes we want to scream, "When will it all end?" Sound familiar?Take courage. When things go wrong is the time to take

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Set Your Mind On Goodby Annie TornabeneSet your mind on good when you are facing trouble all around. If your mind keeps finding negative thoughts, it is because more negative (stinking thinking) is surrounding you. So if you find more good to input your mind, more good will be created around you and in you.If you live with perpetual hope, then you will notice peace, joy, love and tranquility are

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Love The One You're Withby Annie TornabeneRelationships are sometimes difficult. Some years ago, I was having difficulty with my first year of marriage. I couldn't understand why my Mom and many other women could stay marriage to the same man for over 50 years. So I conducted a survey to see if I could learn anything from them that could help me. While I'm talking about love relationships, I

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Recoveryby Annie TornabeneSometimes in life, we just want things to be over. Recovery doesn't happen overnight. We didn't become this way overnight and recovery will take time too. We may make significant progress but it takes time for the mind and body to assimilate it all. Don't push yourself to the point of exhaustion. Little by little success is made.We were made as babies, therefore when we

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Memories Of The Heartby Annie TornabeneLocked in between the creases of our mind are memories of the heart since before we were born. Research shows us that we can remember things while we were still in the womb. Seldom do we acknowledge that memory and our early life that had a hand in shaping who we are today. Phobias, fears, anger, anxiety, self-limiting beliefs, creativity can manifest itself

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The Planby Annie TornabeneDo you have the plan for your life? Are you living the life that you dreamed? Well it's time to make a new plan. It's time to live the life you dreamed... the life you want.If you want more out of life, make the plan for your life that includes all your hopes and dreams. Your plan of action determines the life that you want. Follow the plan of your dreams.Together we can

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The Journeyby Annie TornabeneLife is the journey. Every day we chart our way into unknown territory. Every day is a new day. Make the most of the journey. Explore new territory. Maybe you have never taken that path, maybe you have never done that activity. Try it. You may enjoy it. Have fun and explore.No one has ever travelled the same journey that you are traveling. This is an adventure. So

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Keep Your Chin Upby Annie TornabeneWhen mountain climbing it is important to keep keep your chin up. The everyday strings of life is like mountain climbing. Sure you may not be physically climbing a mountain, but emotionally you are climbing a mountain. The struggles of everyday life is emotionally like climbing a mountain. Some days may be more difficult than other days. Keep your chin up.When

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Celebrate Lifeby Annie TornabeneCelebrate life. Be glad for a new day. Be in an attitude of gratitude for a new day.How long has it been since you felt victory in your life? How long has it been since you loved your life? How long has it been since you felt gratitude for your life... your strength ... you thankful heart? The power that created you has he power to heal you. Acknowledge that power.

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Hopeby Annie TornabeneWhat if life came in a box? Each box would be a little different but some things would remain the same. Each would have a little pain, a little sadness and a few obstacles to overcome. But I believe that each box would also contain a little hope.Hope is important for us. It gives possibilities. Hope is our inner song of victory. Hope brings springtime to our cold hearts

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Every Stepby Annie TornabeneEvery step I take brings me closer to living my best life now. You can too. For the first year or so it is important to set goals on how far you walk. Even just one extra baby step brings you closer to living the life you want not the one that was dealt.How far are you walking? It doesn't have to be all at once. Ten six minute walks are just as good. It is important to

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Changeby Annie TornabeneChange is important. In understanding depression it is important to realize that we need to change daily so that we don't seep deeper into depression. If we continue to look at the same four walls, our mind goes into deeper depression. Therefore it is important to get up and change our environment a little. Just the change from being indoors to walking outdoors is a great

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Power From Withinby Annie TornabeneThe power from within allows us to do amazing things. We have a power from within that allows us to conquer all obstacles.We have a choice to be angry, blue, fearful, and depressed or we can be courageous, happy, joyful, and peaceful. It is not other people that make us this way. We can choose to rise above them and live our best life with the power from within.

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The Gift of Lifeby Annie TornabeneThe gift of life is amazing. I am very thankful today for the gift of life. We should all be thankful for the gift of life. If you woke up this morning, be thankful for the gift of life and live it to the fullest.The doctors tell me that 95% of my recovery is mental mind healing. That is what I have been saying about depression. Sure we all have aches and pains,

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I'm Homeby Annie TornabeneWell after being in the hospital for the past month, I am finally home. Thank you for all your thoughts, prayers, light and reki. It feels good to be home.I am glad to be home...just a little weak. The doctor says it may take me until the end of May to be back to full strength. I am doing well but I have no voice because of the tube they had in my throat during the

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To My Online FriendsFrom Annie TornabeneFrom my computer to yours.Sometimes this place gets to be a pretty lonely place. 'Tis the season to be jolly. But with all the hustle and bustle, people barely pass the time of day. If by change you run pass an offline friend they nod with a quick "I'll call you later!" and dash the other way. Seldom do you ever hear another word from them unless you pass

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Getting To Know Youby Annie TornabeneGetting to know you is just what the doctor ordered. Blues, depression, loneliness may be helped with thoughts of happiness and friendship. Sometimes just getting to know someone makes us feel connected. After all we are all connected and impact each other's life whether we realize it or not. You may think happiness will come with material things or

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Say Helloby Annie TornabeneLoneliness is just a crime that doesn't need to be in this world any more. Are you lonely? Take a walk...see a smiling face... say hello.To say hello may be the most frightening thing you are facing in a world of loneliness. So you feel your skin start to tighten.. your heart beats fast and your start to hyperventilate... Would it be better to experience a little

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My Prayerby Annie TornabeneSometimes it feels like my prayers are not answered. Some people would like you to think that our prayers are to no avail. My unanswered prayers teach me that what I think I want is not what is best for me at the time. Good things come to those who wait. If you are like me, sometimes I feel like saying in anger but I need patience, I want it now!Some people these days

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Dark Cloudsby Annie TornabeneHope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and dark clouds didn't spoil your day. I realize that being grateful is something we have to work at especially at times of family gatherings when there is sure to be someone present that will be a thorn in our side.You are not alone. You probably had a hectic day of preparing for a feast or preparing your heart to be in an

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Happy Thanksgivingby Annie TornabeneYou, my friend, have helped me through good times and bad. You are my happiness, my sorrow; standing beside me, listening, talking and walking with smiles and tears through the years. I am so grateful for your friendship.I am so blessed to have you in my life this thanksgiving.Happy Thanksgiving! May you always be blessed with an abundance of good friends, good

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The Joy Of GratitudeBy Annie TornabeneEvery day is a good day...it can be depending on the way you look at it. With the joy of gratitude, I experience good days with what use to be "bad days"... days full of frustration, despair, disappointments and discouragement. I call those days an "unbelievable" day. This habit keeps me from being overwhelmed with stinking thinking and emotions. Why does

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Thankful For The Lighthouseby Annie TornabeneThis month of gratitude, I remember that I am thankful for the lighthouse that has been a beacon of hope during the storms of life.Through the endless years, a light of hope slowly emerges from it's tall tower in the darken fog... no matter how dark the night may be...or how howling the winds may rage. Hope begins to fill my heart when I see the light.

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One Day At A Timeby Annie TornabeneDo you find it difficult to be in an attitude of gratitude? Do you take one day at a time and focus on the positiveness around you? Do you find it difficult to change the habits of the past?If you've spent a large portion of your life in stinking thinking, you can't expect to change overnight to suddenly thinking positively. You can change little by little...one

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Attitude of GratitudeBy Annie TornabeneGood Morning Friends,I got to reflecting during the night how friendship is something to be extremely grateful for. Friendship is the light of the world. This month is Gratitude Month and we all need to take time to reflect on things in our life that we are grateful.Learning to be thankful for what we have today, and the turmoil of our past, empowers us with

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Are You Crazy?by Annie Tornabene "Are you crazy?" There have been times when I thought I must be crazy to think like this... And there were times when I heard someone say that to me, 'Are you crazy?' There were times when I would have thought it was an insult, but today, I think it is a

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Poverty: Mind, Body and SoulBy Annie TornabeneWhen you hear the word poverty, what comes to your mind? Do you envision the economic crisis? Your empty bank account? A poor hopeless and homeless person sleeping on the park benches? Maybe you think of a third world county where they are hungry or areas of America where they are starving, cold and desolate? Poverty: Mind, Body and Soul.Sure any of

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Smilesby Annie TornabeneSmiles. Ever notice them? Sure you have, without thinking you probably returned the smiles. Smiles are contagious. You can't help but put on a smile when you see smiles.Trying smiling. What happens? You notice your mood changes. Even my daughter has learned when I'm feeling blue, all she has to do is smile and it's better than magic. It's better than taking a pill. It

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From Tears To Hopeby Annie Tornabene Inevitably, we all experience highs and lows in our lives. One moment of yesterday is filled with tears turn to hope for tomorrow. As the Grandmaster stated in Kung Fu Panda, "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a present - that's why they call it a gift." Some days are filled with bewilderment, despair and anxiety. Some days are filled

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What Then?by Annie TornabeneWhen the storms in life hit us, we often ask ourselves, "What then?" Do you remember the last time you said, "What then?" or maybe you said, "Now what?"We are in between circumstances. We've been hit by an obstacle on our course in the strings of life. We've been knocked off course. We often find ourselves just sitting there ... waiting ... looking perplexed and asking

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Meditationby Annie TornabeneSometimes in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, the strife of everyday life keeps us busy with so many distractions and other things. We tend too not have time for meditation. Now days we have so many distractions and creature comforts that we don't realize how distracted we have become. We say we are too tired, that we will do it tomorrow. Let's just chill out

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Perseveranceby Annie TornabeneI will do whatever it takes to live my life to the max. I will keep on keeping on to overcome the storms of life. Perseverance is my way of life because I focus on positive results no matter how long it takes.Denis Waitley said it, "Toughness gives you the resilience to keep pressing on, even if your determination and optimism are lagging." Jim Rohn said, "It takes

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A Forgiving Spiritby Annie TornabeneI will greet each day with a Forgiving Spirit.I'm often asked "How can I move on?" You can't move on without a forgiving spirit. Forgiveness is the mental, and/or spiritual process of ceasing to feel resentment, indignation or anger against another person or persons for a perceived offense, difference or mistake, or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution.

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Choose To Be Happyby Annie TornabeneToday I Will Choose to be HappyHow many of you are stuck in a dark fog of depression because you did not choose to be happy? Wow, that was like a shot between the eyes. Or it was for me when I first realized it.It's time to wake up and smell the roses. If you're not smelling the sweetness of life, it's your stinking thinking that you are smelling. After my

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A Decided Heartby Annie TornabeneI Have a Decided HeartA key to understanding depression is to have a decided heart ... a heart full of passion... a reason to live ... a reason to endure the struggles along the strings of life. Buddha said it so simply that I had to repeat it here. "Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give yourself to it." And so it is, our reason

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Take Actionby Annie TornabeneFumbling through some old books, I found a book called Adrift 76 days lost at sea by Steven Callahan. It caught my eye and I began to read it. Adrift and lost at sea is much like being in the mist of a dark fog of depression ... at least I saw the similarities.In 1981, Steven was sailing by himself from Spain to Antigua. (Ok, so it wasn't a ship as big as this one ...

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Wisdomby Annie TornabeneDo you ever feel blue or down and don't know what to do? Do you wish you could find the magic code or wisdom secret to living a victorious life? Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of every day life, we get caught up in every day strife. There is a key to understanding depression. It is understanding that we need to seek wisdom. Wisdom is having gained the knowledge,

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The Attitudeby Annie TornabeneI wish I could say that my teaching in school was made like this man, Zig Zigglar. Unfortunately they were not. However, I did get a lot of positive forces from people like him outside of my schooling and Zig Ziglar was one of the most influential forces in my early development and career over thirty years ago. I didn't realize it at the time, but the things I heard

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The Buck Stops Hereby Annie TornabeneIf you have ever been in a recovery program, you've probably heard this statement before. You may have heard too that the sins of the father pass on to generation to generation. It used to sound like old cliches to me. Then one day, it dawned on me what it was talking about. One generation teaches the next generation and therefore everyone down the line passes

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The Power Of Loveby Annie TornabeneHeart Shaking Pictures Of Love (Cmp)View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: fotografías pajaritos)When I saw this slide show of these two birds, I couldn't help but feel the power of love. Here two little birds show powerfully love and compassion for the other. Just think if they can show it, how much more can we as humans feel it. Love and

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Fast Trackby Annie TornabeneSo we were hit my a storm, it blew us off track. We don't have to live like that forever. It's time to pick ourselves up and move on. Our Creator has a plan for us and all we have to do is get back on track. Fast track to get back on track. Hum? That sounds like a song forming up in my head.The fast track to getting back on track is very simple because it is 1-2-3

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What A Difference!by Annie TornabeneWhat a difference a day makes! Last night I was in such pain that I wanted to die. Have you ever felt like that? It seems like everything you do just isn't enough.I didn't say anything to anyone because I knew they wouldn't understand. Depression hurts. When I looked at my family and thoughts of you, I knew I had reasons to keep fighting...to keep struggling to

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A New Dayby Annie TornabeneGood Morning, Sunshine! It's the start of a new day.Whenever oceans rise, thunder storms and howling winds are all about me, I will put my trust in my Creator and know that my Creator is protecting me and keeping me safe. I know that with the help of my Creator, I will rise above the storms.I will be still and know that all is under control with the Great Creator. I

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Recoveryby Annie TornabeneIn the heat of the night the power came on. The cool breeze from the air conditioning felt good for a change. I had forgotten how nice the luxuries of life are. . .temporarily.Even during turbulent times, the body adapts to its environment. When we first lost power it was an adjustment as we were having heat waves of 90 to 110 degrees. The storm brought in cool relief. (

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Weathering The Stormby Annie TornabeneWell, it looks like we made it! We have survived and will revive. You haven't heard from me because we lost power during Hurricane Ike at 3:15 am on Saturday morning. They tell me that we will probably be without power for a month. We are on water well but it requires electricity so we lost water too. So much for living out in the country, sort of. Yes I live

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CyberFriendsYou accepted me without Question,I could feel your welcoming Smile,Coming through my monitor,Fingerstyping messages of friendship offered.Miles separate us,we may never meet,but we have bonded.May Our Cyber Friendship Last..Till the END of the account..Hugs in an attitude of gratitude,Annie This message was created before Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coastal shores. If you are

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Be Patientby Annie TornabeneClick to Pass OnLooks like we made it! We just had to be patient and wait out the storm. So it is with life. We need to be patient, our Creator isn't finished with us yet. Be still, have patience. Know that all things are possible but it takes time. Rome wasn't built in a day. Any great masterpiece has taken time. The great artist, Leonardo da Vinci painted three Mona

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Victor or Victim?by Annie TornabeneDo you feel like a victor or victim? Do you wish you could find the magic code or the secret to living a victorious life now? Some times in the hustle and bustle of every day life, we get caught up in every day strife. Then it is easy to take on the role of the victim instead of the victor. Don't do it!You were created to live a victorious life. Don't let anyone

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Dodge Ballby Annie TornabeneClick to Pass OnHave you ever played dodge ball? Of course, you have or probably did as a child at least. Life is a little like playing dodge ball. Right now, I feel like we are playing dodge ball with the approaching hurricane Ike. Or at least I hope we dodge it. Oh, well, I know we can't dodge it, we just have to make the best of it. I am grateful for the opportunity

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Listen To Your Heartby Annie TornabeneLove can change everything in your life. With love, all things are possible. Live, love and laugh in the presence of joy and peace. Listen to your heart. What is it saying about your hopes and dreams? Don't let what happened in your past, hold you back. Empower yourself today. We will remember and learn to do something about it. No matter what has happened in

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We will remember! We will strive! We will overcome all obstacles. Nothing is impossible. God bless the USA!!! God bless America! I'm proud to be an American, living in this great land today!United we stand to make a difference in the lives of ourselves and those around us. We can make a difference!

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Suffering In The Mindby Annie TornabeneWhether you are suffering in the mind or the body, there is a better way. Helen Keller was blind from birth. To many that was suffering in the mind. To others they saw her as suffering in the body.Helen Keller learned that you could make the most of your life. No matter what hand you are dealt or whatever circumstances you are facing, you can change your

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Building Your Musclesby Annie TornabeneI was going through some old pictures. One of the pictures I came across was that of an old flame of mine that was into body building. His whole identity revolved around building your muscles.He never understood my world and I never understood his obsession with building your muscles.To me it was more important in building your muscles in your mind. In

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What Is Withinby Annie TornabeneAre you struggling with negative thoughts? Depression? Anger? Anxiety? Hatred? Fear? What is within you? Take a good look at what is within you.You are like a stain glass window that you never realize its true beauty until darkness sets in and the light from within shines through. How beautiful is you stain glass window that is within you? Is the light that is

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Truth Will Set You Freeby Annie TornabeneWhite Lies? There is no such thing as a white lie. It's like being a little bit pregnant. Either you are or are not. Knowing the truth will set you free.Telling a white lie is still being dishonest. Would you say that you are a little bit pregnant? No, just a drop of urine can tell if you are or are not pregnant. And no amount of urine will make a

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Grain Of Sandby Annie TornabeneHave you ever seen a pearl? Probably you have. You admire its color, its glimmer, and its smoothness. It all started with a tiny grain of sand. A little grain of sand logged in the clam. It irritated the clam but he turned it little by little (one baby step at a time) into something beautiful.That little grain of sand became a beautiful, radiating pearl - a

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Put Up Your Bannersby Annie TornabeneDo you feel some time that you need to put up your banners just to make it through the day? Come on you can make it! Yeah! Some times each step you take seems to be a struggles. Don't let the strings of life get you down. You are in the battle for your best life. What banners are you flying?Flying the banners of love, peace and tranquility will help you find

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Are You Weary?by Annie TornabeneHave you ever been in a situation where you felt no matter what you did everything was falling apart? Or maybe you found every time you open your mouth, something negative was coming out? Without even thinking you hear yourself tearing a co-worker or family member down or criticizing their work. You feel the anxiety, the anger, the fear. Then you realize what you

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The Journeyby Annie TornabeneEveryday you are on the journey to explore your best life now. No one has ever traveled you same path. You are not alone on the strings of life. Thousands of people just like you travel along the strings of life everyday, but each one has a slightly different path. Each one of us has our own path to travel, sometimes together sometimes apart. No two people will ever

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Happy Labor Dayby Annie TornabeneLabor Day, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers in other words, we the people. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers (the average American) have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.In 1882 it began being celebrated and became a

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The World Needs Loveby Annie TornabeneWhat the world needs now is love, sweet love. Remember that tune. Here it is 30 or 4o years later and we are still crying out for love. Not the mushy kind of love, true unconditional love for each other. There is so little of it. We look for love in all the wrong places. Do you realize how much can be done with love?The Power that created you has the power to

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Keep Your Chin Upby Annie TornabeneWhen is a boxer at his greatest risk? It may not be when you think. As a child I had to watch all the boxing matches. The only one I remember in real life was George Foreman. My Dad was a golden glove boxer in his early years and was disappointed when I went into martial arts. After seeing me perform, he said it was like boxing without the gloves. You never knew

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Glamour Shotsby Annie Tornabene Put your best face forward is what my Mother always said. Your Mother may have told you similar statements. Whatever trouble gets you down, whatever circumstances you face, hold your chin up high and smile. It makes your enemies wonder what is going on in your life that makes you smile in the face of adversary. Your friends will admire you for your

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Celebrate Lifeby Annie TornabeneYesterday I was at a funeral of an elderly lady that I didn't know. I did know her children. As I sat there, I was reminded of my own Father's Celebration of Life ceremony over two and a half years ago. (We didn't call it a funeral - it was a celebration of his life.) We looked at a picture slide show of his life and told warm heart-felt and funny stories about his

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Hopeby Annie TornabeneIn each one's life a little pain and grief must fall. It's part of being alive. Sometimes pain and grief feel like the rainforest's rains. We wonder if it will ever end. Crushing poverty, rampant drug and alcohol use, increasing economic conditions, diseases, and chronic racial and relationship tensions have largely caused a problem for many. No matter what circumstances you

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Out Of The Ashesby Annie Tornabene As I watch the burning embers from the pile of burning dead tree limbs that had fallen in my yard from a recent storm that went through here, it brings me to the realization that our lives are like ashes. Ashes are the dead residue of what had been on fire...a flame of passion gone dead...the hurts and pains that is left in our lives from past troubles and

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Walking A Tightropeby Annie TornabeneDoes just daily living leave you feeling a little stressed out? Headlines loom of world hunger. International conflict. Political unrest. Drugs. Violence. Everywhere you turn you see poverty on the rise. Maybe you look at your cashflow and wonder how you are going to pay all the bills. Maybe you have other issues that are causing you to feel like you are

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Amazing Gratitudeby Annie TornabeneIn an attitude of amazing gratitude today I want you to listen to Mike Dooley talk about how thoughts become things. You've often heard me say that our thoughts become our actions, actions bring about results. Together we can make a difference.This is how you have a week of empowerment. Begin and end each day in an attitude of amazing gratitude. Begin on Sunday,

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Abundant Livingby Annie TornabeneI'm Rich...... This morning I searched my wallet. It was empty. Then, I checked my pockets . I found a few coins . I then searched my heart and found you. Then, I realized how rich I really am... Thanks for being my friend and e-mail buddy! May you be as rich as I am!Have you ever realized how rich you truly are to have at least one friend? My daughter told me

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Family Tiesby Annie TornabeneGrowing up the first contact we have with anyone is our families. Whatever experience we have, it begins with the family. Some of us had good experiences with family. And some not good experiences with family. Some of us didn't know we had bad experiences with family, we just thought that was the way it was. It was not until later in life, when we experience other

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The ChampionBy Annie TornabeneAs we watch the Olympic games in Beijing, I am reminded what it take to be the champion. That include finding the champion in you.In 1644, a child named Antonio Stradivari was born. He, at a time when the average person lived be 35-40 years old, lived to be 93 years old. Amazing!The reason I talk about him today is because he used very primitive tools to be the best

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My Gift To Youby Annie TornabeneMy gift to you is the present.What a gift!Grab it before it slips away.Guide me, through the sand I shift.Precious moments are all we have.You would give me your precious moments.They can take away our possessions,Nay can they rob us of our few comments.Our moments are precious and few.The moments we share I can take anywhere.If I never hear from you again,I will

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Doing Hula Hoopsby Annie TornabeneWhat impels you to get out of bed each morning? What is your passion? What keeps you going? Are you trying to live up to someone else's dream? Are you living your dream?I've been watching the Olympics this week and it is amazing what some of these athletes do every day. They exercise their skill seven or eight hours a day. They eat, breath and live their skill.

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Toxic Emotionsby Annie TornabeneSEXY & HOT COMMENTSHave you ever felt the venom of anger? The bitterness of fear? Or the sting of hatred? All of these emotions are toxic to our bodies just like poison. It's like going pass a chemical plant that is releasing toxin gases into the air. It makes it hard to breathe. Have you passed a chemical plant like that? It takes your breath away.Then why to we

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Love Your Lifeby Annie TornabeneWe have our circle of friends. I call you my friend. We all get by with a little help from our friends. Sometimes I help you. Sometimes you help me. Together we can make a difference in understanding depression. Sometimes in life we get hurt. It's hard to know what to say. It's hard to express what we are feeling inside. It's hard to know who to trust with our

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Hit Me With Your Best Shotby Annie TornabeneSometimes we feel like nobody notices all that we do. We feel nobody knows how deeply we love. Nobody know how hard we try. Little acts of kindness never go unnoticed. Someone is always watching. You may not realize it, but someone is watching. They may not tell you, they may not be thankful for all that you do, but they notice. Don't worry, be happy

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Saying Goodbyeby Annie TornabeneMy nephew didn't get to come to his Granddad's (my Dad) funeral two and a half years ago because of the distance and cost. My how time flies. Since he's been down here, I've tried not to say anything about Granddad. Being a curious boy, he has asked many questions about Granddad. He instinctively knew not to ask the questions around my Mom or his new Grandfather (

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Shake Your Boodyby Annie TornabeneSome days I'm in pain so much that I just want to sit there and not move. Or when a dark cloud looms over me, I think I will just sit here. When I sit; nothing happens. I slip into greater darkness of depression and I hurt more. Our Creator created us to move. Our bodies are not solid and unmovable like a board or piece of wood. Our bodies were created for

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War Zoneby Annie TornabeneYou feel like you've had a bad day? If you heard sirens blaring, rockets going off and people screaming, you would think you were in the middle of a war zone. Wouldn't you? You would be running to prepare for battle. Well millions of people every day are in a battle over depression. It's a battle in their mind. You may be one of those facing a battle or battles in your

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The Makeoverby Annie TornabeneI was reading in Glamour Magazine and realized how much depression is like having a makeover. People who knew me a few years ago would agree. The beauty makeovers that transform a lady who thought she had no beauty transformed into a really beautiful person decked out with flattering clothes and makeup highlighted just in the right spots. That's what I'm talking

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Today I started a taking a water aerobic body flow class. The great thing about water aerobic exercise is that if you are overweight or recovering from an injury or illness that has left you very weak, it is very hard to hurt yourself doing them. The water is supporting your weight instead of your lower limbs so a workout is less painful. The aerobic water exercises are increase muscular stamina

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The storm has passed and once again, we find we made it. My nephew was disappointed that the storm wasn't any worse. After all the preparing, the storm wasn't as bad as we had anticipated. Just like our own personal storms of life; it wasn't so bad.During the storm, I saw squirrels running in the trees and flying through the air trying to find safety. I saw these tiny little animals grab a branch

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Hello there, happy Tuesday to you all. I know it’s not the best day of the week - heck, I’d say it’s probably the worst, next to Monday - but what can you do other than try and enjoy it? My sentiments exactly. Anyhoo, moving on…We're awaiting tropical storm or hurricane Edouard to hit the shores of Texas this morning. Life for us is running in a chaotic pace with much anxiety of the approaching

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People write me all the time telling me how much they stressed out on Monday - like the song says, Monday, Monday can't stand that day -- just because it was "Monday."One lady said she thought every Monday she was pregnant because she had morning sickness on the way to work. I wrote him back and asked her why? She said "I get so nauseated on the way to work now cause I can't stand it there! I

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I am too blessed to be distressed. ~ AnnieIn the hustle and bustle of life, men and women are becoming more stressed or worried over the little things. What can you do? What kind of attitude are you carrying? What do you want? Are you happy dragging around? I don't think so. First of all realize, that most of the little things you worry or become stressed over never happen! Taking baby steps

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Our Creator created us to make a difference. We are not here by accident. We were given a mind to choose what we will in life. Are you making a difference? Everyone whom we come in contact with, leaves more positive or negative. What are you being left with? What are you leaving behind? When someone gives a little for you, what is your reaction? Do you notice it? Are you willing to do something

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What we think about, and thank about, we bring about. ~ John F. DemartiniLive not a low life; remember and forget not; follow not wrong ideas; sink not into the world. ~ BuddhaAll that we are is the result of what we have thought. ~ BuddhaWe are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. Think big! ~ Nelson MandelaTake the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole

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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. ~ Randy Pausch We sometimes think what would we say to someone if we knew it was our last chance to speak to them. Rarely do we get such a change to hear such profound thoughts. When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he

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Get more from www.comment365.com Today in the mist of the hustle and bustle of everyday life, in the mist of all the chaos in your life, empower yourself with the light from within. You have the power to change your life. You can empower your mind to heal. See yourself as a big drop of liquid chocolate plunging into a pool of liquid chocolate to ripple through the pool to make a difference in

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The road to success is always under construction. ~ Lily TomlinThat's right. In everything you do is walking, talking and breathing. Are you making the most of it? What does your walk say? What does your talk say? What does your breath say?You can find out a lot about a person by the way the walk, talk and breathe. What does your choices, reactions and emotions reveal about the way you live life?

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The older I get, the more I realize that life is a journey where we need to be in an attitude of gratitude to make the most of our life. If we are in an attitude of gratitude, we experience the best possibilities life has to offer us.If we are in troubled waters or a storm of life, think can I do something about it? Is there a better way? What can be changed? Define what that means to you. Each

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We've been jamming tonight and listening to JC - no other than the late great Johnny Cash. Inspiration comes from strange places. Here's what I've learned about depression.1) Understand Your Man ...er, you are the man! Huh hum! In understanding depression, keep the spirit of believing in yourself. You can do it! The power of believing is amazing. You are right whether you believe you can or

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Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you. ~ Marsha NormanThe power of one is a tremendous force. It doesn't seem like much by itself. In a dark room, try lighting one candle and see how much light appears. Add another candle one by one and see how bright the room becomes. The same with water. One drop doesn't look like much, but keep dropping

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I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. - Jane AustenWhen bad things happened, I never thought it was related to my stinking thinking. I was certain that it due to something else: the environment, the economy, an ex, etc. Certainly I wasn't responsible for my "bad luck." I was wrong. Bad things happen to good people. It was due to my stinking thinking. I

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Sometimes the hustle and bustle of everyday life has got us pulling our hair out. The chaos, the grind, the aches and pains, the stress just seems to fill all of our nooks and crannies until it seems like their is no room for anything else. Sound familiar?The past month or so, I have had my 11 year old nephew staying with me. It was his first time to be away from home. Living so far from me, he

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The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. ~ SocratesWhether you are in depression or simply trying to enjoy life a little more, turning your mind into a more positive state is a great idea. We all need to look at things in a more positive way. Fact of life is there are things all around us that work on pulling us down like gravity and aging. It's the way we

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Be thankful in all things. I know you are busy, but alway live your life in an attitude of gratitude. Even those events and circumstances in our lives that don't look pleasing. Sometimes we should be thankful for something that looks like a disaster. One time, I was in the five o'clock traffic approaching an intersection. Suddenly, my car started to overheat. Which was surprising since it was a

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Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind. - Alice MeynellSome people think that waiting is a waste of time. It's a total write-off if you have times of no activity, they feel. I know when I was young, my Mother said, "Idol hands are the devil's workshop." Did you hear that too? What I have learned, is that busying myself can be accepting the quietness. Quieting

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