"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action." Disreali
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Opportunity is Knocking
As you reflect on the year 2014 and look ahead to the New Year, take a moment to consider all we have to be thankful for. Opportunity is knocking. Keep an open eye for opportunity in the New Year. And take action. Decide to be happy. to keep a positive outlook. Avoid negative people. Focus on what matters most to you.
"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action." Disreali
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action." Disreali
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
A Wish
Hope your Christmas is Merry and Bright...
Twas the Night Before Christmas
A Visit from St. Nicholas
By Clement C. Moore
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."
Twas the Night Before Christmas
A Visit from St. Nicholas
By Clement C. Moore
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."
Monday, December 22, 2014
Personal Change
Where would you like to be this time next year? How much wealth would you like to accumulate? Do you have goals you dream of some reaching? How would you envision your ideal life? If you could change any part of your life, what would you change? How would you make the change(s) you dream of?
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."
--T. S. Eliot
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."
--T. S. Eliot
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Money Mastery
Are you wondering if you'll ever get out of that dreaded money rut? Too many expenses and not quite enough income to cover those basic needs?
Are the master of your money or does money master you?
Listen to this -
Are the master of your money or does money master you?
Listen to this -
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Your Gratitude List
Christmas time brings plenty of opportunities to say thanks to family and special friends.
Who is on your Gratitude list? Who would you like to share a smile and a kind word with? Who has made your success a little easier? Your life a little better?
Who is on your Gratitude list? Who would you like to share a smile and a kind word with? Who has made your success a little easier? Your life a little better?
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Incredible Success
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is one of those classic books that have helped many achieve incredible success. In business and life.
Hard work and persistence are just 2 of the keys to gaining the success you dream of.
Listen to this time honored wisdom for some tips on what you can do to achieve success -
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do, without a thought of fame.
—Longfellow.
Hard work and persistence are just 2 of the keys to gaining the success you dream of.
Listen to this time honored wisdom for some tips on what you can do to achieve success -
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do, without a thought of fame.
—Longfellow.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
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