Browsing All Posts filed under »staying positive«

quiz: is your family toxic?

June 15, 2007

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Again, not the world’s deepest quiz, but useful nonetheless. After all, you already know the answer, deep-down. Sometimes you need to go a roundabout route to look at something that’s right in front of you; we all need to warm up to such things. Get the code in HTML at the end if you want […]

staying hyped – momo

June 14, 2007

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Yes, it’s another trip into the momo zone! This one is an interesting video about letting inspiration into your life and what to do with it once it’s there. Think about that for a second: what good is inspiration going to do you if you don’t take the actions that it inspires? Linked to this […]

bob dylan on the cycle of life

June 11, 2007

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  He not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

we’ve got mail!

June 6, 2007

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Remember sulz‘s postcard project from last month? Well, we registered right away and it’s arrived and we finally got a scan for your delectification. Yay, we’ve got a penpal in Malaysia! Unfortunately, half the text is in Malay and my Malay is just the teensiest bit rusty. Can anyone help a sister out? The text […]

Mary Pickford on failure

June 5, 2007

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The failure is not in falling down. The failure is in staying down. Mary Pickford inspirational quotes wikipage :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

a good life

June 1, 2007

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  “Sweat every day, laugh every day, and that’s the secret to a good life.” Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa inspirational quotes wikipage :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Diane Ackerman on beginnings, endings, and the part in between

May 31, 2007

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  It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. Diane Ackerman inspirational quotes wikipage :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

paint your car for $50

May 30, 2007

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Well since we’re on the subject of budget makeovers, let’s just take a gander at this and agree that the man is a genius. Considering how much time people spend in their cars, and how easy it is to let them get run-down when you haven’t the cash to get them seen to professionally, these […]

come on, get happy!

May 28, 2007

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Oh, don’t try to pretend you don’t secretly love this song! Spring is turning into Summer and it is officially the proper time of year for dumb, upbeat tunes. This is among the best. Click to play and bliss out for a groovy and totally happenin’ mental vacation of just over 60 seconds. Ladies and gentlemen, […]

interview: the happiness myth

May 28, 2007

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This is a very enlightening interview with Dr. Jennifer Michael Hecht, author of The Happiness Myth: Why What We Think Is Right Is Wrong, from Psychjourney Podcasts (and welcome to the blogroll; it’s a very helpful site, especially for those who like to listen rather than read). There are a lot of good points in […]

Apollinaire on the power within

May 23, 2007

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  “Come to the edge.” “We can’t. We’re afraid.” “Come to the edge.” “We can’t. We will fall!” “Come to the edge.” And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew. Guillaume Apollinaire 1880-1918 French poet & philosopher inspirational quotes wikipage :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::