Tools for Enacting Your New Year's Resolutions!

Hi again, It's Lisa here. I've been excited these past few months anticipating the positive changes that I wanted to make in my everyday life. Then 

the BIG DAY 

       

  came...

    the 1st.  

(By the way!)

I guess I figured I would start my "no more refined sugar unless its a bona fide special occasion" today. A person can change their mind, right?  I mean, this is still technically a holiday...right? 

Anyway, I wanted to share some tools with you that I have found on youtube that have really inspired me. Whether you are wanting to improve your personal efficiency, sales success, or desperately need to define a path for your future-you'll find help here:  https://www.youtube.com/user/BrianTracySpeaker.  

As a matter of fact, I have subscribed to his channel. He is a very good motivational speaker who makes you feel like anything is possible! BUT he does make it clear that self-discipline is the foundation that all other success is built upon.(This is where I will need to begin!)

Another delightful youtuber who posts very encouraging and inspiring videos is Dominique Sachse at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMoqFxwCFEE.  
                                                                       
...She covers everything from, "10 Ways to Wear a Scarf", to a tour of her beautiful home, to How-to's for glamour and fitness! She's refreshingly humble and sweet, but sassy enough to be fun : 



Another way to gain insights and inspiration for us hard copy book lovers, is to go to your local library or book traders and enjoy the luxury of browsing the many offerings there. Personally, I like to buy my own copy because I just about HAVE to read with a pen or highlighter in my hand! For those borrowed treasures, I have an old-fashioned lined notebook which I fill with pages upon pages of outlined advice---transforming it into my very own "Success Handbook", lol



It helps to realize that developing direction and breaking that down into goal-oriented steps will take time and effort, but learn to actually ENJOY the process...because that's what it really is---a process. It feels good just to get started though, so there's reward right from the get go!

Hope you find some hope and inspiration in these resources. Please do leave your thoughts and personal experiences in the comments, and share this blog with those of your friends and family who may benefit or contribute! Thank you for stopping by and do come again, because...

...there's BEAUTY FOR LIVING!

Sincerely, 
Lisa 

Sage, Marshmallow, and Jett

Hobby Farm Hello!

When Blueberries are Red...

Our young layers

     It's nearly officially Winter here now, but the weather has been unseasonably warm....In fact, you'd think it  was Spring around here the way some birds are behaving! My pear tree even had some blooms on it the other day! The camellias are blooming in succession as the previous owner planted several varieties over her 20+ years developing the landscaping on the place " )

Freckle-resting from his grueling cat schedule!

    I get a lot of beauty-inspiration from just living on this little hill in the South. As you head up about halfway, you can turn around and see quite a distance on a clear day. Sometimes I'm not thrilled to have to go out for chores, but I almost always have a change of heart a few minutes into it-The animals are always happy to see me (well, ok, I do mean "food", lol!) and going through our routines together is just plain wholesome. It evokes a sort of connectedness with all of those who've done just what I'm doing throughout the past ages back as far as.....well, oblivion!

     Beauty truely IS all around us...even in the most basic and humble of surroundings. I like to "tweak" the landscape and dwellings in my little domain as I go-trim a limb here, add a flowerbed there, garnish a dinner plate just for added umph.... It adds satisfaction and purpose to everyday living...

     What can you do to add or highlight the beauty in your world?

Please comment and share as you feel inspired to do so,and Happy Wednesday!

Lisa M.