EverydayLife December Top EC Dropper

Thank you very much once again and may this year 2009 bring you all the luck in life. More power Entrecarders.

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A Family Vacation

Family vacations can be a bit tricky, especially if you have little children. If it was just you and your partner, it wouldn't be that bad. I'll bet you can enjoy each other anywhere you'd wish. And the fact that you wouldn't have to worry about pleasing any body else but yourselves is just comforting. But the truth is, most couples don't have this luxury anymore. They've got other people to worry about and consider when it comes to planning a trip away from home.
With little kids, it gets even more hectic. They would demand a lot of attention, and you'd have to make sure that they enjoy. But then again, this often spoils it for the parents.
Thank goodness I can now plan a Jersey Shore beach Vacation where I am sure the whole family will enjoy. It features the best water parks in New Jersey and I'm sure that it would please the kids more. Of course, amusement parks are always good for a family vacation. It's always a paradise of fun for a family with kids, and I don't have to worry about a thing. I'm sure that it would be a better vacation for us to go to than staying at home and boring the kids during the school holidays.

The inability to say no to other people

What else can influence the way we spend our time? One thing may be our inability to say no to other people. Why might this be? Are we wanting to feel needed and important? Afraid of offending the person who is doing the asking, of losing his or her love or approval?
Has our upbringing over-emphasized the virtue of pleasing and fitting in with others, or failed to foster a sufficiently strong sense of our needs and identity?
If any of those are the case, we are making choices on an unsatisfactory basis and our use of time will reflect this. Respecting others and ourselves equally sets us free to make unpressurized choices, including those which involve saying no- gently and politely - to others when it would be good and right to do so.
Review what you are currently doing and how you came to be doing those things. Are there any projects or activities which - for good reasons - you now need to relinquish in the right way and time? Perhaps such action would make it possible for you to say yes - for all the right reasons - to other projects or activities in the future.
I hope all my readers will learn from this like I for myself. I don't remember any instances in my life that I said yes but deeply I hate it. This reading from Jean Watson about Time and ways to slow down is an eye opener. A good reminder and reference for everyday life.

Stock Take Madness

There are a few things that make me glad that the Christmas season is over. But there is only one reason that gives me a big smile. Usually after the Christmas break stores have their stock take or clearance sale. It's a sale that gives me a reason to spend some of my Christmas bonus. Most of the time I get good bargains on really good brands.
The only bad thing about is the rush that it gives people. Usually people try to flock to malls and department stores to grab all the good bargains earlier. I don't like to rush with people so I end up shopping after the madness. I still get good stuff, but I end up trying to find things that would fit me. The smaller dress sizes are the first ones to go. But all in all, post Christmas is still a happy time for big shoppers like me.

Gifts of Thought

Every Christmas seems to be about the gifts that we receive. Most of us think that we need something new every year. Most people would insists on having new gadgets as gifts. Others would consider beauty products as their must haves this holiday season. There are a few who would love to get their hands on new self defense products to help themselves.
Have we ever stopped to think for a moment that the real meaning of Christmas is beyond the gifts or the receiving. Sharing is the fact that is probably not too obvious for most. Yes, Christmas is all about sharing and giving; and off course celebration for the birth of Jesus Christ.

Away most of the day

Most of the day until Jan.5 I'm out. Pardon me entrecard droppers, visitors and commentators. I'll get back to you soon. Kids are on vacation and hubby is on leave so we got a lot of time to spend together out and have fun. You know, we don't have any relatives here in Australia, it's just us celebrating Christmas and New Year. We tried to enjoy every single moment now that we have plenty of time. We missed Christmas in the Philippines but we tried to enjoy Australia. Exploring the places we haven't been yet. We turned one year living here in Aussie last Dec.20, 2008 but only few places we been to.
For now, I have to prepare for church first. Remember it's Sunday. We made sure we spend time with HIM before anything else.
By the way, have you already heard the pain pump word? Just asking because it's new to me. I have the read the full meaning to the words. See you guys and Happy Holiday.

Inspirational Approach

I love reading inspirational approach as well as words of wisdom. I also love to create my own simple thoughts. Let me share to you my collections and few of my creations.

Every moment you have a choice, regardless of what has happened before. Choose right now to move forward, positively and confidently, into your incredible future.

Action springs not from though, but from a readiness for responsibility.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Dale Carnegie

I began to think, and to think is one real advance from hell to heaven.
Daniel Defoe

I discover I always have choice and sometimes it's only a choice of attitude.
Judith M. Knowlton

In tense situations, tell yourself, 'I can't
handle everything, but I am in charge of
my attitude, and I choose to relax.'
Richard Daly


Worry is like a rocking chair.
It will give you something to do,
but it won't get you anywhere.

Worrying is carrying a burden
God never intended us to bear.

Holding onto worries keeps you
feeling vulnerable. Life will feel calmer when you let them flow by.
Gillian Butler and Tony Hope

Getting stuck is a wonderful
place to be because it is a
prerequisite to being unstuck.
Mike Yaconelli

We can change, slowly and
steadily, if we set our will to it
Robert H. Benson

Character - in things great
and small - is indicated when a man pushes with sustained
follow-through what he feels
himself capable of doing.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

To gain that which is worth having,
it may be necessary to lose everything else.
Bernadette Devlin

I have accepted all, and I am free.
The inner chains are broken as well as those outside.
Charles F. Ramuz

The only way to grow is tp
let go.
Anne Wilson Schaef

It may encourage you to think,
'What was the best thing that happened to me today?'
at the end of each day.
Richard Daly

It is a help to have something to do, and not to creep about
in a dim fatiguing dream of
anxiety.
A.C. Benson

It never hurts your eyesight to
look at the bright side of life!
Richard Daly

Christmas Worries

My hubby has been very worried lately because of the coming Christmas holidays. Firstly, he's been worried about how to spend his vacation; but assured him that time he spends with us is worth more than anything else. Of course, it would also be great if we could spend a day at the beach; a shopping spree, and more fun with the kids.
Of course that wasn't all he was worrying about. He was probably worried about what gift he would be giving me, but he ended up giving me the right gift in the end. He was also particularly worried about a gift for his own dad. You see, my father in law is a bit of a sport fan. So my hubby got over that worry by giving him a nice set of Ping Golf clubs. Well actually, it was just a couple; but I think that my father in law would be very pleased with those. So my hubby ended up worrying about a lot of things this holiday season, but he was able to get over them quite easily.