balance: New Horizons....
- 03/15/13 03:29 AM
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” -Andre Gide
Frequently, I find myself thinking about the past, somewhat reliving the past. Not in an attempt to change what had happened, but to understand what happened and trying to learn as much as possible so I won't repeat the same mistakes again...
Like most people, I’ve been hurt. For a long time, when I was young, I held onto those aches and pains because I wasn’t sure how to handle them.
Like most out there, I would act like they never occurred. … (4 comments)
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balance: November things I am grateful for day 25:
- 11/25/12 03:10 AM
I am grateful for the quiet mornings. Those days when iIwalk peacefully waiting for sunrises, trying to keep my head screwed on, focusing on what is really important, and realizing that to not let the 'old me' creep back in, is a daily exercise. Those mornings when, while in awe of the immense and beautiful Universe, who granted me more blessings than I deserved, I feel the cold morning breeze come and kiss my face...I almost can hear it murmur....' Don't worry....everything is and will be okay...'. In those little moments, when Nature and I connect, the whole … (1 comments)
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balance: Courage!
- 08/27/12 10:56 PM
Courage is what moves us forward. There is no perfect time, perfect situation, or perfect circumstance…it’s okay to be afraid…we jump and the solutions will come as we go along…sometimes the things we fear the most turn out to be the best in our lives, however we will never know if we keep holding on to the regular and well known excuses…it is our choice and no one can’t be blamed for us not making a choice to live our own life... worth listening to it.
http://radiostatic.lifewithoutlimbs.org/march/08_28_2012_Skydiving.mp3
Have a great day!
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balance: Growing Pains.
- 08/14/12 10:22 PM
Just sharing with you my morning reading for today. "I do not remember the exact age when I began to experience growing pains. I woke up in the middle of the night very uncomfortable. My legs hurt. My arms hurt. It seemed everything hurt. After a while the pain went away and I was a bit tall... er, my arms a bit longer. We go through a similar process for spiritual growth. Courageously asking ourselves hard questions that intentionally expand the boundaries of what we are taught to believe, grows our soul's understanding. Often it is a painful process, especially when … (4 comments)
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balance: Note to self: JUST BREATHE!
- 07/30/12 10:55 PM
Have you ever gotten so involved with something that it completely consumed you? I guess, at one point or another, we all have been there. It kept you away from your loved ones, your friends, your obligations, your health…
If you see yourself in one of those crazy vortexes that comes into our lives from time to time, stop for a little, evaluate the situation, remove all the 'drama' factor...then ask yourself - Does this have a different solution, what if I change my perspective just an inch? Is it as intense and important as I believe it is? … (5 comments)
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balance: A Magic Moment!
- 06/17/12 10:04 PM
I woke up this morning and between that little moment before the dream's memories goes away and the reality sets in, I hear birds chirping as the sun rises, the day gets brighter almost by the second. The sound of the ocean waves smoothly playing with the rocks and pebbles on the beach comes to me through my bedroom windows. The brine smell creeps in and reminds me of how blessed I am. I throw my legs up in the air and push the covers away just to feel the morning chill in the air, I pull them back up to my neck and snuggle under it for a … (4 comments)
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balance: Who is this person on my mirror, who stares right back at me?
- 06/08/12 02:31 AM
Look into the mirror... NO, I am not kidding....seriously look into the mirror. Instead checking out your skin, face, shave, hair, clothes, etc.... look into the eyes that stare right back at you. Look deep into the person that stares right back at you. Then ask: 'Who are you?'
Have you ever done this exercise? Once in a while I do practice this and to be honest is not always a pleasant exercise, okay, all right, 99.9% of the times is actually an unpleasant experience, but it is an eye opening one. Sometimes I get the answers to my own questions, … (4 comments)
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balance: OVERCOME YOUR FEARS WITH ACTION
- 06/07/12 10:05 PM
Do the thing you fear and fear disappears. Confront your fears, list them, get to know them and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead. Your obstacles will melt away, if instead of cowering before them, you make up your mind to walk boldly through them. One of the greatest surprises you'll experience, is when you discover that you can do what you were afraid you couldn't do. The only thing you have to fear is fear itself. When you face the things that scare you, you open the door to freedom. F.E.A.R - … (4 comments)
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balance: What do we really NEED?
- 05/23/12 06:58 AM
Today, after a number of days of a persistent rain, the sun finally came out this afternoon. It feels good to open the windows and doors, to go out and sit on the deck and look at the blue skies.
When I sit here, looking around me and absorbing all the beauty around me, I ponder about how blessed I am. I have lovely, respectful and successful children, I have two wonderful ex-husbands that regardless of our ended marriages we are still good friends. They were and still are an important part of my life and we all have a … (5 comments)
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balance: Embrace Changes.
- 05/08/12 11:10 PM
It's Wednesday and it pours outside.
Looking out of my kitchen window I see nature changing right before my eyes. The brown grass that lingered throughout the winter is now of a vibrant green. Flowers are a little confused about the weather and some have not shown themselves this year at all, but spring flowers started to blossom, showing that them, have also changed after the winter.
As I sit here, on my computer, enjoying a warm coffee and my last few minutes of personal time, I start writing this, before the business hat kicks in, it makes me travel … (0 comments)
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balance: If you could have one DO OVER....what would you change?
- 05/06/12 10:37 PM
On my readings this morning I caught up with my friend Tony Bovi's writings. His Monday morning thoughts made me think and I thought I would share with you.
'If you had one thing in your life that you could do over again, what would it be? Would you do something different like correct a problem you had or maybe a decision you always questioned or relive a moment that meant so much to you? Personally, I wouldn’t change a thing in my life. The mistakes I made, the wrong decisions, the precious moments are all what made me who I … (6 comments)
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balance: Out of Control.
- 05/06/12 01:02 AM
My life can, sometime, engulf me into a vortex of happenings that gets me completely out of control.
Regardless of how much I exercise to keep a balance in life, things happens now and then, that completely knock me out of my comfortable place.
I can deal with all of it for a while, and usually by the time I blink they are gone, but, occasionally I allow these issues to entrap me and drag me with it.
Worrying about little things gets me frustrated to realize that, regardless of how much I 'think' I know, there are still much … (4 comments)
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balance: Finding Balance
- 04/29/12 10:25 PM
“Balance is the point where the spiritual, physical and emotional aspects of our personalities meet and concur” –Deirdre Lovell
It's funny to realize, every day, how life works. Do you know when you get a car, that you believe to be totally unique, just to realize, after you buy it, that every other person in town has the same model. Or you think about someone you haven't heard or talked to for a while, that person, just out of the blue, send you a note or make a call? Well this happens to me, a lot.
Last week it was one … (2 comments)
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balance: Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover
- 04/24/12 12:50 AM
“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain.
Mr. Twain is not talking about mountain climbers or extreme skiers. When he says ‘you will be more disappointed…’ he is talking about YOU!
But how do you go from being afraid of achieving exploring, dreaming, and discovering, to actually exploring, dreaming, and discovering?
The first step is to take a moment, and … (2 comments)
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balance: Your ATTITUDE matters!
- 04/19/12 10:56 PM
Over a century ago, William James said, "The greatest discovery of this generation is that a human being can alter their life by altering their attitude."
I believe this with all my heart, and over the years have seen it happen countless times. What most people fail to realize is that your attitude not only impacts your happiness and your success, it also impact the happiness and success of all the people around you...your family, your friends, your peers at work, and even strangers that you meet throughout an uneventful day.
You don't need to believe me. Do your own … (10 comments)
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balance: It's time for a well deserved break...
- 04/19/12 03:02 AM
Something to help re-focus...enjoy
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balance: Hey, psssst....have a great day!
- 04/17/12 10:26 PM
...for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.' Apostle Paul to the Philippians
Learning to appreciate what we have, in its simplicity and beauty, whether we have abundance or not, here and now, is the secret to a happy existence. Don't let the things you don't have annul the value of the things you do.
Do … (11 comments)
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balance: Tribute to a Saturday Morning.
- 04/13/12 11:57 PM
by Noemi Cardoso - 04/12/2012
It's another day and it starts quite interesting...I am still laying on my bed, between the realm of conscious and unconsciousness as the choir of birds sings outside my window, as to remind me that it is Saturday, and a beautiful day is outside awaiting to be lived.
I open my eyes and look through the windows....the day welcomes me with soft tones of blues, whites, silver and green...I can tell that the sun is already hot and high and it's only 6:45 in the morning.
Slowly, and still sleepy, I head downstairs to start my … (2 comments)
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balance: Keeping yourself motivated.
- 03/27/12 09:53 PM
Last week we had a RE/MAX Convention in Boston, which is, by the way always a great event to attend. We had a number of success histories shared by different speakers and our featured speaker was Aaron Ralston. He shared with a room of many successful agents, his life changing experience when he was trapped by a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive. (Theme of the movie '127 Hours').
Well, I invited a friend from another office to come and enjoy the presentation with us. My friend, who I truly care for, … (15 comments)
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balance: Lessons Only Come When You Are Ready.
- 03/24/12 12:17 AM
"Lessons always arrive when you are ready for them, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step." -- Paulo Coelho
- Have a wonderful Saturday. As for me, I've gone hiking.
Spring flowers - Photo by Noemi Cardoso - March 2012.
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