“The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.”

Jean Paul.

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“Life, we learn too late, is in the living, the tissue of every day and hour.” 

Stephen Butler Leacock

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But it’s never too late to wake up.

This is a message that I picked up from my Facebook wall recently. An old friend from high school, Daniel Laporte gave me the authorization to post it on my blog. After living many years in Paris and New York city, Daniel is leaving this time to Moscow for another great life adventure. The reason why I post this message is because, Daniel, in my opinion, is a living example of someone who lives each day to the fullest and this is the spirit of the message of my daily posts.

Here is Daniel’s message that was on Facebook this morning;

“As I’m waiting for my plane to bring me to a new life… I feel very excited and at the same time scared from the unknown that lies ahead! This is a state I am truly grateful to be in… Getting out of your comfort zone is an amazing way to discover yourself… Love to all!”

Daniel Laporte , Architect

Thank you Daniel for being who you are.

Good luck to my old friend and his wonderful spirit of adventure.

“When you find yourself stressed out, ask yourself this question: Will this matter five years from now?

If yes, then do something about the situation. If no, then let it go.”

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Live with intention.
Walk to the edge.
Listen hard.
Practice wellness.
Play with abandon.
Laugh.
Choose with no regret.
Appreciate your friends.
Continue to learn.
Do what you love.
Live as if this is all there is.

Mary Anne Radmacher

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“Each day we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.”

 Charles Swindoll

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Some days, I observe the behaviour of my children and I really don’t like what I see…

The real trouble is that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. But isn’t it easier to look

the other way and get busy with other things? Yah right…

We should really invest more time with our children, I will…

“Some days are simply meant for playing.”

Let today be a day to take life less seriously. Kick back, smile, laugh, watch the busyness of the world from a quiet corner and find humor in everything around you.

Have a great week end everyone!

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“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday”

Don Marquis

Humorist

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“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. One of the greatest things in life is to keep your mind young.”

Henry Ford

Industrialist

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Not a bad quote for a so-called uneducated man…

BE PREPARED… The Boy Scout motto “Be Prepared” is good advice for all of us; regardless our age.    

In a sense, to be prepared, for a Boy Scout, simply means that he is getting ready to deal with whatever happens.  It is exciting that in the process of preparing he is learning how to attain his goals. Most of the goals, at that point, are short-range but if the overall goal is to be an Eagle Scout, he literally is setting a “big” and “long-range” goal. Setting and reaching goals prepares a Scout for life and for whatever endeavour he might choose.   

The athlete must prepare for the upcoming competition and the musician for the next concert.  The habit of preparation is one of the  benefits that come from being a Boy Scout. That’s the reason Scouting is so beneficial in our society today and is especially helpful for young kids.

When we are prepared, we actually save of lot of time, worries and frustrations. Do you remember when you were cramming in school, most of us manage to move up in the school system by cramming before our exams, but do you remember the feeling when you prepare thoroughly before the exam and found it so easy?

It is the same in life, preparation saves us more time than we have to invest most of the time.

So if you want to reduce the stress and frustration in your life, BE PREPARED!

“Happiness path is paved with your dreams and desires,

      down this path lies creativity, love and long life.”

David Baird

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« Ma curiosité est insatiable, je vampirise l’air du temps. Pour moi chaque jour compte, et chaque jour il faut découvrir des choses. »

^{Karl Lagerfeld}

^{Directeur artistique de la Maison Chanel}

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A mental barrier to good time management skills is a negative self-concept, or what are called “self-limiting beliefs.” Many people believe that they don’t have the ability to be good at time management. They often believe that it is an inborn part of their background or heritage. But there is no gene or chromosome for poor time management, or good time management, for that matter. Your personal behaviors are very much under your own control. 

Action Exercise
Imagine that someone were to offer you a million dollars to manage your time superbly for the next thirty days. Imagine that an efficiency expert was going to follow you around with a clipboard and a video camera for one month. After thirty days if you had used your time efficiently and well, working on your highest priorities all day, every day, you will receive a prize of one million dollars. How efficient would you be over the next thirty days?

Brian Tracy

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“The outer world will always attempt to pull you this way and push you that way. There will always be external pressures from financial issues, career issues, health issues, relationship issues and more. Further, the TV news will always attempt to manipulate your emotions to increase your upset and anger at the seemingly rampant injustices of the world.

Nonetheless, you do always have the ability to resist these external stressors, and to live in inner peace and happiness. You can choose how you prefer to respond to external events, and you can train yourself to minimize your stress and maximize the joy you receive from life.

Stop! Breathe deeply.

Begin bringing peace to the outer world by regaining your own inner peace. Then use that inner peace as a platform from which to approach the outer world with perspective, understanding, and patience.”