It's Christmas Time Again!

Put your problems on probation

Run your troubles off the track,

Throw your worries out the window

Get the monkeys off your back.

Silence all your inner critics

With your conscience make amends,

And allow yourself some happiness

It's Christmas time again!

Call a truce with those who bother you

Let all the fighting cease,

Give your differences a breather

And declare a time of peace,

Don't let angry feelings taint

The precious time you have to spend,

And allow yourself some happiness

It's Christmas time again!

Like some cool refreshing water

Or a gentle summer breeze,

Like a fresh bouquet of flowers

Or the smell of autumn leaves,

It's a banquet for the spirit

Filled with family, food and friends,

So allow yourself some happiness

It's Christmas time again!












Thanks to my friend Nettie for posting this on the notice board on Yuwie's social networking site. http://ww2.yuwie.com/profile/?id=79769

She sure knows what the Christmas spirit is all about.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas. May it be filled with happiness, joy, love and laughter.

Make Change a Positive Part of Your Life

You must avoid breaking when things don't go your way.
You'll always be secure to the degree that you accept change.
True security comes from being able to bend your insecurities.
Recognize and accept that change will inevitably take place.
You'll become secure, not by standing still, but by growing, moving, and staying energized.
Be secure in the knowledge that you can deal with anything that happens to you.
Have the courage to bet on your ideas.
Take some calculated risks and act on your dreams.
There is no permanent security on this earth, there is only opportunity.

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." ~Will Rogers

Positive Quotes for Sept. 9, 2009

Create your own dreams and follow them until they are a reality.
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Keep clearly in mind where you would like to go and then patiently and harmoniously follow the flow of the river of life until it takes you there.
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Replace your weaknesses with positives, let yesterday become a memory and tomorrow a promise.

Positive Thoughts for September 8th, 2009

Enjoy the little things in life ... for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are .

To change the World, change your own beliefs about the nature of life, people, reality and begin to act accordingly.

Until We Meet Again

Having to say goodbye is so hard to do, instead I prefer to say "until we meet again"

Last week my friend Angela and her family moved back to her hometown in Winnipeg. For the past 7 years they lived in Quebec and we became very good friends. We played ball, hockey and volleyball together. We traveled to numerous tournaments with our family and we shared many meals and stories.

My friends and I organized a special evening to let them know how much we appreciate them and to underline the difference they made in our lives. We also wanted them to be aware that in Quebec they will always have friends to come home to.

I wrote a poem entitled "Until We Meet Again" especially for Angela and her family. I would like to share it with you... so here it goes.

Until We Meet Again

The hardest part of any friendship
is when it’s time to say goodbye.
And even though I wish you’d stay
I believe everything happens for a reason.


For life is a journey that needs to be travelled
and I am certain you'll make it through.
I want you to know and never forget
that I will surely miss you my friend.

So follow your heart and never give up
as dreams and wishes do come true.
For I know that someday we'll meet again,
most likely on the ice or at the park.

Angela, Brad, Danielle and Gabe,
Here in Quebec you’ve made many friends
It is your home away from home
It is also where you’ll find the best poutine

When the moment comes we’ll laugh again
We’ll share a meal and memories,
Have a few drinks while getting up to date
And be grateful for this special reunion.

Angela, I wish you and your family well
Until we meet again.

Your friend Chantal

Quotes for Today, Monday July 27, 2009

I have neglected my readers, I hope you forgive me.

Wishing you a lovely summer.

Here are a few inspirational quotes that I gathered here and there.


You can close your eyes to things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel ~Author Unknown~

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Howard Thurman~

The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore. ~Cyril Connolly~

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ~Helen Keller~

When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator,
and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that
it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you make my favorite cake for me,
and I learned that the little things can be the
special things in life.


When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend
who was sick, and I learned that we all have to
help take care of each other..


When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you give of your time and money to help people
who had nothing, and I learned that those who have
something should give to those who don't.


When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it,
and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.


When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when
you didn't feel good, and I learned that I would have to
be responsible when I grow up.


When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw tears come from your eyes, and I learned that
sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.


When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw that you cared, and I wanted to be everything
that I could be.


When you thought I wasn't looking,
I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to
be a good and productive person when I grow up.


When you thought I wasn't looking,
I looked at you and wanted to say, 'Thanks for all the things
I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.'


LITTLE EYES SEE A LOT.


Live simply. Love generously.


Care deeply. Speak kindly.