Archive for December, 2008

Noteworthy

December 28th, 2008 - One Comment »

My family started a new tradition. 
Instead of presents under the Christmas tree, we each have a Christmas sack.  It’s a creative, economical way to have the joy and fun of presents and stockings! 
I love the surprise element of a stocking, and some of the best presents I have ever received came out of Christmas stockings.  […]

Dream Big

December 11th, 2008 - No Comments »

Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet. 
~ Victor Hugo
Did you ever do one of those writing assignments where you wrote your autobiography?
I remembered doing one in a high school English class.  We were to write what our lives would be like at the age of 30. […]

A De-Stress Kit for the Changing Times

December 10th, 2008 - No Comments »

Doc Childre, founder of HeartMath, a leading stress research institute, has written a free booklet De-Stress Kit for the Changing Times that provides a few simple practices to help people intercept and manage stress during this period of challenge and uncertainty.
Download your free copy at www.heartmath.org/destresskit
Please email people in your network and direct them to this […]

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money

December 8th, 2008 - No Comments »

A friend and the parent of a child who attends Prior’s Court School, a residential specialist school for children with autism and severe learning difficulties, is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.  He is hoping to raise money for a car that can help the school continue a specific program that allows the kids to use their skills […]

Catch happiness - it’s good for your social network

December 5th, 2008 - No Comments »

It’s a good idea to be in the center of a happy circle of friends and family.  
Researchers, led by Nicholas Christakis, have found that each additional happy contact you have in your social network increases your chances of being happy.  
As well, your happiness affects your social contacts as well. 
“They found that when a person becomes happy, a friend living […]