A funny thought occurred to me the other day when I saw the word disease.

When you break it down, it looks like this:

"Dis" and "ease"

"Dis" meaning not (as in disconnect - not connected)

And "ease" as in (relaxed)

So you put those two together, disease means not ease or not at ease,
which can be construed also as another term for stress.

Whether or not the word was created with that in mind, I don't know.

But it makes sense.

Obviously not all disease comes from stress, but a great majority can come from
a result of great stress.

So a gentle reminder to not stress out so much that you tax your body
and leave it open for infection.

Because without your health, you have very little indeed.

There's an old saying that goes something like this:

If you hear it, you forget it.

If you see it, you remember it.

But if you DO it, you understand it.

We all on some level "understand" that if we do Y, we should get Z.

But that understanding doesn't sink in until we DO.

And when we DO, the understanding becomes so clear.

So easy.

And yet so profound at the same time.

That you kick yourself in the head for not doing it sooner.

There is something about doing that makes everything we hear and see "click" into place.

Don't deprive yourself of that enlightened look of delight on your face.

Colonel Brandon, (Alan Rickman) He can read Shakespear to me any time...

Lucius Malfoy,  White Peacocks... what more can a girl say?

Snape, A Dark Art indeed!

Billy Connelly,  I could just listen to this man!

Sean Connery, We all have our adolescent crushes :)

Ok, so it's not my birthday until November 12th. My mom asked me what I wanted for my birthday, and the things that came to mind are; 1) I need a new electric waterkettle (ours sprung a leak, but I don't want to wait 2 weeks to get a new one) 2) I need a new standing lamp, it gets too dark to work properly, preferably one with a dimmer...  and I showed her the steamgenerator I have been looking at for a bit but I know it's too expensive to ask for my birthday.  She offered to help a little with buying it for my birthday! Yay.  The coupon is valid for purchases done up until the 31st of Octobre... so it will be here early. I'm very excited!  I'll have my space cadet here soon!



Now back to working my ass off to get the wedding dress ready to go next weekend! And I'm sick on top of it... blergh!

One of the ways in which the company you keep influences you is through
sheer repetition of the messages you hear from the people in them.

You see, when you're by yourself, that kind of repetition power isn't there.

Sure, you can repeat messages to yourself, but sometimes you forget, you're too
busy, it doesn't really have that "kick" to it when you do it yourself, etc.

But when you hang out with a certain crowd over time, the crowd does the repetition
for you.

You don't have to do anything.

The message of the crowd is repeated to you frequently - directly and/or indirectly.

And that begins to subtly change the way you look at things, the actions you take,
and the way you interpret the results, which all contributes to changing your life.

Be VERY wary of the company you keep.

Make sure the messages they convey are the ones you want guiding your life.

For the Ladies!

Now I better get back to work, that 8 meter hem won't hand-stitch itself....

I'm considering buying a new steamgenerator. The one I have right now and had for 4 years is  A Philips ProVapor 6263.

( Pictures and Specifications this way!!! )

So... please tell me! What do you think?

 

Thursdays are for....  !! Very fun blog to bring you the fug of knitting each Thursday!

When it's time for you to do something, if you only focus on the doing, there's not
a lot of power behind that.

Instead, focus on this:

Focus on who you are.

Focus on the type of person you are.

Are you the type of person who makes excuses?

Are you the type of person who procrastinates?

Who can't even keep promises to himself/herself?

If you step back from the trees and look at this forest of "being", all of a sudden,
there's a lot more at stake when you set out to do something.

And that gives you the extra push to do it.

green_martha happy birthday! Joyeux anniversaire!

Morrighu wishes everyone a Happy Brewfest ;)

If you don't want to tackle a huge task, just do the easiest part of it first.

For example, don't really want to do 30 minutes on the exercise bike?

Then just lace up your shoes and sit on the bike.

Just commit to that step.

It reduces the mental "load" and more importantly, GETS YOU IN POSITION,
and when you are in position, you're going to feel you might as well do it
anyways because you're already there.

(Now if only I could persuade my husband to do this when he has to dishes... he seems to think smoking 3 times in 30 minutes is preparation *roll eyes*)

Before Brewfest starts my bank alt wants to wish you all a Happy Pirates Day from the heart of Stormwinds busiest spot, close to the Auction House! (lvl 35 Draenei Warrior)



She also just happened to (finally, I'm trying to collect 10 pets on all characters) run into Little Timmy selling a white kitten just a few minutes before getting into cute piratey gear up!

Time for bed!

What is the next obvious step?

Commit 100% to THAT step.

Don't try to commit to the additional 83 steps after that as well.

The mental "weight" of it will pin you into inaction.

Just commit to doing the NEXT obvious step.

When you're not as talented or skillful as the next person, discipline is the next best substitute.

Talent and skills are full of potential.

But when that potential isn't harnessed with discipline, it's all for nothing.

Discipline with the talent and skills you have right now will leave those with the
best talent and skills but no discipline choking in the dust.

If you live passively, you are automatically, by default, going to live reactively.

And that's not an ideal way to live because you will always feel out of control.

You will always feel like circumstances shape you and your life.

Get back the feeling of control.

Put your hands back on the steering wheel.

And put your foot down on the accelerator.