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I was at the grocery store the other day.  I have three kids but had the pleasure of going to the store alone!  Yea!! I love that so much.  That alone puts a giant smile on this face.  I enjoy grocery shopping alone.  I can go up and down aisles without little people wanting everything they see.

Now, let me paint a picture.  I was doing my “Sunday stroll” in the store smiling at people, saying hi, and enjoying myself.  Then, it happend!  As I was walking past an aisle, a man talking to someone in the aisle, walked backward and ran into me.  He proceeded to act obnoxiously and let me know that I shouldn’t be in such a hurry.  That he is never in such a hurry.  I tried to smile, and move on, but he wouldn’t stop.  HE began to talk to me and “hit” my arm in gest as he was being obnoxious.  He made a comment that I hit him! 

That did it!  I was fuming inside as this dude wouldn’t leave me alone, hits me, and now, states that I hit him.  I piped up and said, that he hit me, then I shut my mouth as I knew this wasn’t worth it.  He then said, “what, are you mad that I said that you hit me? “  ( I said nothing but continued walking.)  He then loudly calls out to me, “I should sue you!  I am a lawyer… that would be fun!”  I have to tell you, that frazzled me. 

 I took the high road.  I didn’t say anything that I need to have regret about.  I chose to put my smile back on because I know that it is my choice to have a good day or a bad one.  But that was hard.

 As I drove home I couldn’t stop thinking about it.  This is what is wrong with our society.  People blame and accuse instead of putting themselves in others shoes all the time.   Why can’t we respect others.  Why can’t we love each other.  We are all people, man, and we were all made my God. 

Next time you are in a situation where you are with a person who is rude and obnoxious, take the high road.  Realize that the other person must have had a bad day.  We can all relate to that.

Hi All!  I am five days post surgery and well, I am feeling a bit yucky, but I know blessings will follow.  I have needed to get this taken care of for the many years now, and thanks to insurance and to a great family that can help me through this time, I had it done. 

Just wanted you to know where I have been!

 Keep blessing others!

Happy Saturday to you!  Here is today’s journal idea.

 What do you think is holding you back from achieving all that God has for you?

I know this may be impossible to answer in just 5 minutes but it is a place to start.  By realizing what potentially holds you back, may get you closer to seeing your blessings in the everyday.

Happy Journaling!!

I hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving.  We sure did.  From beginning to end, we relaxed and enjoyed our company. 

Now, on with the post.

November 23 was Black Friday.  I have always said that I would never go anywhere on Black Friday.  I’d say, about all the people that do, which is about the majority, that they are all nuts.  Nuts to deal with all the people pushing and shoving, and fighting over a parking space, or  fighting for the last digital picture frame that is on sale.   I said it.  Never!!  But, I now have to eat the word NEVER!!  So the saying “never say never,” is haunting me right now. 

Anyhow, my husand and I saw a couple of items in the newspaper that we thought we should get.  One of the items was the 5th season of “24″.  I am a “24” junkie!  If you have never seen it, check it out.  ”24” is not full of blessings however, so be cautious.  I took my time this morning.  Slept in,  relaxed.  I know people get up wicked early to do the Black Friday thing, but I was not going to be one of those. Even though I agreed to go shopping today, I was not going to fight the early crowds. Besides,  I am grouchy in the morning and fighting people was the last thing I wanted to.  I learned something though.  If you don’t get there early on Black Friday, you don’t get what you went for.  Another saying is haunting me now too.  You know, “the early bird gets the worm.”  Bummer I say.  (I did get the 5th season of 24 (the last one) and it was a great price.   Yahooo!!) 

I have to say that my experience today was just that,  an experience!  I got out on the road heading for the stores.  I got lost, got pulled over by a policeman for the 1st time EVER, got 24, didn’t get the other stuff I wanted, hugged a sweet salesperson at JC Penney, had Starbucks and went home. Nothing terrible happened as I imagined it would on Black Friday.  Even being pulled over wasn’t that terrible.  The officer was really nice to me, so no ticket and my record is still clean!! Yea!

I will leave the details of that experience for another post.

Enjoy, experience, be kind to others, relax~  Words I didn’t associate with Black Friday.  But it was a good day. 

Happy Thanksgiving.  I hope that you are having a wonderful day.  As you go throughout your day, make mental notes of all of the wonderful things that happen today ~ Great conversation, needed rest, yummy food, great company!  Realize that these things are blessings.  I pray that your day is full of wonderful things, that can be made into treasured memories.

Journal idea:  

As the close of Thanksgiving 2007 is nearing, what events, or things stand out in your mind that you want to remember?  These things can be funny, loving, joyful … anything that comes to mind, just jot them down.

Enjoy your day!  Happy Thanksgiving.  Be joyful, feel content, and above all be grateful.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.  I thought is fitting that we have our journal entry today be about thankfulness.  Here is the question:

Who and What are you Thankful for?  Why?

Remember to share your thoughts with the people in your life that you are thankful for.  Tomorrow many of you will get together with those you are thankful for.  Share with people.  You will bring joy to others when you let them know that you are thankful for them and share a little reason why. You never know, you might be the start of a new tradition.

As you prepare for a busy day tomorrow, take this time to be thankful.

Check in tomorrow for your next entry.  Please feel free to forward this on to others so they can be apart of this too. 

Being needed is so important.  It is for me.  When I don’t feel needed, I feel a little lost.  I love when someone asks me to do something that I can do, like sing for something, or when my kids come to me for a hugs, because they need me. 

Not feeling needed is something I think we all face at some point in our lives.  I remember my Grandmother commenting about it.  After my Grandfather died,  she went to volunteer and be apart of the local senior center.  They needed her.  She rolled silverware EVERYDAY!!   She still drove and got to take some of the other seniors around to either doctor appointments or shopping.  It made her feel special.  It gave her a purpose. 

When an elderly person no longer feels needed, I think is when they begin to fail.  I think though, that we all tend to fail when it seems we are no longer needed. 

Do you help other’s to feel needed?  Do you reach out and let them know that you need them?

Here is your 5 minute journaling idea.  Just take 5 minutes, a quiet place, and a notebook and yet your thoughts go.  Free yourself and enjoy watching your blessings unfold.

Who made you feel needed this week?  I mean really needed.  Who was it and what did they do to make you feel that way?

Send me a comment so I know you participated!  Enjoy!

HI there, 

I got a great comment from the creator of SuperCharge Me! How cool is that.  Anyway, for your viewing pleasure, she sent me a link to include here to make it easier for you to check it out.  It is well worth the look to see this woman’s journey.  Please take a minute and educate yourself when you have a moment. Really worth it!!

 http://www.superchargeme.com/trailer

Hugs and Blessings,

BB

To be Raw, or not to be Raw. That is the question. What am I talking about?  I am talking about eating Raw foods.  Yes, eating uncooked fruits and vegetables.  (Some people eat raw beef, but I am so not ready for that yet.)  Eating Raw has so many fantastic health benefits.  People have even been cured of some very bad illness by changing their eating habits and eating raw.  How, you ask?  Simple at first.  Eat all your fruits and vegetables raw.  You don’t have to be fancy in the beginning.   I am just getting my feet wet in this area.  I generally eat my stuff raw.  Very seldom do I cook my veggies.  I love salads and so does the rest of my family.  We all seem to not be able to agree on any cooked veg so this is how I have solved this.  

I went to a seminar last night and saw a great move called SuperCharge Me.  This movie was made similarly to SuperSize me with the idea of eating a certain way for 30 days.  The guy in SuperSize me ate 30 days of McDonald’s and the lady in SuperCharge Me ate 30 days Raw.  She lost 16 pounds and felt fantastic.  Both movies are great as they offer stuff that we can all relate to and appreciate.  Supercharge Me was especially great as it talked about healthy living in all areas: Mind, Body and Spirit!  That is a perfect recipe!!! I encourage you if you get the opportunity to check out SuperCharge Me.  You can google it and find info about it.

There are tons of websites about Raw food and the Raw Food diet.  You don’t have to do things 100% to experience the benefits.  Just do better today than you did yesterday and you will see results.

I encourage you to check it out.  For nothing more than to expose yourself to new ideas!!

 Blessings!!

BB

Get Moving!  Take a walk, lift some light weights, do some squats with a big exercise ball.  I am telling you will feel so much better.  Not only that, you will easily speed up your metabolism and see results soon!

Here is my typical eating day when I am doing the “right” thing.  I eat 1 egg, 1 slice of toast and some celery for breakfast.  For the snack, I eat some celery, humus and pita and a couple pieces of grilled chicken strips.  Lunch, I eat grilled chicken strips on top of a big salad with humus and pita. The next snack is the same as the first snack and then dinner is usually like steak and rice with a salad, or chicken and a potato and a salad, or something like that.  If I am up late, I may eat another egg with some cereal and celery or a salad.  Yes, I use a little butter on my toast, regular salad dressing and I eat what I want.  I don’t however eat any sugar or junk Monday through Saturday.  But, on Sunday, I eat whatever I want.  It is my YUMMY day.  The day I look forward to so that I can all the things I wanted during the week.  I found that I usually don’t go overboard so it works out.

I have on the right side of this site a link to Amazon where you can check out some books and health and fitness stuff like the exercise balls.  These balls are must haves.  I love my exercise ball!!  You can do squats, crunches and other great exercises without back strain.  Please check it out.

Well, that is all for now!

Hugs and Blessings,

BB