3 Secrets to Giving Your Child a Good Start in Life

Admiring my first little baby girl, as I sat next to wife, I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by task ahead. At the time we were worried about a thumb size strawberry birthmark on her cheek and how that might bring her unwanted attention, or hardship. Other kids can be cruel.

Every parent is different in how they feel about their baby and the challenges they will face, but one thing we all have in common is that we all want the best for our kids. We often feel we may be inadequate in caring for them and giving them the best.

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14 Timeless Love Quotes (Images) from Rumi

I love this one! “Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”

It must take a lifetime to learn what love is.  Sometimes I wonder if I’ve ever truly felt love.

I am yours. Don't give yourself back to me.

“I am yours. Don’t give yourself back to me.” – Rumi

Reason is powerless in the expression of love.“Reason is powerless in the expression of love.” – Rumi

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there.“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there.” – Rumi

My heart, so precious, I won't trade it for a thousand souls, yet your one smile takes it for free.“My heart, so precious, I won’t trade it for a thousand souls, yet your one smile takes it for free.” – Rumi

The soul of the soul of the universe is love.[shareable cite=”Rumi”]The soul of the soul of the universe is love.[/shareable]

If light is in your heart you will find your way home.“If light is in your heart you will find your way home.” – Rumi

Love is the bridge between you and everything.“Love is the bridge between you and everything.” – Rumi

Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.“Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi

While the mind sees only boundaries, love knows the secret way there.“While the mind sees only boundaries, love knows the secret way there.” – Rumi

Lover's don't finally meet somewhere, they're in each other all along.“Lover’s don’t finally meet somewhere, they’re in each other all along.” – Rumi

Open you hands if you want to be held.“Open your hands if you want to be held.” – Rumi

Whenever we manage to love without expectations, calculations, negotiations, we are indeed in heaven.“Whenever we manage to love without expectations, calculations, negotiations, we are indeed in heaven.” – Rumi

Love rests on no foundation. It is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end.“Love rests on no foundation. It is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end.” – Rumi

Through love thorns become roses.[shareable cite=”Rumi”]Through love thorns become roses.[/shareable]

5 Ways to Show Your Love This Year, So They’ll Feel It

As much as I love the fun, festivities, warmth, and smiles at Christmas, it’s not always a pleasure for everyone. One of my expat friends in China found it to be a bothersome season of parties and events he doesn’t enjoy.

Our past shapes the way we feel about things like this. A rough childhood experience may ruin something as wonderful and Christmas for some.

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(Images) 11 Love Quotes that Will Change the Way You See Love

Have you been disappointed by love? Has love become unbearable, broken your heart or caused deep pain in your life? These pains are very real but are they the result of love?

Here’s something Liam Neeson had to say about these pains and hurt we so often associate with love, along with 11 unique quotes about love.

In this Video:

00:24 – A Human Drive (not Emotion?)
00:35 – That Ain’t Love
01:00 – This is Where is Love Found?
01:40 – Quote from – Karl A. Menninger
01:55 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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6 Keys to Living Fully Before You Die

My earliest encounter with the death of a friend was when an “uncle” I’d grown up around, lost his battle with cancer. I didn’t get to see him but I remember the feeling of insecurity it gave me in my preteen years.

A few years later, I literally came face to face with death, when we had to put our dog, Spots, down after a car accident. Watching the life drain from his trusting eyes, as I held his head in my hands, was not something I was prepared for. Every time I remember that day, I am unable to shake the deep sadness that floods over me.

In this Video:

00:20 – Passing Away and Leaving Loved Ones Early
00:48 – Appreciate It Before It’s Gone
01:05 – A Limited Resource
01:38 – What Really, REALLY Matters?
02:04 – You Want to Know This – Easier Than You Think
02:32 – It Might Not Hit You Until You Reach This Point
03:05 – Have YOU Loved Openly and Without Fea?
03:30 – Why Would You Judge?
02:15 – Quote from Angelina Jolie
03:19 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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Are You Spent? Treat Yourself To Some Pampering

Have you been caught up in the idea that you need to love or care for yourself less that others. A business owner, wife, mother, home-maker, and friend of mine has been doing fine following that line of thinking but found a little adjustment to be just what the doctor ordered. Really!

When was the last time you took time for yourself?

In this Video:

00:25 – She Decided She Wanted to Dance
01:45 –  What Can You Do For You?
02.08 – You Can Afford It
02:32 – Quote from Jean Shinoda Bolen
02:55 – Affirmation to Help You Move Forward

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Tired Of Fitting In? Or, Being You?

Have you ever tried looking into your own eyes in the mirror and giving yourself a sincere compliment? How about trying this, look at yourself in the mirror and sincerely say, “I love you!”

This exercise makes a lot of people uncomfortable. Maybe it’s because of social norms, religious upbringing, or simply from something you believe about yourself that was passed on to you from your parents or caregivers, but that’s a talk for another time.

Right now I want you to be you, and be happy being you.

In This Episode

00:35 – To be or not to be? What will people think?
01:08 – Don’t try to be who you are not
01:38 – Being authentic
01:59 – Getting in debt just to impress and fit in
03:05 – Validation short film
03:57 – Change comes from the inside
04:32 – Observe your self talk
05:13 – Action task: 5-15 min assignment
06:02 – Stop comparing

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06:30 – Affirmation to move you forward

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