So Many Causes, So Little Cash?!

Our friends on Facebook seem to represent one cause or another.  Some of us give donations to causes we strongly believe in while others, likely few of us, donate to all the friends who are running, walking, bowling, participating in some special cause- that's my sister!


What do people want most in life?  Maybe love and respect?  What does love look like? What does respect look like?  I know for sure love and respect both look like acknowledgment.  That in the very act of responding positively to a "look at me and what I'm doing", we let a person know they are loved, respected, and supported.

I've been thinking about this, especially as my twin sister posted her "2011 Walk Now For Autism Speaks" donation link on Facebook.  She never told me she was  going to walk, but as she was spreading the word, she asked me if I would help her spread the word too.  Maybe, I'm being emotional right now, but my sister should be getting butt-loads of donations! Why?!  She is honestly the most generous person I know.  I used to call her the "Bank" and that was me half-teasing her, thinking she was foolish being SOOOO GIVING!  I get that the economy is bad and we all have tight pockets, but my sister never cares when her pocket is tight- SHE JUST GIVES.

I have this thing where I feel protective over my sisters, but I do try to keep those feelings in check.  And here it is, that feeling.  That feeling comes with an exaggerated thought that she gives a lot and people don't meet her half way.  Maybe, I'm the worst culprit of this... I'm not afraid to examine that, but still this is not about me and her right now.  It's about a woman I love dearly who goes to bat for people all the time and has a level of faith in people and maybe expects too much?  And I don't want her to be hurt if people don't respond and I certainly don't want her to lose faith in people, because I know we all try and do the best we can.

Still, she's only asking for a $1.  Do you have a $1?  You can donate here for donations from $1 to $20:



  If you do, thank you in advance for showing my sister that people can acknowledge her and her cause! And thank you if you have dug deep and have helped her out!  


Consider donating here---> Walk Autism Donation Page


Happy Donation Wishes,

~Vicky

Thoughtful Thursday: "Wisdom A La Carte"

My process of reading works of interest changes all the time!  Today, I spent my ME-Time (I take some every day!) focusing on Wisdom A La Carte's Facebook page and reading article after article!  I love how everything resonates!  I wanna RE-post everything, but that would annoy the FB fans (low tolerance on FB, why?!).  And really, it's okay, I don't have to share everything that lights me up like it will have the same effect on everyone else, but.... secretly I think, YES, it will! Anyway, here's something that I will come back to because it's a long list- maybe you will come back to it to?


Wishes of Wisdom,
Vicky


From Wisdom A La Carte  by Catherine Hildalgo

28 dis-empowering, dysfunctional attitudes that prevent you from living your truth:

You feel alone.
It’s hard to trust.
Only you know best.
You are not a team player.
You dislike being called kind.
You abhor giving explanations.
You keep your real self shielded.
You do not give of yourself easily.
It is difficult to accept compliments.
You must control your environment.
You frequently feel misunderstood.
Everything you have was hard-won.
You prefer to give rather than receive.
You feel that you grew up on your own.
It takes you a long time to forgive a hurt.
Your social life is limited to non-existent.
Having faith in others seems sacrilegious.
It is difficult to accept another’s gratitude.
Your relationship with your family is strained.
Displays of affection make you uncomfortable.
You have a love-hate relationship with money.
You believe people must love with their heads.
Interpersonal relationships are strained at work.
Memories of childhood deprivation still rankle today.
You believe your actions should speak for themselves.
You repeat childhood dysfunctional relationships at work.
You shun those who do not accept responsibility for their actions.
A common refrain in your life is “why does this keep happening to me”.

We’ve always been told that we’re powerful but we’ve also been told not to believe it. Bruce Lipton

Worktastic Wednesday: "Stay Focused"- Thanks For The Reminder!

Interested in how annoyingly effective this is? I forgot to post this yesterday because I WAS WORKING!! Here's to Happy Working, -VickyB

Use Chrome, Stay Focused: New Plugin Limits Frivolous Browsing

By Jolie O'Dell / January 19, 2010 11:09 PM / 11 Comments

Our friend Warren Benedetto of Transfusion Media has just released a spiffy Chrome extension that helps Internet users stay focused on the task at hand during the work day.

Akin to LeechBlock for Firefox, Benedetto's StayFocusd attempts to correct fundamental productivity issues associated with the social Web by allowing users to only spend an allotted amount of time on a "gray list" of websites. For example, if you give yourself 20 minutes a day to screw around on Twitter and Facebook, StayFocusd will block your access to those sites once it's determined that your 20 minutes have been used.

Turn-Back Tuesday: Disappearing Boyfriend Confusion

[Remember my Blogolutions 2011! Turn Back Tuesday .... Here's a draft-post that I am finally releasing! I definitely tap into my divine energy as much as possible, but here I used that as a source of support to fortify myself around the confusion I was experiencing at that time. PS: We would come to communicate eventually. He is presently with his former Ex and they are expecting a baby soon. Original Title, "May Day & Cinco de Madness..."]
So this is what I wrote a year ago, May 2010:

_________________________

Me and the Ex on a Game Night with friends.

I have been coming to terms with the end of my relationship with Mr. Right for a few weeks.  

Music Monday: Reggaeton Group, "Plan B", Tells Her She Can "Go Fly A Kite" & She Still Wants Him!?!

I posted this video on a friend's Facebook wall with this comment:
"addicted... lol gooo to 2:15 for my favorite part! ;) .... I'm the worst, cause I know 100% I been there (just like that chick), but mostly I enjoy laughing at how that chick DOESn'T Get it! lol uh huh... and how crazy we get in that head space. NOOO BUENO! And dude is WHATEVER "Vuela vuela, vuela vuela"- - it's soo funny to me! (see I can laugh at myself! ha!)"




You do not have to know Spanish to get this video!
The relationship dynamics can be seen and understood just by watching what goes on.  As you watch, maybe you will see what I saw!

Post Rapture-Bliss: Best Week Ever!

Post Rapture Bliss

We made it! We are here to live another day!

 I hope you lived this week to the fullest, because if it were to have been the end wouldn't you have wanted for it to end having had an amazing time?
And really isn't that how we are meant to live every day, rapture or not? YES!

I am not talking about extreme actions that are reckless, irresponsible, and disrespectful to yourself and others- by the way, if that's what you see as AMAZING, then you have visited the wrong blog!

I believe in KINDNESS and I try to live that kindness in very real ways as much as possible!  I believe in KISSES and by that I mean, warmth and affection as well as the holding, the hugs, the caresses, and the kisses! So, that is how I lived my week!

I generally have good days and I live for every day, not just the weekend (c'mon people stop waiting for the weekends to relax, play, have fun, enjoy life- EVERY DAY can be for that (take a 10 minute ME-TIME Break. You do have the time)! Just CHOOSE IT.  I set out this week determined to share kindness, to have sweet kisses, to dance, to sing, to write, to be with loved ones, to be uninhibited and fierce, and to rest when it was all done! I got my wish and we get to live day by day until the next doomsday notification! Ha!

Post Rapture-Scare Priority: *Meet Your Soulmate This Summer

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This is a completely free teleseminar, and if you sign up now, you will also receive a link to the recording of the call if you can’t make the live call.

If you’re single and you know you long for a deep, committed partnership with someone you’re meant to be with, I highly encourage you to take this opportunity.

In this free teleseminar, you’ll learn:

* How to attract the kind of person who will actually be the RIGHT partner for you

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With love, kindness, and kisses,
Vicky B

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Happy Mother's Day & A Melt Down

Leave it to Mother's Day for me to find the perfect excuse to throw a tantrum!

I wanted everything to be perfect for my mom today.  I wanted her to be the happiest mother in the world.  I wanted her to be taken care of, pampered, and treated like a Queen!

That's not at all how today went.  It would weigh on my heart that I had started the weekend off for her to a bad start when I found on Friday that her car was towed away due to a mistake on my part.