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Fearless Temper-Taming 101

  

Do you have a temper? Do you sometimes make hasty decisions in the heat of the moment that you later regret? I do, and I wish I didn't. I've learned something, though, that I'd like to share with you. It helps calm me down when I get upset so I can think clearly and act from a place of love rather than fear (so I can "act" rather than "react") in dealing with stressful people and situations. What is it? It's a piece of paper with 4 simple questions written on it which I keep within easy reach so I can see it and read it when I need it: Is What I Am About To Do: Really necessary??? Will it help me or someone else? Will it set a good example? Will it please God? If I take the time to answer all four questions honestly before taking action, I usually make the right choice, difficult as it might be. Warmly and Positive-ly Yours Sharon (Fearless Reader) Iezzi "Down-home is where the heart is, where love is, and ultimately, where GOD is." * * * * * What if you had the same minute-by-minute thoughts as the super successful? Mike Brescia has developed the ultimate mental conditioning programs that can help anyone wipe out intense fears and enjoy huge successes in all areas of life. http://thinkrightnow.cjb.net

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Fearless Babysitting 101

Babies! Don't 'ya just love em? So...innocent. So... cute. So...special. And so... unpredictable! You know how it goes: Suppose you and your spouse decide to go to a movie one evening. You'll only be gone 3 hours at most. The baby has been fed, changed, and is already asleep when the babysitter arrives. Should be a "piece of cake" for even the most inexperienced babysitter, right? Wrong! I remember all too well what happened to me, the "nervous novice," on my first real babysitting assignment. "The baby's already asleep so he shouldn't be any problem at all. He'll probably sleep the whole time we're gone. If his diaper needs changing before we get back, just use one of those Pampers (disposable diapers) over there. Don't worry. Everything will be all right. We'll be back by 10PM." Right. You can probably guess what happened next. Less than 5 minutes after Mom and Dad walked out the door, the baby woke up and started crying ... and crying ... and crying ...! Nothing I tried would quiet that baby. Nothing! He cried for almost the entire 3 hours, finally falling asleep (from exhaustion, no doubt) just a few minutes before the parents returned home. Your "nervous novice" quickly became a nervous wreck! Oh well ... at least the diaper change went without a hitch, or so I thought. No one told me that disposable diapers have two sides: an absorbent one and a non-absorbent one. Guess which side I put next to the baby?? (Yep, the non-absorbent one!) Fortunately for me, I made that infamous diaper change around 9:30 PM. When the parents walked in the door at 10PM I proudly reported that the baby was asleep, his diaper changed, and of course, he was *no* problem while they were gone. Did those parents ever ask me to babysit for them again? Nope. It took them months before they could even tell me (with a straight face) what I had done with the diaper change. Ah...we live and learn. So what's the moral of this story? Always look at both sides of a situation before you act. If you don't, you could have a real mess (literally) on your hands! Warmly and Positive-ly Yours (with a BIG GRIN on my face!) Sharon (Fearless Reader) Iezzi "Down-home is where the heart is, where love is, and ultimately, where GOD is." * * * * * What if you had the same minute-by-minute thoughts as the super successful? Mike Brescia has developed the ultimate mental conditioning programs that can help anyone wipe out intense fears and enjoy huge successes in all areas of life. http://thinkrightnow.cjb.net

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Live to Learn ... Learn to Live

Ya know what? It really DOES matter where you go to get an education. Take the easy way out now and you'll pay for it the rest of your life. As a junior in high school in the 1960's I had the choice of attending my local high school in suburban Detroit (the easy, obvious choice) or attending another school downtown that offered a much higher quality of education. To get to the downtown school I would be travelling 45 minutes each way by city bus through some of the toughest neighborhoods in urban America. To make matters (seemingly) worse, this was a huge school: 8 stories high, occupying a full city block, with an enrollment of almost 5,000 students of every race, culture, religion, and ethnic group imaginable. Yikes! If I had stayed at my neighborhood high school I would probably have graduated at or near the top of my class. But I chose the other school and graduated 68th in a class of 787. My two years at Detroit's "Cass Tech" (as the school was affectionately called) taught me to face challenges head-on instead of running from them. I also learned that people from vastly different backgrounds and cultures really can (if they want to) find a way to get along and work together toward common goals. I may not have learned these valuable life lessons in time to do something constructive with them if I had taken the easy way out with my education. Will you or one of your children soon be making a big decision about education? Please think about the consequences 40 years from now and choose wisely. Live to learn ... so you can learn to live. Warmly and Positive-ly Yours Sharon (Fearless Reader) Iezzi "Down-home is where the heart is, where love is, and ultimately, where GOD is." * * * * * What if you had the same minute-by-minute thoughts as the super successful? Mike Brescia has developed the ultimate mental conditioning programs that can help anyone wipe out intense fears and enjoy huge successes in all areas of life. http://thinkrightnow.cjb.net

On Thursday the 22nd of November (tomorrow) we here in the United States will celebrate Thanksgiving Day. With the summer now past, the harvest gathered, and winter fast approaching, it's fitting that we take time out of our busy schedules this time of year to reflect on what we've received and accomplished and render thanks. I'd like to share with you five things for which I am especially thankful: I'm thankful for family and the love and closeness of family relationships. I'm thankful for friends who lift my spirits, provide encouragement, and lovingly set me straight when I wander off course. I'm thankful for freedom to believe as I wish and to choose my destiny through the individual choices I make each day. I'm thankful for faith to spur me to action and show me the way. I'm thankful for favors and kindnesses shown me every day, in so many special ways. And last but not least, I'm thankful for each and every one of you who read what I have to say here! What are YOU thankful for? Please send me an email or post your comments below. Warmly and Positive-ly Yours Sharon (Fearless Reader) Iezzi "Down-home is where the heart is, where love is, and ultimately, where GOD is." * * * * * What if you had the same minute-by-minute thoughts as the super successful? Mike Brescia has developed the ultimate mental conditioning programs that can help anyone wipe out intense fears and enjoy huge successes in all areas of life. http://thinkrightnow.cjb.net

Let's Stand Together

Today I'm going to discuss two ideas very close to my heart: family and friendship. Strong families united together in friendship build strong communities and nations. They stand together when danger threatens and settle their differences peaceably because they share common values and a common sense of right and wrong. We all know that the family is coming under severe attack. The peddlers of perverted lifesyles and filth are gaining ground, and our respective communities and nations are weakening as a result. It's downright scary to think about what might happen if the trend continues... So what can you or I do that will make a difference? Very simply, we can be friends! We can choose to stand together as friends even though we may differ in age, culture, race, education or religious beliefs. I know we can be friends because deep down inside you and I must share common family values and a common sense of right and wrong or you wouldn't have read this far. As friends we can accomplish far more by working together than we will ever be able to accomplish on our own. I would like to be your friend. Would you like to be my friend? What are your thoughts? I'd love to get your feedback. Warmly and Positive-ly Yours Sharon (Fearless Reader) Iezzi "Down-home is where the heart is, where love is, and ultimately, where GOD is." * * * * * What if you had the same minute-by-minute thoughts as the super successful? Mike Brescia has developed the ultimate mental conditioning programs that can help anyone wipe out intense fears and enjoy huge successes in all areas of life. http://thinkrightnow.cjb.net