Christmas Gift Ideas ~ from the heart

Written by Joyce C. Lock


1.)Invite those who's families are away, for a get-together on Christmas evening; to eat goodies, sing carols, and just visit (giving some a sense of family and something to look forward to).

2.)Run errands for shut-ins.

3.)Volunteer to serve food at a shelter.

4.)Take someone, who can't drive, Christmas shopping.

5.)Share your Christmas meal with a widower.

6.)Do volunteer work atrepparttar hospital.

7.)Help a depressed person throughrepparttar 130586 holidays.

8.)Let a latch key kid stay with you until a parent arrives.

9.)Help a homeless person find shelter.

10). Clean house for a recovering surgery patient.

11.) Helprepparttar 130587 elderly put up decorations.

12.) Visit an invalid to giverepparttar 130588 caretaker a break. 13.) Welcome a foster child or veteran into your home.

14.) Donate blood or bone marrow.

15.) Adopt a grandparent.

16.) Sing Christmas carols to those who can't attend church.

17.) Share extra coats or clothing with someone in need.

18.) Keep in contact with someone alone or not well.

Energize Your Life

Written by Louise Morganti Kaelin


Did you know that it takes energy to NOT do something or to NOT deal with a situation? Every time we put off some task or chore, we start using energy to remember to do it. We also use energy to avoid doing it. Once you start thinking about how many things you are putting up with, it's easy to realize that there is an incredible amount of energy that could be available to you just by addressing these time-drainers. These items are often referred to as tolerations. Here is a simple strategy for zapping your tolerations and freeing up all that energy.

1. On a clean piece of paper, make a list of all things you are tolerating or 'putting up with'.

These can (and should) be from all areas of your life. They can be big or small. But all of them are probably things that keep running around in your head as 'I really need to …, I can't stand xxx anymore, etc.' Some examples: I really need to: callrepparttar electrician, fixrepparttar 130584 broken light switch, clean off my desk, takerepparttar 130585 car for a tune-up, finish a report or project, organize my office, unpack, buy shampoo, talk to my boss, I can't stand my son's messy bedroom,repparttar 130586 way my neighbor lets stuff pile up in his front yard. You getrepparttar 130587 idea. Keep writing until you run out of things to write.

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