Free Printable Reminders that can help us Feel Real Happiness & Joy

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My Mother once told me, My Father once said...

When I was very little my mother told me, that before I was born God showed me all the families in the world and that out of all of them; I chose this one.

Even though I knew that this was not quite the way things worked; I understood what my mother ment by saying this to me. This was her way of explaining to me that no matter where I go In this world, that I would not find people who loved me more than my family. 

My father on the other hand would say 'You can choose your friends but your family is your family and you have to learn how to live and love one-another like it or not.' And this was his way of telling me that no matter how frustrating family members can be, how angry we may get with one-another or how much we wished we had a choice in the matter; that family was here to stay and that they were not going anywhere. 

Date ideas from A to Z

Pick a letter from A-Z and have some fun!!! I found this Alphabet Dating chart which i beleive to be a cute and fun idea especially for those days where you cant think of something interesting to do. To see the original source please click on the chart.

a List for a Day

Quote by Angelina Jolie

Lifestyle change

2017 came with a lot of changes...

In December of 2016 i was retrenched from the company i worked for 6 years. Yes! It was a bit of a shock especially a few weeks before Christmas Holidays!!! 

But now its been a little over 1 month and i have made a new start and lifestyle change. Putting in to use my Massage Therapy degree that i studied and worked hard for in 2014-2015 i brushed the dust off and am starting from scratch. 

I started a Facebook business page to let all who i know of my new career path and you can visit too by clicking on Relassage.

365 degree turn around

This time last year a lot was so different! I was not even pregnant never mind a mom and we were living in a different apartment. But from then until now, feels like a whirlwind of events... From finding out i was pregnant in February and announcing it to my family on my sisters 32nd birthday to making the decision at 7 months of pregnancy to move homes from the city to the village.  To have been hit with a curve-ball when i got the phone call in October that my younger brother was in a horrible accident which landed him in a comatose state and hospitalized for what we thought would be for a very long time and the fear of loosing him or he having severe brain damage. In November it was time to leave my brother to give birth to my baby boy, while the rest of my family struggled at my brothers bed side.

If anything, 2015 has taught my family and i a series of lessons. 

6 ways to make people like you

According to Dale Carnegie's Book "How to win friends and influence people" there is six principles to making people like you...

4 Reasons to say No

It seems like our lives have become packed with responsibilities and chores without enough time to do everything we have to or want to. When we were young children we seemed to be happier and given the chance to go back and be a child again, most adults would jump to the opportunity. But time travel is not quite possible (yet) and therefore not our best option. What has changed since then? You probably have filled your life with responsibilities and a full schedule that leaves little time to actually enjoy your life. Overwhelming oneself is a very common phenomenon in our day and age. We just take on to much for our given 24 hours a day and end up feeling exhausted and sometimes even unhappy with the lifestyle we lead.

Let Go and Communicate

We all have our backgrounds from which we come from, situations in the past which have shaped us and lessons we have learnt from. A common mistake most of us make is to carry our past on our shoulders and take it with us wherever we go. This habit is usually one of the big reasons we find it difficult to lead happy lives. We allow our previous experiences to determine who we are today and the fear of making past mistakes to prohibit us from moving forward.

   

The importance of a Smile

Everyone wants to leave a mark in this world and maybe even make a change. What we do not realize is that we are able to make a difference with a small action that will create a large impact; Actions speak louder than words and a simple heartfelt Smile says, 'I am happy to meet you or see you again, I like you, I enjoy your company. You make me happy.

3 Secrets to a Healthy Relationship

On a daily bases we tend to make mistakes that can make us seem less friendly or even unapproachable to others. These mistakes come from our human nature and it will take a little effort to avoid making such mistakes over and over again. The secret it that these mistakes just like "bad habits" are the cause of a lot of damage; in this case it affects our relationships no matter if they are friendships, romantic relationships or even business related.

Meet Our Family

Hello fellow adventurers!

I am very proud to be part of our little family and hope that you will enjoy reading up on what we are up to. We hope that this blog will be the beginning of many exiting adventures for our family to share with you.

Use All Your Senses

I remember the smell of fresh coffee even though i did not drink coffee at the time. Every morning in the tropical weather of Angola my grandmother would have a pot of coffee on the stove. And as the steam flew from the kitchen to the rest of the house it would wake us up like a sweet alarm clock. The smell was truly a temptation and i remember tasting a "Galão" for the first time. It was aromatic, sweet and the kick of the fresh coffee had me jumping off the walls.

Make Friends

Find people that make you laugh; Who are easy to talk to and who make the silence comfortable. These are the people who you choose to spend your time with. These are the people you will call friends.

There will be happy days and we will all smile - There will be sad days and we will wipe eachothers tears.

So its been said that once you get married and have kids your life is basically over.

Bucket list's of things to do before you have kids have been written and rewritten as the times change.

Movies and books end with a wedding or the classic frame where the wife holds her baby bump; but what comes after that?... 

Believe it

Many Sundays have come and gone without me sitting in a church seat.

Does this make me a sinner?  

I have never been one to think that if i am not in church God can't hear me. Besides, my belief does not lay in the 4 walls of the church but in the love that God has for all people no matter where we are.

I can not call myself a religious person as i do not follow all the churches rules and regulations. Nevertheless i do have faith and i want to believe that my faith is what brings me closer to God. Although i have been baptized and my wedding did take place in church, i can not say that i am a frequent visitor to the alter.
I do visit church now and then. Sometimes just to look at the the beauty of the "house of God" sometimes to send out a prayer, sometimes to ask for help and not often as i should to show gratitude.

Personality traits according to your Zodiac that can help your career

A persons star sigh is an indicator of various aspects of their personalities, and while we often focus on what this means in a personal capacity, your career choice can also be determined by your zodiac sign. Discover traits of various signs and see what careers best fit your personality.

AQUARIUS

Give a Little Love

It is quite easy to get lost in to our day to day responsibilities and end up spending less time with our partner. This is just one of the reasons that most people find themselves feeling neglected at some stage in their romantic relationships. With all our running around, who has time for romance?

Married Couple - Roaches- short story

ROACHES

By:Natasha G.