<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009981938336454211</id><updated>2011-04-21T16:49:06.276-07:00</updated><category term='responsibility'/><category term='contribution'/><category term='planet'/><category term='mortgage'/><category term='positive'/><category term='Buddhist'/><category term='mindset'/><category term='success'/><category term='enjoying life'/><category term='community'/><category term='change'/><category term='growth'/><category term='lawn mowing'/><category term='responsiblity'/><category term='possibilities'/><category term='improvement'/><category term='relationships'/><category term='gratitude'/><category term='journey'/><category term='survival'/><category term='time'/><category term='life'/><category term='think'/><category term='personal qualities'/><category term='personal development'/><category term='respect'/><category term='enjoy'/><category term='desire'/><category term='action'/><category term='happier'/><category term='health'/><category term='donations'/><category term='thinking'/><title type='text'>Movement for Improvement</title><subtitle type='html'>Move your mind to make improvements to your life.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Jane</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13725065012918706068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3aIbnu2uYBU/SI1ABg5mw1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/A-cA5C65plQ/S220/Photosz2+006.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009981938336454211.post-955995783315520184</id><published>2009-03-23T18:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T19:29:16.057-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='enjoy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='success'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='desire'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='personal development'/><title type='text'>Learning through life</title><content type='html'>'go be productive blog' I have started this 5 day challenge and already I have experienced results. I have more focus, organisation, time, pleasure and satisfaction. Simple and effective (when you follow the plan). Even though I thought I was being productive, I can now see areas that I was wasting my resources and time (even just a little bit, collectively it adds up). Even the most skilled (at anything) can still learn something new. Well, I hope so, because to me, life is about learning new ways of being. A person actually never stops learning throughout life, there is always something new to discover. A great big adventure. So I sing the praise of Jeff &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Vacek&lt;/span&gt; and his Go Be Productive blog and 5 day challenge program. &lt;a href="http://www.gobeproductiveblog.com/"&gt;http://www.gobeproductiveblog.com/&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All valuable resources come to me! For people who are looking for a great way to create income that allows time to enjoy your life, you might be interested in Liberty League &lt;a href="http://www.libertyleague.com/janeseward"&gt;www.libertyleague.com/janeseward&lt;/a&gt;. Loads of people are finding that they can be successful with this work from home personal development business. I gain, something of value, everyday. I have learned a lot and continue to grow. How good is THAT! Using the Beyond Freedom program has &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;opened&lt;/span&gt; up my life and I can now use many resources available, have more confidence, more direction and enjoy my life much more than I had previously. I am guessing that in your search for more money, greater opportunities, more ? of whatever you desire or you think you need, you will find an enormous amount of information and possibilities (I did). It can be overwhelming. If you want my &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;un&lt;/span&gt;-asked-for advice, first just relax, enjoy, explore and then above all, believe in yourself and your ability to succeed. Everything will come to you. I enjoy Beyond Freedom and Liberty League and the 5 day challenge fits well with my direction to build a great life. I think the point of what I am trying to make is that there are many ways of 'being' in the world, choose a way that brings the results you desire. You can use all the tools available, not just one, many are complementary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can contact me for more info and services at movement4improvement at bigpond.com.au&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009981938336454211-955995783315520184?l=jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.libertyleague.com/janeseward' title='Learning through life'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/955995783315520184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4009981938336454211&amp;postID=955995783315520184' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/955995783315520184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/955995783315520184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/2009/03/learning-through-life.html' title='Learning through life'/><author><name>Jane</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13725065012918706068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3aIbnu2uYBU/SI1ABg5mw1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/A-cA5C65plQ/S220/Photosz2+006.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009981938336454211.post-5610613950216142776</id><published>2009-03-22T19:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T19:34:27.654-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mortgage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Buddhist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='donations'/><title type='text'>Buddhist Centre</title><content type='html'>Hi, again, two posts in one day, what's going on. I just received a call from my wonderful Buddhist nun &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Rinchen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and talked about an idea I had to generate some income for the centre. The &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Khacho&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Yulo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Ling Buddhist Centre Inc is such a wonderful place, and the people are wonderful also. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Rinchen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is amazing. Some time ago I got the idea of taking a cutting from the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Bodi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; tree that is in a large pot at the centre. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Buddha&lt;/span&gt; sat under the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Bodi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; tree etc. So this actual tree has quite a bit of history. I want &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;Rinchen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to write up the story so that it is accurate so I will not attempt to do it now (more on that later), but rest assured this tree has some important history. So I took 3 cuttings and they all sprouted but only one lived and has now grown into a lovely plant in a pot. I think it would be wonderful to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;auction&lt;/span&gt; off the plant to raise funds to pay out the mortgage. The link above is the centre's web address and on it there is some facilities to make some donations. I think the web site could do with some maintenance and some lovely photos, so if anyone wants to donate their expertise, please contact the centre.

So this is the first initial post about this project and I welcome ideas. Obviously we need a great photo of the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;Bodi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; tree, a page to make auction pledges etc and further donations. I am looking forward to seeing what can be produced from this event and how it grows from, just another one of my many ideas, to fruition, and favourable outcomes. It would be &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;absolutely&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;fabulous&lt;/span&gt; to have the mortgage paid out and build a broader community. Everyone benefits.

So this is just the beginning. Stay tuned, and visit the site &lt;a href="http://www.yuloling.com/previous.htm"&gt;http://www.yuloling.com/previous.htm&lt;/a&gt;

Regards from Jane
you can contact me movement4improvement at bigpond.com.au&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009981938336454211-5610613950216142776?l=jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.yuloling.com/previous.htm' title='Buddhist Centre'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/5610613950216142776/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4009981938336454211&amp;postID=5610613950216142776' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/5610613950216142776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/5610613950216142776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/2009/03/buddhist-centre.html' title='Buddhist Centre'/><author><name>Jane</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13725065012918706068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3aIbnu2uYBU/SI1ABg5mw1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/A-cA5C65plQ/S220/Photosz2+006.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009981938336454211.post-1915988332772777236</id><published>2009-03-22T17:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T19:36:54.501-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='enjoying life'/><title type='text'>Doing a lot lately</title><content type='html'>Yeah, well, I have been enjoying myself a lot lately. I have attended some fun classes and feel pretty good, well more than pretty good, I feel great!

I attend a African dance class 'Awakening to Spirit' &lt;a href="http://www.stoosh.com.au/"&gt;http://www.stoosh.com.au/&lt;/a&gt; which is so much fun and the spiritual connection from inner spirit is fantastic, along with the cardio exercise and the wonderful people I meet. A total fun evening. I had forgotten how good it is to giggle like a kid just having fun. Glad I know how again.

I also had a supportive energy alignment which was also fabulous &lt;a href="http://www.lifemastery.com/"&gt;http://www.lifemastery.com/&lt;/a&gt; and Shivany was so lovely and I could tell right away that she was a multi-skilled practicioner who really knew how to assist me.

Next came a session with Laughter Yoga, also a fun and lively experience. I challenge anyone to stay angry or down after attending one of these session. Laughter is magic.

Moving along to a Writers Circle meeting where I met some lovely people and learned quite a bit about the experiences of a writer. &lt;a href="http://www.collectivewebsites.com/"&gt;http://www.collectivewebsites.com/&lt;/a&gt; A great group.

There are other interesting things but too many to mention. This week I am attending a 'speakers' meeting where public speaking and presentation skills will be explored. Looking forward to that.

I also attended the Andrew Griffiths 'Be Inspired' evening to promote confidence in local business and this evening was really great because it addressed the negative doom and gloom of the global financial crisis and encouraged people to be creative and look for the opportunities. Just what I have been on about for ages. This fairly high profile business entrepreneur is excited about mindset, positive attitude, opportunity and idea creation etc. just like me and a lot of other positive minded people. Great to see the doom and gloom propagandists put in their place a bit.

It seems that I have regained a lot of enthusiasm in my life. The more I follow Beyond Freedom the more I enjoy my life. Sometimes I get 'distracted' and 'go off it' but then I realise how much I have gained. My life is expanding into more fun and confidence. How good is that!


There is so much out there. Can't wait to see what adventure I can have today.



Enjoy it all,

kind regards from jane

you can contact me for more info movement 4 improvement at bigpond.com.au&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009981938336454211-1915988332772777236?l=jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.libertyleague.com/janeseward' title='Doing a lot lately'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/1915988332772777236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4009981938336454211&amp;postID=1915988332772777236' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/1915988332772777236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/1915988332772777236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/2009/03/doing-lot-lately.html' title='Doing a lot lately'/><author><name>Jane</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13725065012918706068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3aIbnu2uYBU/SI1ABg5mw1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/A-cA5C65plQ/S220/Photosz2+006.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009981938336454211.post-319161490347493713</id><published>2009-03-13T17:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T19:39:17.039-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lawn mowing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='community'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='happier'/><title type='text'>lawn mowing fun</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Howdi&lt;/span&gt; everyone. I just visited a great site, '&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;ecosalon&lt;/span&gt;', &lt;a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/toolbar/#url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.ecosalon.com%252Fbroke-20-fun-things-to-do-without-spending-a-dime%252F"&gt;http://www.stumbleupon.com/toolbar/#url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.ecosalon.com%252Fbroke-20-fun-things-to-do-without-spending-a-dime%252F&lt;/a&gt; (sorry still don't know how to past a short &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;permalink&lt;/span&gt;) and left a comment on the blog post 'broke! 20 fun things to do....' I like this site because there is plenty of info, links and great ideas. Anyway, I enjoyed contributing my comment and so I thought I would write about it here. I haven't written for awhile, been uninspired, or is that, uninspiring, lately. But now I am firing up again and my creative juices are flowing freely.

So I got to thinking about fun things to do that don't involve spending money. After going over in my head about all the things I have done that are fun I found that the most fun to I had, did not cost much or anything at all, mostly. The emphasis on money, or the lack of money, just brings more 'lack of money' mentality. So I want to shift the thought to just 'fun', and ways to have it. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Soooo&lt;/span&gt;, what I am about to suggest is just one idea. I like the idea, and I can see a business idea in it for some clever person who might like to partner with me in a venture. (but bare in mind, I see business ideas in just about everything). &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;OOOH&lt;/span&gt;, I just thought I should do a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Wordpress&lt;/span&gt;.org and have a page for 'business ideas'. See what happens, out of control again (I am so grateful for this). Anyway...

&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;Sooo&lt;/span&gt; here we go!

&lt;strong&gt;Mowing Fun&lt;/strong&gt;
For those people who have a front lawn (or a back one), try mowing a design in your lawn. Get the kids involved with the design and the mowing. They learn about planning, goal achievement, and rewards. The family can get together and support each other and appreciate each others contribution and have some fun in the process. Dysfunctional or unhappy families might find this a challenge as respect and appreciation are involved (&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;ooooh&lt;/span&gt;) (if this sounds like you, try it anyway and see what happens, get family/parenting/relationship assistance from somewhere, and start to enjoy your life).

Choose a simple design first &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;eg&lt;/span&gt; smiley face , checker board (can be used to actually play checkers on if you want to make big checkers (another project), or words. How about mowing 'I LOVE YOU' on the front lawn, or 'FUN', or '$' (always think joyful thoughts when you see/use this symbol). Of course it would be quite ridiculous to mow negative or abusive words, (just don't think about it). You can plan what you want on your lawn, pace it out and mark it out (lots of ways to do this) and start to mow.

You can mow 'in' the design by mowing short the actual design and leave the remainder/background a bit longer, so the 'in' part shows up. Or, you can mow 'out' your design by, mowing the background short, and leaving the design long, so that it stands up/out.

It might be a bit tricky, but that is part of the fun. Be creative. If you don't like the effect you made, no problem, just mow over it in the usual way and start again next week when the lawn has grown again.

Just think of the benefits to you, your family, your community. A very simple way to use what you have already got to produce a different outcome. 'Do what you have always done, and you will get what you have always got'. So this time 'do something different, like mow your lawn in a pattern, and you will get a different result, that can be very pleasing, fun, creative, and draw attention to yourself.

When people apply their &lt;strong&gt;resources&lt;/strong&gt; in an expanded way, the resource takes on a new meaning. The resource might be physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual; they can be used together or singularly or in combination. The lawn mower and the lawn become instruments of living art! They become the means of creative endeavour. Mowing the lawn is transformed from a chore to a fun experience. Once the creative juices are flowing, who knows where they will lead to. The outcomes could be amazing, short term and long term. Think about what you can achieve! You have the resources available anyway, may as well use them. You are here in this life anyway, you may as well enjoy it.

If you choose a front lawn, the local community will notice it and probably comment. Positive images in the community are helpful to raise the 'happiness' metre just a bit. If someone gets a little giggle out of it, you have helped that person's day go a bit happier; a free community service.

Designs can be decorative also. What about a scalloped edge, or a triangle edge. Circles are good also when you start from the outside and mow in circles to the centre, creating a spiral effect.

So you get the idea.

I ask the question 'what else is possible'. You will be surprised at the answers that show up.

Very kind regards from Jane.
you can contact me for more info at movement4improvement at bigpond.com.au&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009981938336454211-319161490347493713?l=jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/toolbar/#url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.ecosalon.com%252Fbroke-20-fun-things-to-do-without-spending-a-dime%252F' title='lawn mowing fun'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/319161490347493713/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4009981938336454211&amp;postID=319161490347493713' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/319161490347493713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/319161490347493713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/2009/03/lawn-mowing-fun.html' title='lawn mowing fun'/><author><name>Jane</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13725065012918706068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3aIbnu2uYBU/SI1ABg5mw1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/A-cA5C65plQ/S220/Photosz2+006.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009981938336454211.post-4019848245937283667</id><published>2008-12-18T15:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T19:43:15.607-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='enjoying life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='respect'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='think'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='responsibility'/><title type='text'>So, are you satisfied with your life.</title><content type='html'>Hi, I'm back again. It is &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Xmax&lt;/span&gt; time and I have been thinking &lt;strong&gt;again&lt;/strong&gt;. I was thinking about my life and the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;lives's&lt;/span&gt; of others and tried to group some things to create some clarity. This follows the previous theme of my blog (yes! I said I was into personal development). So I got to thinking and felt the need to express my thoughts to the world at large. So here it goes. What do people do that leads to a great life or a horrible one? So that is what I want to write about today. Some people try hard, put in loads of effort and get nowhere and others seem to try hard, put in loads of effort and get where they want to go. I think the difference is &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;knowing&lt;/span&gt; what you want and in the goal setting. Efforts &lt;strong&gt;well placed&lt;/strong&gt; will usually achieve the goals, but efforts &lt;strong&gt;poorly placed&lt;/strong&gt; will wear you out with &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;disappointment&lt;/span&gt; and set you up for failure. So I figured it out like this.

&lt;strong&gt;How To Have A Horrible Life.&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ruin your health through diet,&lt;/strong&gt; first of all make sure you eat lots of unhealthy food. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Don't&lt;/span&gt; even look at fruit or vegetables cos sometimes they can be tempting. Eat high &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;kilojoules&lt;/span&gt; low &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;nutrient&lt;/span&gt; foods, like fried chips, meat pies, anything highly processed. Make sure that the food you buy has got lots of preservatives, colouring and other additives. This will set you up for all the talked about diseases that are so &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;popular&lt;/span&gt; right now. Its important to develop a 'closed mind' so that you wont be tempted to change your life.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Develop a strong addiction to something, &lt;/strong&gt;always is a winner. It does not have to be &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;illegal&lt;/span&gt; substances, although these will &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;achieve&lt;/span&gt; your goal, but they can be gambling, sex, cigarettes, food, alcohol and more. Having a strong addiction will help achieve point one, and also helps with point 3. Your health and finances will be &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;decimated&lt;/span&gt; by raging addictions.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ruin your finances&lt;/strong&gt; will help a lot. Get as many &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;credit&lt;/span&gt; cards as you can and max them out and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; pay the monthly installment, default on your fines, establish a bad credit rating. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"&gt;Don't&lt;/span&gt; save any money, spend every cent.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Work in a job you hate and are not suited to&lt;/strong&gt;. This is a sure fire way to have a horrible life. You need a job to get the credit cards, right, so make sure it is terrible in some way and you slave your guts out to make someone else rich. You can get the sack later on and this is beneficial point 3.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Have an abusing relationship&lt;/strong&gt; with someone at least once in a lifetime but preferably several. You want to damage your self-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"&gt;esteem&lt;/span&gt;, your desire to succeed, your love of life. The more you are abused, emotionally, the more you will accept being abused, physically, sexually and financially. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;You see it all ties in. These five steps will be lead to a horrible life, for sure, and all or efforts will be poorly placed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If that is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; what you intend to achieve in life, then I offer the following suggestions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to have a great life.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"&gt;responsibility&lt;/span&gt; for your life.&lt;/strong&gt; I can' &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"&gt;emphasise&lt;/span&gt; this enough. Only you are responsible for your life, where you are, where you want to be, your success and failures. It is you that directs your life, consciously or unconsciously. When you take responsibly for your life you do not blame, or give up excuses because you realise that you are where you got to day (good or bad) because of the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"&gt;decisions&lt;/span&gt; you made (good or bad) yesterday. &lt;strong&gt;Only you are responsible for your choices. &lt;/strong&gt;So this point will cover everything including your financial state and everything you &lt;strong&gt;do, say and think&lt;/strong&gt;. You are responsible for your thoughts, so make sure they are positive and supportive.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Respect yourself highly&lt;/strong&gt;. When you respect your life, wholeheartedly, you will not do any of the previous 5 &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"&gt;suggestions&lt;/span&gt;, it just wont be in your life. When you respect yourself you grow in self-love and would not do anything to harm yourself. You know that you have unique talents that need to be expressed and shared with the world. Success comes in many ways and not just money. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"&gt;Remember&lt;/span&gt; that a mother who raises a child to enjoy high respect and self-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"&gt;esteem&lt;/span&gt; is as successful as a millionaire as she has done her job well. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"&gt;Don't&lt;/span&gt; limit your thinking and respect your mind. I could go on, but I think you get the idea. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Develop loving and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"&gt;caring&lt;/span&gt; relationships.&lt;/strong&gt; The &lt;strong&gt;relationship&lt;/strong&gt; you have with &lt;strong&gt;yourself&lt;/strong&gt; (one that is supportive and loving) is the key to having a great life. Make that relationship the best you can make it. This will bring you enormous joy and you will give joy to others. The people that you choose to have in your life will support you and share in your triumphs, help you, and have fun with you. They are a vital part of a great live. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Look after your health.&lt;/strong&gt; I had to include this. Your health is so important. A healthy body and mind is so helpful to achieving a great life. Take good care of your body and eat well, lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. To all the people who are not healthy for some reason, just do the best you can with what you have to work with. Some people do have illness, but that does not mean they should give up on looking after their health. It's all about how you think about yourself. Which brings me to my last point.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Think you your way to a great life.&lt;/strong&gt; It is what you think that determines you actions. Thoughts + Actions = Results. What are your results? If you &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; like them, change your thoughts about how to achieve your goal. If you think you can't do something, you are right. If there is a glimmer of 'maybe I can' work with that, until you are sure you can and have solid self-belief. What you think determines your reality. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, there you go, you have all the info you need. I hope my writing starts you thinking about what you really want in life and provides some ideas about how to achieve a GREAT life. I have joined an organisation/business group that is helping me reach my personal and financial goals. Liberty League and Beyond Freedom has opened up my thinking and my life. If you want some info please email me movement4improvement at bidpond.com.au or visit &lt;a href="http://www.libertyleague.com/janeseward"&gt;www.libertyleague.com/janeseward&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very kind regards to you all from Jane&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;you can contact me for more info at movement4improvement at bigpond.com.au&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009981938336454211-4019848245937283667?l=jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/4019848245937283667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4009981938336454211&amp;postID=4019848245937283667' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/4019848245937283667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/4019848245937283667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/2008/12/so-are-you-satisfied-with-your-life.html' title='So, are you satisfied with your life.'/><author><name>Jane</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13725065012918706068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3aIbnu2uYBU/SI1ABg5mw1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/A-cA5C65plQ/S220/Photosz2+006.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009981938336454211.post-2802182688063517678</id><published>2008-09-15T17:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T19:46:18.647-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contribution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='action'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gratitude'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='growth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='possibilities'/><title type='text'>Life's opportunities</title><content type='html'>Now that I am home and back into my routine of uni assignments etc and engaging in my 'usual' life, I am wondering how I can do the '&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;usual&lt;/span&gt;' in an 'unusual' way that brings even more satisfaction to me. I am considering how some of my human needs can be used to play with life a bit more. You will notice from my previous blog that I advocate that life should be easy. To succeed in life (whatever you do that means success to you) and to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;achieve&lt;/span&gt; in business (whatever business you choose to do, or vocation) there are some common themes and concepts. There are 5 basic ideas to success that have been around for a long time. I share them with you now.

1. &lt;strong&gt;Fall in love:&lt;/strong&gt; that is fall in love with your life, what you are doing, who you share your life with, and how you go about living and working. To love your vocation makes life much easier because work is not 'hard work' but another way of enjoying you life. Fall in love with you life and treat your life as valuable, nurture and support it in every way. Fall in love with a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;partner&lt;/span&gt; is also quite nice.
2. &lt;strong&gt;Understand what is possible:&lt;/strong&gt; if you &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;believe&lt;/span&gt; that you can achieve just about anything you choose to do, then the possibilities really open up. It was the big thinkers that dreamed up fabulous things we enjoy today (that were previously thought of as 'too far out there' to succeed) &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;eg&lt;/span&gt; the car, Internet, iPhone etc. So if you understand that limiting your thinking is actually dishonouring your life potential, you can more easily choose what you really want to do and then proceed to fall in live with it and your life, even more.
3. &lt;strong&gt;Why am I here:&lt;/strong&gt; to have fun, to love, to grow, to invent, to enjoy etc etc. Ask yourself that question and decide on an &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;answer&lt;/span&gt; that is positive, fun and satisfying. Then make it a life goal. Remember that it is never about the destination, but always about the journey. Make your journey as enjoyable and positive as possible. If you &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; know why you are here, then just have fun, finding out, while you are living a great life filled with all the positives.
4. &lt;strong&gt;Action:&lt;/strong&gt; do what is necessary to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;achieve&lt;/span&gt; your goals. Do the study, do the housework, learn the dance, etc. Choose a life path, love it, then take the actions that are required to achieve it. Well placed efforts are rewarded with feelings of achievement (you cant' buy a feeling of achievement, you have to live it). Taking the action can be difficult sometimes when adversity comes to visit. But like most unwelcome visitors, they go away when you ask them to leave. So when &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;adversity&lt;/span&gt; arrives, face it, work through it and stay committed to your goal, and adversity will just drift off somewhere else. When adversity drifts off a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;sense&lt;/span&gt; of accomplishment drifts in.
5. &lt;strong&gt;Gratitude:&lt;/strong&gt; wow, if you are not grateful for your life you are missing the point. Where there is life there is hope; an old saying but true. If you &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; like how your life is at present, you can change it to what you do like. Just follow the 4 previous steps to get you started. Gratitude is pervasive in that it soaks into all parts of your life.

And there's more, check this out. 6 basic human needs (no not &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"&gt;Maslows&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"&gt;hierarchy&lt;/span&gt;)
1. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"&gt;Certainty&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; people like familiarity and some degree of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"&gt;certainty&lt;/span&gt; that brings security
2. &lt;strong&gt;U&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"&gt;ncertainty&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; people like to be surprised and just a bit unsure of the future. This helps to provide opportunities for striving, and being in the flow of things.
3. &lt;strong&gt;Significance:&lt;/strong&gt; people like to relate to something special in life, what is significant to them.
4. &lt;strong&gt;Love:&lt;/strong&gt; people like to love something or someone. Choose what/who to love and proceed in a respectful, positive and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"&gt;unlimited&lt;/span&gt; manner. Love your life, your vocation, your business, your partner, your children etc. Unlimited.
5. &lt;strong&gt;Growth:&lt;/strong&gt; people like to be in a state of 'flow', to be striving for some important goal. If you are not providing &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"&gt;opportunities&lt;/span&gt; for yourself to grow you are stagnating in life. Make sure you grow in some way, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"&gt;eg&lt;/span&gt;, spiritual, financial, emotional, physical, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"&gt;intellectual&lt;/span&gt;. Just keep progressing.
6. &lt;strong&gt;Contribution:&lt;/strong&gt; people like to feel they are contributing in some way to the betterment of others or themselves. To make a contribution to the community or individual &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"&gt;life's&lt;/span&gt;, helps to create a feeling of connection and satisfaction.

So there you have it. Easy peasy! Simple really, anyone can do it, even me. I advocate, 'make life easy' and stop struggling. When you choose to love what you do, struggling and adverstiy become challenges to enjoy overcoming. I have joined a business group that is helping me reach my goals. If you want some info email me movement4improvement at bigpond.com.au or visit &lt;a href="http://www.libertyleague.com/janeseward"&gt;www.libertyleague.com/janeseward&lt;/a&gt;
Cool, c ya.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009981938336454211-2802182688063517678?l=jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/2802182688063517678/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4009981938336454211&amp;postID=2802182688063517678' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/2802182688063517678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/2802182688063517678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/2008/09/lifes-opportunities.html' title='Life&apos;s opportunities'/><author><name>Jane</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13725065012918706068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3aIbnu2uYBU/SI1ABg5mw1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/A-cA5C65plQ/S220/Photosz2+006.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009981938336454211.post-852210269548094719</id><published>2008-08-21T01:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T19:52:12.643-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mindset'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thinking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='improvement'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='positive'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='personal development'/><title type='text'>Life WAS meant to be easy!</title><content type='html'>&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;I believe that the famous quote by Malcolm Frazer (former Prime Minister of Australia) “life was not meant to be easy” has become a ‘mindset’ for many Australians.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;There seems to be an acceptance that life is a struggle and that this is the way it has always been.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The young Malcolm was quoting from his memory of a line in George Bernard Shaw’s book &lt;i&gt;Methuselah&lt;/i&gt; but did not state the whole line of&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;'Life's not meant to be easy, but take courage child for it can be delightful.'&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Unfortunately the media pounced on it and the quote stands today as one of Malcolm Frazer’s most famous sayings.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;I think, also unfortunate for the Australian public, because the meaning of that line is portrayed that life is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; meant to be easy, never was easy, never will be easy.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Over time (just a few decades) I get the impression that many people believe this.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;They struggle in their daily lives.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;There is never enough money, time, happiness, whatever, and they are constantly struggling in some way.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I also don’t like ‘no pain, no gain’.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;That means that if I want to progress, I MUST create some pain or else I won’t make any gains. Well I think that is just crazy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;What if life WAS meant to be easy and the media beat up and Malcolm, got it all wrong. What would life and our community, be like if we just gave up the struggle and began to enjoy our lives?&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Can we progress personally and financially without making life hard for ourselves?&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I think we can.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It’s all in the mindset, your perception or what you THINK.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;What you ‘think’ affects your bodily functions (stress) and your psychological well being (happiness).&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;If you were to adopt the mindset and belief that ‘life &lt;b&gt;was&lt;/b&gt; meant to be easy’, perhaps the daily struggling would cease to exist.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Daily tasks and chores would be just that, a task to do, not a personal struggle.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It’s all about the journey, not the destination. I don’t know who first made that statement but it seems true to me.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;If you are not enjoying the journey of this life, just stop, re-evaluate, adjust and move forward in a more positive and loving mindset.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Love and appreciate yourself; make life easy, make your achievements easy.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Don’t stress out, just do the work and enjoy the process.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;There is work to be done and efforts to be made and you will gain a lot of excitement from achieving your goals. You won’t get anywhere sitting on you bum doing nothing and expecting money to just appear in you bank account, but you can do the work in a positive mindset without the struggling.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;If you are struggling a lot, you are probably doing the wrong work for your personality or life interests. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;It’s all about how you feel and think about the situation.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;If you think ‘life was not meant to be easy’, you will probably prove yourself right by some self-fulfilling prophecy, or something. Some people love to be right, no matter what the personal cost. If you learn how to adopt the positive approach (it’s a skill), I am guessing that you can just as easily prove yourself right, that ‘life is meant to be easy’.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The effort expanded will be the same but the outcome will be different. The choice is yours, and only yours, because only you, think your thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;I believed in these ideas so strongly that I started a business called The Movement For Improvement.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The idea is that you can move your mindset to make improvements to your life.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I invite you to start ‘a movement’ in you life towards making improvements, using the ideas stated above.&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The topic provides a good starting point for you to explore your thinking process. Do you often relate through the negative or positive mindset category. &lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Have some fun with it and see what you think. You might surprise yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;very kind regards from Jane&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;You can contact me for more info at movement4improvement at bigpond.com.au and have a look at www.libertyleague.com/janeseward&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009981938336454211-852210269548094719?l=jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/852210269548094719/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4009981938336454211&amp;postID=852210269548094719' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/852210269548094719'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/852210269548094719'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/2008/08/life-was-meant-to-be-easy.html' title='Life WAS meant to be easy!'/><author><name>Jane</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13725065012918706068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3aIbnu2uYBU/SI1ABg5mw1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/A-cA5C65plQ/S220/Photosz2+006.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009981938336454211.post-7053784611054419931</id><published>2008-08-09T23:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T19:58:42.359-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='personal qualities'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='success'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='journey'/><title type='text'>So pleased</title><content type='html'>I just visited the PositiveBlogger.com site and was so very pleased to see positive psychology explained so well. I downloaded 'How to Become a Positive Blogger' and I loved his article 'Studying the brain from the inside out' and the movie about Jill Taylor and her book 'My Stroke of Insight'. So good! Check it out. http://positiveblogger.com/2008/05/30/studying-the-brain-from-the-inside-out/
(still don't know how to paste the link properly).

So, how do I put that nice link in documents? and how do I put in a video (like Jill Taylor's).

So, writing an interesting blog is an art form (for sure). Well done to Clarke, and thanks for your thoughts on paper. I aspire to do something similar. (but, I still have this really annoying habit of talking about myself, must stop that some day).

So, my aim is to write my first short, but, interesting article.

OOPS, Can't think. I guess I will read 'How to become a positive blogger' again. I just know I have an interesting article in me, somewhere. (ooops, talking about myself again).

Perhaps it would be better to copy someone else's work and offer that (while I learn not to talk about myself). Yeah, that would be OK, for sure!

No, No, No! OK, my next blog entry will be my first short but interesting article. Soon to be written! Watch this space!

Well done to all the people so far, who have got the message that: life is about the journey not the destination. What sort of a journey are you planning to have? Please spend a few moments considering what your positive and negative personal qualities are and how you can best use them to have a safe and enjoyable journey. You will use these personal qualities throughout your life; as trusted tools to success, or they may become your road blocks. So it is important to know yourself well, plan for success and enjoy the ride. I have discovered Beyond Freedom and Liberty League and my life has really opened up as a result of the program.  I have learned that success can be achieved and knowing myself well really helps a great deal to build an enjoyable life.

Kind regards, Jane
you can contact me at movement4improvement at bigpond.com.au and visit www.libertyleague.com/janeseward&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009981938336454211-7053784611054419931?l=jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/7053784611054419931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4009981938336454211&amp;postID=7053784611054419931' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/7053784611054419931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/7053784611054419931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/2008/08/so-pleased.html' title='So pleased'/><author><name>Jane</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13725065012918706068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3aIbnu2uYBU/SI1ABg5mw1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/A-cA5C65plQ/S220/Photosz2+006.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009981938336454211.post-9121408615283387339</id><published>2008-07-27T19:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T20:01:21.678-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='planet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='responsiblity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='respect'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='change'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='survival'/><title type='text'>Just the beginning</title><content type='html'>This is my FIRST blog ever. I have so much to say and ask, I am a little overwhelmed at the opportunity. I invite other experienced &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;bloggers&lt;/span&gt; to offer tried and tested tips and I welcome suggestions. The idea of contacting people on a global level really appeals to me. I have some environmental interests as well as personal development and business interests. I have been studying a bachelor of psychology at James Cook University and am about half way through. I decided to change &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;degrees&lt;/span&gt; this semester as I could see that this disciple was not going to contribute to my HAPPINESS in life long-term. I have jumped ship and am now doing a Arts degree majoring in psychology (that uses up all those completed subjects). This allows me freedom to do any subject that interests me, so I am now doing a mix of community work, indigenous studies, business and marketing . I am really looking forward to the diversity and I think this will complement my already large skill base in counselling, case management, and interest in community development, etc. I think I need to learn a whole lot of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Internet&lt;/span&gt; marking skills to make this work for me. Help would be appreciated.
There are many parts to my life, family etc, interests etc and they all contribute to my 'wisdom' base. I am delighted to be a mature women of 55 years with the opportunities available to me in this country (Australia). It is such a fantastic time in life to have children independent, happy grandchildren, and reasonable good health to be able to do lots of interesting things.

I wish to promote respect, positive thinking, and happiness as a way of life. It is my intention to post up my e-book (soon to be completed as I am working on it often) which describes a useful psychological tool to promote a happier state of mind and relieve anxiety. So look out for that.

Another thing that I am working on is the 30 Day Challenge. I have &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;requested&lt;/span&gt; for this challenge to learn about &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;Internet&lt;/span&gt; marketing. Considering that I know very little at present, I intend to know a whole lot by the end of the challenge. I will be using this blog for communication on that.

It's all exciting.

Back to promoting respect and happiness. What do you think of the idea that 'people' &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; understand what respect means. There appears to be a lot of disrespect going on that affects whole communities &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;eg&lt;/span&gt; violence, theft, rubbish, land clearing, pollution etc. They all stem from a lack of respect in some way. I have half written a second book on Respect and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;Responsibility&lt;/span&gt; and will finish it soon. Yes, I have been very busy lately. It appears to me to be a global &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;phenomenon&lt;/span&gt;. There are organisations that promote world peace, well I advocate promoting world respect and we would all benefit. Take a look at climate change. To me this stems from disrespect for the environment/earth by land clearing, unrestricted pollution, mindless consumerism and over use of resources. A respectful person would not pollute the planet that we depend upon but would take care of our resources. Australia leaves a big carbon footprint and so does China and USA etc. This global practice starts with each individual. They are choosing to disrespect the planet by their choices of purchases and practices and behaviours. It's just the same principle as disrespecting a person. People &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; like it and neither does the planet and both will react negatively in some way, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"&gt;eg&lt;/span&gt; violence or climate change. We &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; have to 'love' everyone, but I think we do have to 'respect' everyone and not harm them. The same applies to the planet. It is not just the governments of the world who have to make positive adjustments. It is the individual that has to get the message. I like the saying 'be the change you want to see'. My grandchildren need a healthy family and a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"&gt;healthy&lt;/span&gt; planet. I &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; see that there is a difference (no &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"&gt;healthy&lt;/span&gt; planet, no &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"&gt;healthy&lt;/span&gt; life, no &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"&gt;healthy&lt;/span&gt; families, no &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"&gt;healthy&lt;/span&gt; people). We are part of the planet and we 'depend' on the planet for our survival, not the other way round. Pew! there I go again getting all heated up. The point is 'just be respectful' and try and do that in 'everything you do, say and think'. That ought to sort it all out nicely. What do you think of my ideas?

Well as I said before, I have lots to talk about, so I look forward to conversing with you all.
Kind regards from Jane.
you can contact me for more info at movement4improvement at bigpond.com.au and visit www.libertyleague.com/janeseward&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009981938336454211-9121408615283387339?l=jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/feeds/9121408615283387339/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4009981938336454211&amp;postID=9121408615283387339' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/9121408615283387339'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4009981938336454211/posts/default/9121408615283387339'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jane-movement4improvement.blogspot.com/2008/07/just-beginning.html' title='Just the beginning'/><author><name>Jane</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13725065012918706068</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3aIbnu2uYBU/SI1ABg5mw1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/A-cA5C65plQ/S220/Photosz2+006.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
