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Negativity

Do you ever catch yourself paying more attention to negative feedback, than positive? When you do receive positive feedback, do you find yourself looking past that and on to what you think needs improvement? There are ways for us as to combat this way of acting and thinking. According to neuroscientists, our brains are hardwired to focus more on the negative, including worry, disapproval, …

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Future

“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.”  – President Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Trying to stay clean, word-wise

This is always tough to keep in mind when your in the midst of an all-out rant: keep your words in the non-colorful vocabulary zone. Even our half-way swear words are no-goes sometimes, as it is really just the word, just in a different light: Frick, heck, ghal bless it, suck, and a nod to my sci-fi friends (fellow sci-fi nerd here), Frack’n. …

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Kitchen cabinets on the cheap, well cheaper then new

The cost of new kitchen cabinets can range from $1,800- $4600 ( cost estimates from About.com Home Renovations “What is the Cost of Kitchen Cabinets?” ) Kitchen cabinet replacement is one of the most expensive parts of a kitchen renovation project. But in many cases, you can create an entirely new look to the kitchen by giving those cabinets the love they …

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Find an outlet

It is good to be around your child, but you also need some ‘me’ time. Be it: heading to your local watering hole to have a beer or 4 with your buddies (as one may not be enough for the week you have had), a hike in the mountains… anything that allows you to get away for a bit. As …

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Memories

“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” Charles R. Swindoll  

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Teaching

“If you can control your behavior when everything around you is out of control, you can model for your children a valuable lesson in patience and understanding…and snatch an opportunity to shape  character.” – Jane Clayson Johnson

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Dr. Spock

“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”  – Benjamin Spock

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Cause

“When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind unassuming persuasion, should ever be adopted. It is an old and true maxim that ‘a drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall.’ So with men. If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. Therein …

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Abilities and Can-Do

As my son becomes more and more independent, it is also a time for him to become increasingly frustrated as well. He’s trying out all his new abilities. Running… he is learning to balance himself while running–so I see him take off on that wobbly, top-speed run. But, he can just as easily trip and fall. Or, he can’t keep …

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