Princess Catherine Make-Up

Its nice that Princess Catherine decided to do her own make-up on their wedding day "so that she could be sure that Prince William would recognize her. She looks absolutely radiant!

Happy Easter

Give thanks everything we have
instead of worrying about what we don't have

How to stop feeling guilty about spending money

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     Look at your financial situation. If you are solvent, able to support those you need to, have extra cash, and have an emergency fund, know that it's fine to spend a little extra money! There should be no issue in getting that new, hardcover book you've been eyeing or spending a few extra dollars to get a fancy lunch with friends.2

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     Understand where your cash goes. If it helps you to understand that you money isn't being wasted completely, look at what happens to it: in buying a glass of orange, juice, for example, money is going to the company that supplied it, the store you bought it from, the worker who picked the orange, the farmer who grew the tree, the company that built the car that the worker drove, and so on. It's a never-ending cycle of where the money goes. Look up some economic theories to understand why spending money stimulates the economy.

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   • Realize what you're doing with your money otherwise. If you're not spending that few dollars in your pocket, it does nothing but get sucked through the washer a few times. If you never spend it, it stays for years without going into circulation and benefiting you little.

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     Consider your money-spending a gift. Try spending something on yourself as a reward once in a while: plan on buying something when you get that major promotion or for your birthday. Small rewards like this will help you feel as though you're treating yourself without turning into a full-blown addiction to wasting hard-earned cash.

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     Look at what you need. If you feel bashful spending money on basic needs, such as food, really reconsider why you feel this way. Some things are necessary in life, and it's hard to get them without spending some money. Don't ever think of these things as luxuries, and don't budget yourself so harshly on them.

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     Get a little job on a side. In order to combat my Spender's Guilt, I started writing online. I consider my usual income to be what it always has been: pretty untouchable. The money I may online, I reason, is something I wouldn't have ordinarily, so I should feel perfectly fine using it to treat myself once in a while, so long as it doesn't exceed the amount I make writing.

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Nice article about feeling secure

How to Feel More Secure

February 8, 2008

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How secure you feel is largely determined by how secure or insecure you feel as a person. If you are a generally insecure person you are likely to be frightened by every little disturbance that happens around you or by not having money. The world is trying to tell us that what we feel inside is separate from “reality”, i.e. the things that happen around us on the physical plane. According to this thinking, the source of your anxiety or insecurity is outside; hence people who feel insecure are trying to fix the problem on the outside.Going with this argument, people do all kinds of things to improve their security. Many people want more money, because they believe this will lead to more security. However this is not necessarily true.This may be fine if the source of your insecurity is outside, for example if you have received threats or if the area where you live is dangerous. In that case more money will help you to improve your present security or move to a safer area.But what if your insecurity comes from within? How can you fix it outside? I know what I’m talking about. I suffered rejection while being raised by my Aunt, which projected itself as insecurity in my later life.My insecurities and fears were very real and were compounded by the fact that we had little money. My wife and I often had blazing rows because of the fact that she bought stuff, sometimes even things that we needed. As far as I was concerned we shouldn’t have bought anything until we had “enough” money. I thought at the time that having more money would solve the problem, because I didn’t realize the problem was inside me.The truth is that money doesn’t necessarily give security. If you feel insecure, clearly examine what you feel insecure about. Is there a clear physical threat to your security, for example, someone threatened you personally? If you cannot really pinpoint where your security comes from, it is likely that it is from within.So if you are having anxiety relating to money, reason with your mind in a logical manner.

• Ask yourself who has died from not having money.
• Ask yourself what is the worst thing that can happen to you if you don’t have money. Try to paint the most ridiculous possible outcomes.

When you do this you confuse your mind.

• Remind yourself that there are people who are worse off than you, but they haven’t died.

Also do this. I’m sure there are many homeless people on the streets. In the morning talk to yourself and say:

• This morning I’m going to prove that I’m overcoming this fear. Stop next to some homeless people and give them some money, or something which they don’t have.
• Also ask them if not having money have killed them. When they say no, walk away and tell your subconscious, you see I told you that nobody has ever died of not having money.

You’ll find you will not believe these things you say to yourself, but don’t worry about that. The mind is a creature of habit and it will take a while before things start to change.

The key to establishing new behavioral patterns is to keep on repeating it for at least 21 days. When the thought of not having money comes, laugh about it. Tell others that you “have this silly fear” that you may not have money for the things that you need. You see these fears only have power over you as long as you don’t confront it. As soon as you confront, and share it with others it will start to go away.

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Free Will

We watched "The Adjustment Bureau" a few months ago, and I have been going through the web to find the last lines from "The Adjustment Bureau. Finally, today I found it! Its about free will and trying to create the life you want for yourself. Here is my favorite line from the movie]. Life is short. Live your dream.

Harry Mitchell: [voice over] Most people live life on the path we set for them. Too afraid to explore any other. But once in a while people like you come along and knock down all the obstacles we put in your way. People who realize free will is a gift, you'll never know how to use until you fight for it. I think that's The Chairman's real plan. And maybe, one day, we won't write the plan. Your will.

Matt Damon and Emily Blunt

Quote for the Day

The standard of success in life isn't the things.

It isn't the money or the stuff ---

It is absolutely the amount of joy you feel.

--- Abraham

Excerpted from the workshop in Lincroft, NJ on Tuesday, October 15th, 1996 # 39

Derek Jeter

Here’s what the 36-year-old Yankees shortstop had to share with the mag:

On his own future: "I haven't met a person who can change what's happened in the past, and I haven't met a person who can tell the future..."

On the secret to his success: “My parents always told me, ‘There’s always going to be someone that’s better.’ But there’s no reason why someone should outwork you. That’s just an excuse.”

On his off-season contract saga: "I always said I wasn't going to talk about it. I didn't talk about it. I addressed it one time in the press conference, and I won't bring it up again. In my mind, it's over with, it's done with. That's how I've always been, and that's how I'll always be. I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions."

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