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TOP 10 TRAITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE We have all read about people who are successful briefly. They win a gold medal, make a fortune, or star in one great movie and then disappear.…These examples do not inspire me! My focus and fascination is with people who seem to do well in many areas of life, and do it over and over through a lifetime. In entertainment, I think of Paul Newman and Bill Cosby. In business, I think of Ben and Jerry (the ice cream moguls)…As a Naval Officer, husband, businessman, politician and now as a mediator and philanthropist on the world stage, Jimmy Carter has had a remarkable life. We all know examples of people who go from one success to another. These are the people who inspire me! I've studied them, and I've noticed they have the following traits in common: 1.They work hard! Yes, they play hard, too! They get up early, they rarely complain, they expect performance from others, but they expect extraordinary performance from themselves. Repeated...

You Are Curling What you lack in athleticism, you make up for in concentration. And while curling isn't much more of a sport than bowling, you *can* win a gold medal for it! What Winter Sport Are You?

There is a joke in which someone is shown a vision of hell, and he sees a long table at which are seated people with very long spoons bound to their hands, far to long to reach the plate of food set before them, so all are frustrated in their inability to feed themselves, and slowly die of starvation. Then, he is shown a vision of heaven. He sees the SAME long table, and people with long spoons tied to their hands, BUT the difference is that each person dips his spoon into the plate of his neighbor across the table, and then places the food in his neighbor's mouth, so all are fed and satisfied. Sometimes I suspect that right and wrong, good and evil, are the same banquet, with the same utensils, but everything depends on how we choose to deal with the situation; on how we play our hand, the cards which have been dealt to us. (The above is an excerpt. Read entire post at http://literarydiscussions.myfreeforum.org/ftopic237.php)

Thought for the Day in the form of poetry A good friend recently made me aware of this poem. While it doesn't totally exemplify all of my beliefs, I love the meaning of it. I find it both inspiring and challenging. Invictus by William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. Out of the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced or cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. posted by Deni H .

I am creative. I am not a good writer. That is why I blog about other people's blogs. It pleases me to show off great work and great love that is put into those blogs. As for me today, I am fucking tired of my life as it is. Waiting on disability and not working, sometimes makes me crawl out of my skin...I am not suicidal (thank God for medication cocktails), just in case you are worried about me... The rest is all history...Maybe if I push myself a little everyday I could fill my blog with my own crap and therefore not have to "steal" other peoples work to bring to my own blog... What da ya think?

Another great post by someone in my blogring... Onset of reality Wednesday, August 16, 2006 This is a poem I wrote for the art gallery that displays work by people with mental illnesses. STEP Art Gallery Art fills the walls Halls and halls Paintings, poems, photography Collages provide A window inside The mind behind the intensity The drawings shown Imagine the unknown Framed, they hang with dignity Next to the frame Is an artist's name Displayed with guts and sincerity Many will come Unafflicted, some Merely to look at the beauty The power to create Does not discriminate Let us celebrate creativity posted by pjbrubak at 4:44 PM

A blog worth blogging again... A little crazy...aren't we all? : "It's been brought to my attention that I have been neglecting to write about my life, and have been boring you all with countless articles and book reviews. Sorry about that. I guess I really didn't think that I had that much of a following? So WHY have I been passing the buck? The articles I have come across interested me so I thought I'd pass them on. The book reviews? The same. I want to share. But yeah, I have been passing the buck. For good reason? Not really. I find that I write more when I am depressed, thus presenting only one side of the story. I mean, I AM BIPOLAR if you hadn't noticed. Who has time to write then they're feeling good or better-than-good-hypomanic? So let me run with that for a moment. I write when I'm depressed. I write about the bad in life. I write about the deepest darkest things I want out of my head. I put it all right there on the internet for you to read....

BiPolar Daily(ish): Lamictal : "Lamictal A lot of people have been arriving at this blog via the Lamictal keyword. So I thought it might be a good idea to re-assess my Lamictal (known as Lamictan in my home spot, South Africa) experience. I've been on it for 1 year and 9 months now, and the last time I think I spoke about Lamactil was when I'd crossed the one year mark. So here goes: Easing Depression The best thing about Lamictal is that it has definitely taken the sting out of the bad downs. I'm told that whereas other stabilisers are more effective at controlling the ups, Lamactil is better where the predominant pole is depression. In fact a danger with BiPolar (I'm told) is that Lamictal can sometimes fuel the highs. Truth be told, I hit about 2 weeks of severe mania about 6 months after starting the medication, with occasional small flights into psychosis. (Man, would I have loved to chronicle those in this blog but unfortunately it was pre BiPolar Daily). Hav...

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