WELCOME, FRIENDS, 2 da Good Stuff : )

Welcome, my Friends!

Happy Hump Day!!!

Thank you for being here with me

I really appreciate you following me here

It is my greatest hope and greatest joy

To bring things to you

That will 

Benefit Your Life

and

Refresh Your Spirit

Let us TUNE IN to ourselves

Before (or after) we tune into the World

We have some really good things today

Some "Really Good Stuff, Maynard!"

(from the Dobie Gillis Show - I remember : )

We have a TEDX talk

That I really want you to watch

It is truly an amazing talk

That CAN help us change the World for the better

I found it to be most beneficial to my life

We also have a FIERY DANCE

SO COOL! 

(or hot with the fire)

Plus we have some other very lovely things

To add to our lives

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IMPORTANT QUESTION
I received an E-mail yesterday from a reader
He said the text was showing up
 on a gray background making it difficult to read
IS ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM????
Please let me know so I can fix the problem

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I hope you will enjoy your visit

I wish you a MOST Grateful Day!

Peace and Love,

Phil

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GENTLE REMINDER

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OH!

Yesterday was Tom Daley's Birthday 

Happy Birthday to TOM!

DALEY LIFE: Never Felt So Bronzed!

Tom makes some very funny comments in this video.

Really nice video work of his diving and workouts
Catch Tom's antics when the tanks go by
I almost missed it

I recommend FULL-SCREEN
: )

Tom Daley

Never Felt So BRONZED!

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/7t95GQ3301A

(runtime: 14 minutes)

Tom Daley's Challenge

STOP! DROP! AND 

Watch this great video from Tom Daley

It's Brilliant!

Thanks to our Friend, David, for sending this video to us.

In support of Mental Health Awareness Week, 

Tom teamed up with BULK POWDERS®X

to explore how he overcame 

one of the toughest challenges of his life.

Tom Daley's Challenge

YouTube Direct Link:  https://youtu.be/KjQ-4W7Yb7U

Things Tom Suggested to Overcome Anxiety

-Give yourself care and attention

-Think Positive

-Practice Mindfulness 

-Meditate

-BREATHE

-When problems arise, step back and take a fresh approach

-Face your demons head on

-Surround yourself with people who help you grow
-Keep working and remember there will be ups and downs

-Visit Our Spiritual Garden Blog

(Whoopsie! naw - he didn't say that : ) me being silly)

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Relating to Tom's Video

Other people overcame stress by...

(quotes from the Happier Human website(link)

"-simplifying their lives

-learning to manage their time effectively

-doing meditation and practicing mindfulness

-creating meaningful relationships

-learning to be assertive when they were used to 

saying “yes” to the demands on their personal lives

-Reading uplifting words can also be a powerful method of keeping calm when stress threatens to overwhelm you. Words that inspire can soothe a frazzled mind and comfort the agitated soul." (Source)

I recommend visiting the Happier Human website 

and get their free PDF Book, 

"The 90-Day Gratitude Journal" (link)

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Quotes to Help Deal With Stress

Gratitude is one of the best ways to deal with stress. As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” Gratitude brings us back to the Here and Now. Being filled with gratitude does not leave room for stress. 

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“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.” 

~ Viggo Mortensen

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“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.”

~Thich Nhat Hanh

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“You don’t have to control your thoughts. 

You just have to stop letting them control you.”

“Resistance creates suffering. 

Stress happens when your mind resists what is. 

The only problem in your life is 

your mind’s resistance to life as it unfolds.” 

~ Dan Millman

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“You can’t always control what goes on outside. 

But you can always control what goes on inside.”

~Wayne Dyer

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“Its not stress that kills us, 

it is our reaction to it.” 

~ Hans Selye

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“Our anxiety does not come 

from thinking about the future, 

but from wanting to control it.” 

~ Kahlil Gibran

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“Sometimes 

the most important thing in a whole day 

is the rest taken between two deep breaths.”

~Etty Hillesum

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“Do not anticipate trouble, 

or worry about what may never happen. 

Keep in the sunlight.”

~Benjamin Franklin

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Resistance is Futile

Just go with the Flow

~me : )