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Have you ever wondered how powerful the mind - heart connection can be?

Sometimes, it amazes me how things just fall into place just when you need it. Oftentimes, when you’re at your wit’s end trying to figure out what to do next, something happens that assures you everything’s going to be alright.

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Feelings, failure and finding happiness are the three main lessons Oprah shared in her commencement speech to Stanford University graduates whom she fondly called “O-eights.”

Oprah is and will always be the role model for me. She’s humorous, inspiring, passionate, beautiful and real.

Watch this video and be inspired.

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I always try to be in a state of gratitude everyday. It helps to put my life in perspective and keeps me focused on the good things.

Recently, I’ve been practicing another thing that makes my life more meaningful and fulfilling. I’ve been keeping track and remembering the “highs” of my day.

A high could mean something that made you happy like playing in the rain with your kid. It could also be an accomplishment like doing 30 minutes of exercise.

It’s great to track and remember your daily “highs” because:

• It helps you to be conscious about each moment and to savor the good feelings that come with it. It also keeps you in a great state of mind and body throughout the day
• It helps you to feel good through the night and preps you for better sleep. And when you sleep in a high state of mind, it sets you up for a great morning ahead.

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…how do you deal with it?

Do you mope about the sudden change in plans or do you welcome the new outcomes?

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That’s me and my older brother during a party at my grandmother’s house some ____ years ago.

Remember how parents and relatives would mount impromptu talent shows during family gatherings? The kids would be asked to sing, dance, declaim and show whatever talent we had for the whole clan to see.

I never really knew if I sang or danced well. All I knew was that I just needed to sing with all my might and to dance with every bit of energy in my body. The oldies would clap for me and I would feel so happy.

I think more than just being proud of what we could do, our parents felt it was one way of boosting our self-confidence.

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This is my desktop inspiration.

I found Christian Larson’s Optimist Creed in the Secret website and I have been reading it everyday before I get down to work. It’s like a mission statement that guides me through the day.

According to this site, Christian Larson was a New Thought leader and he penned the Optimist’s Creed in 1912.

It’s amazing how almost a hundred years have passed yet the message still rings so true today.

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I am grateful for:

• Monday mornings that signal the beginning of a blessed week.
• a hubby who kisses and loves me tender.
• a baby who smiles and hugs me first thing after she wakes up.
• a little angel who reminds me how strong I am as a woman.

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I love clean slates and blank pages.

For me, it means new chances, fresh starts and more opportunities to make the most out of life.

Whether we are coming from a place of difficulty or a place of success, there is always that place up ahead: a chance to learn and grow or a beginning of a new adventure.

I think that no matter who we are, where we are or what circumstances we are in, we all have a chance and a choice to close one chapter and open another.

Resolutions are not exclusive to the New Year.

If we choose to, we can turn our lives around at any given moment at any time we want.

We can only be bound by the limits we set for ourselves.

And if we believe that anything is possible, then everything becomes boundless.

Half of the year has almost gone by and I ask myself, “What do I want to do differently this time? What do I want to change?”

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