Idea of the Day

Beauty and Sweetness

2009-05-23T00:05:00.000-07:00

Add beauty and sweetness to your life. Start with the easier things: decorate, color, and embellish the place where you live.

"We shape our dwellings, and afterwards our dwellings shape us." — Winston Churchill

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Good Books

2009-05-16T08:02:00.000-07:00

Always carry a good book with you. Read it whenever you have time.

"In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you." — Mortimer J. Adler

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Fruits and Vegetables

2009-05-09T06:12:00.001-07:00

Buy and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.

Ten Reasons to Eat More Veggies and Fruits
10 Ways to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

By consuming three to five servings of fresh vegetables and two to four servings of fresh fruit a day, we can sew seeds of good health into our bodies to prevent cancer, heart disease, and most other degenerative disease. I encourage you to choose life over death — choose living food over man-made processed food."
— Dr. Don Colbert, M.D.

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Save Time For Yourself

2009-05-02T19:19:00.000-07:00

Save some time for yourself everyday. Do only what you really want to do.

"Always leave enough time in your life to do something that makes you happy, satisfied, even joyous. That has more of an effect on economic well-being than any other single factor."
— Paul Hawken

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Appreciation

2009-04-25T08:18:00.005-07:00

Tell those you love how much you appreciate them.

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." — Voltaire

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Take a Break

2009-04-18T15:12:00.000-07:00

Take a quiet herbal tea or juice break right in the middle of the day in a quiet, peaceful place. And don't feel guilty for taking a few relaxing moments for yourself. You deserve it!

"No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive."
— Dr. Joyce Brothers

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Organize Your Closet

2009-04-11T00:03:00.000-07:00

Organize your closet. Sell to consignment clothing shops or donate to charities all the things you haven't worn or used in two years.

"Whether you realize it or not, your closet holds many items that someone else in the world would really love and appreciate. Once you've weeded out those pieces that are no longer serving you, consider donating your old clothes to a homeless shelter, Goodwill, or another charity where they will be given or sold to those who need them. It's a win-win!" — Monica Ricci

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Daffodils

2009-04-04T08:53:00.000-07:00

Have fresh daffodils on the table every week of spring.

"Spring has returned. The earth is like a child that knows poems."
— Rainer Maria Rilke

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Take Action

2006-01-01T05:59:00.001-08:00

As your life ends, you'll forget about your mistakes; however, you will regret all the things you never dared to do. Be daring.

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." — Helen Keller

"Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come; you have to get up and make them." — Madame C. J. Walker

"Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk— and to act." — Maxwell Maltz

"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action." — Benjamin Disraeli

"We can do no great things, only small things with great love."
— Mother Teresa

Pick an Idea

2006-01-01T05:57:00.002-08:00

In this site, you will find different kinds of ideas. These are the ideas to inspire and encourage you to live an enjoyable and fulfilling life; ideas for you to make a difference in your life and other people's lives. May you be blessed by every one of these ideas!

"All good ideas have already been thought; the point is to try and think them again." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"To stay ahead, always have your next idea waiting in the wings."
— Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Carpe diem

2006-01-01T05:55:00.000-08:00

Carpe diem. Seize the day, here and now. You'll never be able to go back in time. Enjoy each and every moment.

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The important things in life cannot be gotten in advance. They must be gathered every day." — George Regas