I can’t find the reset button

I can’t find the reset button.  No going back to fix the mistakes I made, I can only apply my experience going forward, and share it with others.  I am sure I would just make different mistakes, so no guarantee I would achieve greater happiness, plus I’m a pretty happy guy already.

Some say that wisdom is learning from your mistakes, that is incorrect. Wisdom is learning from other people’s mistakes. People could learn a lot from me.

I have noticed happiness is not based on income. On a walk Sunday with a friend who visited Brazil, he commented on the happiness of the poor people there. Happiness then doesn’t rely on the car you drive or the square footage of your home. None of these folks had either.

My own experience in Mexico correlated my friend’s comment, the majority of the people we met there were impoverished financially but their contentment was high and their happiness was contagious.

So what is the thought for us from this?  If I won the lottery it would solve a lot of problems, but it likely would create some its own, maybe worse.  Many rich people die early because of abuses and a lifestyle that comes from wealth.

Perspective is possibly the key, as illustrated below.  This hard working man does amazing photos and uses perspective together with his rich imagination and lots of hard work. Click Here to learn more.

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Live A Life That Matters

People, not careers, not homes, not yards are what count and once again; living without regrets

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Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end.

There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.

Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.

So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away. It won’t matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived, at the end.

It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant
Even your gender and skin colour will be irrelevant.
So what will matter?

How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what…

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I’d rather have him buy me a Burger…

My wife likes flowers but not as a gift also. She loves a dinner out though, and I think she would agree with your post completely.

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Stubborn or Determined?

challengesI’ve often thought of myself as a stubborn person, especially when I lose something. I become quite fixated until I have looked everywhere twice or until I find it. But this characteristic isn’t necessarily a bad one. I also don’t give up easily or quickly when circumstances are against me or when I don’t feel well. I rarely missed work during most of my career, and it was rare that I missed more than a day sick when I was in school.

I think many times people are tempted to give up, and they give in to that feeling. I encourage people not to moved to quit by their feelings. Whether it is a course you are studying, a job commitment, a volunteer role you have taken – if you don’t give in to feelings which are transient, the majority of the time you are glad you persisted. In persisting you meet goals for yourself, you don’t let others or yourself down.

hanggliderGetting out of your comfort zone, improving yourself and achieving a goal takes a battle of sorts, climbers struggle to reach a peak, and the temptation to stop or walk down is definitely there. But climbers don’t think about the struggle when they stand at the top, and look at the panorama below them; they just enjoy their success.

Success is there for us also, know you can stubbornly stay the course, never losing determination.

You can do it, the feeling to quit will pass if you hold to your vision.

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Cashew Corn Soup with Broccoli Puree

I love this recipe, just a few ingredients, nothing too rare you wouldn’t have it in your kitchen. I already have a soup planned for tonight but I will be trying this one soon.

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Why This Dog Goes To Church Every Week Broke Me Down. I Wish He Could Understand.

This story will touch your heart, period.

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It’s not every day you’ll see a dog in church, but in the small town of San Donaci near Brindisi, Italy, it’s a regular occurrence. A 12 year-old German Shepherd named Tommy goes to Mass nearly every day and sits patiently by the altar. He goes there out of love, he is just waiting for his master. But the real story behind his reason will break your heart

The reason Tommy attends Mass at this church is because it’s where he last saw his owner.

The reason Tommy attends Mass at this church is because it's where he last saw his owner.

Her funeral was held here.

Her funeral was held here.

Now, he diligently waits for his master to come back. He curls up by the altar to wait for Maria.

Now, he diligently waits for his master to come back. He curls up by the altar to wait for Maria.

Tommy is there every day and waits patiently through all of the church services, keeping a silent watch and waiting for her.

Tommy is there every day and waits patiently through all of the church services, keeping a silent watch and waiting for her.

The loyalty and love dogs possess is unlike anything else in the universe. Nothing breaks my heart more…

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