Accompanied with stunned look and all.
Source: Themetapicture.com
Long Day? Yep. This about captures it.
May 20, 2013 By 29 Comments
Go. Go. Go.
May 15, 2013 By 18 Comments
Saturday Morning Work-out Inspiration?
May 4, 2013 By 27 Comments
I would just go love on him
April 27, 2013 By 24 Comments
Man’s Best Friend from Chris Neal on Vimeo.
Work: Why do you get out of bed in the morning?
April 23, 2013 By 25 Comments
Make sure they understand the “Why” or…you may realize same outcome. 
Simon Sinek: “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And if you talk about what you believe, you will attract those who believe what you believe…But very, very few people or organizations know why they do what they do. And by “why” I don’t mean “to make a profit.” That’s a result. It’s always a result. By “why,” I mean: What’s your purpose? What’s your cause? What’s your belief? Why does your organization exist? Why do you get out of bed in the morning? And why should anyone care? Well, as a result, the way we think, the way we act, the way we communicate is from the outside in. It’s obvious. We go from the clearest thing to the fuzziest thing. But the inspired leaders and the inspired organizations – regardless of their size, regardless of their industry – all think, act and communicate from the inside out…I always say that, you know, if you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money, but if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.”
Simon Sinek, 39, is the author of the best seller: Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. He popularized the concept of the Golden Circle (‘Why’ first. Then ‘How’. Then ‘What’.)
Image Source: Themetapicture.com; Quote Source – Ted.com. Wiki for bio and Golden Circle Chart.
And if it’s all too much to bear, take your cue from…
April 16, 2013 By 23 Comments
Mr. Happy Golden Retriever Puppy!
T.G.I.F.: And the Cute Award goes to…Otis!
April 12, 2013 By 34 Comments
Source: Thank you OCD: Obsessive Corgi Disorder
T.G.I.F.: So excited that Friday is here…
April 5, 2013 By 23 Comments
…Or, something else. (Be patient and wait for the prize…)
Source: Thank you Susan via The Meta Picture
5:00 am. And Inspired.
April 3, 2013 By 13 Comments
Good Wednesday morning. Here are my selections of the inspiring posts of the week:
Olive @ Olivethepeople with her post titled The Subway Samaritan: “…He was crazy. At least I thought so. At least at first. You see…“
Tina @ Practical Practice Management with her post titled Who Made an Impact on You. I’ve read similar iterations of this thought but it never seems to get old and always seems to leave me in wonder. “Name three friends who helped you through a difficult time…“
Sedone @ Getting Better, Man. with his post titled Giving Happiness a Helping Hand aka Beware the Silent H*. “I’m dedicated to giving happiness a helping hand, although sometimes I want to give it the finger…And don’t miss the short video.
5:06 am. And Inspired.
March 27, 2013 By 8 Comments
Good Wednesday morning. All of my inspiring posts of the week come from a single source. Thank you Sandy Sue for pointing me to Peg-o-leg’s Ramblings who has started a series of guest posts called “Should Have Been Freshly Pressed.” Peg awards the bloggers a “Freshly Pegged Award.” Here’s some samplings:
Life In The Boomer Lane with her guest post titled Why I’d Rather Be 65 Than 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, or 55: I hate that my body moves more slowly than it used to, that when I roll over in bed, my back hurts, that sex is accomplished in mostly one position, that photos of myself scare me, that I can no longer run up and down the stairs or sit in a pretzel position on the floor or reach way under the bed to grab something. I hate that reaching way down into the crib to pick up my grandson must be planned like a military operation . I hate that my memory fails at the oddest times, that I am beginning to lose a grip on pop culture, that I think a lot about being home in bed with a book when I am out in the evening. I hate that people in charge can look younger than my children…” Great post. Read more here.’
Misty @ Misty’s Laws with her guest post titled The Last Straw…To My Heart. “I have an admirer. I am being wooed on a daily basis. I see him almost every day and he gives me what I so desperately need. He satisfies my cravings and soothes the beast within. He gives me the ability to face the day. He provides me with the fix that I need before I can function every morning. He is . . . the drive-thru guy at my Dunkin Donuts...” Read more here. [Read more...]
4:26 am. And Inspired.
March 20, 2013 By 18 Comments
Good Wednesday morning. Here’s my selection of inspiring posts of the week.
- Thank you Megan @ Make Something Mondays for her post More Than Photographs where she shares the photo above and a collection of similar inspiring shots. See more here.
- Russ Towne @ A Grateful Man with his post: There is Greatness in Goodness. “ I just flashed back to a scene in the movie where a man with many flaws who has wanted his whole life to be great and failed over and over again finally does something that is indeed great. The woman he is with says something to him that is profound. It went something like this: Yes, you were great. “But you were also something much better than that…Read more here.
- Julie @ jmgoyder with her post Gutsy9′s Growth: I look forward to each post (pictures and updates) on G9′s development. G9 is a orphaned baby peacock which Julie has adopted. And there has been an exciting new development. ”But guess what? I think he might…Read more here.
- Renplus @ for her post titled Cocoon Breaks Open. “The enormity of Monday’s layoff didn’t sink in until yesterday, and I allowed myself to grieve finally. It needed to happen, and I was proud that I could experience it, release the pain, and move forward. Some beautiful things that I never expected really touched me, though…” Read more here. [Read more...]
Serve
February 19, 2013 By 37 Comments
“We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.”
Sources: Image - iraffiruse via clausleesemann. Quote: Yahoo Voices
Moved.
February 18, 2013 By 28 Comments
“Mohammad Azmi, a 55-year-old former contractor, has dedicated his life to rescuing stray dogs and cats, despite living in a country (Malaysia) where dogs are considered taboo and filthy…However for Mohammad Azmi, who is fondly known as Pak Mie, his love for these animals is unconditional, as he, with the help from his wife, splurge their savings on the stray animals by providing a shelter, food and medication on daily basis, apart getting donations from concerned citizens… This also means that they have to lead a simple life; so simple that they sleep in the car parked outside the shelter that they built just to make sure that no one harms the animals during the night. Although Pak Mie knows that he will never get anything in return by sacrificing his normal life, he is hopeful that he will continue to do so until his last breath.”
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
A Stray Hero from Hisyam on Vimeo.
T.G.I.F.: Bing. Bing. Bing. Bing.
February 1, 2013 By 28 Comments
Everyone needs one after a long week…
January 18, 2013 By 24 Comments
T.G.I.F.: Feelin’ the Blues
January 18, 2013 By 19 Comments
Jamynne Bowles’ English bulldog is deaf but is groovin’ squarely on beat to the melody. His pal, on the other hands, just ain’t feelin’ it.
Merry Christmas
December 25, 2012 By 48 Comments
Good morning and Merry Christmas! As I was getting up this morning, I crossed paths with the kids who were just going to bed. Instead of the kids hovering around the tree at 5am waiting for Mom and Dad to get up, there was Zeke…locked in on his Christmas stocking. (Of course, Zeke has to have his own stocking. Of course it’s monogrammed with his name.) Our bird hunting dog won’t hunt birds, he won’t retrieve tennis balls, he’s scared of cats and the dark, but that nose knows precisely where his treats are. He wouldn’t break his stare for the first photo. And after telling him that he had to wait for Rachel and Eric to get up before he could get at his stocking, his shoulders slumped, he dropped to the floor and cried “no fair.”
So, Zeke and I played loops of Sean Quiqley’s Little Drummer Boy at a HIGH decibel level. Hoping that the kids would eventually roll out of bed and we can get this party rollin’.
Hump Day: “This guy doesn’t get it…just throw me the stick”
December 19, 2012 By 28 Comments
24 Seconds to the Secrets of Success
December 18, 2012 By 22 Comments
Many ask: What are the secrets of success? I say:
- A good breakfast to start your day.
- Exercise.
- Focus. Keep your head in the game.
This little guy is a quick study. He nabs all three in one. 24 seconds of guaranteed smile. And if I could silence the play-by-play, I would…:)
Source: Thank you Rachel for sharing.
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You’re my best friend…
December 10, 2012 By 53 Comments
1 minute clip. I’m confident that this clip, paired with Queen’s “You’re My Best Friend“, will put you in the right frame of mind to kick off your day.
Work-Out Inspiration: Keep your back straight with deep knee bends
December 8, 2012 By 37 Comments
Proper form for a deep knee bend:
- (A) Stand with your feet approximately shoulder width apart.
- (B) Look straight foreword and place both arms in front of you or behind your head.
- (C) Slowly and under complete control bend down until your hamstrings touch your calves. Be sure to keep your back straight.
- (D) Push off of your heels and drive yourself back up to the starting position. Now flex your quads with all your might and repeat.
- (E) Wagging tail is entirely optional.
Image Credit: Themetapicture.com. ABCbodybuilding for Deep knee bend instruction (modified).
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Zeke. The Paper Boy…
November 29, 2012 By 38 Comments
- Each morning. Up at 6am.
- Grabs newspaper.
- Runs like a crazy man thundering up the stairs.
- Arrives. Applies his 4-wheel brakes. Sits proudly. Tail swishing wildly back and forth.
- “Here’s your paper Dad!”
“A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.”
~ John Grogan, Marley and Me
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Make it a Level 5 Good Morning
November 27, 2012 By 51 Comments
Something so simple. Yet, so true. Yes, it takes time. Yes, an introvert would need to leave the safety of their comfort zone. Making a human connection. I care. You matter. Need to work up to top of the ladder. See full and worthy post from The Chief Happiness Officer:
“Please do not underestimate the effect of something as simple as saying good morning at work. Studies show that when you have a good start to your work day, you’ll typically have a good day. Here’s our easiest and best tip for kicking your work day off with happiness: The Level 5 Good Morning. We call it that because there are several approaches to saying good morning at work:
- Level 0: You ignore people completely
- Level 1: A somewhat unintelligible grunt
- Level 2: Saying good morning without looking at people
- Level 3: Make eye contact as you say good morning
- Level 4: Also say something more than just good morning, e.g. “How are you?” or something more personal.
- Level 5: Also touch the other person – e.g. a handshake or a pat on the shoulder.
At what level are the typical good mornings in your workplace? And what would happen if you took it to level 5?”
Even a dog can learn to do it for Pete’s sake…
No. I, too, have never seen anything like it.
November 6, 2012 By 34 Comments
un·be·liev·a·ble/ˌənbəˈlēvəbəl/: So great or extreme as to be difficult to believe; extraordinary
“After being abandoned by her mother, a baby fawn, Pippin, was adopted by a Great Dane, Kate, and they have been best friends ever since. Kate’s owner Isobel Springett describes the uniqueness of their relationship: “When they greet each other, I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s not a deer greeting a deer. It’s not a dog greeting a dog. It’s definitely something that they have between the two of them.”
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It’s that time again…
November 6, 2012 By 53 Comments
Time for guaranteed smile…Tugger is an 8-month labrador puppy. Here’s Tugger vs. Doorstop. Don’t you just want to give this little guy a hug?!
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T.G.I.F.: Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No…
November 2, 2012 By 21 Comments
Has your work week been like this? Guaranteed 30 seconds of smile.
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TGIF: OMG, so close to the weekend…
October 19, 2012 By 25 Comments
Source: themetapicture.com
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Dogs. Ball. Happy.
October 17, 2012 By 24 Comments
4:36 am. And, Inspired…
October 10, 2012 By 25 Comments
Good Wednesday morning. Here’s kicking off hump day with inspiring posts of the week from my favorite bloggers (including a “professional blogger’s” post this week).
Ioanna @ life portOfolio with her post Hate Words. “Take a moment and think. Your phone rings, at the end of the line is a loved one…“Hey sweetie, my test results are out…” The rest of the phone call can be guessed…Yes, you lose ground under your feet…“
Seth Segall @ The Existential Buddhist with his post: Does All This Sitting Get Us Somewhere? “Novice meditators often ask “will all this sitting get me somewhere?” By “somewhere” they mean somewhere else than where their sitting currently gets them — countless cushion-hours accompanied by states of desire, aversion, judgment, pain, boredom, torpor, fantasy, reminiscence, doubt, planning, philosophizing — and, yes — moments of presence and clarity…We marinate in life and are cooked by it. It’s a process that happens, not something we accomplish. We didn’t build that. Things shift. We tire of hanging onto things. We cease repeating old mistakes. We laugh at ourselves. We open and soften. We come alive…
By “somewhere else” they mean their fantasy of whatever-it-was the Buddha experienced at the moment of his Enlightenment. They wonder whether they will ever have an experience like the Buddha’s…The answer is “no.” The Buddha’s experience was his own. Ours is ours. But sitting isn’t about having a spiritual experience. It’s about living a spiritual life. Sitting isn’t where the miracle occurs. Our life is the miracle. Sitting is the mirror. It’s the pot we’re cooked in.” [Read more...]
Zeke and Ralph…
October 7, 2012 By 22 Comments
We were overdue for a Zeke post.
That’s our Zeke on the right. He’ll be five years old in December. That’s Ralph on the left. Ralph is two and he’s Zeke’s “BFF.”
They are both Vizslas but Ralph comes from Hungarian lineage – bigger boned, bigger paws and carrying the squared off handsome look of Sean Connery.
Ralph is not much of a swimmer but he gobbles up a whole lot of earth in a hurry. Zeke, ever the optimizer, can’t catch Ralph in a dead heat and cuts corners to run Ralph down.
They walk together 3-4x a week and have become a common sight around our neighborhood. Despite his size advantage, Ralph is deferential to his adopted “older brother.” He greets Zeke with kisses each time he comes over for his walk.
These two keep a smile on my face long after they are gone for their walk – Mother Nature power washing me with her warmth, her beauty and wave upon wave of dog happiness.
Good Sunday morning…
Photo Credit: Thank you Susan.
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October 3, 2012 By 40 Comments
4:29 am. And, Inspired…
October 3, 2012 By 32 Comments
Good Wednesday morning. Here’s kicking off hump day with several inspiring posts of the week from my favorite bloggers followed by Awards nominations. KILLER POSTS this week…
- Congratulations to Mimi @ Waiting For The Karma Truck who is finally getting her due. Her post received WordPress’ highest honor for bloggers and was selected as one of the FRESHLY PRESSED POSTS OF THE WEEK: An Ode To Entomology.
- Inga @ Inga’s Angle for her post Nocturnal NYC. Check out her Harvest Moon. And scan through her other posts. Awe inspiring talent.
- Tommy Brennan @ Whatsoever Things Are True with his post: In Praise of Hephaestus. “…I am weeping as I write this, as the sense of gratitude I have toward this man and everyone like him bubbles up in me. Maybe he wanted to be a movie star. Maybe he wanted to be a baseball star. Maybe he wanted everyone to notice him on the stage. But he accepted his humble lot in life and was where he was supposed to be when I had a need.” Get to the end of the this one. (Thank you Christian from The Upside for pointing me to Tommy’s post)
- Stepy @ Stepyness with her post: I Think This Blog Thing. (…has just become another one of my failures.”) Raw emotion. And you gotta love Stepy’s “About Stephy”: ”50% happy, 50% wildly uncertain. 94.7% bewildered, 78% raving mad, 4.5% awesome, 63% tea/coffee and cake. Wearing odd clothes, favouring odd points of view and Drifting Aimlessly since 1991.”
- Cultfit with the Promise: “There are only a few “athletes“ here at CultFit. Paid to play a sport or were ever fortunate enough to have finished in the money. The rest of us have never been a top athlete in any given discipline. That’s not to say we have not taken immeasurable joy and made lasting memories from merely showing up and having fun on a Saturday morning.”
I need to read…
September 29, 2012 By 35 Comments
It happened in a blink of an eye. More than 25 years ago. My collegiate hockey career, for what it was, was long behind me. This was a pick-up game. A lazy Saturday afternoon. I should have been watching the Michigan Wolverines on the tube. Yet, if you know a hockey player, you can’t take the game out of the player. (If one could only roll the tape back and bend the story a wee bit.)
It begins and ends with coolness – Real Men don’t wear face masks. Right.
I could hear the defender chasing me from behind – his skate blades cutting the ice. (Swoosh right. Swoosh left. Swoosh right. Swoosh left. All moving in slow motion now.) He was closing in.
I went down. Fellow player, Doc Lovell, bent over and said “Lay still Dave.” I shouted back: “WIPE THE SWEAT FROM MY EYES, DOC.”
TGIF: Ah, for Pete’s Sake, Just Give It To Me…
September 28, 2012 By 22 Comments
TGIF: Don’t make me go to work…
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Porter is 3 months old.
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T.G.I.F.: Jump! (He said…)
August 24, 2012 By 24 Comments
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Arthritic Schoep is lulled to sleep in warm Lake Superior Waters…
August 10, 2012 By 43 Comments
“They say a dog is a man’s best friend, but to John Unger, a Wisconsin resident, his dog, Schoep, means everything. Unger adopted Schoep as a 8-month old puppy and the two have been together ever since. Now, at 19 years old, Schoep has arthritis and has trouble sleeping…Unger found that water is therapeutic for his pained buddy, so he takes Schoep into Lake Superior and lulls him to sleep…Schoep trusting John so much he falls asleep in the buoyancy of the water which soothes his arthritic bones.”
Read more of this inspiring story at The Huffington Post. Thank you conflictingheart for the share.
And more background at this YouTube video clip.
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August 10, 2012 By 32 Comments
Bet this makes you smile and keeps you smiling. Happy Friday…
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Sunday Morning: Walk with Me…
July 29, 2012 By 15 Comments
Good Sunday Morning.
WALK WITH ME from david babendreyer on Vimeo.
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Sunday Morning: Beautiful Day at the Dog Park…
July 22, 2012 By 21 Comments
The short clip reminded me of the Sunday mornings (rain, shine, bitter cold or snow) that we’d take Zeke to the dog park to play with his friends. The video is paired with happy music. Bet you dinner you smile at least once and your heart warms at least one degree. (Easy Money!)
Good Sunday Morning.
Beautiful Day at the Dog Park from Kelsey Wynns on Vimeo.
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4:12 am and inspired…
July 18, 2012 By 31 Comments
We’re opening Hump Day with a short two minute clip shared with me by Lori @ Donna & Diablo called The Future Is Ours. “We truly live in a extraordinary time…we forget this.” (Thank you Lori!) And then on to my inspiring posts of the week…
Rob Firchau @ The Hammock Papers, a 5th grade teacher, who is a fountain of inspirational posts and profound shares including this Abraham Lincoln quote that I’d never heard before that he calls Teach: “…Teach (your son) him that for every enemy there is a friend…teach him if you can, that a dollar earned is of far more value than five found…Teach him the secret of quiet laughter. Let him learn early that bullies are easiest to lick. Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books…but also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun and flowers on a green hillside. In school, teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong. Teach him to be gentle with [gentle] people and tough with the tough… (Read the rest of this quote @ Teach)
T.G.I.F.: It’s time for…
July 13, 2012 By 17 Comments
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4:09 am and Inspired: Pandas + Puppies + More…
July 11, 2012 By 35 Comments
We’re opening Hump Day with a short one minute clip about Pandas. (Now who doesn’t just love Panda cubs.) And then on to my inspiring posts of the week…
From Baltimore, MD, George Amoss Jr. @ The Post Modern Quaker with his post: The Zen of Quakerism. “If, when I’m feeling a little playful, someone were to ask me to summarize Quakerism in a sentence or two, I might say this: You have a heart. Use it.”
From Blacksburg, VA, Erica Ann Sipes @ Beyond the Notes is a pianist and cellist, who is asked by a graduate trumpet student (a Marine) to serve as his pianist for his recital. In From Battlefield to Stage: “The recital began and I was literally bursting with pride by the end. Was it perfect? No, of course not…The trumpet player knew where he was and what he was supposed to be doing and he met his mission in a way that I’m sure would make his fellow Marines very proud. Fifth lesson: Semper fidelis. Semper fidelis. To ourselves; to each other; to our passions; to our calling.”
Running, around in my head…
July 8, 2012 By 26 Comments
Thinking too @#$%^&* Much…
I got off to a late start this morning. Reading posts. Watching videos. (Now, in addition to these cat videos that I can’t seem to stop watching, I’m watching Mimi’s and LaDona’s video posts – they’ve figured out how to post videos – watch out world, these ladies are Game On.)
It’s hot. (Cursing that I got off to a late start. Maybe I can go half-way today. Oh, here we go again. Rationalizing away my exercise before I’ve even started. You are sad sack, Pal.)
Today’s theme: I see. (I think.) (Too much.)
