choose wisely

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."
- William James

*Arm yourself with good thoughts*

friends

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.
- Henry David Thoreau

Actions speak louder than words.

Be true to your word.

Be there for your friends.

The title of a "Best Friend" takes years and years to earn, it takes alot of love and alot of good deeds.

Distance can make things a little tougher but true friendships persevere.

Im sending all the lovies in my heart to my bestie Jen.

saturday thoughts

"One of the BEST actions we can take, with courage, is to relax."

-insight from the tag on my yogi green tea

Lately it seems like there is ALWAYS something that needs to be done. Ok it doesn't just seem that way, there really IS always something that needs doing.

I've got TONS of exciting stuff going on in the next few months.

Trips home, my bridal shower, my best friends wedding and then MY WEDDING!!!

Oh my.

Along with the excitement inevitably come some stress, and lets be honest, I'm prone to getting a teeeeny bit on the anxious side.

This quote stopped me in my morning routine and made me think.

Even though there are tons of things to do, i don't ALWAYS have to be DOING something. If i give myself permission to relax more often I'll be better able to more effectively get things done.

So girlies, I have a question.

What is your favorite way to relax?

And while I'm asking for advice.... You could always throw some of your "time management" tips my way.

any words of WISDOM (or silliness) will be greatly appreciated!

Gina

mom

A mother is not a person to lean on,
but a person to make leaning unnecessary.
-Dorothy Canfield Fisher

I like this quote.

I don't agree with it COMPLETELY, i think you should always be able to lean on your mother when you need to.

My mama is always there when i need her.

What she did exceptionally well, was to raise her daughter to be strong and independent.

Which makes the need to lean happen less often.

Thank you Mom, for teaching me to be me.

Love,

Gina

wisdom

As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.

- Marianne Williamson

link for this etsy treat*

Confidence and smiles are contagious.

Love Never Fails.

Help others while helping yourself.

Share your knowledge and opinions.

If you've got it, flaunt it. (hehe)

Don't hold back.

SHINE.

Care to give some advice of your own?

*Fina

where do you "live"?

"What we speak becomes the house we live in."
- Hafiz

Do you speak kind words?

If you do, i bet you live in a happy home.

What you give is often what you get.

Give kindness and love.

love,

Fina

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Are You Interesting?

"What is interesting after all is the making of a self, an act of creation, like any other, That does imply a certain amount of conscious work"

-May Sarton

Tell me.......

Who are you?

Who do you wish you were?

Do you feel like you are your "true self"?

I don't think it's easy to "create" yourself, it takes work every day. What is easy, is sitting around, wondering about who you "could" be. Wondering will not get you very far. The only way to find or create yourself is to try new things, spend more time doing the things you love and especially the things you are most scared of .

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Wooooo, i feel like a womaaaaaaaaaan

“A turned on woman turns on the world.”

-Dr. Christiane Northrup

*quote via

The Way Of The Happy Woman

Enjoy your weekend ladies!

The world is your's for the "taking".

Check out the link, hope you don't "mind" this post.

She's a very honest woman, i respect that immensely.

food for thought

Could we see when and where we are to meet again, we would be more tender when we bid our friends goodbye.
- Ouida

try not to do things you will regret, think before speaking (or writing, or typing).

advice to myself & to all those close to me.

"naive-ness"

Appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder and even ecstasy, however stale these experiences may have become to others.
- Abraham Maslow

Dreamthisday.com

What are you still in awe of, even though you see it/feel it everyday?

i'm an open book

"The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought of yet."

-Ann Landers

i talk too fast & too much.

i miss all of my friendly's back in NY, they always let me blab on and on.

i kind of feel bad for my new co-workers and random people working at stores, they have unwittingly become my "best friends", which means they get the pleasure of listening to me babble..... Lucky, lucky them.

How are all of my bloggy friends doing on this lovely Wednesday?

p.s I miss all of the kitties back home too, they would listen to me talk ALLLLL DAY LONG! ;)

perhaps i should spend less time talking & more time thinking & doing.

There's this pesky thing called a "day job" i need to get.

never fear; fina is here!!

"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood."

- Helen Keller

I prefer to make mistakes.

I'd rather try something than be told it's "wrong", "hard" or "not likely".

Don't be afraid of the "new".

Don't lets others past mistakes cloud your goals.

Do it yourself.

P.S like that title?? hehehehehe

FOCUS ON THE NOW

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

- J. K. Rowling

dream foward

Those who live in the past limit their future.

- words of wisdom via yogi tea

hello there lovelies!

How's Thursday treating ya?

What are you looking foward to?

I don't think i have to tell you what i'm looking foward to!

don't look away

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

- Henry Ford

have no fear, excitement is near

"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

- John D. Rockefeller

Hi girls!

I miss you!

How are you?

-Fina

p.s How's Christmas/Holiday shopping going?????

:)

humility

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.
- Rick Warren (author of The Purpose Driven® Life)

love this

Who can you be a little kinder to today?

What Are You Thankful For?

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, Thank you, that would suffice.

- Meister Eckhart

Pretty please, tell me what your're thankful for.

Lets start Monday with HAPPIES!

Today i'm thankful for my Fiance, Friends and Family.

*Friends of all kinds, bloggie friends INCLUDED!

What's Up Your Sleeve?

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

- C. S. Lewis

Quote via Dreamthisday.com

Is there something you really, really wanna do but you're kinda scared?

How bout you just do it; seriously, get up right now and do it!

If it's a very BIG dream or goal, why not take one teeny tiny step in that direction?

Make a list, put notes on your mirrors or on your fridge.

Do it.

You will feel FABULESS.

;)

fina

Well Wishes

May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue.And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.- Irish Blessing

I'm not Irish.

Well, actually my great grandmother was 1/2 Irish, i guess that makes me ... 1/16th?

Anyway, I really like this quote.

Something about it gives me the HAPPIES!