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The Only Limit

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There are times when each of us feel we have done all we can do, we can do no more, we have reached our limits. We are tired, absolutely pooped, ready to give up, give in, settle for less.

We feel we have come to our road’s end with no branches leading in a new or different direction, no ‘y’ in the road, only a dead end. But even at the end of a dead-end road, there is something beyond. 

The only blockade is that which we allow in our own minds. The voice that says STOP, you can go no further, you have reached your limits.This is the moment when you push through the things blocking your way and forge ahead.

PowerNow, I ask you, Have you reached your limits?”

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The only limit is the one you set yourself!

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The limit you set
is that of your own
whether high or low
its time will come

Within your limits
new horizons await
inner thoughts
say never too late

Be on the lookout
ever watchful you see
for what lies ahead
is what’s meant to be

Look to tomorrow
unafraid to explore
push your limits
farther than the day before

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Eye Candy from God

There are times when something crosses your path or shows up unexpectedly in a message that screams to be shared. Here it is…ENJOY!

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“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”

—Albert Einstein (Theoretical physicist, 1879–1955)

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The Power of Monday

Here we are at the beginning of a new week. Are you ready? Did you awaken this morning looking ahead to a week of smiles or frowning as you face a week of dread?

Regardless you must face the day & there is nothing you can do about it BUT…

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Every Monday do you count the days until Friday arrives?

Think about it.

If you rush the week trying to get to Friday as quickly as possible, that only pushes you closer to the NEXT Monday!

Let’s change the tune of Monday…instead of it being Manic Monday, what are some ways of…

Here are my thoughts on this day as I face Monday…

Why did I get out of bed? Because my bones were aching …

Why did I smile? Because my husband woke up beside me!

HappyMonday

Let the power of Monday set the tone for smiles, NOT frowns!

What is making your Monday MARVELOUS?

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The Door

You are sitting at your computer. Creative juices are flowing and you are excited at all you have accomplished in just a few seemingly short hours of morning. Excitement flows through your veins along with the caffeine absorbed from several cups of coffee…the mere sight of which reveals only dregs floating on the bottom with a few grounds clinging to the rim.Free-Question-Mark

The phone rings.

A brief conversation ensues at the end of which you get up from the computer, reach for your coffee mug, then head out the door for the kitchen. You are no sooner through the doorway, or perhaps you made it all the way to the kitchen, when you stop. STOP dead still. Silence engulfs your entire being as one huge question mark becomes the only life in your aching brain…

Familiar scene?

Have you ever walked out of or into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was?

DidYouKnow

Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passing through a doorway triggers what’s known as an “event boundary” in the mind, separating one set of thoughts and memories from the next.

Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room and prepares a blank slate for the new locale.

Sounds pretty cool, huh?

Thank goodness for studies like this.  It’s not our age, it’s that darn door!

Now, doesn’t this make you feel just peachy?

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More Food for the Soul

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Life’s Journey

The journey along the rivers of life destines us toward many different shores. Along the way, choices must be made…the question at hand, this way or that? Much like the rivers that flow swiftly downstream, life glides along with ease. Then, there are those that flow against the norm making the way much more difficult. Often it is within those times of sadness and discomfort when we find renewed spirit, seek to aid those aging closest to us and face heartaches in order to experience joy.

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Voyages: Life Journeys

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From the moment of birth
Our true destiny is set
To travel life’s journeys
Overcoming fear and regret

One day may be somber
The next, glad instead
As each new path of life
Reaches far ahead

Voyages all through time
Touch varying walks of life
Those of understanding
As well as those of strife

From a desert oasis
To a sun-drenched island
Warm amazing adventures
Surround life like a garland

Flowers of the fields
Covering land like the dew
Could be choking weeds
Or blossoms fresh and new

Pages of life’s scrapbook
May be ragged and torn
Filled with worn images
Of the lost and forlorn

Could chapters be rewritten
Granting ways to understand?
The journeys across life’s paths
Reach out with a helping hand

©2013 catnipoflife Sharla Lee Shults ©2013 catnipoflife
Sharla Lee Shults

“The journey between what you once were and who you are now becoming
is where the dance of life really takes place.”

—Barbara DeAngelis (Author, motivational speaker & TV personality. (n.d. to Present)

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Heart to Heart

Hugs we give
Words we impart
Best are those
Heart to heart

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Mood

StayHappy

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Daily Soul Food

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Inspiration for the Soul

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Daily Soul Food

Inspiration for the soul comes about on a daily basis from many different sources. New postings as Daily Soul Food may not appear every single day but each posting is ready to be revisited at any moment in time. You are invited to visit often for nourishment.

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Misty Morning Fog

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Early Morning 11/02/2013

Images appear subdued
Amidst the dense, pesky fog
Softly kissed by stratus clouds
Disturbed by a croaking frog

Figures in the far distance
Emit varying shadowy hues
A feel so melancholy
Reminiscent of ol’ country blues

The highest peak of a mountain
Enshrouded within the thick fog’s bed
Converges with the sky’s splendor
Striking patterns of gray overhead

Just a mere touch of fog
Steamy haze in view
Evokes mystical thoughts
Chilling through and through

Silhouettes against a blue sky’s backdrop
Endure nature’s transformation
Misty morning fog amid dawn’s glory
An object of fascination

From the sky to the terrain
Trickling rays of sunlight drift
Transparency emerges
As the fog slowly lifts

©2013 catnipoflife©2013 catnipoflife
Sharla Lee Shults

The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.

—Carl Sandburg (U.S. biographer & poet, 1878–1967)

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Natural Symmetry: Mother Nature’s Kaleidoscope

 Time to take 5! Stop what you are doing, maximize the screen, take a deep breath and relax!

 “Take a wild journey into Mother Nature’s Kaleidoscope! This is a visual exploration of the wonderful world of symmetry, using clouds, waves, and sunsets to create a mesmerizing mosaic of shifting, churning colors.” ~Mother Nature Videos

clouds lazily drift
waves ebb with the tide

sunsets mesmerize

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