“That’s my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck’s back. If it’s not positive, I didn’t hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy.” ~George Foreman

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ITADAKIMASU

A single Japanese word captures this sense of indebtness to everyone and everything that makes a meal possible: itadakimasu ( pronounced EE ta da kee mas). Saying it at the beginning of a meal honors the sun, the rain, the earthworms, the farmers, the merchants, the cook — everyone and everything that collaborate to bring the meal together. In a word— itadakimasu– you are honoring the Source of Life behind it all….there is no English equivalent. ____ Charles Garfield, Wisdom Circles

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A LITTLE LIGHT HUMOR TO GIVE THANKS FROM GARRISON KEILLOR AND RICHARD DWORSKY OF A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION

“THANKS”
From Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky
A Prairie Home Companion
November 22, 2008

I am thankful for ATM machines
For the smell of coffee beans
For the dishwasher and for the GPS
Thought up by the Pentagon, a great success
That makes it unnecessary for us men
To ever need to ask for directions again.

I am grateful for blogs and other new media
And of course for the miraculous Wikipedia
Which puts information at your fingertips
An innovation as great as sailing ships,
Or putting a steam engine on the rails,
So thank you Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales.
And thank you Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Who in 1997 launched a search engine
Google, which simply is superb
A noun that quickly became a verb.

Please leave a comment and let us know what you are thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday. We wish you a very happy Thanksgiving!

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If you’re not willing to do the work you won’t get better….think about what you can do not what you can’t do…words of wisdom from a young bride to be involved in a freak accident at her bachelorette party, and who with the help of her fiance, family and friends is making great strides in her recovery toward, among other things, a new wedding date.

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WITH EVERY BREATH

With every breath I take today,
I vow to be awake;

And every step I take,
I vow to take with a grateful heart–

So I may see with eyes of love
into the hearts of all I meet,

To ease their burden when I can
And touch them with a smile of peace.

Author Unknown

Source: beliefnet

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Feed Your Good Dog this weekend with this warm nutritious soup from Fit for Life personal training Marietta, Georgia. Thanks Ty!

Delicious Kale and Pinto Bean Soup

There’s nothing better than a warm bowl of soup on a chilly fall day. This soup contains kale, a superfood that is packed with vitamins, minerals and cancer-fighting enzymes. It contains loads of vitamin A, vitamin C, B6, manganese, calcium, copper and potassium.
Servings: 10

Here’s what you need…

1 cup dried pinto beans
1 large yellow onion
1 Tablespoon olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups filtered water
2 bouillon cubes
dash of freshly ground sea salt
dash of freshly ground pepper
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed between your fingers
5 large carrots, diced
2 bunches kale, chopped

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add the beans and cook for 60-90 minutes. Drain and set aside.
In your soup pot heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the cooked beans, water, bouillon, salt, pepper, bay leaves, rosemary, and carrots. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Add the kale and cook another 15 minutes or until kale is tender. Add more water if needed.

Remove the bay leaves, add more salt and pepper if needed.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals: 112 calories, 2g fat, 20g carbohydrate, 7.3g fiber, and 6g protein.

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This is the ending to Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights. It is known as the best ending for any film.

City Lights was made in 1931…silent films ended in 1928. Charlie Chaplin may have known that the power of the human touch could only be effectively conveyed through action and kept the film from being a talkie.

If you haven’t seen the movie, you really want to pay attention to what’s happening in this clip … you will be rewarded with beautiful awareness upon human touch. Then…you will want to watch the entire movie. If you have already seen the movie then you already know how wonderful the ending is and will want to watch the movie again to be emotionally stirred by its message.

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What you thought before has led to every choice you have made, and this adds up to you at this moment. If you want to change who you are physically, mentally, and spiritually, you will have to change what you think. ~Dr. Patrick Gentempo

Source: beliefnet

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ARTISTS AT TANNERY ROW ARTIST COLONY ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO IMPROVE ON THEIR TALENTS AND PUT OUT SOME PRETTY FASCINATING PIECES OF ART IN THE PROCESS!

Tannery Row Artist Colony is a visual arts center housing over 18 artists with galleries and studios. The historic Tannery building was renovated in 2003 and is located on West Main Street in Buford, Georgia.

Judy Isaak… Artist, Potter, Maker…joined the ranks of artists at Tannery Row Artist Colony in 2004 and made art her full time job. She is largely self-taught. She will tell you that although it takes a long time to learn that way, it means that she is always learning. She is surrounded by other artists and as a result she continues to learn more about herself, other art forms, and how they relate to her own work.

Judy is pictured here holding one of her Horsehair Pottery vases. Horsehair Pottery is absolutely beautiful non-functional pottery made from white clay that has been bisque fired. Find some time this weekend to treat yourself to the creative atmosphere that is Tannery Row Artist Colony, and ask Judy about the rest of the work that goes into making Horsehair Pottery…you will be inspired.

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To the men and women of the armed forces who defend our Constitution and keep us safe at home and abroad, and to the Veterans who have done the same, and to their families; and to the families and loved ones of the wounded and fallen soliders…we salute you and thank you every day, and especially on this Veterans’ Day 2010, for your service. We are humbled by your sacrifice.

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