A Letter to Mr. Potty - CafeMom

I have to add another subject to my "Passionate About" list. I forgot to list HUMOR!!! I can't believe I forgot that. When I stumble pages on StumbleUpon that's one of the things I look for is HUMOR! And if I'm not mistaken that's one of the most popular subjects on StumbleUpon. I Love to laugh in the morning when I'm having my coffee. It sets me up for a good day all those happy chemicals just a dripping from my brain all over to the rest of my body. Then when the bills come, in droves, I'm better able to handle it. Know what I mean? HUMOR very important in my life.

I got this following post not from StumbleUpon but from one of the mom's at CafeMom. It's hilarious! Read on...

Dear Mr. Potty,

As you are well aware, my son has been attempting to use your assistance for the past two weeks.

I have concerns that I would like to discuss.

It has come to my attention that you are encouraging him to slam your lid shut, over and over again. Please do not do this. I fear he may harm his winkie - I've heard this can happen. While your at it, please don't continue to tell him it's o.k. to flush as many times as he can, before I yell, "Hey! Knock it off, mister!" That's right, I'm on to you.

No more finger-dipping, hand-splashing, yook-a-me-I-swimming! If these antics continue, I will be forced to take matters into my own hands. And I think you know what I mean. The overuse of cleaning chemicals can be harmful to certain types of surfaces, like porcelain for example. It's true. I looked it up on the internet. It sure would be unfortunate if you found yourself in that situation, don't you think? Perhaps your cooperation might be effective in avoiding that unnessesary action.

So, seeing that we've come to an "understanding", I trust I will not:

1) Find Happy Meal toys at the bottom of your bowl
2) Hear water splash onto the bathroom floor
3) Stumble over squishy wads of soaked toilet paper in the middle of the night
4) Discover your handle in the bottom dresser drawer
Sincerely,
Johnny's Mom

List Of Things I'm Passionate About

When I first started this blog I was in the dark about what I was doing. I would get so frustrated with the technical stuff. Now, I'm alright at it. It's been about 1 year since I started. Still, I'm no expert and sometimes it takes too much time to learn something. Better just to do it the old way.

One of the things I read over and over and over again (not in these exact words) was to streamline my subjects. The subjects should all be tailored to fit the blog title. Or so that's how I interpreted the information. That was really hard for me. This is a blog about a WAHM being and staying motivated on a daily basis so she can continue to over come obstacles that come her way while she's building a home based business which is a difficult task to say the least. Yes, building a home based business is not easy, it's difficult. And if you're not equipped with the right stuff you pack up and quit. Get that 9-5 job with little pay, never, ever enough and to top it off you don't get to hardly see your children. They are at the mercy, yes, mercy of other adults who most of them could really give 2 hoots about your child. Children come and go in their lives as public school servants. Their not the ones going to follow through with your children, you are. Never, ever place your children at the hands of public school servants. And yes, some do care but most of the times their hands are tied. Yes, I've had a lot of experience with public school hassles!

Ok, back to the subject at hand. Being and staying motivated is a topic that can encompass all kinds of topics. So, I've made a list of my passions that I'd like to write about that inspire me and motivate me day to day:

1. Ke Akua
2. My children
3. Going to the beach
4. Homeschooling
5. My home based candle business
6. Listing and Selling items on Mommy Auctions and Go Green Auctions
7. Primitive Country Crafts, any crafts
8. Learning about blogging
9. Cooking & baking
10. WordPress stuff
11. Graphics
12. Socializing on CafeMom
13. My group on CafeMom - Primitive Country Crafters & Graphic Designers
14. My group on CafeMom - Motivated WAHMs
15. Stumbling my favorite sites on StumbleUpon

So if you come here and you read my blog and it seems all over the place...it's not. It's just me writing about what motivates me and what inspires me and every once in awhile I'll share something that motivated another person. Or I'll share stuff that other noted motivational speakers are sharing.

Crow and Kitten are Friends

Watch this and be inspired and motivated by two animals that are natural enemies. It speaks volumes about humans. It is a lesson from two animals, who are supposedly not as intelligent as humans, on how to overcome and get over differences.

May We All Be Coffee Beans!

I know this has been posted in a lot of places but it's the first time I've seen it. Thanks to DivaDynamite over at CafeMom I wanted to pass it along as I think it's a very good visual on how we make ourselves feel sometimes:

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A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She dished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, 'Tell me what you see.'

'Carrots, eggs, and coffee,' she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee.

The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma the daughter then asked, 'What does it mean, mother?'

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had greatly changed the water.

'Which are you?' she asked her daughter. 'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship, or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my outer shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.

When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying

Top 31 Motivation Hacks by Todd

I came across this while Stumbling and thought it was so good that I wanted to share it on my blog which is about motivation. He lists 31 ways to stay motivated. It's easy and fun to read and I really enjoyed it. I just had a problem with this one: 13. Have a clear, clutter-free work environment Clutter in your physical space translates to clutter in the mind. Have a clean, fresh space to work in and your thoughts and actions will follow-suit. The problem is not what he said, it's me, I do have a cluttered workplace, and house, and I know it means I have a cluttered mind, which I do! So now I'm going to clear the clutter today! Please read this...

Top 31 Motivation Hacks

it is really too good not to if you want to...

Stay Motivated Forever!

Have You Always Wanted To Work From Home But Didn’t Know Where To Start?

I was once in the same boat. I already knew my future would be in network marketing and owning a home based business but I didn’t know which one. I continued my schooling thinking that at least I could get a degree and enter a professional field if I can’t find a home based business that’s right for me. So I’m on my merry way, still clicking on different things here and there and lo and behold I get a package in the mail with 2 candle scent samples, a brochure, and some other pertinent information. I’m like “Wow!” this is cool.

I put it aside and check my email and in my box is the first lesson from an eCourse that was sent to me by the same person who sent me the package in the mail. I read the lesson and was truly inquisitive now about this business. A candle business? I hate giving parties and stuff like that it would never work for me. But still I continue to read the lessons that are arriving in my box every day now. I’m hooked by the 3rd lesson! All this information for a home based business, before I even decide to join? I’ve never heard of that before! Usually you don’t get diddly squat unless you already fork out the money to join.

Needless to say the eCourse really sold me. But they didn’t give it all away though. And that’s smart too because many a person has inquired about the business, gotten the eCourse only to join another candle company. So they save the rest for those who really team up with them. Smart.

Now this is what really caught my attention. All the while I’m doing this research, the person who was sending me this information was on vacation, if I remember correctly, in Peru? I called her cell phone and she answered! She was really cool about me calling her, of course I didn’t know she was on vacation. We talked several times, even though our call kept breaking up and then it got to a point where she was going to go somewhere where there was no reception at all.

No problem. I joined and signed up with the Yahoo Discussion Group and everyone welcomed me as if I was sponsored by them personally. Now how’s that? I was really impressed by that. Crossline and everyone was greeting me and answering my questions. About one week later my sponsor returns to North Carolina and immediately sends me a care package to get started. Not that’s not a requirement, to send a care package, but that’s what they were doing back then.

Now, here I am one year later with all kinds of obstacles that come my way but which cannot be overcome. Depends on your sights and what you have them set on.

I learned so much since I joined this business. Things about the internet I never knew and I continue to learn to, every day. But if it wasn’t for those first few lessons I received in the beginning I don’t know if I would be here today. Probably would still be hunting around for a home based business.

If you want to check out the Free Candle Business eCourse for yourself just click on the candle… and you’ll be on your way!

You Can Heal Your Life

Hi everyone! Has anyone seen the movie "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hayes? I've read her book many times and really got a lot out of it. I ordered the movie from Border's but it hasn't come in. I guess I'll try ordering it from Amazon.com! If anyone's seen the movie can you share your thoughts on it?