GOOD NEWS MONDAY AFFIRMATIONS




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I will not misuse time by procrastination and delay.

I look forward to and embrace doing the necessary to reach my goals.

Peace.

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IN OBSERVATION OF EARTH DAY 2011

Hi Lovelies!

Just wanted to share a couple of freebies being given in honor of tomorrow's, April 22, 2011 Earth Day. But first, a little background info on Earth Day and its origins.

"The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and many other groundbreaking environmental laws soon followed. Growing out of the first Earth Day, Earth Day Network (EDN) works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world."

More info. can be found at Earthday.org.

Here are a few Earth Day freebies that you may be interested in.

Bring a skin care product to any participaing department store Origins counter and they'll give you a free full-sized all natural facial cleanser that normally sells for about $20. Click here for the form needed to take advantage of this offer.

Lowe's is giving away Free Trees. The first million customers on Earth Day will get a free seedling.

Just swing into participating Starbucks with your travel mug and they'll fill it with their premium brewed coffee or tea for FREE. Don't have a travel mug? No problem. On April 22, all day long all of their travel mugs will be 20% off, then they'll fill it with delicious brewed coffee or tea - on the house. Yes.

Get a free 12 page Earth Day Activities Book Kids (pdf). Click here for the download.

If you know of anymore freebies and discounts, please share with us in the comments.

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GOOD NEWS MONDAY AFFIRMATIONS

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I am strong, bold and confident.

I have the courage to follow my dreams and goals with passion.

I have hope, faith and courage to pursue my dreams and goals.

I will accomplish what I set out to do, because I can.

Wishing you an awesome week.

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GOOD NEWS MONDAY WEDNESDAY AFFIRMATION

I love working out!

Exercise is joyous & fun for me!

My body loves being active and healthy!

Just do it!

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GOOD NEWS MONDAY AFFIRMATIONS

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My day begins and ends with gratitude & joy.

I am grateful for life's generosity to me.

I am truly blessed.

Peace and blessings,

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year

full of wonderful discoveries,

a greater zeal for living in the present moment,

and a full appreciation and awareness of who you are, your worth and your purpose.

~ Cheris Courtney

With Love,

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GOOD NEWS MONDAY QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

"Intuition is "knowing" something without being able to explain how you came to that conclusion rationally. It's that mysterious "gut feeling" or "instinct" that often turns out to be right, in retrospect. When you've whittled down your options and are stuck at a crossroads, get in touch with your intuition...." 

~ T. J. (Facebook friend)

Peace and blessings,

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GOOD NEWS MONDAY QUOTE

Embrace joy

Inspire hope

Cultivate love

Build intimacy

Celebrate life

~by Brush Dance

Much Love,



*photo by Amy Vangsgard

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AND THE WINNER IS.....

.....SHERON!!!

Congrats!! You are the winner of a full years subscription to the marvelous healthy and eco-friendly lifestlye magazine "Purely Delicious".

Forward me your email address so that you can begin receiving your awesome winnings.
And again, CONGRATULATIONS!!

{{Hugs}}

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GOOD NEWS MONDAY INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." 

~ Thomas Edison

Have a wonderful week, Beautifuls!
Peace and blessings,

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OPTIMISM DOES THE BODY GOOD

Morning Beautifuls!

Over the weekend, I read a really great article on a topic that, I'm sure most of us already know. But I just had to share it anyhow. It's regarding a study on optimisms effect on the immune system.

Psychological scientists Suzanne Segerstrom of the University of Kentucky and Sandra Sephton of the University of Louisville recruited first-year law students by sending them a packet during the summer before classes started. The 124 students who participated in the research were studied five times over six months.

The students' general outlook on life -- whether they had an optimistic disposition -- didn't account for the differences in immune responses between students. But as each student's expectations about law school waxed and waned, their immune response followed along, the study said. At more optimistic times, they'd have bigger immune responses; at a more pessimistic time, a more sluggish immune response, the researchers said.

All the more reason to stay focused on the good and positive.

If you want to read more about this, you can click here for the full article.

Have a wonderful day!


**Above photo is of a Reed Seifer.

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IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!

I'll be back to blogging for all of you beautiful people on tomorrow. Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Much Luv,

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AND THE WINNER IS.....

KiNkYnEsT

Congratulations! You were destined to win. By the true random number generator you have won an 8oz jar of Hairveda Vatika Frosting.


Just email me your mailing address so that you can receive your bounty. =)

Thanks to all who participated in this giveaway. This was so much fun, as usual. There will be other opportunities to win some goodies. Just be on the lookout.


**I will attempt to post later on so be on the lookout for a review on 100% all natural Essential Balms Head to Toe Liquid Balm w/Shea Butter & Jojoba, Natural Oasis Herbal Hair & Scalp Conditioner and Carol's Daughter Hair Balm.

{{Hugs}},

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WE ARE FAMILY

Happy Monday, Beautifuls!

As I was watching James Cameron accept his award for Best Director, during the Golden Globes awards show, he said something that caught my ear and really summed up my feelings as of late. He said, “We are family now”. Well, I’ll take it a step further. We have always been family. We’re a global family whether we choose to acknowledge it or not. We are all connected. And in all honesty, I cannot recall a time (at least not in my lifetime) in which I have seen such a strong manifestation of this until now.

As sad and horrific as the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti is, I can’t help but feel some inner sunshine and marvel at the many people, organizations and nations pulling together to help our Haitian brothers and sisters. I don’t believe that there’s anywhere you can go where a person or business isn't putting forth some type of effort to help. My yoga instructor, Lisa Cohen, even put together a special class in which all proceeds went towards Haiti relief funds through Partners in Health. Grocery stores, retail businesses, faith-based organizations, radio stations, social clubs, kids and so many more. Seeing everyone reach out beyond themselves to touch people who are in desperate need and for the most part, they have never met and don't know, is truly encouraging and heartwarming.


Here. Let me show you what I see.

*article from The Hindustan Times**

Countries around the world are swinging behind a huge aid effort for quake-ravaged Haiti, with at least 30 nations having sent or readying help, a US official said on Friday.

Eight search-and-rescue teams were already on the ground in Port-au-Prince comprising about 260 personnel, who had joined the grim search for survivors among the ruins, State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said.

"Obviously this is still a very growing list, but our estimate is that at least 30 countries have meaningful assistance that has already reached Haiti or is en route," he said.

"So not only is the United States' commitment to Haiti growing, but also the international commitment as well."

Apart from a US team on the ground, there were also staff in place from Iceland, Spain, Chile, he said, adding they had helped free two people from the ruins.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon announced earlier that relief workers from China, the Dominican Republic, France and Venezuela had also joined the huge operation to help the Haitians devastated by Tuesday's 7.0 quake.

Look at our mobile donations.

Donations made via mobile phones for Haiti Earthquake Relief have surpassed $16 million across all the short codes managed by the Mobile Giving Foundation (MGF) a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping other non-profits raise funds through mobile.

Here are a couple of links that lists other nations and people who are reaching out to help and assist.

The Daily Beast

The Wall Street Journal

It really gives my heart some comfort and hope to see so many nations and people pulling together to help another in a time of great tragedy. The world acting as the global family that it is is so beautiful. We truly are our brother's keeper.


{{HUGS}},

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IT'S GOOD NEWS MONDAY!!!

Happy Monday Beautifuls!

I found this inspiring story regarding homeless high school students. I found it touching because they were left homeless for various reasons and circumstances; however, they got past it all. Despite the challenges in their lives, they graduated from high school and moved onto college.

You can read about it in detail here.

Some more example to show you that..

Despite whatever may come your way, don't throw in that towel. Any and everything is possible.

Much Luv,
CO

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IT'S GOOD NEWS MONDAY!!

Hola Beautifuls!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Mine was great! I pretty much stayed busy helping/supervising the mounting and displaying of my daughter's science project. And that was aside from working on staying warm. Lol.

Let me welcome all of the recent followers to my blog. It certainly is a pleasure having you here. Just so you know, on Mondays I like to post about some good, positive and/or encouraging news. Sometimes I'll mix it up and post a inspirational poem or quote. Just as long as its all good. I love to set the tone for the week by starting it off right.

Speaking of which....

I first heard about this good news a week or so ago. When I first saw it on the news, I teared up. And still do. It's so heartwarming. Regardless of your faith, religion or spirituality, this is touching. I'll let you watch the short clip and see what I mean.



Happy Monday.
With luv,
CO

By the way, send me an email if you've heard of some wonderful, inspiring and/or encouraging news. It can be about you, someone you know, something you know of, etc. etc. Doesn't matter. Just share. You never know who is in need of reading/hearing something wonderful.

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ATL NETWORKING EVENT

Hi Beautifuls!

If you're in the Atlanta area, come out to Mist Lounge on this Thursday, Dec. 10th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm for a Speed Networking Event.

Check it out here.

Would love to see you there!
ChocolateOrchid

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FOR YOU, BEAUTIFUL.

Happy Monday, Gorgeous!!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend! I know that we are in the dead heat of the holiday season so I wanted to share these tidbits with you. As I was surfing the web for "good news" I came across this blog which lead to this site, both of which are about just that--good, positive news.

Although, the economy has left many of us in a position where we're not able to stress about what to get for whom because we just can't. I do realize that, regardless of economic status, some of us are still going to get caught up in the commercial mania. Stay away from the light, Carol Ann! Getting caught up in the mass retailers snare can only lead to stress on your mind, body and sometimes loved ones.

Here are some great tips to take note of and put into practice...

1. Avoid over-scheduling yourself. Use an agenda to keep track of your holiday commitments so that you can physically see what you are committing yourself to. Along with your commitments to others make sure to include some downtime for yourself - even if it is half an hour here and there. Knowing that you have some personal time will help you to stay positive.

2. Lower your expectations don’t strive for perfection, good enough is okay. Don’t expect your family to be perfect during the holidays. Be realistic about who they are and what your relationship is like with them all year around. That is especially true of step-families.

3. Make a budget and stick to it. The price of the gift is not equal to how much you love them. Focus on the people that you care about instead of the stuff that really doesn’t matter. Beware of the joy-to-stuff ratio: more stuff does not equal more joy.

4. Spread your socializing in the months after the holidays. Don’t try to pack a year’s worth of socializing into a few weeks. Start a new tradition with friends and make a date with friends for mid January or early February.

5. Get as much sleep as you can. Schedule one or two pyjama days for yourself or for the whole family - stay in your pj's and stay home and give yourself permission to rest and enjoy some time together without rushing about. I so love this suggestion.

**Above tips are from Lucy MacDonald, Canadian Certified Counsellor and author. conferences across the country on practice building.**

Peace,
CO

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AND THE WINNER IS ..... ZAINAB1!!

Congratulations, Zainab1! You have inherited the plenty-left-over jar of Afroveda Totally Twisted Ginger Almond Butter.

Please forward your mailing information to me through email and I will send this to you asap.

*It really is fun doing giveaways! Once my money isn't so funny, I'll do more.*

Peace and blessings,
CO

P.S. Isn't this pic of the kid the cutest. Just adorable.

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IT'S GOOD NEWS MONDAY!!!

Hola Beautiful Ones!

I hope that your weekend was lovely. Mine was busy, productive, fun and wonderful. On Friday, I hung out with one of my good friends at Loca Luna. Cool spot in Atlanta. I saw that they offer Salsa lessons so I may go back just for that. On Saturday, I, my daughter, and my mother had a lovely Girls Day Out on Saturday. It was so fun! What did you do this weekend?....

I am so excited about today's "Good News Monday"! Have a couple of things to talk about.

First up:

I read in a local paper about fresh, local organic vegetables being available at Wonderland Gardens for the holidays. I can't believe that I've overlooked this place. It's not far from me at all.

Wonderland Gardens is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization committed to stewardship of the Earth through programs that actively promote organic gardening, Green education, recycling and healthy living in communion with nature.

The Wonderland Garden’s mission is to create a self-sustaining greenspace destination and community resource that connects people to nature.
The nonprofit garden is located in Decatur, Ga in the heart of what would be considered the urban community. This nonprofit garden is taking orders for collards, mustard, kale, turnips and sweet potatoes from Oaktree Farms for delivery before Nov. 24.

Proceeds benefit the School Garden Initiative which is sponsored by Wonderland Gardens and the Organization of DeKalb Educators, which is working to put gardens into local schools. (Thanks God!)

Christmas and New Year’s vegetables will also be available. For more information, check out Wonderlandsgardens.org or call 404-286-6163, ext. 1.

Not in the DeKalb, Atlanta (let alone Georgia) area check out this website, LocalHarvest.org to find local CSA’s near you. You can also read why local organic foods are looked upon as the best foods to buy here.


and secondly:

I am so excited for fellow blogger, CurlyNikki. She’ll be on the Tyra Banks Show. CurlyNikki has become the recent addition to Tyra’s website, Tyrashow.com. Representing for all us textured-hair folks. Loves it!! So happy for her! I remember when she was on the forums on Nappturality.com and NaturallyCurly.com (Well, she is still NC.com). She’s such a sweetie. Can’t wait to see her on the show. Work it out, CN! Work it out!

Make this day your best,
ChocolateOrchid

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