The Thankful List

Thankful List Challenge Winner: Q & A

Here’s some more about our challenge winner Diane (http://dancewithmylife.tumblr.com/)

Here’s a little about Diane:

I’m 17 and I love writing and dancing. I’m a great cook haha my mom taught me all her Russian recipes. I take pride in my culture and I try my best to make people smile or laugh whatever the occasion.

What is her biggest inspiration:

My biggest inspiration would have to be to strive in life and make a living for myself and for me to be happy with where I’m at.

How does Diane show gratitude:

I show my gratitude to others sometimes by gifts or sweet long letters handwritten like to my locker partner or random text messages to my friend to let them know that I love them.

To learn more about Diane check out her blog: http://dancewithmylife.tumblr.com/

In order to accept others you need to accept yourself first. Accept yourself fully: strengths and faults, flaws and victories.

Looking forward to ‘13

As I have gotten older I have found that I am most thankful for my memories. I am really appreicative of all the things that I have gotten to do in my life and for all of the people that I have met. I think that I am especially blessed to have had the many experiences that I have had, and sometimes when I miss something keeping the memory of that person or trip close can bring it back the moment back for just a second.

I am looking forward to giving up artificial sweeteners for the new year, I have already started with success!

My 10 Commandments for 2013

1. Treat people with kindness & compassion.
2. Understand that everyone has worth, regardless of their station in life.
3. Be appreciative of what you have.
4. Find joy in whatever you do. If there’s no joy there, stop doing it!
5. Find the humor in as much of life as possible.
6. Read. Read a lot.
7. Never stop learning.
8. Think critically.
9. Take care of yourself.
10. Shut up and listen once in a while.

Submission

http://wanderlustlifestyle.tumblr.com/post/39391115415/2012-reflections

I love this video, these little kids fight so hard everyday to survive. I am so thankful for all the work that St.Jude does to help keep them as healthy as possible and able to fight cancer longer. Please consider during this holiday season donating money, time, or food to those that desperately need it. The holidays are a great time to do something wonderful for someone else.

For more information on how to help St.Jude: http://www.stjude.org/waystohelp

We’re all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love each other but it doesn’t. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities, we are eaten up by nothing.

Charles Bukowski

Hey You!

Yes, you!

You can do it! You have the tools within you to achieve what you want. It may seem like a steep mountain to climb and like you are only chipping away a little bit, but each little chip adds up. Soon you will be at the top looking down at all you have accomplished. Have faith in yourself and trust your abilities. You are better than you think.

Breath, relax, keep going!

Stop being afraid of what you want to do or what you need to do.

You have to look at it straight on and just go for it. We can hold ourselves back from amazing opportunities because we are scared of what is out there, of what is on the other side of choices we will make. Take time to be bold, take a deep breath, and do it!