Do you ever notice how negative some people are? Lately I've heard professionals make snide remarks about another or the industry they're in and I feel as if I'm on a mission to get rid of negative thoughts. They don't serve or help us in anyway and they interfere with achieving success and seeing and appreciating all the positive things in our lives.

It's not so easy being positive, especially when times are difficult, but a few simple strategies can help you be shamelessly positive. Start to create a positive attitude by creating an environment that reflects that. Put a pretty plant on your desk and maybe a new photo of your loved one, clean up the clutter, add something colorful, change your screen image on your desktop and put something in front of you that reminds you continuously that life is in essence good and you are happy to be here.

Watch Your Time
Next you may want to examine what you allow to occupy your time. If it doesn't uplift you or make you feel good, stop doing

Well, after a busy morning, I now find myself with a little free time and so I decided to browse the net. I'm not sure why I'm amazed at what I find there. A woman in trouble with the law for tattooing her daughter, the Taliban shooting a child my daughter's age for speaking against them, and Amber Tamblyn's outside of the box wedding dress are just a few of the stories that were "trending". All of these topics are of interest to one person or another and for everyone who takes one stance on the topics, there is a person who takes the opposite stance.

The world is full of people who all think, act, and believe differently and I don't understand why society as a whole cannot accept that that is okay. Of course I'm not saying that murdering a child is right, but what I am saying is that it is okay and expected for people to have diverse ideas of right and wrong. The important thing to remember is that while you have the right to your opinions, others do as well. You won't always agree

My Name is TERESA SMITH born and raise in Macon, Georgia i feel like singing. What me and my children endured in the month of February what pure hate, and evil to run me and 5 innocent children off the road America and i had to hear my 5 kids scream COME ON I LOVE MY KIDS,I WANT A RALLY HERE IN STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA AMERICA WHAT THEY DID TO MY SMALL KIDS LIVES.CLOSE YOUR EYES AMERICA LOOK AT YOUR LITTLE BOY FACE, GIRL FACE IN A MOVING VEHICLE AND A GANG OF CARS COME OUT OF NO WHERE AND TRY TO HARM YOUR KIDS,ROAD RAGE IN A GROUP THEY GET OFF EXIT AND COME BACK BEHIND YOUR CAR.MY DAUGHTER JADAE, JAMES, JOSIAH,JEREMIAH, SEANNAH I WANT JUSTICE FOR MY LITTLE ANGELS WHO MOMMY LOVES. COME AMERICA HELP ME SEEK JUSTICE PLEASE I FEEL LIKE I HAVE HAD A MILD STROKE I AM NOT THE SAME AS A PERSON BORN AND RAISE IN AMERICA,THESE PEOPLE ARE EVIL, AND THEY RUN AMERICA JUSTICE SYSTEM, WORK AT HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY THEY ALL WAS IN THIS TOGETHER.AMERICA I WANT JUSTICE HOW THEY HANDLE ME AND MY CHILDREN.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit



I wish i could say that my reason for studying law was to fight injustice, or to educate people about their rights, or that it had been mylife-long dream. Unfortunately, my decision was made after a whole weekend of Legally Blonde, reruns of Boston Legal and 2 'Fs' in chemistry and physics. Ater i mistakenly sipped on hydrochloric acid, mistaking it for a base and then set my lab partner's coat on fire, everybody thought it best that i find a different calling. 'Learned' became my favorite word in a matter of days and i couldn't wait to be the Elle Woods of my class.....that is, until i actually got to class.
Why don't they tell you at orientation what to expect as a law student? They leave you to your own clueless awe, which is further fueled by the jargon they speak. it took me a week to realise that my failure to understand legal maxims was because they were in another language, not due to some conspiracy theorists hijacking the English dictionary.
Don't even get me started on

Why do you exist?

What's the point of you?

Are you so self absorbed you don't even see how much you are hurting those who love you the most?

Is your existence solely based on what you want?

What is your life worth, everyone else's happiness?

How do you sleep at night knowing that those who love you most, could be gone forever any minute. And you were too busy to even show your love for her/him. What would that do to you? How does this make you feel?

When you see the person you fell in love with, ask yourself, am I still in love with her/him? If not or if yes, why?

Do you want to spend the rest of your life living in a life where those around you disappear simply because they feel like they aren't loved by you. And slowly but surely all you have worked for all you have based all, and I mean all, your time on is nothing in comparison to the pain you will feel when you lose the one you hold most dear.
What does this mean to you?
Nothing?
Who are you? What are you? Better yet,

penguin

Don't let the chill in the air keep you and your little ones inside this weekend! Take a trip to the Lower East Side to celebrate and learn about healthy habits by dancing, playing games, and cooking and sampling healthy food at Fun and Fit in the City. Madison Square Park will put on the annual Fall Fest where the kiddos can make arts and crafts, watch theater and dance 'til they drop. Battery Park is also hosting an annual celebration, Harmony on the Hudson, where you can marvel at oversized puppets and double dutch extravaganzas. Enjoy some music this weekend with a performance of Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players, or head to the New York Aquarium for African Penguin Awareness Weekend.

Fun and Fit in the City
Learning about healthy habits has never been so much fun! Both parents and kids will be delighted to spend the day playing foosball, shooting hoops, dancing, testing their fast pitch skills, and enjoying more interactive areas to

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Before we get to this week's post, I want to remind everyone that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Towards my mission as a health and wellness advocate, may I make a simple request? If you are over the age of 40 and you haven't had a mammogram in the past year, will you schedule an appointment to get one before the end of this month? Early detection is so important. Unfortunately, many women over the age of 40 don't have annual mammograms. The National Breast Cancer Foundation has an online tool and smartphone app that you can use to create an early detection plan complete with reminders when it's time for self and clinical exams. How easy is that? Let's do this for ourselves, ok? And spread the word to the other women in your life.

Today's Menopause Mondays Blog was going to be a continuation of Ellen's 5 Steps to Hormone Happiness. Last week we learned Step 1: Don't Wait to get the help you need. This week's blog was intended to be Step 2: Find your Specialist.