Recovering From Failure

We all have failed at one time or another, but how do we get over it. Well, here is some advice from the magazine "Psychology Today" for overcoming failure:

1. Try to look at it as an opportunity.
2. Accept responsibility for any role you may have played.
3. Do not blame yourself for things that were not your fault.
4. Keep your sense of humor.
5. Find a support group so you can vent (How about LOSER'S LEMONADE -we're listening).
6. Be optimistic about the future.

I Fell Asleep

I missed "How Did You Get So Rich", as I fell asleep. This week I am going to tape it. I really am interested in seeing what these people did to get rich and figure out what it is that I'm doing to stay so poor :^) !

How Did You Get So Rich?

While I'm sure Joan Rivers is probably annoying on it (I still can't believe she won Celebrity Apprentice). I think it would be pretty neat to see some of the unusual ways that people made their money and may give the rest of of us ideas or some inspiration. I'm gonna watch Wed. Did anyone see the 1st show???????

Lemonade Recipes

OK - it is summertime and that is a good time to have some lemonade. So, here are some recipes for that great thirst quenching drink. Oh, and it is said that drinking lemonade can help prevent kidney stones - so drink up. If it is HOT or if you just want a cold drink than link in and enjoy.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Old-Fashioned-Lemonade/Detail.aspx

or try this

http://elise.com/recipes/archives/000479perfect_lemonade.php

Seen this billboard or others like it? Check out today's post on
http://www.dontthinklink.blogspot.com/. The point I'm trying to make here is that we too often focus on how good things come to end, we forget that bad things come to end also. This billboard campaign is all about optimism in the face of the recession and we who think we are "LOSERS" need to start focusing on the positive and adopt an optimistic outlook. Lemonade lesson of the day - BE POSITIVE!!!

Post-Post-Post

Hey, doesn't anybody have anything they want to say on this blog?????? Well tomorrow I'll have a new post for all of you.

Looking for Posts!!!!!!!

Ok, I'm still looking for my readers to start posting, don'be shy. I know you all have something to say.
Some of what the Dali Lama has to say in Wednesday's post reminds me of that old saying - "I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no legs." We all get caught up in ourselves and need to put our problems in perspective. I think the Dali Lama gives us some good advice here and I truly would like to hear from anyone who has read his book.

"The Art of Happiness"

I saw this in the NY Post (07-23-09) in CindyAdams Column - THE Dalai Lama's updated edition of "The Art of Happiness" will have this new introduction: "Today, mounting scientific data confirms the insight that, 'If you want others to be happy, practice compassion; if you want yourself to be happy, practice compassion.' Researchers on human happiness identify compassionate service to others as a key characteristic of the world's happiest people . . . the focus of our mind assumes a broader horizon within which we see our own petty problems in more realistic proportion. What previously appears too unbearable loses its intensity, which is often what makes our problems so overwhelming." I haven't read this book, but I plan to. Anyone who has read it, we want to hear some thoughts from you.

I'm Baaaaaaack

OK, I know it has been quite some time since I posted, but I'm back and will be posting regularly. I think this can be a great blog, but I would love to hear from everyone who stops by. So, if you could leave at least one comment when you stop by, doesn't have to be anything long, just say something. Lets get started mixing some LEMONADE!!!!!!!!!