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* Self Improvement and Personal Growth Weekly Newsletter *
Issue #849 Week of December 15-16, 2014
Publisher: David Riklan - http://www.SelfGrowth.com
In this issue:
-- Quotes of the Week
-- Recommended Resource of the Week
-- Article: 5 Holiday Tips to Get Organized & Energized this Holiday Season - By Beth Tabak
-- Article: Teach Your Teen to Give Back During the Holiday Season - By Ivana Pejakovic
-- Book Review: Simple Pleasures for the Holidays: A Treasury of Stories and Suggestions for Creating Meaningful Celebrations - By Susannah Seton
-- How to Subscribe and Unsubscribe from this Newsletter
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*** Quotes of the Week ***
------------------------------------------------------------ Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. - Leon J. Suenes, 1904-1996
Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration. - Evan Esar, 1899-1995
Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind. - Alice Meynell, 1847-1922
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*** Recommended Resource of the Week ***
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*** Article: 5 Holiday Tips to Get Organized & Energized this Holiday Season - By Beth
Tabak ***
------------------------------------------------------------ Benjamin Franklin once said, "For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned." So stop thinking and start doing! Begin your holiday organizing.
Get organized and energized this holiday season as you move from making your list to creating a holiday you remember for years to come. Below are five holiday tips to help you organize fast, manage your time, and take you step by step through to peace of mind.
** To read the full article, go here.
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*** Article: Teach Your Teen to Give Back During the Holiday Season - By Ivana
Pejakovic ***
------------------------------------------------------------ Giving to others doesn't have to be about giving money. It is about giving time, giving complements, giving a smile, giving attention, giving a helping hand, giving emotional support, or giving a kind word or gesture. While monetary donations have their place and time, Christmas spirit is about enriching another's life through kind action and intention.
Sometimes parents wonder about their children's expensive expectations at Christmas and other gift giving occasions. This usually happens when receiving is not balanced with giving. For many teens, giving is not as expected of them as receiving because they have little or no income. But giving is not about money; the spirit of the season is what you make of it. The traditions you create with your kids are the ones they often carry into adulthood and recreate when they start their families. So, with that in mind, here are 7 ways you and your kids can give back this holiday season.
** To read the full article, go here.
Volunteers needed for Spanish
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*** Book Review: Simple Pleasures for the Holidays: A Treasury of Stories and Suggestions for Creating Meaningful Celebrations - By Susannah Seton ***
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Holidays don't have to be expensive, superficial, or stressful. They can be occasions to connect deeply with yourself and loved ones, and to express gratitude, affections, and creativity. Simple Pleasures for the Holidays helps make celebrations meaningful with ideas for homemade candles, decorations, napkin rings, even bubble bath, plus tons of tips for festive fare and gift-giving. From scented ornaments to Kwanzaa kanara and Hanukkah latkes, learn about simple rituals from around the world that will enrich your own traditions.
In her fourth Simple Pleasures book, author Susannah Seton shows how to find true satisfaction in the holiday by making them less expensive, less frantic, and more meaningful. Simple Pleasures for the Holidays takes an expansive approach, covering Halloween, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, the Mexican Day of the Dead, and Irish and Islamic holidays. The premise is that shared experience is what people value most, and the book itself--a collage of inspirational stories from people around the world along with recipes, crafts, and suggestions for communal fun-embodies this.
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