January 2010 : BouncebackCafe.com

Angels to the Rescue

January 5, 2010 - Posted by PattiAnn

photo credit: robad0b

We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.

— Luciano de Crescenzo

Happy New Year and welcome to 2010! Whether we want it or not, the new year is here. In the past, I’ve usually greeted the new year as an opportunity full of possibilities, I must confess that this New Year I am less than enthusiastic about the future.

You may have noticed (or maybe you didn’t) that for the last two weeks of December, Ellie was the lone voice writing here on BouncebackCafe.com. Up to this point, through a combination of good planning and luck, we’d pretty much managed to balance out the writing assignments during good times and bad. Thanks to Ellie for filling in during one of the busiest times of the year.

This post is the story of how my father was rescued from a potentially disastrous situation by the often unsung angels who watch out for us every day.

You Just Never Know…

My father had taken his annual December trip to visit my sister and her kids. He goes to see the various Christmas shows in which his grandkids are “stars.” Usually he is there for Continue reading » Angels to the Rescue

At the Dawn of This New Year, What Motivates You?

January 4, 2010 - Posted by Ellie

photo credit: Mario Pleitez

What motivates you to swing into action and get things done?

Why is it that New Year’s resolutions get such a bad rap? Why don’t we just swing into action and get every one of our resolutions done – Ta da – mission accomplished!

I offer two possibilities:

Resolutions that are too many and too big defeat us before we even begin.
Trying to succeed using other people’s motivators sabotages our efforts.

Too Many, Too Big

If you’ve already created a long list of potential new year’s resolutions, I encourage you to heed this wise caution from Og Mandino:

You will achieve your grand dream a day at a time, so set goals for each day – not long and difficult projects, but chores that will take you, step by step, toward your rainbow.

Write them down, if you must, but limit your list so that you won’t have to drag today’s undone matters into tomorrow. Remember that you cannot build your pyramid in twenty-four hours. Be patient.

Never allow your day to become so cluttered that you neglect your most Continue reading » At the Dawn of This New Year, What Motivates You?