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Sunday
14Mar2010

Descendents Lyric/Quote: On Coffee

"I don't need no booze or drugs,
I just chug-a-lug-o my coffee mug."

- Descendents, Coffee Mug

Photo by chsh/ii

Saturday
13Mar2010

Bring Dreams To Life: Think Positive, Take Action...and Enjoy!

Simple words, yet true as can be, eh?
 
The only way we can bring our dreams to life is to take action and put them into play.

Don't wait for someday to come, grab your passion and GOoooooooo!

Photo by Richard0 - Catching up!

To get a jump on this, follow some advice from one of my favorite writers, Leo Babauta. About motivation and achieving goals, he says:

“Always think positive. Squash all negative thoughts. Monitor your thoughts. Be aware of your self-talk. We all talk to ourselves, a lot, but we are not always aware of these thoughts. Start listening. If you hear negative thoughts, stop them, push them out, and replace them with positive thoughts. Positive thinking can be amazingly powerful.”

Indeed. Listening to yourself is the most powerful trick of all. Encouragement and strength from those around us are fantastic elements, of course. But you are the one to bring it all to fruition. So keep those positive thoughts and words flowing and really trust in your inner strength.

We all have extraordinary capabilities. It's about finding what makes us tick, setting goals, and believing that we can reach them.

Some tips to succeeding:

  • Find what makes you happy.
  • Discover your talents and bring them to life.
  • Keep working at them little by little.
  • Nurture those goals and turn up the energy.
  • Be proud of yourself.
  • Enjoy your day by finding joy!

Photo by Tambako the Jaguar

Friday
12Mar2010

Random Fact: Roulette Wheel Numbers Equal 666

Did you know that all the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to 666?

Photo by John Wardell

While I, myself, am not superstitious nor religious, many who are might recall that 666 is the occult "number of the beast," associated in the Bible with the Antichrist.

While the origin of this number is not certain, it may be as simple as the number containing the sequence of one symbol of each type (excluding M = 1000) in Roman numerals:

The beast number has several interesting properties which numerologists may find particularly interesting. In particular, it is equal to the sum of the squares of the first 7 primes:

And there's your random fact for the day.