#ThursdayThoughts Random Ramblings on Procrastination

Good Morning!

Well, it's official....this year's Annual Open Enrollment period for Medicare is over and if these last few days have taught me anything, it's that I'm not the only person who procrastinates!

Although I try not to :-)

Anyway, I worked 33 hours in the last 3 days.

Piece of cake, some of you say....

Not exactly. I've been working freelance from home, very flexible hours (doesn't matter when I do the work as long as it gets done) for 7 years!

I started my new employment with Curtis Insurance in July but most of the time I only worked 4 or 5 hours a day and most of that was studying for licenses!

These last 3 days was driving all over the Lake area (Lake Charles, Moss Bluff, Westlake and Sulphur), meeting people and presenting plans and talking until my brain is tired and jaw aches LOL!

But it brings to mind the subject of procrastination.

Why do we "put off until tomorrow what can be done today" despite the wise advice by Benjamin Franklin not to do this?!

Over the years serving as a Wife, Mother, Employee while Writing, Editing and Promoting, I've learned it's better to be organized and to do things ASAHP and try my best to do things right the first time. It's a waste of time and energy to half-ass something (excuse the language). I even wrote an article about this very same subject.

Anyway, if you're like one of millions of people everywhere who procrastinate, maybe a resolution for 2017 is to work on improving that bad habit....one small victory at a time.

Something to think about.
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Hope you enjoyed today's post and you'll visit each week for Tuesday Treasures, Thursday Thoughts and Saturday Spotlight.

Until next time, take care and God bless.
PamT

#ThursdayThoughts: New Year Resolutions

Well we've made it through another year and if you're like most folks, you're looking back at what you didn't do and forward to what you should do that you've missed out on all the present moment achievements, blessings, successes and lessons.

I know, I'm guilty of this too.

It's always good to look back but we should do so with the attitude of appreciation. I mean, even in the bad things there is something to be grateful for.

So for 2015 let's make a vow, a pact...yeah a promise to live in the present moment as much as possible and see how our lives change by doing so.

Does this mean I'm not going to set goals or work to improve those areas of my life I'm less than satisfied with?

Of course not.

It only means I'm going to give myself a break and do my best to appreciate every day, and (if possible) every moment of this precious gift of life I've been given.

I vow to laugh more, love more, forgive more, sing and dance more, meditate and pray and yes, hopefully even write more.

So instead of those dreaded resolutions that never seem to work out anyway, just do your best to live each moment of every day to its fullest with love, laughter, joy and gratitude.

Something to think about!

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Thursday Thoughts: Ring out the Old, Ring in the New

Happy New Year!

I've heard that this is the first time in many years we've had a New Moon on New Year's day. We've all associated New Years with new beginnings. But a new moon also influences new beginnings. So this year we are doubly blessed.

How about we take advantage of that and ring out the old with a flourish....

Instead of making resolutions which tend to have negative connotations, how about deciding this day how you will live, act and respond by replacing old patterns of thought with new.

The Bible exhorts us to call those things that be not as though they are and tells the poor to say they are rich, the sick - they're well, the weak - they're strong.

Why don't we take God at His word and replace thoughts of anger with forgiveness, chaos with peace, sickness with health, poverty with wealth, frustration with compassion, etc.

Find or create positive affirmations (words or statements) that speak of your life the way you want it to be instead of harping on the way it is now and make 2014 a year of new beginnings for the rest of your life!

Something to think about....

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Reflections

Good Morning Friends!

Today I head out to my favorite place in the whole world.... Silver Spur Guest Ranch in Bandera, TX.

This is the time of year we reflect on goals & resolutions made and kept or forgotten ~ a time when we give special Thanks for the year past and set forth prayers, hopes & dreams for the year to come.

So I'd like to start by THANKING everyone who takes the time to read my work -- whether that is my blog, novels, short stories or articles -- May you be blessed and God glorified!

When I left the corporate world at the end of 2009 I figured if I put all of the passion, devotion and energy into my writing that I did into my marriage/family life, I could really move my career into that next level -- Little did I know I was emotionally incapable of doing so.

Oh, I stayed busy -- editing & promoting for others - even had a couple of new releases of my own (In His Sight 2010) and (The Visionary in 2011). I've partnered up with a couple of friends to implement The Wordsmith Journal, and wrote an online course on promotion.

I started several projects, finished & submitted one that was rejected (twice!). Both big accomplishments considering my mental & emotional state and the fact I still had a hard time focusing and feeling enough to write my best and to seek out speaking engagements.

Now we're on the cusp of a new year and, for the first time since my husband's death in August 2009 I TRULY feel inspired to write and to focus on my career!

My goal for 2012 is to accomplish what I set out to do in 2010 -- write more and better & to finish those WIP's, speak more often and God willing, minister to others through both.

Now...to get settled and organized LOL!

What did you accomplish in 2011? What are your goals for 2012? I'd love to hear from you!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

May your celebrations be safe, your dreams fruitful & your days prosperous.
PamT

Happy New Year!

Today's the day we all glance back at our lives and look forward to the chance to begin anew. I hope you are pleased with the blessings God has showered you with in 2008 - I know I am and I'm SO looking forward to 2009.

Just wanted to drop in and wish All of You, My Friends a Safe, Happy and BLESSED New Year and a prosperous 2009!

If you have a spare minute, run over to Romance EBooks Newsletter published by Debby Allen and check out my author spotlight.

Another note...Tempered Joy received a 5 book review at Long and Short Reviews!

Don't forget to check back here on Saturday for our Spotlight on Judith Gilbert.

Until later....take care, God BLESS and remember....stay positive, count your blessings and 2009 will be fine!

PamT

PS: Speaking of new beginnings....have you read The Inheritance yet?

The Inheritance is about the chance we all long for...the chance to start over and it's available in Ebook and Print!

Resolutions & Goals

“Every step I take brings me closer to the realization of my dreams”

Well Friends, it's that time of the year again...time when everyone is thinking about resolutions and goals for the next year of our lives. Every year my goal always seems to be the same...Make enough $$ writing to stay home!

I’ve always wondered why I never seem to get ahead or gain victory in this area of my life until I read The Secret and I realized that victory is within me! Although many claim this book to be “unchristian” I find that it reiterates many Biblical principles.

However much I believe in the power of attraction, I must agree with Judi Moreo’s statement from her book You Are More Than Enough Achievement Journal, “Every step I take brings me closer to the realization of my dreams.”

Yes, the power of attraction works…but faith without works is dead. In other words, you have to do something! Even if that something is as simple as implementing the principles of The Bible and The Secret, you are still proactive in creating your life to be what you want it to be.

Experts say that it takes thirty-days to create a new habit, but I've found that it sometimes takes a lifetime to break old ones. When practicing both Biblical principles and those of The Secret, I’ve found that old ways of thinking/speaking are very hard to change. Oh, sure I may start out with a bang…all excited and expectant, but give it a month or so with little or no change and I’m sorely tempted (and very often) go back to the old negative patterns that are embedded deep within my subconscious.

Statistics show that people who make goals and write them down usually achieve more than those who merely think about what they’d like to accomplish. Visualization is also a powerful tool when it comes to making your dreams come true.

My greatest dream is to have enough $$ to stay home. There are only a few ways this life-long dream will come true….

1) Win the lottery (guess that means I have to do something and buy a ticket LOL!)

2) Sell a TON of books/short stories/articles/essays/etc (this is definitely in God’s hands—however I had 1 novel and 1 short story released in 2007 and have 2 novels and 2 short stories contracted for release in 2008 as well as numerous articles and essays to write/sell/post at sites that generate residual income)

3) Write/promote myself into NY Times Best Seller status (another feat that is in God’s hands; however His Word says that He will bless and multiply my efforts as long as I stay in balance between faith and works)

4) Work/invest/find ways to generate more income (ie; grants, write/edit for others, etc)

5) Dream/visualize/call those things that be not as though they are (Romans 4:17; I’ve created a vision board to help me with this)

I am – and will continue—to practice the principles of The Bible and The Secret to make my dreams come true!

How do you plan to make your dreams come true in 2008?

Leave a comment and let me know!

Until later remember....God has given YOU the power to create wealth! (Deut. 8:18)

Pamela S Thibodeaux

"Inspirational with an Edge!"