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HAPPY NEW YEAR WITH JO JO THREE YEARS IN REVIEW

The year is almost over and besides the ups and downs I couldn't be more happier. We have to count the blessings instead of our problems. Make you feel much better and believe in a better tomorrow. Life is good when you delete the negative thoughts and concentrate in your goals and the good things. I have a lot to be grateful for and big part of my happiness is Jo Jo. My bundle of joy and hope. This is the joy of life. Jo Jo loves make funny faces and enjoys his picture taken. His favorite words are No (most of the time he says não); Hi; Bye Bye and know he likes to say Nice all the time. So cute. Hope it will bring a smile to your face and give you hope for very Happy New Year. Be happy. Be Grateful. xoxo

 New day has come... 

3 years- Happy like a lamb. 

                                                 

Heart is a land where no one steps!

How many times we avoid someone because we think is not worthy to get to know better?  
How many times we labeled someone as result of a first impression?

How many times we judge ourselves as not good enough?

We can’t base our lives by the way things appear to be. These attitudes are poison to our mind and spirit. Nobody knows you better than yourself.

Don’t judge people base on appearance, background, heritage, sexual orientation and gender. We don’t have to agree with the point of view or life style, but we can act with compassion, forgiveness, respect and love. 

Everyone make mistakes. Perfection is not real and is boring.

The greatest thing about life is acceptance, love and forgiveness. 

Your life doesn't have to taste like raw eggplant

When I was young I didn't like the bitter taste of the eggplant. I didn't like lot things about my life and myself too. Then I grew up and later learned some lessons from my mistakes and examples from wise people. I understood that we have the life we choose to have. In my case my life had a taste of raw eggplant: bitter and no choices. This is was my blind imagination working against me. I couldn't see the reality and was always the victim.


Eggplant has very good taste if you know how to prepare. It is very healthy and good to control cholesterol. I learned how to make the eggplant taste good because I learned to give myself a chance to be happy. Like the eggplant we come to the world in a raw state. We need tools and creativity to transform this in a wonderful recipe. Life gives us all the tools we need. We have the free will to decide if we want be a recipe with a bitter taste or have a delightful experience. Enjoy my eggplant recipe!


Ingredients: 2 large eggplants ; 2 onions sliced; 3 cloves garlic crushed; 1 / 2 yellow bell pepper chopped; 1 egg lightly beaten; 2 cups of bread cumbers; salt to taste; parsley to taste; Olive oil to taste; Parmesan cheese.


Cut the eggplant into strips. Mix the onion, garlic, bell peppers and salt in a bowl. Dip the eggplant in the egg, then in the bread crumbs. Place on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Bake the eggplant for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Remove the eggplant from the oven and cover with the veggie mix. Drizzle parmesan cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes.

Procrastination

The time to live your life is today. I always have the habit of procrastination. Use to be worse when I was youngster. Get up in the morning with a big idea or project and by the afternoon put off till tomorrow.
When I look to my past I can see why in some ways I still missing something in my life.
I am older and more mature to understand the importance to enjoy each moment of my life. These days I enjoy life more and always focus in the positive aspect of being alive.
This is not an easy accomplishment, but really worth it. I have real reasons to be happy. I have stop counting the mistakes and started counting the blessings.
I learned the importance to get the results by working on my goals and make happen. I had the horrible tendency to rationalize everything and make up reasons why I could finish a project. I don't spend energy explain why I didn't accomplish something, I find another way to get what I want.
Right now I am involved in some personal and professional projects. Some of them have become real: enjoy my life and my beautiful son; started my blog; avoid people that upset me and negative feelings.
I devote myself to be happy. I can't wait for others to the job I supposed to do.

My life is not perfect, but is much better. I am not taking nothing for granted.
   

This is about resilience

Kathryn Stockett's 'The Help' Turned Down 60 Times Before Becoming a Best Seller on Shine

This is a wonderful example how to " get over it" ...Persistence;Self respect; Believe on yourself...Be happy.

My goal journal

Last Saturday I bought a ' Goal Journal: Me & My Big Ideas'. I used to have a journal and write the good, the bad, the lessons and the mistakes. Has being a long time since my last entry and even don’t know where this is old journal. I had a kid and got married. Always too busy and stressed to have time for myself. Lately I decide to prioritize what's important on my life. My little Jo Jo and my husband are absolutely very important. Anyways if I don't prioritize myself and the way I feel I am in risk to become a failure. The way I feel, the way I take care of myself going to influence in the way the people I love feel. Happiness consists in being active and understands you.

I had put a lot of personal issues in hold because others. I am almost 43 and if I don't take care of myself no one going too. 

My new journal is a commitment to life. It will help me to work my self-esteem and make my spirit become stronger. 

We can’t say everything on the social network. In my opinion is dangerous and poison.  A personal journal is something private and a place where you can let yourself go and write wherever you want to. Some problems and issues is better if keep private.