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  • Angie and the Cool Network 10:10 am on May 11, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Rediscover the Beauty 


    Not everyone is fortunate enough to love the job they have. However, it is very feasible to learn to love your job and be a peace with where you are right now. Rediscover the beauty in it. Perhaps you just haven’t paid attention to the beauty of it. Maybe there is an opportunity in it that you have not explored. I often find myself, striving, looking and pursuing more stuff. Like right now I’m thinking that a trip to Italy would be perfect for me. But I am not in Italy. I look outside my window, though, and I see amazing simplicity. Trees, a warm sun, a beautiful sky, a cardinal, a gorgeous view of mossy rocks. Could this be my Italy. Could I be at peace with where I am right now. Today I will focus on being content and just enjoying what I have. Today is my day to rediscover the beauty of where I am. Oh look, there goes another cardinal! Fresh air. I am actually breathing in fresh air.

     

    • EllaDee 5:02 pm on May 11, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Great post, and I’ve been thinking the same thing. I’ve just completed a week photo journalling my everyday life, and yes, it’s sameoldsame old but it;s good.

  • Angie and the Cool Network 2:17 pm on May 1, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Are You Beautiful? 


    Angela Shella is a beautiful singer and educator. Beauty is more than great fashion and makeup. Beauty is about how you feel inside. It is about your style. Your confidence. Beauty is what people see when they look into your eyes and feel your positive energy. Are you beautiful? Wearing great clothes and make up can make you feel more positive and more confident and thus you become even more beautiful. So it isn’t about the hair, clothes or makeup, but it is about what your personality says to the world and what you believe about yourself. It’s about how you walk through this world with your head up because you feel great. A few years ago I wrote “pretty songs”, a collection of songs that made me feel beautiful inside. I suppose, then, we all have our ugly moments. I don’t fully understand how some of the most attractive and talented people in the world commit suicide. Feeling trapped and you feel there is no other way out. Marilyn Monroe surely had so much more to share with the world. Study the picture and tell me if Marilyn Monroe looks sad here. Be beautiful people.

    Please check out http://www.angelashella.bandcamp.com

     

  • Angie and the Cool Network 8:10 am on April 5, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Self-discipline @angieandthecool Network 


    Lately, I find myself asking for help and relying a bit too much on other people. After all, we all need each other, don’t we? But This morning I tell myself: It all boils down to self-discipline. Decide what you need to do. Acknowledge temptation. Just decide that you will resist it. Write the temptation down on a piece of paper. Ball it up and throw it away or burn it. Decide that today, your life is your own. No apologies. No excuses. No one to blame. No one to rely on. Today it is just you and yourself. Say that you are strong. List the actions you need to take. Take them. Just do it. Then get up tomorrow and do it again.

     

    • Shinta Dharmayu 10:07 pm on April 6, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      A slap in the face early this morning in Jakarta. I was just looking over an article about defining your life on the purpose you really want. And when I opened my laptop to see and read the blogs I follow… Here you were, as if you were talking straight at me and giving me a slap in the face. Thank you for this. It really made me smile.

      • Angela Shella 10:45 am on April 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Thanks for your comment. Sometimes I feel alone in trying to fight and stay motivated but it’s great to know in a tangible way that we are here for each other. Slapping each other in the face, in a good way.

    • sassncurlz 10:56 am on April 6, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Great post! You are always so positive and encouraging :-)

    • foto645 10:43 am on April 5, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Thanks for the post! Right on time!

    • Ink. [Anette] 8:51 am on April 5, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Angela, this ought to be printed on a HUGE poster. It’s brilliant!

    • Missus Tribble 8:20 am on April 5, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Wise words indeed! I’m as stubborn as a mule and I really need to learn to discipline myself. For instance, earlier my beloved was napping on the sofa and I didn’t want to disturb him (I’m in bed recovering from a bad fall – sprained both feet and ankles and possibly broke a toe), so he awoke to find me downstairs, leaning on my stick and rummaging in the kitchen cupboards. I really shouldn’t have done that (ow) and must discipline some patience for healing into myself!

      • Angela Shella 8:26 am on April 5, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        That’s a good point. You have to give your body a chance to heal.

        • Missus Tribble 8:31 am on April 5, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

          I’m an ex athelete so I’ve never been very good at that!

          By the way, I listened to the tracks you have up on your blog. Your voice is amazing!

          • Angela Shella 8:37 am on April 5, 2012 Permalink

            thank you very much for the compliment. Athletes are amazing. They have to be fit physically and mentally. Their entire plan and goal is to win.

          • Missus Tribble 8:44 am on April 5, 2012 Permalink

            Yes, I really miss swimming, which I did competitively for some years, and I used to love hitting the gym and reaching all the targets set for me (surpassing them if I could). I’ve always had very physical jobs too, and could never sit behind a desk all day.

            I’ve had to become used to a far more sedentary lifestyle since I became disabled, but I set myself other challenges; I learned to cross-stitch, I’m learning to play the ukulele, I’m determined to be able to get to the corner shop on my own two feet again one day and I’ve taken up pickling/canning as a hobby so that I still feel useful around the house.

            I always did play to win, and that includes teaching myself some discipline, because while stubborn is sometimes good it can also be harmful. Thank you for the timely reminder to take things easy :)

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