First, let me say how sorry I am that this month is so delayed. It is because of a good thing. I obtained one of my goals and I have been working on that project but I did not forget about the Divas.
This month continues the series on Balancing Your Life. We will be concentrating on Family. Family should be one of our top priorities yet so many people put their family on the "back burner" so to speak. Then one day they look up and the children are grown and/or they have no communication or established relationships. Alot of people say to themselves "I have time or maybe tomorrow" instead of realizing life is short and fast.
I can not stress the importance of taking "quality" time with your family whether it is just you and your partner or you and your children or a complete family with two parents and children. Everyone needs and wants attention and want to feel love and even needed. Are you devoting enough time to your family?
Post the things that you do with your family. You may have suggestions that others could use. Post things that are free or inexpensive so that others that may be on a tight budget may benefit from.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Hot Topic of the Month - May 2009
This month we start a series on Balancing Your Life. Balance in your life is so very important because without balance you can spread yourself to thin, work un-smart, and miss important time with family and friends.
I learned this concept many years ago and it has played an important part of keeping my life active, enjoyable, and together. My place of employment required that everyone that held certain job descriptions take Priority Management. Priority Management is a time management course. In this course it teaches you that planning of your time should include these six components of your life. The six components are Financial, Intellectual, Family, Physical, Social, and Spiritual. If you correctly plan your time and include all six components your life will be well adjusted, happy, healthy, and fulfilled. I have found this to be true because when I make and plan time for all six my life is at it best!
The financial part we covered in February, March and April. Intellectual, Family, Physical, and Social will be covered later this year. So we will cover Spiritual this month. What do I mean by spiritual? I mean how to live a spiritual life and what is involved in living a spiritual life. A spiritual life involves the folowing....
1) Drawing closer to a higher power (For example, in my case this means God!)
2) Seeking wisdom
3) Striving for growth
4) Deep connections with others
5) Tolerance and forgiveness of others
Making yourself a better person. Giving thought to your actions. Becoming the best you can be. Striving for gold. Or as Webster Dictionary states "characterized by the ascendancy of the spirit; showing much refinement of thought and feeling".
As you reflect on this I will add more in comments so look for updates by clicking on comments at the bottom of this post soon.
For more on Priority Management click on their website below
http://www.prioritymanagement.com/
I learned this concept many years ago and it has played an important part of keeping my life active, enjoyable, and together. My place of employment required that everyone that held certain job descriptions take Priority Management. Priority Management is a time management course. In this course it teaches you that planning of your time should include these six components of your life. The six components are Financial, Intellectual, Family, Physical, Social, and Spiritual. If you correctly plan your time and include all six components your life will be well adjusted, happy, healthy, and fulfilled. I have found this to be true because when I make and plan time for all six my life is at it best!
The financial part we covered in February, March and April. Intellectual, Family, Physical, and Social will be covered later this year. So we will cover Spiritual this month. What do I mean by spiritual? I mean how to live a spiritual life and what is involved in living a spiritual life. A spiritual life involves the folowing....
1) Drawing closer to a higher power (For example, in my case this means God!)
2) Seeking wisdom
3) Striving for growth
4) Deep connections with others
5) Tolerance and forgiveness of others
Making yourself a better person. Giving thought to your actions. Becoming the best you can be. Striving for gold. Or as Webster Dictionary states "characterized by the ascendancy of the spirit; showing much refinement of thought and feeling".
As you reflect on this I will add more in comments so look for updates by clicking on comments at the bottom of this post soon.
For more on Priority Management click on their website below
http://www.prioritymanagement.com/
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Happy 1st Anniversary Divas We Are!
Divas We Are is celebrating our 1st Anniversary this month and we could not have done it without you. We are also celebrating our first major mark of hits to our sites. We have more than 1,000 hits!
Thank you so much and please continue to make Divas We Are sites the sites you come to for information, social, and blogging. Don't forget to share with your friends and family.
We hope that we have provided information that you can use to help you and your family. We also hope that we have encouraged you and showed you the possibilities that you can achieve.
Thank you again and God bless you and your family!
From Stephanie Jeffries
Founder of Divas We Are
Thank you so much and please continue to make Divas We Are sites the sites you come to for information, social, and blogging. Don't forget to share with your friends and family.
We hope that we have provided information that you can use to help you and your family. We also hope that we have encouraged you and showed you the possibilities that you can achieve.
Thank you again and God bless you and your family!
From Stephanie Jeffries
Founder of Divas We Are
Friday, April 10, 2009
Hot Topic of the Month - April 2009
This is the final topic for the financial series and it is on Giving Back. It is about charity and the good you can do by supporting various charities. It just feels good to help others. Try it sometime!
Doing these hard economic times you may feel that you are just making it but even a dollar here or there can mean so much to someone who is less fortunate than you. When many give just one dollar it can add up to millions!
As you pay off your debt and start earning interest and dividends on the money you are saving and investing please remember to give. Even the U.S. government supports the idea of giving back by allowing us to reduce our taxes by donations to charitable organizations. I will post additional information on what is allowed to be taken as a charitable donation on your taxes from the IRS website. Check it out in the comments to this post. You can get to it by scrolling down to the bottom of this post (the same on all posts) and clicking on comments.
Finally, even though this post is about giving back financially don't forget you can give in other ways by helping someone or organization with your time and efforts. By donating items that other can use. By sharing what you have. By spreading the word of the good works of an organization.
Doing these hard economic times you may feel that you are just making it but even a dollar here or there can mean so much to someone who is less fortunate than you. When many give just one dollar it can add up to millions!
As you pay off your debt and start earning interest and dividends on the money you are saving and investing please remember to give. Even the U.S. government supports the idea of giving back by allowing us to reduce our taxes by donations to charitable organizations. I will post additional information on what is allowed to be taken as a charitable donation on your taxes from the IRS website. Check it out in the comments to this post. You can get to it by scrolling down to the bottom of this post (the same on all posts) and clicking on comments.
Finally, even though this post is about giving back financially don't forget you can give in other ways by helping someone or organization with your time and efforts. By donating items that other can use. By sharing what you have. By spreading the word of the good works of an organization.
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