Monthly Archives: September 2011

What To Do With a Beautiful Day?

My office.

The last days of summer are always something to be cherished. I’m not sure I could find many who would disagree with that or, maybe I would. In this day and age, as I have mentioned before, it seems to have become socially uncacceptable not to be ridiculously busy.  And life is really busy. I… …continue reading.

How Much Should We Earn?

Good jobs

I write often about acceptance, and being in the moment. Every day, I find that accepting the small things that string together the hours of my day, makes my life much less stressful, and much more pleasant. Whatever happens, from an encounter with a difficult customer, to being given tasks that I really dislike, acceptance… …continue reading.

When Things Don’t Go As Planned: Part Two.

Rocky really did look a lot like this.

“The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray”   Last week, I wrote about how my website and launch did not go as planned. In fact, I am still having issues with fixing the things that are not working well, but I understand that life is much less stressful when you accept… …continue reading.

When Things Don’t Go As Planned…

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Part One: On Thursday September 8th, I woke up 36 minutes after I was supposed to be at work. It’s no wonder since I had been sleeping about 5 hours a night the week before getting ready for my super-duper website launch. The one that didn’t actually happen because the night before, when my friend… …continue reading.

My 3rd Annual 40th Birthday Dream

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  For a what seems like a long period in my life, I tried not dreaming as a way to prevent disappointment. I am pretty darned grateful to have discovered that not dreaming, is not really living at all. It turns out, that the disappointment of failure is far less painful than the disappointment of… …continue reading.

Celebrating My 2nd Annual 40th Birthday!

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On Thursday September 8, 2011 I will be celebrating my 3rd annual 40th birthday.  I will also be launching an all new Arriving At Your Own Door at www.jennyannfraser.comIn honour of this event, I am re-posting last year’s birthday postand my hope for creating a better world… As we grow old…the beauty steals inward. -Ralph… …continue reading.