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Commit Yourself To Achieving Your Goals
Posted by Mindsetting, Productivity on March 10, 2008under
There is no real connection between what we want and what we get in life.
Look around you and notice how many people want things. If I start a poll here in my blog asking who wants to be wealthy, I'm sure I'd get a pretty unanimous response. Unfortunately, not everyone will become millionaires.
There is, however, a connection between what we get and what we are committed to experiencing.
Commitment is that do-whatever-it-takes quality that keeps our eye on the prize.
With commitment, there is a sense of no turning back.
Moreover, dedicating yourself to your goals will open up new possibilities that would not reveal themselves to someone with less focus.
Consider how most people approach a new endeavor. They are willing to do it as long as it's convenient.
The trouble with such an orientation to convenience over commitment becomes apparent when problems arise. With the inevitable appearance of problems, the path of least resistance is to follow one's feelings and do what appears to be most convenient.
This usually means quitting.
This explains why most do not get what they want but instead get what they are committed to – their comfort.
To break out of this self-sabotaging pattern, simply return to and remain present to your commitment as life forces you to choose between commitment and feelings.
Success requires clarity to what's at stake and what it is that you are committed to doing. Then, whether you feel like it or not, do it anyway.
As you develop the habit of honoring commitments, life will take on a new direction.
Deliberate, focused action toward goals will replace sitting around hoping that your wishes will come true.
Successful people are those willing to do what unsuccessful people are not.
Begin on the path of honoring your commitments and decide to live deliberately.
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Setting up a blockade has hindered rather than helped members of an aboriginal band who have been trying to stop a logging operation north of Fort St. James.
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Duncan granted a logging company an injunction allowing the work to go ahead, saying not doing so "would condone the pursuit of self-help remedies" as opposed to dealing with the matter "in the proper forum between the proper parties."
Duncan issued the injunction on Oct. 12, after hearing arguments the day before, and released her reasons for judgment on Wednesday.
Vanderhoof-based D.N.T. Contracting Ltd. was seeking the injunction preventing members of the Takla Lake First Nations from blocking efforts to harvest timber from four cutblocks covering 357 hectares about a 2 1/2-hour drive north of Fort St. James. read more >>

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yay. Mike is on a punk rock roll with these reviews
is the artist name a tim and eric reference
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This is a resource for the 2014-2015 Social Justice Statement.
1. Personal action – get active!
Each individual and family has a role to encourage participation in sport for personal development, where the discipline of training is rewarded with the satisfaction of performance, where competition is balanced with comradeship, and where observance of the rules encompasses also a spirit of generosity.
It hardly needs saying that walking, running, swimming, stretching, cycling, and so on are critical to cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and flexibility. In today's stressful and busy world, sports and exercise can help provide a healthy distraction, and reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. (Social Justice Statement 2014–15)
Sports lovers or not, we can all make an effort to make the best use of the bodies God has given us by exercising regularly: walk jog, swim, ride a bike …
2. Teach someone a skill
It might be as simple as teaching a son or daughter, niece or nephew or a neighbour how to throw or catch a ball, ride a bike, swim, or catch a frisbee.
3. Watch a game in your local area!
Local communities are called to harness the love of sport and the contribution of players, volunteers and spectators for the good of all and with a welcoming spirit that reaches out to people who are excluded and in need. (Social Justice Statement 2014–15)
Go and watch a game of footy, netball or cricket in your local town, suburb or school.
4. Research and support sports clubs in your local area
Sport is a wonderful socialiser: it enables people to gather in healthy, supportive environments. This has special benefits for young people, who need to interact with their friends. And when such interactions offer fun, competition, skills and goal-setting, there is a fertile environment for personal development and also the involvement of the local community. (Social Justice Statement 2014–15)
You may be surprised at how many clubs and associations there are in your local area. They may get a surprise when you join the pool of volunteers who help them! Many sports have community programs. Google the clubs in your area to see what they have to offer – and what you might be able to offer.
Over two million people – 14 per cent of adult Australians – volunteer their time and effort to sports and physical recreation organisations. Without them, our sporting events would not be a success and, indeed, many of the 26,000 local sporting clubs around Australia would not exist. (Social Justice Statement 2014–15)
Play, coach, mark lines, umpire/referee, cheer from the sidelines, help with catering.
Look up your state department of Sport and Recreation for simple suggestions and organised activities, for example - NSW Office of Sport and Recreation.
5. Help challenge bullying, racism and sexism in sport.
It is not uncommon to witness a fanatical 'win at all costs' mindset; violence on the field, on the sidelines or in the street; racist taunts, communal conflict and exclusion of minorities; abuse and exploitation of women; and greedy opportunism that turns social good into business opportunities for a few. (Social Justice Statement 2014–15)
Too often, we see sport used as a way of bullying or exploiting others. It can happen in schools, in sporting clubs or at elite sporting levels. It can happen among fans or even in the media. It may not be easy to stand up to bullies personally, especially when they feel they have a majority behind them. But we can let club managements or media organisations know that we have no respect for people whose actions betray instead of strengthening the ideals of sport and the society around it.
6. Who's on the edge? Build inclusiveness
Participation in sports can be a means for those at the margins of society to move from the edges to the centre. (Social Justice Statement 2014–15)
Find out who is not included in local sports activities: migrants, refugees, women, girls, low income families, people with disabilities. What needs to happen to enable them to be involved? Help someone in your street or your parish to obtain sports gear or join a club. 'Whatever it takes' could mean something different!
Sport has a role to play in fostering inclusiveness and reconciliation, working to prevent youth suicide, and promoting reconciliation. Research some stories that show how sport has helped achieve these goals.
Some websites:
WA Department of Sports and Recreation – Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
NATSICC Cross Cultural Sporting Program
7. Challenge the high costs
There are many groups whose participation in organised sports and recreational activity has been affected by the commodification of sport, the merchandising of equipment and higher prices. (Social Justice Statement 2014–15)
You may not be able to influence the oversized fees some sportspeople are paid but you can influence local and even national clubs. Ask them if the constant changes to club jumpers, for example, are for good reasons or just for financial gain. If you have sports equipment you no longer use, hand it on to someone else. Ask yourself if the new equipment being bought for clubs or personal use was manufactured under fair conditions. Look for Fairtrade products, which do not use child or exploited labour.
Some websites:
8. Support sports people who show positive values
There are many examples of sports men and women who have been a force for change – working to ensure that sport is inclusive and seeking to transform us into a truly sporting nation. (Social Justice Statement 2014–15)
Many sports people have become community leaders supporting health and inclusiveness, campaigning against violence and discrimination, and working for equality and poverty relief.
Support players at local, state and national level who show positive values: send them a text or email, go and watch them, ask them to come and talk at your club or school.
9. Challenge over-commercialisation, drugs and gambling
There continues to be public concern about alcohol advertising in sport and its effect on young people and the wider community. Most recently, there has been a public outcry over the dramatic rise of sports betting, particularly the intrusion of advertisements for online bookmakers. The impact and language of betting are reaching a wider public than ever before – and affecting the young. It is commonplace to hear children predicting the outcome of a match by quoting odds rather than analysing players' form. (Social Justice Statement 2014–15)
Companies that sponsor sporting clubs are making a valuable contribution to the community. But often, sport can become a commercial enterprise in itself and lose sight of the good it should be doing for society. Similarly, clubs may turn a blind eye to drug abuse and the growing influence of gambling. Make your views known to individuals and clubs that exhibit that downside: unfair play, excessive gambling, drugs, or a win-at-all-costs attitude.
10. Understand that not everyone loves sport
Not everyone may share your enthusiasm for your particular sport or team – or for any sport at all. Some people have very strong personal reasons for being alienated from sport – for example, experiences of bullying, exclusion or sexism at school or in later life. Respect their choices and be sensitive in expressing your own enthusiasm.


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Washington State Passes Education Reform includes School Libraries
Submitted by GrayArcadian on June 9, 2009 - 9:12pm
There have been articles about the Bellevue School District in Washington State doing away with their librarians on this site so I went to see what Washington State's elected officials are doing about it. The answer? House bill 2261, an overhaul of education funding which has, among other provisions, a permanent line item for school library materials—and an allocation of funds to pay for a certified librarian in every K–12 school by 2018. Granted it's not funded right now, which makes the point moot. Once the state does get money though Bellevue is probably going to have to put those teacher-librarians back where they found them. According to the Washington Legislature website the bill starts to go into effect in July.


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A Journey on the Treacherous Road to Kabul
A Journey on the Treacherous Road to Kabul
The distance between Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad and the capital, Kabul, is only about 80 miles as the crow flies. Until recently, making that trip by car could easily take eight hours, due to the unpaved mountain road linking the two cities. Since the overthrow of the Taliban, conditions have improved, as large stretches of that road have been re-paved. But the journey from Jalalabad to Kabul, can still be treacherous, as I and NPR videographer David Gilkey discovered Saturday.
The car was packed and ready to go when a powerful explosion shook Jalalabad shortly after noon. An ominous cloud of black smoke rose in the distance, barely a mile away. An insurgent attack had just taken place.
The force of the explosion flipped over and mangled what appeared to be an American Humvee, just outside the entrance to the Ministry of Agriculture office in downtown Jalalabad.
Gul Agha Sherzai, the governor of the province, told reporters the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber who rammed a car full of explosives into the American vehicle. He said one American Marine was killed and three more wounded in the attack, which also wounded three Afghan civilian bystanders. NATO military commanders later revised the casualty figures, saying two foreign soldiers were killed and four wounded in the incident.
As Sherzai spoke, he stepped over un-exploded rounds of grenades, which had fallen from the American vehicle. An Afghan police officer kicked over the engine block from the attacker's car. It lay in the road more then 100 feet from the scene of the explosion.
Two helicopters circled overhead. American troops in Humvees established a security perimeter and prepared to investigate.
Meanwhile, an Afghan farmer wearing sandals struggled to push a wooden cart, pulled by a donkey, through the blasted gates of the Department of Agriculture office. He had a wounded calf strapped onto his wooden wagon. The farmer walked past, ignoring the burned and twisted chasse of the American Humvee.
Life Returns to Normal
In fact, moments after the blast, life was back to normal at a busy intersection, barely a half mile from the scene of the deadly attack.
Perhaps the American soldiers would have been better protected if they had been driving in a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle, or MRAP.
Leaving Jalalabad, shortly after the suicide attack, we encountered a column of trucks rolling towards Jalalabad from Kabul on a freshly-paved stretch of road. Each one was hauling a brand new MRAP on its trailer, apparently part of a delivery to one of the many U.S. military bases in Eastern Afghanistan.
At least one of these armored vehicles would not be arriving on time.
About 30 miles from Jalalabad, an MRAP lay on its side in the middle of the road. A turquoise bullet-proof window lay smashed on the pavement beside the wreck.
The armored vehicle flew off its flat-bed trailer, while rounding a steep mountain curve.
An Afghan police officer stood next to the wreck, talking into a cellphone.
A few yards away from the American military vehicle, the Afghan truck driver responsible for the accident was fast asleep on the ground under the shade of his now-empty trailer, apparently unfazed by the loss of his million-dollar cargo.
Afghan drivers are still discovering the dangers of driving too fast on the country's newly-paved roads. The network of roads in this country deteriorated horribly during the past quarter century of conflict. Many Afghan drivers are more accustomed to creeping along bone-jarring dirt tracks at speeds of barely ten miles an hour.
Gridlock in the Mountains
These days, most of the Kabul-bound traffic from Eastern Afghanistan, has been diverted onto one of these un-paved paths through the mountains. Drivers wear surgical masks to protect themselves from noxious clouds of dust, as they struggle for hours to get their vehicles up the treacherous dirt road. Breakdowns and accidents are common. On Saturday, hundreds of cars and trucks — some them with entire families perched on top of their cargo — were stuck in gridlock under the baking sun. Traffic was blocked because further up the road, a second brand new MRAP fell off its trailer.
In a matter of weeks, if not days, conditions should improve dramatically, after a Chinese company finishes paving the last stretch of highway through the Maheepar Mountains directly east of Kabul. The newly-built road should cut transport costs and travel time, and hopefully help the shaky Afghan central government extend its authority into the provinces.
These ambitious plans were of little consolation, however, as the sun began to set over the gridlocked line of vehicles Saturday. Desperate to avoid the apocalyptic logjam on this dirt-road detour, we opted to explore an alternate route, up the un-finished Maheepar Highway. Our plan was to leave our car behind and walk the last few miles past road construction crews, hoping to later finding a taxi on the other side of the construction site, which would take us the last few miles to Kabul.
Motorcyclists at the Roadblock
But another chaotic scene awaited us at the last roadblock before the pavement petered out. A gang of dozens of motorcycle taxi drivers were gathered there, revving their motors, popping wheelies, and offering to ferry travelers on the backs of their bikes to the Afghan capital for the equivalent of $3. These men and boys were dressed in turbans, robes, and wild-looking motorcycle goggles
Some of them yodeled and performed tricks, driving their bikes with their feet, or laying on their stomachs on the seats of their bikes, as they raced through the stunning Maheepar Pass, where a rushing mountain river cuts through steep, rust-colored rock cliffs.
The bearded, wild-eyed members of this motorcycle gang won't have their taxi jobs for long. Chinese workers are putting the final touches on the Maheepar Highway, and the Afghan government will soon open the road to automobiles.
"Then we will be jobless again," said a motorbike rider named Shamam, who sported a pair of tinted ski goggles. "After all," he added with a shrug, "this is Afghanistan."
Soon after the exhilarating motorbike ride, we were relaxing in the comfort of a friend's car, approaching the Afghan capital.
But at the gates of Kabul, we passed another grim reminder of the hazards of traveling through Afghanistan by road. On Friday, a suicide bomber attacked an international military convoy on the road here.
Thanks to their armored vehicles, the foreign soldiers were not harmed by the explosion. But three Afghan civilians were reportedly killed in the attack.


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I am blessed with a wonderful partner and amazing friends. The past couple of the weeks have been quite difficult. My health has not been great and I have been dealing with a very unpleasant and stressful situation at work. You really find out who genuinely cares about you at times like these and I count myself very lucky.
Spring is definitely here and that makes me feel much better. It seemed to be such a long time coming!
Last week my OH and I went to London for the day. I almost didn't go with him as I was feeling quite low emotionally and physically. At the last minute I changed my mind and I am glad that I did. We had a lovely day out. When we arrived at Victoria we walked around the corner to Baker and Spice for a coffee and a blueberry muffin. Rather unexpectedly we ended up sharing a table with Anton du Beke of 'Strictly Come Dancing' fame. Then OH wanted to go to a Syd Barrett exhibition. So, whilst he did that I had a wander around Liberty's. I must admit that I was disappointed by their range of fabric and yarn. I suppose it is a sign of the times that they are cutting back on stock. I do think it is a shame though! I then walked the short distance to Kingly Court which is just off Carnaby Street. The small shops are arranged around a central courtyard. It is such a haven of peace andf tranquility that you would not think you are a stone's throw from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street. I visited 'Buffy's Beads' and 'All the Fun of the Fair'. There is also a vintage clothing shop with the wonderful name 'Fur Coat No Knickers'. Unfortunately it was shut when I was there. My OH met me outside the Camelia Tea Rooms and we had a salad for lunch and a cup of herb tea. they have an amazing array of teas. The canisters are on display and you can browse through them, take the lids off and sniff the teas before making your choice.
Unfortunately, I still have not finished my 'Jewel Bead Necklace as I have not been feeling well enough. However here is a picture of one of the beads. Hopfully I will finish the entire necklace this weekend.


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