"What do you know for sure?

If I could save the time in a bottle... time flies so fast before your eyes.. I've been busy helping a friend who is setting up her first business here in Melbourne.. I learned new things every day. Today, I stayed at home doing pretty much nothing.. Lucky me. I was reading Oprah website and found something interesting.. Here is the question of the day.."What do you know for sure?"
I do know for sure is that "followe your heart, it will lead to where you want to go" .. How about you?
Here is what Oprah knows for sure:

1. What you put out comes back all the time, no matter what. (This is my creed.)

2. You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.

3. Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.

4. When people show you who they are, believe them the first time. (A lesson from Maya Angelou.)

5. Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about whatever worries you.

6. What you believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for. You become what you believe.

7. If the only prayer you ever say is thank you, that will be enough. (From the German theologian and humanist Meister Eckhart.)

8. The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.

9. Failure is a signpost to turn you in another direction.

10. If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.

11. Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn't lie.

12. Love yourself and then learn to extend that love to others in every encounter.

13. Let passion drive your profession.

14. Find a way to get paid for doing what you love. Then every paycheck will be a bonus.

15. Love doesn't hurt. It feels really good.

16. Every day brings a chance to start over.

17. Being a mother is the hardest job on earth. Women everywhere must declare it so.

18. Doubt means don't. Don't move. Don't answer. Don't rush forward.

19. When you don't know what to do, get still. The answer will come.

20. "Trouble don't last always." (A line from a Negro spiritual, which calls to mind another favorite: This, too, shall pass.)

All sounds very true.. My favorite is No.20.. what is yours?

Enjoy your weekend!

Julie

My Favorite Month..

I Iove OCTOBER, not just because I was born in october but love the fall season (of course only in Northern Hemisphere). I have recieved a big package from a dear friend in California. She is a very talented Artist, http://purehokum.blogspot.com/ is her blog, Its worth check it out.
I was jumping up and down. Look what was in side the box. I especially felt honored to recieved her childhood dresses. Thank you Kathleen.. I miss you so much.. (crying..)

Kathleen's cute princess clothes..

Happy Octorber!
Julie

Spring Garden.

Spring is in the Air..

I have to admit that I don't have green hands, feet, mind.. etc. etc.. I kill most of the plants, but I love to look at a beautiful garden.. I don't know what was I thinking when we decide to buy over an ACRE of the land and a house. Its very pretty at the moment since everything is blooming. My DH is doing wonderful job taking care of our garden at the moment.

Its especially lovely when its raining.. I didn't like the rain too much but with all these trees and flowers .. I love the rainy day now, less things to do, watering that it.. My favorite flower is Peony which we don't have in our garden but thinking of getting some this weekend. Previous owner obviously loved the gardening.. Perhaps I should buy gardening books to study..


Julie..

Long time no see

Where all the time gone~~ Its been so very very long since I did anything with my blog. We've been cleaning out the house and some of remodeling too, still long way to go. Here are some proof of what I've been doing.. House was painted in blue, pink, purple,, you name the colors we had it..(lol) even the floors, we had to repainted the whole house..

Before

After

Still unpacking in progress...

Still sorting out stuff..

I made promised to myself that I will keep the blog regularly.. (smile)

Julie..