My mind and soul are the toughest weapons that I possess; I will oil them with hope, love and determination to create a magnificent armor around me.
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Memoirs of a Bitter Middle-Child and the Random for Giggles…
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by Heidi Nakanishi in Affirmations, Daily Challenges, Li'l Ditties!, Staying on the Upside of Life Tags: Affirmations, daily mantras, inspiration, linkedin, Motivation, staying positive
My mind and soul are the toughest weapons that I possess; I will oil them with hope, love and determination to create a magnificent armor around me.
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©2012 Heidi Rodney-Nakanishi and ChocolateGeisha Spills the Sake!™
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by Heidi Nakanishi in Affirmations, Daily Challenges, Li'l Ditties!, Staying on the Upside of Life Tags: Affirmations, inspiration, staying positive
I will continue on the road of positivity and understanding to have my wounds of past hurts heal, properly.
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©2012 Heidi Rodney-Nakanishi and ChocolateGeisha Spills the Sake!™
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by Heidi Nakanishi in Affirmations, Daily Challenges, Li'l Ditties!, Staying on the Upside of Life Tags: Affirmations, daily mantras, staying positive
I will be better, stronger, and wiser than I was yesterday; The past won’t hold me down from obtaining future success.
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by Heidi Nakanishi in Daily Challenges, Staying on the Upside of Life Tags: creditors, financial debt, staying happy, staying positive, struggling with bills, surviving with little money
Smile anyway.
My income bracket has been an ongoing roller coaster ride for most of my life; I’ve gone from being a broke student to making six-figures then, completed the circle by raking in nothing, at all. No matter the season of my monetary climate, I make sure to have a good time with what I have or have not.
It’s cool to earn survivor credibility by knowing how to make a dollar stretch. I especially love when creative people find ways to make money to hold themselves over for a day or so, as they embrace their moment of glory to be able to by a loaf of bread or even a six-pack of beer.
SHOUT~OUTs go to my fellow musicians who busk in the subway, on the platform or actual train, savvy jewelry designers who find their material from things on the street, garbage and other random places… Epicureans who can find a few, simple ingredients to whip up tasty treats that people would be willing to purchase while rushing from Point-A to Point-B.
People of all walks of life can have financial setbacks.
I should be on a first-name basis with creditors who More
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by Heidi Nakanishi in Relationships, Staying on the Upside of Life Tags: mourning broken relationships, staying positive
Feeling lost and lonely? Did you just break-up with your sweetheart and exude hopelessness?
GET out of the HOUSE!!!
Staying in front of your computer, looking at all of the wedding pictures of your Facebook friends while torch singer, Adele, plays in the background will just drive you to early insanity.
You are not helping yourself by reliving your imaginary relationship that “could’ve been” instead of the reality of what it actually was.
Granted, there should be a grace period for taking in hurt… It better be no longer than two weeks though; This includes the respectable time frame of being solitary before beginning to date, again… HELL YEAH, I said it: Put up a front of (or show genuine) loyalty to your former-partner… JUST in CASE you make up. Otherwise, he or she will bitch and whine that you couldn’t even wait a few days before being back on the prowl.
Which brings me back to the healing process:
Even if your heart is not in it, having the distraction of other people and events in your face will More

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