As tales go, my life is more cautionary than fairy.

Copyright Lucy Drumonde 2011.

                                                                      Caption Juicy Morsal

Don't we just wish your life was a fairy tale?

http://www.royal.gov.uk/
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/PrinceWilliam/PrinceWilliam.aspx
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/royal-wedding-mysteries--solved.html

Joke


Q: What are the two steps Prince William must take to have a successful marriage?
A: First, let Princess Kate think she is having here own way. Second, let her have her own way.


Q: Why is the royal wedding like a three ring circus?
A: Because there is the engagement ring, the wedding ring and the suffering!


Q: Why does  Prince William keep looking at his marriage licence?
A: Perhaps he’s already looking for a loophole.

"Some see things and ask"why?" Other see things that never were and ask,Where is my medication."

     Copyright Lucy Drumonde 2011.

 It all in one's perspective,and in your perception of life.
What did the saggy boob say to the other?
"If we don't get support soon, people are going to think that we are nuts"

" Sometimes it takes mant times on the first try."

  Copyright Lucy Drumonde 2011.

I was watching Richard St. John's 8 secrets on success on Ted.com.
I what I found very interesting his key points on what makes an idividual successful.
I believe the meaning of success is different for everyone, and what the definition of success has a different interpetation for every person.
I found it very intriguing, and thought i share these with you too,of course my favorite:
Dealing with Failure - Criticism,rejection,assholes,pressure(CRAP).

Serve
Passion
Work
Focus
Persist
Ideas
Good
Push

Thank you Richard St.John foryour endearing words.
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html

Joke

At age 4...success is...not peeing in your pants.


At age 10...success is...cooking your own meal.

At age 12...success is...having friends.

At age 16...success is...having a drivers license.

At age 21...success is...having sex.

At age 35...success is...having money.

At age 50...success is...having money.

At age 60...success is...having sex.

At age 70...success is...having a drivers license.

At age 75...success is...having friends.

At age 80...success is...cooking your own meal.

At age 85...success is...not peeing in your pants.

"Life a journey..where it is good news,you find out you lose your baggage."

             Copyright Lucy Drumonde 2011.

....baggage" is functionally related to the noun "bag," and luggage related to the act of "lugging."

     If you ever had a painful memory from a past relationship whereby there was mistrust or pain.
      It is always best to leave it behind.

    Signs you might have emotional baggage:
 
   1. projecting - being negative filled with self doubt
   2. paranoia -unsure,suspicious
   3.Comparing someone to you last lover.
   4. Walls are up
   5. Staying away from commitment.
 
    It is all about trust. 
    Allow oneself to trust again.
 
   See more on emotional  baggage see link courtesy of :
 
http://www.yourtango.com/201075374/5-signs-youre-carrying-emotional-baggage/page/2
http://www.growingmarriages.com/ME_article_parrott_07.html
http://www.divorcemag.com/c/s3/?Health_Well_Being/emotionalbaggage.html
 
 Joke
"The 2008 presidential election is heating up. We have narrowed down the field to 18 candidates. 19, if you count Hillary's emotional baggage." --Stephen Colbert

" I am a optimistic pessimist...I look forward to the worst."

Copyright Lucy Drumonde 2011.

            Is your glass empty or half full?
Ever think your negative thoughts go beyond what can be possible?
  
Philosophical pessimism is the similar but not identical idea that life has a negative value, or that this world is as bad as it could possibly be. It has also been noted by many philosophers that pessimism is not a disposition as the term commonly connotes. Instead, it is a cogent philosophy that directly challenges the notion of progress and what may be considered the faith-based claims of optimism. Courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org.
Latin pessimus (worst)


  Dispositional optimism referred to in in psychology as the best possible outcome in any given situation.
Latin optimum, meaning "best


Cautious optimism.  Allowing a individual to have a bit of hope but not as much that one would  feel sad if your expectation one is hoping for does not happen. It is a happier version of pessimism.


http://www.shearonforschools.com/learned_optimism.htm
http://www.findingoptimism.com
http://stress.about.com/od/optimismspirituality/a/optimismbenefit.htm
http://stress.about.com/library/optimismquiz/bl_15optimism_quiz.htm
http://stress.about.com/library/polls/blstresspoll7.htm

Jokes

My go-getter coworker asked me, "Andrea, why put off till tomorrow what you can do today?” 

I replied, "On the chance that I get fired this afternoon and don’t have to do it at all.”

" Finger pointing can certainly lead you into a more pointless direction."

    

Copyright Lucy Drumonde 2011.

Know what they say, a finger pointed towards someone is three fingers pointed back at you.

I had a conversation with a friend over a year ago about co-dependency. I had no idea what it was or its meaning. Of course like many other people I just was not interested until I was curious to find out. What it is. What is does,and what is the result it can do to  an individuals life.

So with some insight i thought i share what co-dependency.

Co-dependency is a emotional,psychological,and behavioral condition under exposure,and practice of oppressive rules. Preventing any expression of emotion. As well as preventing any discussion of personal or interpersonal relationships.

It is a self sabotaging behaviour which results in the loss in participating, and initiating loving relationships.

Preventing open,honest,direct expression of emotion. Allowing an individual to be vulnerable,human,and or imperfect within realistic expectations.

Co-dependents have great insight in other people but cannot their own self.

Not sure of their own feelings,or what they can do to solve their own problems.

One becomes a caretaker,focusing on everybody needs but their own.

Co-dependency can occur at work,romantic relationships,families,all walks of life.

Can be anyone or everyone,individual who is living with a chemically dependant person,mentally ill,people who are in relationships,chronically ill,or in any helping profession.

Each human being and their personality is different.

A result of reaction of allowing other person's behavior effect him or her,and obsessed with controlling the other individual behaviour.

It is a habitual way of feeling,thinking,and behaving towards ourselves.

These actions can result in self-destructiveness.

Answer lies in improving one's awareness,acceptance,self esteem,behaviour, learn to deal with anger,guilt,and learning to attain healthy relationships.

Being kinder to oneself,seeking help,and support.

It is a start from being in a pointless direction with oneself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codependency

http://www.allaboutcounseling.com/codependency.htm

http://www.recovery-man.com/coda/codependency.htm

http://alcoholism.about.com/od/coda/Codependency_Resources.htm

                            http://www.google.com/Top/Society/Support_Groups/Codependency

Jokes

What does a neurotic have in common with a near-sighted, horny squirrel? They're both @#$%ing nuts!

A psychiatrist asked her multiple personality patient, So, do you feel like you're cured. He replied, Absolutely. We've never felt better.

What do you ask a multiple personality sufferer after sex? Well, was it good for you guys, too?


A middle-aged man went to a therapist while facing a mid-life crisis. The doctor encouraged him to get out into the world and travel: Experience new places. Eat new foods. In my life, I've eaten shark and snake. Have you ever had the hump of a camel? The patient replied: No, but when I was younger, I was pretty good.

" Some smartphone you turned out to be.You should have known better than to better than to call my ex."

Copyright Lucy Drumonde 2011.

Smartphones, they ought to be easy and user friendly.
 They look easy.
 Easy to look at.
I can illustrate i had my share of cell smartphone problems with software and hardware issues.
Guess choosing a cellphone,is choosing a phone that can adapt to your needs.

Joke                                                                  

Girls are like phones. We like to be held and talked too, but if you press the wrong button you'll be disconnected!

When a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's $2.95 a minute

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" Prison is peculiar all pros and cons."

Creating Canadian super jails in Toronto Canada a good idea?
Jails are small compared to prisons,but either are not necessarily a solution to deal with crime.
Taxpayer does help pay for prisons and jails.
Just putting someone in jail for a crime, I believe does not always solve the problem.
Each case is different.
More alternative rehabilitation  procedures ought to be open for discussion.
Prisons are peculiar in all pros and cons.


Joke:

During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director: "How do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized." "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub." "Oh, I understand," said the visitor "a normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup." "No." said the Director, "a normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?"

" I said I had a near deaf experience"

                                   Copyright lucydrumonde 2011.
Having hearing, it is very easy to take it for granted.
We have our i-pods,sleek speaks and ear phones. Of course let us not forget that if we are employed in areas of work that involve high frequency sounds it is easy to slowly lose our hearing.
Lets not forget the people who have hearing impairments deserve our attention and respect too.

Adults: between 26 and 40 dB HL
Children: between 20 and 40 dB HL
Moderate: between 41 and 55 dB HL
Moderately severe: between 56 and 70 dB HL
Severe: between 71 and 90 dB HL
Profound: 90 dB HL or greater

http://www.cad.ca/index_en.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaf_culture
http://www.voicefordeafkids.com/
http://listenupcanada.com