tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776Wed, 07 May 2008 15:58:47 +0000http://buckup.com/blog/Don M. TerrillBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-3244808096693934108Wed, 07 May 2008 15:56:00 +00002008-05-07T10:57:58.037-05:00 The News is a Negative Thing Yesterday was my test day for the news on TV. I decided I was going to watch the news numerous times during the day and see how it affected how I felt. In the morning I watched three separate news channels for fifteen minutes and every news item was a negative thing. One man while playing poker in the early AM went to his truck got his shotgun and killed his http://buckup.com/blog/2008/05/news-seldom-helps-anyone.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-2258897181087037256Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:02:00 +00002008-04-30T07:06:04.385-05:00 Less Weight Equals More Happiness Like most people I have endured the weight on and weight off concept in my life. I have come to the conclusion its wiser to develop a life style that creates and maintains the weight I want and enjoy in my life. I see the folly of going thru all that pain and suffering only to fall back into old patterns and then in short time return to were I started and http://buckup.com/blog/2008/04/find-weight-that-works-for-you.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-7739978332905931793Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:03:00 +00002008-04-23T07:05:20.152-05:00 Loose Fitting Clothes Create Wellness Unless your perfect in size, shape and form may I suggest loose fitting clothes. Have you noticed how nice you feel when it gets closer to nightly snooze time and you change your appearance by putting on your nightly apparel? If you haven’t, pay attention how you feel and you will get the jest of my thinking. There's Always Time for the Right Clothes http://buckup.com/blog/2008/04/loose-is-good-for-you.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-6849446737749464210Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:51:00 +00002008-04-12T07:52:15.855-05:00 Smiling is Good for You Today I visited my family doctor and I couldn’t help but notice that while sitting in the lobby waiting for my number to be called, that most patients I observed via their face that smiling was not a regular routine in their life. Yes I realize everyone there probably had a physical or emotional issue over ridding their thinking process, but that’s no excuse for not http://buckup.com/blog/2008/04/smile-cures-what-ails-you.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-4485705736094114506Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:35:00 +00002007-12-11T08:51:17.579-05:00 Happy Birthday Need Not Be a Downer Sure we know how old we are but lingering on the thought of it may not be a good thing for us to do. We all approach the aging process in different ways if its of know concern to you then consider yourself lucky and get back to having a happy life. For those of you who do think about it and it always at some level leaves you feeling uncomfortable or perhapshttp://buckup.com/blog/2007/12/dont-let-happy-birthday-bother-you.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-7728023740202067148Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:38:00 +00002008-01-29T09:14:47.974-05:00 Maybe Being Happy is Enough Have you ever noticed that when we find something that makes us feel good we have a natural tendency to milk it dry and then we reach a point were the wellness of its doing becomes less useful and sometimes even to the level were its detrimental to our emotional and physical well being. Were Always Looking for More And I think is a natural thing to do to try to http://buckup.com/blog/2007/12/isnt-wellness-enough.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-5143837191959606347Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:55:00 +00002007-12-07T05:11:41.819-05:00 Always Read the Directions First I can’t begin to tell you how many times I used to start a new project and didn’t read the directions first. And like always at some point in my journey reading the directions was required to complete what I was trying to do. Didn't Think I Needed To I guess the old me thought I knew everything and thus didn’t need to lower myself to doing what I should havehttp://buckup.com/blog/2007/12/following-directions-helps-your.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-3429341003224037141Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:54:00 +00002007-12-04T10:01:50.519-05:00 A Cure of Movement I have spent the better part of my life trying to find the fountain of understanding that will guarantee that every moment of my life will be filled with happiness. Well I haven’t found it yet but I’m still looking. It Always Helps Here’s something that always helps to some degree when I use it to lower the negative thinking vane I’m traveling in. And it’s so simple I http://buckup.com/blog/2007/12/fans-do-more-then-just-cool-you-off.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-785656465885127091Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:59:00 +00002007-12-02T08:09:42.862-05:00 A Dream All dreams are possible if you believe the possibility is possible. Sounds kind of hokey doesn’t it? Yes and I used to believe that way to. But through help of the know er of the universe and the carrot my eldest son dangled in view of my sight I learned to believe in whatever my dreams presented to me. Dreams Just Need a Push In ways I didn’t pay attention to I have like all peoplehttp://buckup.com/blog/2007/12/dreams-are-almost-real.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-6243559776945149563Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:05:00 +00002007-11-18T09:14:59.277-05:00 At Least An Alcoholic Has Something to Look Forward To Isn’t looking forward to things what keeps life interesting and emotionally good for us? And Yes even if the thing isn’t good for us. Like for example consuming too much of the grape. I’m using the grape example because I’ve enjoyed its taste and affect on numerous occasions in my life. I even went so far as to ferment my own patch of http://buckup.com/blog/2007/11/bad-look-forward-is-better-then-nothing.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-1172568696038370156Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:02:00 +00002007-11-13T10:13:41.061-05:00 Take Out the Trash Are things bothering you? Maybe trying what I do will help you find your wellness everyday. The mind is like the trash bag we don’t like taking out every week. But taking out the trash empties the container, which means we can fill again. Numerous Times Daily That’s what I do with the daily stuff I acquire. I spent a small amount of my time every day emptying the trash http://buckup.com/blog/2007/11/happy-mind-is-empty-daily.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-8581235509585793906Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:58:00 +00002007-10-24T13:10:52.076-05:00 Be Ok Is the thought of dying laying heavy in your thinking? If your answer is yes guess what? You’re not alone. According to a recent survey of social security recipients almost all from time to time dislike the thought of dying and many say it scares them even to the point of being depressed. Dying Didn't Agree With Me Well I understand that because I used to be one of those people. But http://buckup.com/blog/2007/10/ok-is-ok-with-me.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-7136335265150447864Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:21:00 +00002007-10-07T09:28:08.692-05:00 I Only See & No Thoughts Find Me The magic lies in the fact that no thought is possible while I’m viewing it. This at least to me means I’m in neutral and no thoughts are invading my thinking while I’m viewing it. During this viewing process I can speak openly to myself without having to deal with thoughts that are harmful to me. I have no clue why this particular picture mesmerizes me and http://buckup.com/blog/2007/10/magic-picture-for-me.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-7062539806190198265Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:40:00 +00002007-09-16T08:59:58.798-05:00 Always Helping Carl was a brother of mine in our local Elks Lodge. He was relentless in his service to helping promote the ideals are fraternal order was founded on. More Doesn't Always Help But like myself sometimes he reached to far into the bottle of fermentation to find the wellness we all so desperately try to achieve. He was a good person who liked talking and being part of our http://buckup.com/blog/2007/09/small-gesture-can-make-big-difference.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-6243632595635060534Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:50:00 +00002007-08-01T08:03:34.003-05:00 Don't Let Your Baggage Ruin Your Life From the time were born till the time life leaves our body we humans collect bad experiences that happen in our life. And this baggage will totally consume our life if you don’t take evasive action and prevent that from happening. Some through the luck of the toss have an internal understanding that lets them process the information immediately and then http://buckup.com/blog/2007/08/keep-your-baggage-to-bare-minimum.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-8749281587623040746Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:14:00 +00002007-07-24T08:24:38.760-05:00 Fiddle Less focus More Sometimes while sitting at my computer I just fiddle around and have know real purpose in what I’m doing. When this happens my consciousness slightly degrades and my ability to do something slowly diminishes from my mind. Its like my mind duplicates what I’m doing and just lets me diddle and puts me in a twilight phase of existence. Now sometimes I realize whats going http://buckup.com/blog/2007/07/just-doing-but-no-focus.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-7041607945108120946Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:22:00 +00002007-07-18T09:16:03.957-05:00 Going Both Ways at the Same Time? Our biggest mistake in life is to give our mind and body mixed signals. And we do this kind of behavior all the time and don’t even realize were doing it. Just stop and think a moment and reflect on how many times you have changed your mind about things in your life. I’m sure if you give it some thought you’d find this to be true most of the time. Your http://buckup.com/blog/2007/06/are-you-confusing-your-brain.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-6356018756854002269Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:53:00 +00002007-07-11T07:33:20.255-05:00 Finding is Achieved Through Asking Every question you ask gives you information and information is the first step in improving the quality of ones life. I used to drive my adopted father who I loved dearly up the wall with all my questions. But he always seemed to know the answers and explained them in such a simple and unusual way I couldn’t help but seek him out. Dads gone now but I still http://buckup.com/blog/2007/06/there-are-no-dumb-questions.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-5284215099616892245Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:43:00 +00002007-06-27T06:20:35.324-05:00 Worries May Never Happen We humans spend too much time dealing with issues that never show up or are way down the road for consideration. Its best for our emotions and physical well-being we leave these two considerations alone till they knock on the door and we answer by saying whose there. To do other wise is a journey in futility, which may never be an issue in our life. Don't What If I http://buckup.com/blog/2007/06/never-cross-bridges-till-required.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-2493299147609237800Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:46:00 +00002007-06-20T09:00:44.797-05:00 Avoid Watching Too Much TV Television is a great instrument for learning the news and watching to improve the quality of ones life. But there is another side of the tv and that’s what I call the baby sitter side. Is your tv making you a better person or is it something to do and your just watching to watch? Don’t get me wrong I’m hooked on my tv to. But I realize its downside and I don’t let http://buckup.com/blog/2007/06/is-your-tv-brain-washing-you.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-4730162757858081101Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:47:00 +00002007-04-25T07:59:19.979-05:00 It's Only a Dream So here we are trucking along thru life and have the vision of what we eventually want to be and do in our life. But were only dreaming and not taking action on the dream. Dreams Need to be Born I have for as long as I can remember wanted to be a writer and speaker of words. But it didn’t come to pass till I started the ball rolling by writing small articles and then http://buckup.com/blog/2007/04/dont-predict-your-future-create-your.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-3672327959927912274Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:46:00 +00002007-04-22T10:59:45.432-05:00 Have Faith in Love Everything you do causes the universe to respond accordingly. So when you give effort you receive effort. Many religious organizations understand this principle and openly promote it on a regular basis. You give funds and those funds help those in need and help the word to be promoted on the airways. And you will receive your funds back with more money added to it as your http://buckup.com/blog/2007/04/give-receive-via-love.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-1519404691484754971Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:59:00 +00002007-04-21T08:21:05.346-05:00 Limit Your TV to Learning & Laughing I think most of us that work from home face this diversion and sometimes it consumes us and all progress on our goals goes down the drain. To avoid this pitfall I find it necessary to force myself to limit my watching TV when I really have expectations for myself and projects to complete. Also when I do watch TV I travel from channel to channel, seeking http://buckup.com/blog/2007/04/make-tv-your-friend-not-your-foe.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-3316407188580766261Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:21:00 +00002007-02-16T14:31:35.649-05:00 Their Hard to Avoid Sounds like a simple task, but sometimes it’s hard to avoid people without hurting their feelings. Some people just don’t get the picture that their presence is neither wanted nor needed. Questions One After the Other I know of one such person; she is a family member that strikes fear into the hearts of those she picks on. Her favorite tactic is to ask questions and http://buckup.com/blog/2007/02/avoid-harmful-people.htmlDon L. Terrilltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37838776.post-6075354777607182577Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:30:00 +00002007-02-16T14:46:02.669-05:00 Sometimes the Shovel won't fit We all have times when the shovel won't fit our hand, but that doesn’t mean your supposed to throw the shovel down and never pick it up again. Nothing Goes Right And then all I want to do is open the refrigerator door or sit in front of the Boob Tube. But alas I have learned that these moments are just temporary intrusions and only need a slight nudge and thenhttp://buckup.com/blog/2007/02/feeling-bad-is-no-reason-to-give-up.htmlDon L. Terrill