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\nAs I sit back and reflect on the first quarter of 2012, I realize that even though it has been a tough period (not to mention the petroleum prices that keep going up) small moves have truly been made.  And I am humbly grateful.<\/span><\/div>\n
\nMy 2012 plan is on schedule and I commit to seeing it through:<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nJanuary – March: Spiritual<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/a>I have managed to keep to my prayer schedule – as a result my attitude has improved greatly – my thoughts, my dreams, my creativity – thanks to John Kehoe\u2019 s the practice of happiness<\/span><\/i><\/strong>, John C. Maxwell\u2019s the winning attitude<\/span><\/i><\/strong>,<\/span><\/em> <\/span><\/i><\/strong>Robin Sharma\u2019s a leader who had no title<\/span><\/i><\/strong> and <\/span><\/em>the principle of the path<\/span><\/i><\/strong> by Andy Stanley.<\/span><\/em>  I can confidently say that I do live a balanced life: I work as hard as I rest – the equilibrium hardly slips my mind, body and soul – I continually seek it, I consistently pursue it, I gently nourish it!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nApril – June: Career<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
\nAs I enter the second quarter of the year, I acknowledge and embrace my happiness level as far as my career is involved.  I just love what I do and my perception of \u201cwork\u201d has evolved. I have stopped to associate \u201cwork\u201d with \u201cphysical labour\u201d.  I now see work as a pleasurable and enjoyable experience that gives me an opportunity to shine – I see challenges as growth points. I am more giving, more helpful towards people around me in general. Therefore this quarter brings about an abundance of options.  <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nJuly – September: Financial<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
\nIn the third quarter of the year, I need to invest more rather than spend.  I will focus on building my nest-egg and ensure that slowly I develop a long-term investment portfolio that I can always depend on.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nOctober – December: Health and Fitness<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
\nI have been blessed with good genes, a great metabolism and a finicky appetite so I don\u2019t eat a lot and during those times when I do eat I mostly consume fruit and vegetables and an odd chocolate or a dessert such as a tiramisu or trifle (hehehheeee…. odd meaning every third day) – luckily my body digests it all – so this is the easiest part because I will worry less. I can’t wait for this quarter.<\/span><\/div>\n
\nAs for my health, divine intervention is all I lean on – I hardly get sick.<\/span><\/div>\n
\nEish, I still have to learn to get used to gulping down that 2 litre of water every day – maybe I should try lemon-flavoured sparkling water.  I also have to take my omega 3 oils, apply sunscreen and carry a good hand-cream in my handbag…..I am not getting any younger!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThroughout: Family, friends and love<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
\nThroughout the year, I will be putting a lot of effort on building a strong and reliable circle of friends: qualitatively and quantitatively.  For the first time in my life, I do accept that I do not have enough friends therefore I need to meet new people and resurrect old friendships.  Although this excercise it is not necessarily about numbers, my aim is to attract more.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nMy family is my top priority including my dog Pinky who has such healing powers on me, she comforts me.  I tell, you that dog must have been in my past life, somehow…. so I love her to bits – naughty and destructive as she is. She eats my shoes, she digs out my plants, she scratches the doors, she pulls dirt out of the bin, she pulls down clothes from the washing-line, she runs out of the yard and I have to chase her around the block… she is just a handful.  But through it all, I deeply love her especially because she is 100% toilet trained.<\/span><\/div>\n
\nAs for my daughter, she is as sweet as a nightingale and makes parenting such a pleasurable and blessed experience.  My nieces and nephews give me unconditional love. My mom, my brothers and my sisters fight with me all the time, is that not what family is for? They prune me!  Oh, speaking of pruning, my vegetable garden! Winter is creeping in fast, I have to get some seedling and start the process – the soil is already fertilized.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nNow all I need is to press on with focus and determination.  So please help me Lord, please help me press on towards Love and Light.  Hopefully things will get easier towards the end of the year because right now, it ain’t easy at all – it is small moves, small unsteady moves!<\/span><\/div>\n

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As I sit back and reflect on the first quarter of 2012, I realize that even though it has been a tough period (not to mention the petroleum prices that keep going up) small moves have truly been made.  And I am humbly grateful. My 2012 plan is on schedule and I commit to seeing it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsonsoil.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsonsoil.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsonsoil.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsonsoil.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsonsoil.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordsonsoil.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordsonsoil.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsonsoil.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordsonsoil.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}