A Woman should.... REPOST!

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| Posted on 10/01/2010 10:19:00 AM | Posted in





A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

                                  one old love
                                  she can imagine
                                 going back to..
                                and one who reminds
                            her how far she has come...

OOOHHHH.. I HAVE ONE… I THINK!!!! J

    A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE


                            enough money within her
                              control to move out and
                              rent a place of her own
                              even if she never wants
                                 to or needs to...

THIS ONE I DON’T HAVE L

    A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE


                          something perfect to wear if
                        the employer or date of her dreams
                          wants to see her in an hour...


THIS ONE I DON’T HAVE L

    A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE


                              a youth she's content
                                to leave behind...


MY YOUTH… SO SAD TO LOOK BACK…

    A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE


                            a past juicy enough that
                             she's looking forward to
                          retelling it in her old age...
EHEHEHEHE.. I THINK I HAVE THIS!!!

    A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE


                            a set of screwdrivers,
                            cordless drill, and a black
                                    lace bra...

WHAT ABOUT THONGS???

    A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE


                           one friend who always makes
                           her laugh... and one who lets
                                    her cry...

OH I HAVE LOTS OF THIS!


    A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE


                           a good piece of furniture
                          not previously owned by anyone
                               else in her family..

I HAVE MY OWN TV!!!!


    A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE


                          eight matching plates, wine
                         glasses with stems, and a recipe
                           for a meal that will make her
                               guests feel honored..


WORJKING ON THIS!!


    A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE


                           a feeling of control over
                                  her destiny...

OOOHHHHH…

                            EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.

                           how to fall in love without
                                 losing herself...

TELL ME HOW!!!

    EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...


                               how to quit a job,
                              break up with a lover,
                               and confront a friend
                         without ruining the friendship...
                        and how to change a tire!!!!!!!


TELL ME HOW!!!

    EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...


                           when to try harder... and
                               when to walk away...

I ALWAYS SEEM TO TRY HARDER BUT CAN’T WALK AWAY…

    EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...


                           that she can't change the
                          length of her calves, the width
                         of her hips, or the nature of her
                                    parents...


OOOHHH I DO KNOW!!!


    EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..


                           that her childhood may not
                          have been perfect...but its
                                      over...


I KNOW!!

    EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...


                          what she would and wouldn't
                              do for love or more...

I DON’T QUITE AGREE!


    EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...


                          how to live alone... even if
                              she doesn't like it...
CAN’T


    EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...


                              whom she can trust,
                                  whom she can't,
                               and why she shouldn't
                               take it personally...


I DON’T KNOW!!


    EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...


                                 where to go...
                    be it to her best friend's kitchen table..
                         or a charming inn in the woods...
                          when her soul needs soothing...


I AM ALWAYS LOST!!!


    EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...


                             what she can and can't
                              accomplish in a day..
                              a month...and a year...


WHAT ABOUT YOU????

To Cry or not To Cry

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| Posted on 9/29/2010 09:03:00 AM | Posted in





Sorrows which find no vent in tears may soon make other organs weep.  Sir Henry Maudsley

Hans Selye spent most of his life studying the effects of stress on our bodies and how our systems struggle to adapt to our ever-changing environment. He emphasizes that all stress is not harmful and distinguishes between eustress-- positive stimulation and challenge that help us achieve--and distress--harmful, unpleasant stress, often the result of too many or too abrupt changes, boredom, frustration, or lack of purpose.(Hans Selye, The Stress of Life (revised edition, New York:McGraw Hill, 1976),74 and passim.)
Since individuals react differently to the same stimuli, we must take heed from the Seven Sages who advised, "Know thyself." One person's distress may be someone else's eustress. In his books Selye writes that we must not avoid stress but instead use it creatively to motivate personal achievement and at the same time maintain a sense of inner balance.
Humans release stress in a variety of ways such as fighting, yelling, laughing, talking rapidly, exercising, and crying. In his book The Vital Balance, Dr. Karl Menninger writes, "Weeping is perhaps the most human and most universal of all relief measures.

It is thought by many that there is a relationship between the suppression of emotions, psychological health, and disease. It is also generally accepted that crying is one way to expressing and releasing emotion. "Tears are the safety valves of the heart when too much pressure is laid upon it," wrote Albert Richard Smith

Live a Life that Matters

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| Posted on 9/28/2010 11:15:00 AM | Posted in






this is another one of those inspirational stuff that i received in email.. posting here and i hope it inspires someone today.............



A Life That Matters
Live a life that matters
Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end.
 There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
 All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
 Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
 It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived, at the end.
 It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
 So what will matter?
How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.
 What will matter is not your success, but your significance.
 What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
 What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
 What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance, but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.

Beef and Cheese Manicotti by Giada de Laurentis

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| Posted on 9/27/2010 05:31:00 PM | Posted in








Ingredients

  • 4 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 14 (8-ounce package) manicotti
  • 1 (15-ounce) container whole-milk ricotta
  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 cups marinara sauce
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces

Directions

Heat a heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon of the olive oil, onion and ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Saute until the meat browns and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and cool.
Brush 1 teaspoon of oil over a large baking sheet. Cook the manicotti in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly softened, but still very firm to the bite, about 4 to 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the manicotti from the pot to the oiled baking sheet and cool.


Meanwhile, combine the ricotta, 1 1/2 to 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan, and parsley. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper to taste, and mix. Stir the cooled meat mixture into the cheese mixture.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Brush the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil over a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Spoon 1 1/2 cups of the marinara sauce over the bottom of the prepared dish. Fill the manicotti with the cheese-meat mixture. Arrange the stuffed pasta in a single layer in the prepared dish and spoon the remaining sauce over.
Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese, then the remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan over the stuffed pasta. Dot entire dish with the butter pieces. Bake the manicotti uncovered until heated through and the sauce bubbles on the sides of the dish, about 30 to 35 minutes. 

Let the manicotti stand 5 minutes and serve.
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