It's going to be hot today

It's going to be a hot one today.  The temperature is expected to be one hundred degrees.  Last night's thunderstorm washed the streets clean and the blue cornflowers are sparkling in the light breeze. The Queen Anne Lace are waving their slender heads, ever so elegant.  The stubby yellow dandelions are pushing through the ground, eager to discharge their fluffy heads.

What am I thinking?  Dandelions, pollen, ALLERGIES!  Sneezing and snorting and loads of antihistamine....

The only thing that makes me grateful is my Mulberry Silk Duvet.   It is hypoallergenic, so that I sleep like a baby at night and it keeps me cool and comfortable and allergy free.

It is also  Bug repellent - Dust mites and Bugs are deprived of the moist environment they require for their survival.  And most importantly, at my age, Silk has been shown to possess 18 types of naturally occurring compounds that are believed to promote positive health care functions:
- soothes the nerves
- nourishes the skin
- rejuvenates the skin

I have also found a great source for 1500 thread Egyptian Cotton Bed Linen.  You can have luxury and hard wearing linen in one at a great reasonable price . It's like slipping into a spa, it makes you feel so good.

I love night time!!

New Luxury Linen for sale

We are thrilled to offer a luxury line of bed linen to match with our MULBERRY  SILK  DUVETS.

1500 THREAD EGYPTIAN COTTON feels like silk, but is hard wearing and luxurious.   Experience the wonderful elegance of high thread count combined with the incredible softness of 100% Egyptian cotton for the ultimate sleep experience.

Egyptian cotton is world renowned for its superior quality. The high 1500 thread count fabric creates a softer feel and more pleasing sleep experience, available in several fashionable colors. These wonderful 1500-thread-count, long-staple cotton sateen sheets are a perfect complement to any bed. These sheet sets makes bedtime an indulgent escape.


These fine Luxury Bed Linens are crafted from Long Staple Giza Cotton grown in the lush Nile River Valley since the time of the Pharaohs.  They are a perfect complement to a MULBERRY SILK DUVET.

Supplement your retirement income

Did you ever think you could write a book about your life?

Have you got a lifetime of information you can share?

Click edit above to add content to this empty capsule.

The first baby boomer applying for social security, and the balance of tax-paying workers to Social Security recipients, has shifted severely since the end of Word War II.

Quote from the October 15, 2007 edition of ABC Nightly News with Charles Gibson:

"At the end of World War II, there were 44 workers paying Social Security taxes for every retiree collecting from the program. Now the ratio is just three workers for every one retiree. And soon there will be more retirees than workers."

Scary?

A few years ago, did you have an image of strolling down the beach, care-free, as the waves lapped at your feet? 
Or, maybe it was yourself and a loved one discovering some far off place together, finally fulfilling the lifelong dream of traveling the world…
Or perhaps you saw yourself at a big retirement ceremony… all your coworkers congratulating you on your graduation into the “good life” of retirement?

Was it anything close to those images?

If so, that’s great... You are in the very small minority of baby boomers who feel “optimistic” about their futures. For the rest, the thought of pleasure activities and lifelong dreams immediately brings up the familiar image of a question mark in front of a dollar sign.

Nick Marks, arguably the most accomplished internet marketer on the web today, has written a report showing you, step-by-step, how to tap into an endless stream of money... and how to have a great time doing it. You do not need to be a baby boomer to make these tactics work for you. There are people of all ages and backgrounds making a whole lot of money on the Internet. However, Nick says his book was written with boomers in mind for 2 reasons:

"1. I hear from baby boomers all the time who are very frightened about their futures, and I know this guide can help put an end to that fear because I’ve seen it happen for people.
2. Because anyone who has been walking the earth between 43 and 61 years is almost certain to possess a key ingredient to success when marketing online"

Plus, Boomers have follow-through…

Whether you realize it or not, Baby Boomers have special knowledge and experience that people will gladly pay top dollar for once put it into a simple guide that will save them time and money...

The “Baby Boomer’s Guide To Online Income” contains all the steps to finding out which of your skill sets people will be most eager to learn from you... Plus, how to write the book so people will get the most from it.
It will also teach you ways to make money online that require absolutely no writing, no direct selling, or in some cases, not even a website.

This is a book that will empower you to make money by offering quality products and services to people who can truly benefit from them, at no cost to yourself. Find a niche market in which you are interested, and have fun while earning extra residual income.

Go now to "Baby Boomers Guide to Online Income"

This is my happy dance, because my "little" invention has been selected for further TV testings. Watch this space!!

Success versus Failure

A sermon recently expounded the value of failure not as failure itself, but as a means of growing one's sense of self worth and moving towards new experiences.

Failure does not mean that one has failed in life's
work, but is just a measure of how much more one has to
do in life. If one task is not successfully completed,
it does not mean that one is a failure.

There are many reasons why a task fails.

The analogy given was with Moses who successfully led
the Israelites out of Egypt through the desert and
established the ten commandments as a rule of life.
However, Moses, at the moment of success and fulfillment of the
work he was assigned by God, was denied
entry into the Promised Land. Was his life a failure?
Perhaps. It depends on which side of the fence you
reside.

Had Moses led them into the Promised Land, his job would
have been over, he would have succeeded, but then what
would he have done?

So, too, is the concept of failure misleading in today's
frenetic world, full of businesses closing and going
bust. It was never the intention of the owners of those
companies to go bust. They put every fiber of their
being into making them successful. But circumstances
sometimes deny the fruition of the best laid plans, and
failure occurs.

It is not a reflection on the failure itself, because it
is a time to re-group, re-focus, and re-align oneself
with a new vision, a new purpose and a belief that a new
path will appear so one may grow and mature.

It is neither a reflection of success itself , because
once you have achieved what you set out to do, what
further vision do you have? You cannot rest if you have
achieved everything. There should always be something
more that one can focus on.

The point of the sermon is that if one does not fail,
one will not grow and have a sense of value in life.

Growth is not measured in stature and material things.

It is measured in life's lessons.
It is measured in humility.
It is measured in one's ability to grow.
It is measured in visions and the ability to act upon
them and bring them to fruition, even if you yourself
ultimately fail in the end.

Failure is a hard lesson to learn. It brings on
depression, a feeling of low self worth. The success in
life is overcoming these hard knocks, rising above them,
bringing new and fresh ideas to the table.

But one thing I know... acknowledging failure and
walking away from it is a most liberating feeling.

It lifts the angst and anxiety and helps you deal with
moving forward to the next chapter in your life.

Ah, the hard lessons of life.

Lea singing Castle in the Clouds

My grandchild, Lea Donenberg aged 10, singing "Castle on a Cloud" from Les Miserables.

A wise person thinks before telling what "they heard"

Craig Garber, who is "King of Copy", sent the following story that he received from Christian Godefroy.

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"

"Hold on a minute," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?"

"That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test.

The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said, "Actually I just heard about it and..."

"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"

"No, on the contrary..."

"So," Socrates continued, "You want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left:
the filter of usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really."

"Well," concluded Socrates, "If what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, then why tell it to me at all?"

How often have we thoughtlessly passed on a story about which we are not sure, don't really know exactly what the circumstances are, nor do we think of the ramifications that a carelessly told rumor could cause.

Integrity in one's personal life should also be the cornerstone of one's business career, whether you are an entrepreneur, small business owner, or an employee of a company. It is no greater when you are a member of a corporation with a lot of back-stabbing. You will have a greater reputation as an honest person and good person with whom to do business than one who cuts corners, and is even slightly deceitful, dishonest or mean.