Dear Future Me

Dear Future Me.... A subject very close to my heart - my daughter Kobi, at the time of creating this video she is 4 1/2 years old. The date is December 2011. I will pull this video out again when Kobis around the age of 30 and show her. A great memory for everyone.

"Discovering Your Smiling Soul"

When you shift into spiritual awareness, you may appear to be living the same life as before, with the same ambitions, joys, and sorrows as before. However, inside, you have a radiant smile that may or may not be visible to the world. Your spiritual soul smiles through the good times and the bad. In fact, as your smiling soul shines more and more into the world around you, the world also begins to reflect your smil back at you. Do you ever find yourself smiling even when no one else is around? If not, try it! Smile to yourself. Smile at being alive. Smile to the Universe, which is always present where ever you are – closer than your own breath. I go out of my way everyday and smile smile smile and everyone, and I look at the frown and the creases they have and hope that I get a smile back to clear them away! OK, so some people have a reason not to smile at the precise moment as something terrible may have happened to them, but 9 times out of 10 its the smile I throw at them that may just make there day! I get hasseled at work some times because I just smile at people and my work mates don't get it! I will walk around for a minute with a smile on my face and god it makes me feel good! So today Sunday to me a favour and SMILE at everyone you see today! I call it...THROW A SMILE THERE WAY!

Choose Your Thoughts Carefully

These beautiful thoughts have been sent by a Friend and I wanted to share them with YOU ALL!

Thoughts are the seeds which we sow every moment of our Lives. Apple Seeds will grow Apples & Cactus seeds will grow Cactus.

So choose Your Thoughts carefully as Every Thought Conscious or Unconscious resonates Energy & that Energy exudes itself in different forms on different aspects of our Lives; Knowingly or Unknowingly!

1. Even with a small bank account, the one, who is contended, finds himself with great wealth.

2. Freedom starts in the Mind, not by cutting ropes.

3. To give happiness to others is a great act of charity.

4. Cheerfulness keeps up the spirit of the one who possesses it and brings a smile to the lips of others.

5. A smile can make short work of any difficulty.

6. Give a lot of time to the improvement of yourself, then there is not time to criticize others.

7. To taste the sweetness of Life, you must have the power to forget the past.

8. Waste work will make your heavy and tired and positive work makes you happy, light and refreshed.

9. Those who remain very happy will never internal laziness. Laziness is a great vice.

10. Balance is the real foundation of a blissful life. Keep this always in mind and your present and future will always remain bright.

11. Contentment and bliss go hand in hand. These qualities create great fascination for you among others.

12. If every step is taken in the remembrance of God, just imagine how much fortune there is in every moment.

13. If through some error yesterday was lost in grief, don’t lose today by keeping it in your memory.

14. Cheerfulness is the beauty of the face. He who is sullen is really ugly.

15. Life is like a drama. If I understood the plot, there is great happiness.

16. The more you enjoy putting in good efforts, the greater will be your happiness on receiving the fruits of those efforts.

17. When you smile, not only do you feel happy but you bring a ray of light into the lives of others.

18. Many people will want to quarrel and fight with you; realize that the only weapons you need are a smile and a loving nature.

19. To have balance in all situations is the key to happiness.

20. Sometimes a smile can be like a drop of water in the desert.

21. You must enjoy yourself and have recreation, but check whether it enriches your life internally.

22. If I make THIS MOMENT happy, it will increase my chances of having the next moment happy also.

23. The wealth of a rich man can be stolen or burnt, but the happiness and wisdom of the wise remain.

24. In the world of sorrow, what brings greater wealth- money or happiness?
25. A person is pronounce great when he can face a difficult situation with happiness and laughter.

26. Physical beauty can be lost with marks of age or through accident. Spiritual beauty cannot be destroyed.

27. The fool wants others to see him; the wise man smiles in the audience.

28. The one who is honest and has a true heart will always feel light and tension-free.

29. True victory means complete control over your sense-organs.

30. If you mind is caught in bondages and problems of the past, you will not experience the joys of the present.

31. If you want to advance in life, make sure that your wants don’t advance.

32. To forget your troubles, remember your Angels are there.

33. If you wanted and didn't get, may be you don’t need.

34. Condition your mind and remain cool under all conditions.

35. In the long run the most difficult thing is to search for an easy way out.

36. Nothing is just coincidence. Every tree in Life’s garden bears significance.

37. The one who knows how to adjust is the one who knows how to survive.

38. If others are against you, don’t put your back against the wall, see what you can gain from the company of the universe.

39. If you give your heart to someone they might break it. If you give your heart to your Angels, it gets strengthened.

40. If you beat your head against the wall when problems come, your intellect to decide will be messed up.

41. When the world becomes like a wild storm- the most beautiful shelter are your Angels.

42. If you do everything with the feeling of happiness, there will be no task too difficult to perform.

43. When you try your best and your best is not good enough, leave it in the hands of your Angels.

44. Remember you are very special. NO ONE can play your role better than you.

45. Loneliness comes when I forget that the universe is my Supreme companion.

46. Pin all your hopes in the universe, then you will not be pinned down by man.

47. To age does not matter, but by taking on matters you will age.

48. If there is no filament in a bulb, there is no light; If there are no Angels in your Life, there is no Life.

49. The more you understand yourself, the easier it is to remain happy and peaceful.

50. When all your attachments are with the Universe, then your achievements are many.

Good Ole Smiggles – Who Would Have Thought

I have bought the new Samsung Galaxy S2...

And do you think I could find a hard cover for it so I could just chuck it in my bag, throw it around at work, or the real reason was when I take it to the beach and sand would not get into it!

Also the bright colour tells me exactly where it is in my handbag which is practically a home, housing so many items that I can never find anything in there.

Trolling the shopping centres for a couple of days I could not find anything, then as we walked pass SMIGGLES, Kobis favourite shop as we always go to the Gold Coast Airport for a coffee now and then and she has purchased a few items at SMIGGLES there herself – she dragged me in the shop once again and there starring at me, this bright green case!

BINGO! There it was the something I was looking for to put my phone in. These are NOT marketed to phones, but I did a dam good job telling the chick at the counter to market them also for the smart phone!

So there you have it. If you’re looking for a case for your smart phone, but in my case for my Samsung Galaxy S2 SMIGGLES is the place to go!

Emotional? Me?

So there I was, I’d walked in at 11pm last night from work and on the table a big envelope from Currumbin Primary School stared at me!

Excited I was to see what teachers had Kobi and to see what side of the school she will be in. I opened the letter from both her teachers and all of a sudden my heart started pounding and my chest kind a hurt and I was blinking to hold back tears???

OMG, I was getting sad that my little girl was growing up and going to Big School next year and I felt like I was losing her!

I know I’m not loosing Kobi but it was freaky seeing my emotions just take over like that. I paced the lounge room reading that she was going to be in class PE and on the BIGGER SIDE OF THE SCHOOL. Arrrgggggggggggggg........

There are 4 Prep classes across the road in a nice little quaint area just for them and on the bigger side 2 Prep classes and this is where Kobi will be. Turning up for morning orientation not long ago to experience the whole school vibe took me back to when I started at Maclean Primary School. As I stood in the quadrangle a class of 8 year olds walked pass, no smiling, just staring us all up and down so in my own little head there I was playing a 5 year old looking at the older kids just staring me down, not smiling, walking with attitude, waiting for my mummy to walk out the gate so I could get picked on! I was looking at Kobi when this movie was playing in my head and straight away I could see myself putting Kobi into Self Defence classes, Karate classes, Kung Fu classes, just so she knew how to stick up for herself and stand strong.... Then I came back to reality, gulped and moved on...

The list of items needed comes to $177.80 – most of these I can see getting lost, left at school or the dog will probably eat! Then the uniforms... Of course these are going to be real expensive because NO price list was attached for this one!

I know Kobi will be fine. She has been attending Kangas since she was 8 months old, being surrounded by strangers most of her life. We have no family to help, no family to call on for ½ a day or a full day while we have to work ( no say in this one) and that thing we all have called a ‘Mortgage’. The only choice was this.

But I look at everything as a POSITIVE. In any situation that does not agree with me, I always see the POSITIVE SIDE.

Kobi loves people, very much a people person. Has wonderful manners, is polite and knows how to act around a bunch of strangers. Has learnt to stick up for herself at an early age. Being hit in the face by a stranger baby has made this cherub a little bit stronger in personality.

She will be FINNNNNEEEEEEEE at school I know. I have many wonderful friends who’s’ children have gone through the same thing, not once but even 4 or 5 times! First day at school photos I still have with me of some of my friends or in my mind I remember seeing the photos of their precious cargo all ready for big school. This comforts me.

So bring on 23rd January for I am ready for you!

Sunday Shout Out - Vicki James Creative Imagery - Yamba

Vicki James – Photographic extraordinaire, captures what we at times can only dream about.

Vicki is a young Yamba lady who specialises in wedding and portrait photography. Her work is breathless and every detail will be captured to precision.

Below is an excerpt taken from Vicki’s Blog....

Hello and thank you for visiting the Vicki James blog. I’m Vicki, it’s lovely you have stopped by to check out who I am and what I do. I specialise in Wedding and Portrait Photography. I’ve photographed hundreds of families and couples around service Northern NSW and the Gold Coast for quite a few years now. I am also available for interstate travel.

Before we meet, you might like to know that:

The following list may be a bit tedious, so if you only read this point, please know that while this page is all about me, when I photograph, it is all about the person in front of my camera. This page is to help you decide if I would be the right photographer for you. Writing my own story does not come easily……….

To read the rest of Vicki’s story, click on the click below and see how it ends!

http://www.vickijames.net/blog/about/


With a professional, fun and happy personality you will not be disappointed by inviting Vicki James to be your next photographer at your wedding or your family portrait.

You will find Vicki at:

Vicki James Creative Imagery
Yamba, NSW 2464
Clarence NSW, Far North Nsw Coast, Mid North Nsw Coast
P: (02) 6646 9589

http://www.vickijames.com.au

Places Ive Worked All Over The World

"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”

My father told me along long time ago... "Jecca, keep a record of all the places you will ever work, so you can look back on and see how far you have come". And so I did.

Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.

A lot of people prefer the road less travelled because it means less change and less change results in less conflict. So many make choices that are safe and comfortable so they avoid the road less travelled because its the safer path. However, at the age of 16 I knew I WAS NEVER going to take that path....

One of my favourite quotes by Robert Frost, around the year 1920, wrote the quote called

'The Road Not Taken'...

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”

By ― Robert Frost


Below from the age of 16 to 41 are places I have worked - I loved moving about. I guess thats just me!

AUSTRALIA
Channel 9, Sydney NSW
Fishmongers Restaurant, Manly Sydney
Hamilton Towers, Hamilton Island, QLD
Denny’s Family Restaurant - Broadbeach Gold Coast
Chloe’s Restaurant, Quality Inn Hotel, Gold Coast QLD

Seaworld Theme Park Gold Coast
Perisher Valley Chair Lift Restaurant – Perisher Valley
Pacific Hotel, Yamba NSW
Australian Hotel, Mackay QLD
Travelodge Hotel, Surfers Paradise
Centrepoint Motel, Lismore NSW
Yamba Bowling Club, Yamba
Castalia Restaurant, Yamba NSW

Kern Consulting Group (Financial) - Cairns

CBC Staff Selection Cairns - Assignments Completed:
Petersen McCullough Robertson Lawyers
Department of Environmental Heritage
Department of Tourism, Sport & Racing

Bay Village Tropical Retreat Resort – Cairns
Tax Refund Centre – MGI Cockrell Reese Chartered Accountants - Cairns

Kosciusko Thredbo Resort – Thredbo
NSW Sugar Milling Cooperative – Harwood

RQ’s Tavern, Robina, QLD
Atkinson Gore Group / WPS V8 Supercar Racing Team – Gold Coast
Velocity – Gold Coast Airport
Hill View House - Administration
Solomons Flooring Tweed Heads

Tweed Heads Hospital, Sterilisation Technician – Tweed Heads


NEW ZEALAND
Carlton Hotel, Auckland NZ
Park in the Bar, Auckland NZ
Poenamo Hotel Auckland NZ
Autowash Company, Glenfield Auckland NZ
New Zealand Spirit Merchants – Browns Bay NZ

USA
Camp Counsellors USA - Full time Life Guard, Swim Instructor


ENGLAND
Harrods - Harrods Restaurant England

Cook Dennehy Recruitment London - Assignments Completed:
Frogmore Real Estate - London WC2B 6AA
HSBC Holdings Banking – Midland Bank
Merrill Lynch – Merchant - London
ABN AMRO – Dutch Bank – London

Devonshire Art Publishers - London
Medical & General Employment Agency - Temping
Prudential Assurance - PruTech Limited, 250 Euston Road London
Marler & Marler Surveyors & Estate Agents – Knightsbridge London