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WORDS OF WISDOM

2010-04-06T18:21:00.000-07:00

NATHAN BEING SILLY

If you have courage to step outside into the world without fear, you will realize you can fly.

If I were to leave this world today, these would be my words of wisdom that I’d want to pass along to my kids and others willing to listen.

This is what I’ve learned so far:

Gratitude! This should be your first and last thought every day. If you focus on doing good everyday, you will also develop an ability to be grateful.

If you realize that what's happening around you isn't who you are, you will not buy into illusions and the mirage, it “only appears” real; choose not to buy into it. It’s really your choice!

Always have fun dreaming big. Do something outrageous everyday. Believe in yourself with passion. Be your own biggest fan and change your attitude when you lose faith. Choose to be happy because you have the power to create, to do and change anything you want in your life. If you don’t give up, anything is possible.

Be responsible for the way you choose to react or not react. Only you, have the power to control your feelings; nobody can make you feel anything, only YOU have that power. Make this wise and conscious decision and everything will be o.k.

Choose to make a difference in the world. Believe that you can, and this will lead you to positive thoughts which will create good actions that will produce good results.

Sometimes life will shift gears and you will find yourself lost and confused. Remember! That’s life, not you. Don’t forget who you are.

Be playful and don’t take yourself so seriously. Laugh as much as you can during the day even if you don’t have an actual reason; just remember something funny that happened to you before. Exercise your divine right to do so.

Don’t let fear control your emotions. It’s better to follow your heart and replace negative thoughts with positive ones. Fear is just evidence of your insecurities.

Have trust and believe in the good of others and life. Don’t worry about life and why things happen the way they do. Let the energy flow. Remember! Everything happens for a reason.

Love yourself as much as you love others. You deserve it!

Don’t ever confuse arrogance with self confidence. Be compassionate and pass on the love that you receive. Wherever you go, try to make a difference and always smile to others.

Be loyal and support your family and friends, love them unconditionally and accept them for who they are. Hug them and tell them you love them and how important they are for you. When they are in pain, be there for them and they will be there for you when you need them.

Always wear your heart in your sleeve, even if it gets broken once in a while. Treasure your beloved. Share the bliss and live your lives as one without losing yourself. Keep the passion alive. Make "a little romance" a tradition in your life.

Abundance is accessible for all. Just reach out and grab it. Set your goals and work towards them always moving forward. Magic will happen, even when you feel lost and everything is dark. Love what you do, and do what you love. That way it will never feel like “work”.

Instead of feeling sorry for yourself, go out there and help someone else. Be generous with your time and you won’t get stuck.

Be healthy and take care of your body as best you can. Your body is your temple. Eat good food, drink lots of water and take long walks.

Believe that you are living the life you are supposed to live. Nothing needs to be fixed. You are a wonderful, whole and complete, healthy human being. Always find the beauty in everything; remember what’s important!

The past,... well…, IT’S THE PAST!! Live without regrets. You can't fly with an anchor tied to your feet. Live in the present. It's the only thing that truly exists. Keep things in perspective and find the beauty of all. Remember what's important and forget what's not. Bless the past and let it go.

Your experiences make you the human being that you are today. It is only through understanding your talents, values and passions that you start making the best choices for you. Remember what’s really important in life and simply move on.

Bless your enemies. Forgive others and yourself.

Go deep inside. Seek knowledge while knowing that you already know all of the answers to all of the questions already inside of you. You are very wise. Be still, listen and you will hear the answers. (AKA "gut feeling" or premonition). Pray for guidance. Meditate on understanding; know there is a blessing in everything.

Spread your wings and fly. And remember…

If you have courage to step outside into the world without fear, you will realize you can fly.

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COMPASSION

2010-03-30T01:17:00.000-07:00

THESE ARE SOME OF THE PEOPLE
I SUPPORT THROUGH WWW.KIVA.ORG

When I decided to write this blog, a project I knew was going to bring me closer to an amazing turning point in my life; I didn’t know it was going to be such a fulfilling experience. From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure it was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time. Those things were too heavy for me to keep inside. Sharing parts of my life and my feelings have gotten me very close to my truth.

For many years, there have been very few moments when I am in touch with my emotions fearlessly, and that's when I help others, with Nathan and my family and while working on arts and crafts. These activities fill my soul in many ways, almost completely. All the elements that bring to my life those moments are elements that make me feel capable of anything. This happiness is incredibly enlightening. But it is the serenity I find through reflections and writing about them, sharing with all those interested enough in my blog and experiencing compassion that brings me to where I'm at right now. An amazing emotional place of comprehension, reflection and inner peace.

I have been disappointed by many people in my life that were not ready to accept me or my truth, my reality, my nature or who I am. Usually the advice that came from these people, whom I, for sure, love dearly, is what made me decide to move on with my life not sharing with everybody my entire true self. Allowing myself to feel fear and insecurity became a self sabotage. I must take full responsibility for this. Nobody to blame.
Today I’m afraid of the lack of compassion in the world, the indifference of those who don’t care about others, the misery and sadness that wars bring to the world…child slavery, terrorism…the cynicism of people with power, the misinterpretation of faith. But I’m learning not to fear myself anymore. Not at all! On the contrary I’m learning to have courage and strength.

This is just what I need especially now that I have Nathan in my life who is so full of light and who with his outlook teaches me new things every time I share with him. To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that Nathan was born with. I have decided to change this. I was not supposed to change before; I was supposed to change and evolve NOW. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment.

I have always considered myself a very compassionate human being and have tried my best to live up to what I think about myself and my own expectations.
These last years and all the experiences I had, the good ones and the bad ones, all the mistakes I made, my insecurities, my fears, have made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this and only this, gives me power to conquer fears and emotions and to free my true self.

From now on I can only focus on what's happening to me NOW; I have to learn how to live in the moment. Happiness has taken a new meaning for me. It has been a very convoluted process. Everything that I do now is out of love, self acceptance, compassion, acceptance of others, detachment and real happiness. Learning to move on and sharing is a solid step towards my inner peace and a vital part of my evolution as a human being.

I am proud to say that I am a fortunate human being today. I am very blessed to be who I am and to have the people I have in my life close to me. I’m learning to love and give unconditionally (finally) and find contentment in the little things like this blog, helping others, supporting others through Institutions like Kiva and my little projects and arts and crafts. Through Nathan’s eyes I see a better world, full of color and smiles, and that, makes me giddy. He is the most wonderful human being I have come across with in my life. His small conquers, accomplishments and inchstones are such a joy! When I can guide him through new discoveries that free him I just could explode of pride.

WITH MY KIDS AND NATHAN

He has become a new inspiration to me! One of my goals is to build rehabilitation centers around the world for disabled kids where they can receive anything they need completely free.

I have learned through Nathan that these kids love all forms of art. My dream is to be able to build these centers with theaters where they can enjoy operas, concerts and plays. Museums where they can enjoy exhibitions of the masters like Renoir and Gauguin. Movies built specially for them so that they can watch the movies comfortably. All these activities besides, of course, the therapies!!And on and on and on……. I could continue for hours but I don’t want to bore you.

This new me, after sharing with you about vision boards and the law of attraction and other subjects have decided to put these dreams out in the open to the universe so that I can hope to conquer all obstacles and fulfill this dream.
Well…. This was supposed to be about compassion and as usual, I over extended my reflections while sharing with you and babbled about a lot. I hope you don’t mind.
Please, if you feel that what I wrote today inspired you in any way, before I ask for your help to fulfill my dream of building these centers, go to www.kiva.org and join VP team. Support others to overcome their limitations so that they can succeed. This is an organization I have been cooperating with for many years and has been a very rewarding experience.

This is the invitation I usually send:

“I want to recruit you to my lending team, VP TEAM, on Kiva, a non-profit website that allows you to lend as little as $25 to a specific low-income entrepreneur across the globe. You choose who to lend to - whether a baker in Afghanistan, a goat herder in Uganda, a farmer in Peru, a restaurateur in Cambodia, or a tailor in Iraq - and as they repay the loan, you get your money back. If you join my lending team, we can work together to alleviate poverty. Once you're a part of the team, you can choose to have a future loan on Kiva "count" towards our team's impact. The loan is still yours, and repayments still come to you - but you can also choose to have the loan show up in our team's collective portfolio, so our team's overall impact will grow!”

Our project for today is:

JOIN VP TEAM AT WWW.KIVA.ORG

This is a simple task!
Please, please, please, pretty please?
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

THIS IS MY PORTFOLIO WITH KIVA:

My Impact

Statistic Name Me Avg. Kiva User

# of Loans Made 33 5.3

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Find your Passion! Live your Dream!!

2010-03-27T19:17:00.000-07:00

This is an email I recently received and would like to share with all of you. It made all te sense in the world to me and it's related to the subject of vision boards.

"Dear Friend,

The subconscious mind processes about 400 billion bits of information per second and the impulses travel at a speed of up to 100,000 mph! Compare this to your conscious mind, which processes only about 2,000 bits of information per second and its impulses travel only at 100-150 mph. The conscious mind is almost a dim-witted cousin of the subconscious mind.

And if that weren't enough, the conscious mind cannot ever truly reside in the present moment. It operates only in the past or the future and has no understanding or even an inkling of the present at all.

How Repetition Leads to Habits and Habits to Your New Reality

Most people simply do not get what they want to achieve or what they would like to accomplish because they don't believe that it will happen.

They say to themselves: “ I will become rich,” or “I am a successful business person,” but their subconscious mind instantly rejects these ideas because it has been programmed from early childhood with contradictory beliefs: “I am a loser. I am not good enough. I don't deserve it.” You name it, all manner of negative impeding beliefs have been programmed into us starting at a very early age and usually continuing well into our adult lives.

You might have the strongest desire to attain something, but as long as your subconscious holds a particular belief that is not aligned with that desire, nothing will ever happen to manifest the desire. This is the single most important fact you have to understand.

In a nutshell – you set your goals with your conscious mind and you reach them with your subconscious mind.

Move Mountains Using the Single Most Powerful Ability of Your Mind

The functionality of belief is the most powerful instrument of your mind. I am not talking here about religious beliefs, I mean the process of creating a mental thought, that over time turn into a belief. Here are some common limiting beliefs around money:

I never have enough money
I am not clever enough to earn big money
I don't have the education to become rich

Most of us have more or less the same limiting beliefs, which we've cleverly adapted to every threatening positive belief over time. We simply accepted them as true because we didn't know otherwise!

Create some positive beliefs for yourself for a change and don't let the negative ones get in your way. The moment your new belief or attitude is fully integrated in your subconscious, you have successfully rewired your mind. At this point your new belief or attitude is self-actuating and it will begin to manifest itself into your reality.

Rewiring your brain is not only necessary, it is also fun. Think of the delight you will experience when you begin to understand how easy it is to achieve success. Think of how your life will change for the better and how different your attitude will be about yourself.

To dive further into your own ability to manifest the life you desire I highly recommend you download a copy of “ The Principles of Successful Manifesting”. It's free only until the end of this month. So better grab your copy now.

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Reading and Vision Boards

2010-03-25T19:35:00.000-07:00

A Quick Story About Reading and Vision Boards

As stated in my first post, I tried to follow my daily schedule and try to read everyday something inspiring to apply it into my life. After writing about vision boards, I found some cute stories from different people in different blogs like www.prayfornathan.org or http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles, that made me remembered my own personal story about it.

I live in a house I sometimes can’t believe I live in. I’d say it was the house of my dreams, but it came along so unexpectedly and in such a convoluted way that I never really had a chance to actually realize it. My last post had a brief mention of vision boards, so I thought I’d share my own experience of vision boards and my house.

At the time I did my first vision board, I was living back in my country of origin; I had no idea what I was really doing. I was (as usual) going through a crisis and a friend of mine talked me into attending with her this “convention” or something in the lines of that word, (I don’t remember clearly, it was a long time ago). I don’t know what made me to accept and went along with it. I would describe the experience as “different”. There were meetings, conferences, exercises and a lot of digging into your soul to find answers. At some point the vision board subject came up and I created my first one. I still remember some of the pictures and some of the subjects that I wished for and wrote about. Very few months later I decided to come to the USA not realizing that it was one of my goals in that board.

When I left my country, I left everything behind, thinking I was going to go back and pack everything up in a organized manner later, but it didn’t happen that way. My brother and sister took care of things the best they could, and one of the things my brother and his wife saved for me was that vision board.

Years passed and everybody in the family knew about my vision board and some would make fun of me. I really didn’t care, I was proud and deep down I knew (not consciously) that I accomplished many of my goals and dreams. I was in the USA with my children and that was a priority for me. I got a job and was making decent money, another one of my goals.

But then again, life happened and I totally forgot about it. Only when some of my family members who saw it, brought the subject to the conversation was when I would remember.

As many of you, I also saw “The Secret” and read about it, but still didn’t make the connection until just recently when my daughter told me about hers, and how she had successfully accomplished everything she posted in her vision board.

She suggested working on one together and we did. We could not finish because she got tired. I continued thinking about it and decided to work on it on my own. I continued going through magazines and tearing images and words from them and as I did, I started looking back and remembering and reviewing my life and realized that in a way, I did accomplish many of the things I always wished for, like my house, it was just that my mind was usually so scattered when I was dreaming and wishing that I was not clear about the how and the when and the how long.

Though I believe in being a little light in the world no matter where you find yourself, I questioned whether that really meant I had to keep making every condition so hard for myself just so I could prove my capacity to shine. At the time I was meeting with my daughter and sister to help each other work on things we needed at the moment through challenges and blessings.

I’ve already read some about the power of setting intent. When I thought about living consciously, it will rarely have the excitable “Go out there and get yours!” vibe that a lot of the more success-driven types would preach. That’s because my life and success have been more of an unfolding and an allowing than a “getting.” Some of the best things have happened unexpectedly because I deeply knew the what but I didn’t push the how.

In this case, I knew the what — It’s no longer okay for me to live among such anger, and I want to live in a peaceful space. Without giving it much thought, as I was chatting with my daughter, I realized that I was already in the house of my dreams but didn’t know how I got it and if I really wanted it this way.

When I walked into this house, I just looked at my husband and my son, who came with me the first time to see it, with a deep knowing that it was perfect. We moved in within a month after looking at it. The process was easy and, with a few exceptions, went smoothly.

It wasn’t until all these years later, as I was going through my memories in my mind, that I remembered my vision board with the cut-out of a house and some text within the lines of “I Live Here.” It dawned on me that I had unknowingly envisioned this amazing house as many of the other things I have accomplished since I created that vision board.

This story is nothing, is just a teeny-tiny one. There are way bigger stories than this. I encourage you to set aside your emotional self and your cynical self and dive into activities like this because they work. I have taken many prosperity classes with different masters and knowledgeable people; my inner cynic was writhing at the whole idea of affirmations and positive thinking. But then I told myself that I should just see what happens. If nothing else I’d be a little happier. (And if, after eight weeks I remained unconvinced, then I could go back to being gloomy.)

Buckminster Fuller set the example by making his life “an experiment to discover what the little, penniless, unknown individual might be able to do effectively on behalf of all humanity.” I trick myself into letting these ideas in my life. It’s a great game to play, especially if you tend to take things personally and get bogged down by emotions and discouragement.

Maybe it wasn’t all these experiences and all these getting to know myself better, or the fact that my daughter reminded me of my past experience with my first vision board or it wasn’t the scissors, glue and magazines alone that led me to this place… then again, maybe it was. I want to believe it was; because experiencing my life and being with Nathan and the people I love most, dreaming and magic is more fun than anything else and there is no need of proof.

There are many inspiring books out there. One of the things you could do, is order through Amazon the Kindle and keep it in your purse or bag, if you are a man, and find some inspiring books to read every time you feel down.

Our project for today is how to decorate a room with a low budget.

· Step 1

The cheapest thing you can do to totally transform a room is to change the color. For under $50, you can get paint, brushes and a tarp cloth and do the work yourself. Choose a bold color to make a dramatic statement, or opt for something more subtle, like a soothing neutral.

· Step 2

Choose your furniture, rugs, curtains and accessories. For larger pieces, like a table or sofa, consider repurposing what you already have. A sofa with a new slipcover or a table with a new coat of paint will take on a totally different look. Shop at yard sales, thrift stores or in your own home--the basement or garage could hold treasures you completely forgot you had.

· Step 3

Go online. Bargains can be found on eBay or Craigslist. There are also many cute stores like “Home Goods” where you can find things that have small damages at a very small price. Swapmeets and flea markets are great also.

· Step 4

Make your own curtains and throw pillow covers to save a ton of money and really tie a room together with some personal flair. Enlist the help of someone who can sew if you aren't a seamstress yourself. (Like your Mother) (Your welcome daughter!)

· Step 5

Think outside the box. A side table doesn't have to be a side table--with a piece of glass on top it can be a gorgeous planter. Your extra seating can also provide storage or a place to rest your weary feet, if you build your own storage ottoman.

Time Traveler

2010-03-16T17:05:00.000-07:00

WE ARE TIME TRAVELERS

Last weekend I saw “The Time Traveler’s Wife”. It’s a very wonderful movie and made me reflect about human beings and our ability to time travel that we don’t explore more often.

I won’t talk about the movie in case you decide to see it. I also saw a short documentary about HeLa cells which are the cells in an immortal cell line used in scientific research. The cell line was derived from cervical cancer cells taken from Henrietta Lacks, who died from her cancer on October 4, 1951. The remarkable durability of this cell line is illustrated by its contamination of many other cell lines used in research.

And what is the common thread between these two subjects? You could ask.

To me it was so obvious. Henrietta Lacks has been time traveling to her future and will continue to do so. And then I asked myself, what if we make a conscious decision to time travel and change our lives? Would that be possible? Why not?

I’ve been brainstorming since, so, if I sound like I’m babbling is because my brain is bursting with thoughts and ideas.

And then, yes, I watched another special on TV. (By now I can confirm you’re your hunch, yes, I’m a little of a TV addict). The special was called "Faces of America" or something like that, and it was about the genealogy of some popular characters in music, movies and all forms of arts. One of them was YoYo Ma who is an American cellist, virtuoso, orchestral composer and winner of multiple Grammy Awards. He is one of the most revered cellists of the 20th and 21st centuries. They found out that one of his ancestors had kept a family tree for many years hidden after the government ordered to get rid of all these types of documents. It was found in a hollow space behind a wall.

And then again, you will ask, what does this story have to do with it? I don’t really know but it made sense to me. Here again, it was another way to time travel to the future for this family.

I started thinking, what if I could time travel to my past? Would I change anything? Probably not, because what I am today is the result of the experiences, good and bad; but, the not so good ones, still torment me sometimes, after therapies, meditations, regrets and religious and spiritual searches. I realize that I still carry guilt and sadness. Then I thought, maybe this is the missing puzzle in my life, maybe this is the one thing I need to learn so that I can alleviate the burden and the pain.

It occurred to me that I could time travel to my past and talk to that little girl at 3,4,5,6 years old and comfort her and let her know everything is o.k. It made sense to me! Why not? If I find a little 6 year old crying in the mall because she can’t find her mommy, what would I do? I’d rush to help her and comfort her while I find her mom. That’s the way to do it!!

Find a place where you can sit and relax and enter a meditation state, then, go back to the first thing that comes to your mind from the past and introduce your current self to that little person from the past and engage in a conversation about the issue that matters the most to this little person. Visualize the moment in the most detailed way possible. Offer the support that someone your current age in a good spiritual stage of your life would offer to someone in need of comfort. Talk to this little person until you feel they feel better and in peace with the fact that has tormented her or him for such a long time. If you feel like crying, go ahead and cry and allow yourself all the emotions. Little by little come back from that state, breathing in and out, and experience the inner peace that brings to know that you helped your childhood self overcome something that made you feel sad or guilty for so many years. Make sure that when you go back and visualize the moment, you recreate the environment and all the surroundings as accurate as possible.

To time travel to the future, use the same technique and visualize yourself enjoying the life you wish for yourself. A good prop is a vision board. A list of things you want to accomplish is another good prop. Just relax and enter a meditation state and make sure your visualizations are detailed and accurate. Write a little bit everyday about what you want for you and your family in the future and check your list.

Every time you receive a visit from the past, stop, greet it and take the time to talk and offer help if needed. If it is a happy moment, stop and enjoy it again and again. You should do the same with your aspirations and wishes for the future.

Our project for today is how to create a vision board:

BEAUTIFUL VISION BOARD

What is a Vision Board?

A vision board is typically poster boards on which you paste or collage images that you’ve torn out from various magazines. It’s simple.

The idea behind this is that when you surround yourself with images of who you want to become, what you want to have, where you want to live, or where you want to vacation, your life changes to match those images and those desires.

There are several methods you can use for creating your vision board. I’ve written about one below. See if this one works best for you, depending on where you find yourself on this path of creating your life.

Supplies you’ll need for creating a Vision Board:

- Poster board.

- A big stack of different magazines. Make sure you find lots of different types. If you limit your options, you’ll lose interest after a while.

- Glue. Not Elmers. (It makes the pages ripple.) I like using Yes! Glue or Rubber cement. Glue sticks are my second choice because they don’t last.

Before you begin your vision board:

Always have a little ritual before you begin your vision board. Sit quietly and set the intent. With lots of kindness and openness, ask yourself what it is you want. Maybe one word will be the answer. Maybe images will come into your head. Just take a moment to be with that. This process makes it a deeper experience. It gives a chance for your ego to step aside just a little, so that you can more clearly create your vision.

Play some soft music. I love monks chanting or native American chanting.

The Five Steps of Creating a Vision Board:

Step 1: Go through your magazines and tear the images from them. No gluing yet! Just let yourself have lots of fun looking through magazines and pulling out pictures or words or headlines that strike your fancy. Have fun with it. Make a big pile of images and phrases and words. Gather some of your friends or relatives and share the experience. Recently while going through magazines with my daughter and her friend I kept talking about a specific image that I needed for my board, pretty soon my daughter's friend found a picture and asked me if that was what I was looking for and I yelled, YES!! Thank you! Pretty soon a live trading session began. Lots of fun!

Step 2: Go through the images and begin to lay your favorites on the board. Eliminate any images that no longer feel right. This step is where your intuition comes in. As you lay the pictures on the board, you’ll get a sense how the board should be laid out. For instance, you might assign a theme to each corner of the board. Health, Job, Spirituality, Relationships, for instance. Or it may just be that the images want to go all over the place. Or you might want to fold the board into a book that tells a story.

Step 3: Glue everything onto the board. Add writing if you want. You can paint on it, or write words with markers.

Step 4: (optional, but powerful) Leave space in the very center of the vision board for a fantastic photo of yourself where you look radiant and happy. Paste yourself in the center of your board.

Step 5: Hang your vision board in a place where you will see it often.

Make a Vision Journal

Another option is to use these same principles in a big sketch book. Get a large sketch book and keep an on-going vision journal. This is especially effective if you’re going through many transitions in your life.

Do not let fear paralyze you

2010-03-12T02:25:00.000-08:00

A labor of love

Our worst enemies are fear and worry. The more you fear and worry about things, the more you attract them.

All the different emotions that make you fearful like worry, anger, jealousy and anxiety are our enemies. They rob us of our happiness and make us inefficient. We then, act cowardly, fail and fall into mediocrity.

We lose our power and thinking abilities. Fear, in all its different shapes and forms restrains us from been spontaneous as we lose our enthusiasm and self confidence.

It impairs our growth, whiters hopes and ambitions and impedes progress and prosperity. It has an effect upon all of our thoughts, moods and efforts. It destroys ambition and efficiency.

No matter how you feel or what you need, have faith in yourself. Always do your best. Faith is the great miracle of all.

When we chronically worry, we lose our faith.

The secret of achievement is visualization and concentration. Worry or fear of any kind, kill our concentration and creative ability. When our mind is vibrating with conflicting emotions, efficiency is impossible.

The thinks which make us old,wrinkle our faces, the bloom from our cheeks and which rob us of joy, are not those which actually happen.

Fear makes us numb and powerless as we lose our initiative. It kills our confidence and causes indecision, makes us waver, afraid to begin things, suspect and doubt.

Fear is like a leak in our source of power.

Many of us sometimes waste our precious energy in useless worry and anxiety. Our sense of fear or terror is always in proportion to our sense of weakness or inability. When we make a conscious decision to be stronger and face that which terrorizes us and makes us weak, we have no sense of fear.

Sometimes, before we start a project, we procrastinate out of fear of failure.

I love smocking, which is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used. Basically, this technique is embroidery on pleats.

A couple of months ago, I decided to make a bonnet for "Princess Belle". I was going through a very difficult time in my life and was trying to distract my mind from the worrying and the fearing and all the negative stuff I have been talking about in this blog today.

The project was relatively easy and there were only 10 rows to embroider. I have to admit I was kind of rusty. It took me a week to complete the project. Every row I completed, I had to go back and redo it. My mind was all over the place and I kept making mistakes every time my mind wandered.

One of the things I did to keep me going, was place a picture of "Princess Belle" in front of me for inspiration. It kept reminding me about life and how beautiful it is.

Here is the picture:

Princess Isabelle Tara

It was a great accomplishment and made me realize how fear and worry affect your creativity and skills.

At the top of this blog there is a picture of the bonnet.

Our project today is to learn about smocking.

The tools you will need are the following:

Some way to pleat your fabric, whether by hand or pleating machine
A project
A smocking design, whether geometric or picture smocking
An instruction manual
A book that shows you how to smock garments

If you don't have any or some of the things mentioned here, please click the link below and will take you to an excellent website with easy to follow instructions.

http://tipnut.com/smocking/

A Quick Note About Aging

2010-03-09T13:27:00.000-08:00

A human being is like a clock; if properly cared for, will keep splendid time and run for a century, but, if neglected or abused, will get out of order.
The mental ideal determines what shall be built into the life, whether it shall be youthful or aging conditions. Every person has the capacity for prolonging their life and increasing their longevity, but they must understand their mental state.

Perfect health is impossible to those who are slaves to the conviction that they are getting old and declining.

Most of us don’t realize that our natural mental attitude is positive and it creates positive results. If we constantly focus on it, we create and produce something.

The only way you will get old is if you let your life go out of yourself, if you let your spirit age and your heart does not respond anymore. As long as you are alive and you touch others' lives you will not grow old in spirit.

We are old, no matter the years, when we are out of touch with the child within ourselves, when we don’t have ideals anymore, when we are not in touch with our times and cease to be progressive and up to date.

Our minds become unbalanced because we don’t disconnect our minds at night from picturing and visualizing problems and all the negative stuff that we have the tendency to exaggerate during this time so that they appear to be more fearful.

Before going to sleep we should fill our minds with inspiring thoughts, encouraging stories and visualize our dreams and aspirations.

Before we go to sleep we should restore our mental balance until we put into the forces which would harmonize and bring peace and joy into our lives.

We age rapidly because we are out of tune. Discord, worries and jarring whittle our lives away very quickly.

When we are out of balance and discordant we violate the law of harmony.

When we keep our poise and mental serenity we refresh and rejuvenate our minds and bodies.

Remember when you were young? The way you used to dress, the way you used to walk? Full of grace and vibrant energy. We should remember this and do not stoop over, or shuffle our feet. Throw our shoulders back; walk erect, and youthful; do not drag our steps.

Do not let romance die out of your heart. It is a great youth preserver. Love, unselfishness, a spirit of kindness and helpfulness, keep the heart warm and young.

Whenever you think of yourself, hold the image of yourself as you would like to be. Do not dwell upon your imperfections or weaknesses. Think of yourself in your perfection, as the personality you intended you to be.

Innocent fun and playfulness erase the marks of age and bring us back to youth. Fun is a twin of youth. To be normally healthy, we require a great deal of amusement and recreation and all of the innocent fun we can get, for these are great stimulation.

Surrounding yourself with people and things that make you feel happiness is very important.

When you share time with children, they make you feel so happy and rejuvenated.

Pets also have a special energy that brings the child within yourself to the light.

But nothing better than spending time with your family. Bringing back memories, remembering about silly things from the past, like showing up to the same social event wearing the same outfit as your sister. (HAHAHA) FUNNNNYYYY!

Humor is a care-killer, a worry destroyer. It tends to quicken the circulation, to promote digestion. Cheerful people sleep better, are better company, and have more friends, and people who have many friends are less likely to be morose and depressed. Sociability is a promoter of good will, kindly feelings, and harmony; and all these things induce health and prolong life.

When we mentally expand, we are constantly growing larger and becoming broader, fuller, complete, we do not age as the one who has ceased to grow.

Age begins when growth stops. When the mind ceases to expand, to reach out and up, when the ideals begin to grow dim, when aspiration halts, and then old age steps in.

When we feel the spirit of youth surging through our bodies all the time, we hold the bright, cheerful, youthful, hopeful thought that retains our youthful appearance.

But then again, I'm sharing my thoughts with all of you interested enough in sharing this adventure with me, I'm learning during the process of sharing and trying to follow my own train of thoughts. Am I there?? NOOOOOOOOOOO, not yet. But I try everyday with all my heart and I realize that when I, at least try, the color of my world changes. When I spend time with Nathan or my children or my family, all the worrying and the preoccupying, melts into the nothingness.

Here is a project for today.

How to recharge your positive energy.

SCRAPBOOKING!!

Go through all pictures of you and your family and as you sort out the ones you want to use to create a page for your album, remember the events and hold on to those memories for a moment. It will bring a smile to your face and soul.
Then just, use your imagination and place the picture on the page, use stickers or if you don't have stickers create your own. Draw things, around the picture related to the event, write short sentences that remind you of that moment, free your imagination.
Here is one that I created 2 years ago. I decided to give myself permission to age in years and keep a young spirit, and then created a birthday card for me.

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2010-03-09T12:21:00.001-08:00

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BUSY BUSY

2010-03-05T16:03:00.000-08:00

Sorry I have not been able to update the blog, but I have been very busy with my last project that has taken me the last few weeks to complete. I have been helping my daughter to redecorate the house and I have been using all my free time to complete it.

I will come back soon when I have pictures to post and the complete report of this fantastic adventurous journey.

WRITING

2010-02-22T23:46:00.000-08:00

"EVEN THE GREATEST IDEA IS WORTHLESS UNTIL IT IS ACTED UPON."

If you start writing a little everyday, you will discover the magic and the power of the mind. You develop your creativity, you sense of humor and clear your mind.

You can start by writing a list of things to do. Later just a sentence inspired by an event or a person in your life. Little by little start composing a lyric that rhymes for a kids' song. It's a lot of fun!

Remember that you are writing for yourself, there is no need to be shy. You don't have to become Shakespeare, you are just trying to release feelings and emotions and pour your heart into the page.

I personally, have been able to know myself better by writing little things here and there. Sometimes even allows me to rediscover events from the past that I thought were forgotten forever.

Just try it! It's fun!

Our project today is to write a song.

Here are some instructions that you could use:

1.Stop thinking about writing a song, and start writing. Songs will not just come to you and say, "Hey, I'm a good song. Write me!". You have to listen to your surroundings. It's the song you'll hear inside your head, so you start singing it. Find the missing words you need for the song inside of you.

2. Think of a subject you want to write about. Whether it is about a break-up, or partying or even a very fun event, stay focused on that subject. It will make it easier!

3. Listen actively to a lot of music.

4. Do not get technical. You do not need a degree in music theory to write a good song.

5. Make your words sing. Lyrics can appeal to emotions.

6. Once you've finished your first song, don't stop. Keep writing and practicing, and you'll find yourself getting better and better.

Happy writing!!

CLEANSING

2010-02-17T21:03:00.000-08:00

CLEANSING

I will not take credit for this formula I learned while browsing the net. I found this article, read it and got hooked right away. The next day I started following these steps; and since then I have shared it with everybody is willing to listen. I started back on September 5, 2009, and have been much disciplined about it. I don’t know if it’s the cure for anything, but I know that since back then, my digestion system has improved tremendously and I can feel my body cleansing everyday thoroughly. “What doesn’t kill us will make us stronger.”

I have a water ionizer at home that works great and the water tastes good. I bought it a couple of years ago and has never failed me. All I do is change the filter when the system tells me to; yes, it has voice instructions that alerts you of the different functions and needs.
But in the meantime in case you don't have a filter or an ionizer you can follow these instructions to distill water. This will be the project for today as promised.

HOW TO DISTILL WATER AT HOME

Distillation is an effective process and, what's more important, it can be done with a lot of improvisation. You can heat water with whatever is at hand: fire, electricity, or whatever. You can use almost anything that holds water for a boiler, as long as you can direct the steam into a cooler. A cooler can be a long piece of copper tubing bent into a spiral. All you need is something that will just cool the steam down. In a worst case scenario, you can distill water with an ordinary household pot and two pot lids. Boil water in a pot covered with the first lid. After a while, you'll see that the water in the pot vaporizes, and condenses on the lid (this is distilled water). Now replace the lid with the second lid, and turn the first one vertically, so that all condensed water collects at one point, and then pour it into a cup. Meanwhile, more distilled water condenses on the second pot lid, so just repeat the above steps again... until you have a full cup.

Distillation will remove from water almost anything, even heavy metals, poisons, bacteria and viruses. However, it does not remove substances that have boiling points at a lower temperature than water. Some of these substances are oils, petroleum, alcohol and similar substances, which in most cases don't mix with water. Also, remember that substances removed from water remain in the boiler, so you'll need to clean it up every once in awhile.

Distilled water can be used directly and does not need to be boiled again. As it is already hot, you can use it to prepare tea, or similar drinks.

“Drink water on empty stomach”

“Now you know why father used to force us to drink plain H2O upon waking up every morning? Continue to do so for good health reasons.”

“DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:

Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.

"METHOD OF TREATMENT""

"The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/reduce main diseases:

1. High Blood Pressure - 30 days

2. Gastric - 10 days

3. Diabetes - 30 days

4. Constipation - 10 days

5. Cancer - 180 days

6. TB - 90 days

7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards - daily.

This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times. It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life. Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.

This makes sense... The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ...not cold water.

Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain...

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed.

It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks: Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.”

**Please be a true friend and send this article to all you care about.

I"M BACK!!

2010-02-16T20:55:00.000-08:00

Here I am, back again!

I decided to take a break for a couple of weeks, so that I could make sure I was staying absolutely true to myself, and share with others just all of those beliefs that I really practice myself.

During this time off, I got really sick with a horrible virus that brought me to my knees. Still recovering, but feeling better.

Starting tomorrow, I will take again the steps, and how I practice them (even if I'm sick and lose faith (fake it until you make it)). :-D
I will also start incorporating a project a day for all levels of creativity and ability.

This journey has brought me closer to a very special lady in my life. MDV (No dirty thoughts, gentlemen, please!)Just natural, normal love.

Some of the moments I felt better was when I was sharing with "the most important man in my life", Mr. Cuteness" himself, NATHAN, also while shopping around for "Princess Belle", and helping my daughter to redecorate her house during her nesting time.

I will be back soon with the 4th step to happiness.

FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER AND READ MY TWEETS, STEPS2HAPPY @ WWW.TWITTER.COM.

Meditation

2010-02-02T21:25:00.000-08:00

3. MEDITATE.

Start with 1 minute. Choose a subject and just think about it to find a breakthrough. It could be any subject. You can start just following your breathing.

“Meditation is a mental discipline by which the practitioner attempts to get beyond the reflexive, "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness. Meditation is a component of many religions, and has been practiced since antiquity. It is also practiced outside religious traditions. Different meditative disciplines encompass a wide range of spiritual or psychophysical practices that may emphasize different goals—from achievement of a higher state of consciousness, to greater focus, creativity or self-awareness, or simply a more relaxed and peaceful frame of mind.”

When you start practicing meditation for the first time, every second feels like an hour and you can’t control your train of thought. You find yourself wondering, thinking about bills, work, errands etc… Everything but…

This is when taking baby steps becomes so important. Start by following your breathing, in, out, in, out.
Be gentle with yourself and understand that is difficult at the beginning. We are not used to such a slow pace. We are too busy resolving all our issues in our mind, like a rat in the wheel.

The second you start controlling your thoughts and start experiencing the benefits of calming your mind, it becomes so soothing and relaxing that you want to keep trying.

Little by little start adding seconds to this practice until you can start focusing on one thought at a time and start having breakthroughs. It’s amazing!

You would think that because it’s such a rewarding experience you will continue practicing once you start enjoying it, right? NO!! It requires discipline, drive, willpower and mindfulness.

At the beginning is so exciting that you want to try for 5 minutes at a time, more than once a day. Then, your mind, that it’s used to be uncontrollable, starts playing tricks on you and sabotages your intentions and procrastinates. It’s O.K. Just keep trying until you make it a habit. Remember! Fake it until you make it. Some of us lack natural discipline and keep getting off track. DO NOT GIVE UP!! You are worth it.

In the face of dismay, be kind to yourself.

Dedication

2010-02-01T23:04:00.000-08:00

2. DEDICATION. Dedicate your day to God or any other source you believe in. It will help to improve your faith and it will give meaning to your life.

Praise and dedication are directed to the discovery of truth and awakening. When we set our hearts on something, we move towards it, so it is good to set our hearts on discovering truth. What better goal could we have?

Human beings suffer because they are confused and don’t know the truth. The way to help beings who are suffering is to discover truth and to help others do that.
Our path should be primarily motivated to help other human beings be free of suffering - so it is an altruistic motivation. So praise and dedication of truth is good.

Dedications should lead us to better state of mind and fulfillment of spirit. As we say our little prayer, we should dedicate our day and actions to God or any other source we believe in. It makes our actions more meaningful and we stay aware and in the moment. This way we can be full minded and act with integrity, honesty and compassion.

PRAYER

2010-01-29T18:25:00.000-08:00

Today I’d like to start going through the steps.

1.PRAYER. In the morning, before opening your eyes, say a little prayer.

Sometimes, something as easy as praying, could become like a task for some of us. I personally think is a faith issue.

These are the different descriptions I found about faith:

“Faith is the confident belief or trust in the truth or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. The word "faith" can refer to a religion itself or to religion in general. As with "trust", faith involves a concept of future events or outcomes, and is used conversely for a belief "not resting on logical proof or material evidence." Informal usage of the word "faith" can be quite broad, and may be used in place of "trust" or "belief."

"Faith is often used in a religious context, as in theology, where it almost universally refers to a trusting belief in a transcendent reality, or else in a Supreme Being and/or this being's role in the order of transcendent, spiritual things."

"Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true. It is the belief and the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, based on his or her authority and truthfulness. The English word faith is dated from 1200–50, from the Latin fidem, or fidēs, meaning trust, akin to fīdere, which means to trust.”

Some people are very blessed, and for them, faith is not an issue. Probably faith is influenced by an emotional state and your life experiences??

I tried to talk to God everyday and express what’s in my soul. I pour my heart on each prayer and ask for strength.
Since I was raised and evolve in a mix of religious beliefs, I just pray to all of those I have a connection with.

Visualization is a very important tool when we pray. We have to fake it until we make it.

We have to open our minds and we will discover that’s in line with our evolving identity. This revelation will surprisingly lead to a fuller enjoyment of life.

Just remember, as soon as you wake up, say a little prayer. Make yourself strong and pray for yourself first, and then for others. It’s like the oxygen mask during the emergency in an airplane. If we are not strong enough, we can’t help others, and that, my friends; it’s the real description of happiness.

Remember!! Be passionate about your beliefs and act on them with discipline. It’s a win-win combination.

“God, don’t let me feel arrogant when I succeed and don’t let me feel hopeless when I fail, but remind me always, that failing proceeds success.”
“God, teach me that forgiving is the highest level of strength and taking revenge is the first sign of weakness.”

Sometimes, even while praying with all of our heart and faith, everything in our lives seems to go wrong. It does not matter, we have to continue. Remember, things happen for a reason and what hurts today will make us laugh later.

You can throw yourself a pity party once in a while. That’s O.K. Pull yourself together and start all over again.

God (or any other source) is on your side. Believe or not.

2010-01-28T18:18:00.001-08:00

Be passionate about your beliefs and act them with discipline. It's a win-win combination.

12 STEPS TO HAPPINESS

2010-01-28T10:41:00.000-08:00

When in pain and confusion, immerse yourself in the deep end of your soul and use your creativity.
One of the things you could do is writing.

Words will come easy if you start writing about your feelings, your goals, your dreams..... YES, your dreams!!! Even during the darkest moments of your life, you keep a place in your heart and mind that still hopes, wants and dreams. Search for the inspiration. It could be something or somebody you are taking for granted. You will find answers sometimes when you start creating. Even if you think you don’t have that creative vein, you could surprise yourself. Sometimes we don't really know what we are capable of or we just forget how creative we are.

Explore all forms of arts and crafts. You will find how your spirit can grow and evolve during the moments of concentration while trying to figure out how to develop your project.

Even cooking, cleaning your house or organizing your closet could become a form of art if you pour your heart and soul in it. Create new and inviting spaces in your home or develop new recipes.

When cooking everyday meals, try to figure out how to present pretty dishes and set up a pretty table, even if it's only you. You deserve it. YOU ARE IMPORTANT!! YOU ARE UNIQUE!! There's nobody else in the whole world like you. You can find people with similarities and affinities, but just ONE YOU.

Create a daily schedule that has one of the following activities and make them a habit. I decide it to call it: "12 STEPS TO HAPPINESS"

Take baby steps; don't push yourself trying to create the busiest schedule the first day. You will disappoint yourself when you find out it's impossible to make huge changes right from the start.

Your schedule could look a little like this:

1. PRAYER. In the morning, before opening your eyes, say a little prayer.
2. DEDICATION. Dedicate your day to God or any other source you believe in. It will help to improve your faith and it will give meaning to your life.
3. MEDITATION. Meditate. Start with 1 minute. Choose a subject and just think about it to find a breakthrough. It could be any subject. You can start just following your breathing.
4. CLEANSING. Drink 4 glasses of water before brushing your teeth. It will cleanse your system.
5. WRITING. Write for 2 minutes. Anything, it doesn't matter. Remember it's just for you. Even if it's just a sentence.
6. READING. Read something inspirational. Something really short, even if it's just a sentence. Memorize it and practice it during the day.
7. COMPASSION. Make a donation or help one person or group a day. Remember you can't change the world in one day but you could start today.
8. KINDNESS. Commit yourself to be kind and forgiving to at least one person a day.
9. INSPIRATION. Choose one person a day to inspire you.
10. TRUTH. Just for today do not lie.
11. CREATION. Choose the project of the day.
12. DISCIPLINE. FOLLOW YOUR SCHEDULE.

BE PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR BELIEFS AND ACT ON THEM WITH DISCIPLINE!!
IT'S A WIN-WIN COMBINATION.

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violates any law or may be considered to violate any law;
you do not have the right to transmit under any contractual or other relationship (e.g., inside information, proprietary or confidential information received in the context of an employment or a non-disclosure agreement);
advocates or promotes illegal activity;
impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content;
advertises any commercial endeavor (e.g., offering for sale products or services) or otherwise engages in any commercial activity (e.g., conducting raffles or contests, displaying sponsorship banners, and/or soliciting goods or services) except as specifically authorized on this Site;
solicits funds, advertisers or sponsors;
includes programs which contain viruses, worms and/or 'Trojan horses' or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications;
disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster than other users are able to type, or otherwise act in a way which affects the ability of other people to engage in real time activities via the Site;
copies any other pages or images on this Site except with appropriate authority;
includes MP3 format files;
amounts to a 'pyramid' or similar scheme;
amounts to 'data warehousing' (i.e., using any web space made available to you as storage for large files which are only linked from other sites). You must provide a reasonable amount of content to accompany such material in order that at least some of the traffic to your site comes directly via us;
disobeys any policy or regulations established from time to time regarding use of this Site or any networks connected to this Site; or
contains links to other sites that contain the kind of content, which falls within the descriptions set out at (a) to (p) above.
In addition, you are prohibited from removing any sponsorship banners or other material inserted by 365PROJECTS.com anywhere on this Site (e.g., on any web space made available for your use).

System Abuse

Without limitation, you agree not to send, create or reply to so called "mailbombs" (i.e., emailing copies of a single message to many users, or sending large or multiple files or messages to a single user with malicious intent) or engage in "spamming"(i.e., unsolicited emailing for business or other purposes) or undertake any other activity which may adversely effect the operation or enjoyment of this Site by any other person.You may not reproduce, sell, resell or otherwise exploit any resource, or access to any resource, contained on this Site.

Security

Any passwords used for this Site are for individual use only. You shall be responsible for the security of your password (if any). 365PROJECTS.com shall be entitled to monitor your password and, at its discretion, require you to change it. If you use a password that 365PROJECTS.com considers insecure, 365PROJECTS.com will be entitled to require this to be changed and/or terminate your account.You are prohibited from using any services or facilities provided in connection with this Site to compromise security or tamper with system resources and/or accounts. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g. password guessing programs, cracking tools or network probing tools) are strictly prohibited. If you become involved in any violation of system security, 365PROJECTS.com reserves the right to release your details to system administrators at other sites in order to assist them in resolving security incidents.

Investigations

365PROJECTS.com reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms of Use, including without limitation any violation arising from any submission, posting or e-mails you make or send to any Forum. 365PROJECTS.com may seek to gather information from the user who is suspected of violating these Terms of Use, and from any other user. 365PROJECTS.com may suspend any users whose conduct or postings are under investigation and may remove such material from its servers as it deems appropriate and without notice. If 365PROJECTS.com believes, in its sole discretion, that a violation of these Terms of Use has occurred, it may edit or modify any submission, posting or e-mails, remove the material permanently, cancel postings, warn users, suspend users and passwords, terminate accounts or take other corrective action it deems appropriate. 365PROJECTS.com will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing 365PROJECTS.com to disclose the identity of anyone posting any e-mails, or publishing or otherwise making available any materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use. BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS 365PROJECTS.COM FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY 365PROJECTS.COM DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND/OR FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUNCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER 365PROJECTS.COM OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

Service

In order to use this Site, you must obtain access to the World Wide Web and pay any service fee associated with that access. You will need to provide all equipment necessary to connect to the Site on the World Wide Web (including a computer, modem and/or other access devices).365PROJECTS.com, reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, all or any part of this Site and/or any software, facilities and services on this Site, with or without notice, and/or to establish general guidelines and limitations on their use.

Local Regulations

365PROJECTS.com makes no representation that Materials or other content in the Site are appropriate or available for use outside the United States, its territories, possessions and protectorates. If you choose to access the Site from other locations you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk. You are responsible for complying with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. You specifically agree to comply with all applicable laws concerning the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country you reside in.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless 365PROJECTS.com, its parent, subsidiaries and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, distributors and affiliates from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, resulting from your breach of any of the foregoing provisions, representations or warranties, and/or from your placement or transmission of any content onto 365PROJECTS.com's servers, and/or from any and all use of your account.

Our Use of Content

365PROJECTS.com will consider anything you provide to 365PROJECTS.com and/or contribute to this Site as available for our use free of any obligations to you, except where we have expressly solicited Invited Submissions and those submissions are expressly governed by Additional Terms appearing elsewhere on this Site (see 'Submissions, Postings and E-mails' above), in which event those Additional Terms will determine how we will treat your Invited Submissions.Subject to the provisions of any Additional Terms, by posting or uploading any content to this Site and/or providing any communication or material to 365PROJECTS.com ("User Content"), you automatically and irrevocably: (a) grant and assign to 365PROJECTS.com any and all rights in the User Content throughout the world including without limitation all copyright, together with all consents (if any) necessary to enable its reproduction, distribution, modification, publishing and/or other exploitation by 365PROJECTS.com and/or by any person authorized by 365PROJECTS.com, by any means and in all media now known or hereafter devised without payment or other reference to you or any other person, and to advertise and promote such exploitation, for the full period of all such rights (together with any extensions and renewals) and insofar as possible in perpetuity; (b) waive all moral rights in the User Content which may be available to you in any part of the world and confirm that no such rights have been asserted; (c) appoint 365PROJECTS.com as your agent with full power to enter into any document and/or do any act 365PROJECTS.com may consider appropriate to confirm the grant and assignment, consent and waiver set out above; (d) warrant that you are the owner of the User Content and entitled to enter into these Terms of Use; (e) confirm that no such User Content will be subject to any obligation, of confidence or otherwise, to you or any other person and that 365PROJECTS.com shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of such User Content.

Third-Party Sites

This Site may link you to other sites on the Internet. These sites may contain information or material that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. These other sites are not under the control of 365PROJECTS.com, and you acknowledge that (whether or not such sites are affiliated in any way with 365PROJECTS.com) 365PROJECTS.com is not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of such sites. The inclusion of such a link does not imply endorsement of any site by 365PROJECTS.com or any association with its operators.365PROJECTS.com cannot ensure that you will be satisfied with any products or services that you purchase from any third-party site that links to or from 365PROJECTS.com since other shop channels are owned and operated by independent retailers. 365PROJECTS.com does not endorse any of the merchandise, nor has 365PROJECTS.com taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained in such third-party sites. 365PROJECTS.com does not make any representations or warranties as to the security of any information (including, without limitation, credit card and other personal information) you might be requested to give any third party, and you irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such sites. We strongly encourage you to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online transaction with any of these third parties. For further information about the policies of online stores in the 365PROJECTS.com shopping mall, email us at vp@365projects.com..

Proprietary Online Services

Any area of this Site that is accessed through any proprietary online service is subject to the rules, policies and guidelines of such proprietary online service.

Jurisdictional Issues

The Materials and all other content in this Site are presented solely for the purpose of providing entertainment and information and promoting programs, films, music, and other products available in the United States, its territories, possessions, and protectorates. The Site is controlled and operated by 365PROJECTS.com from its offices within the State of California, United States of America.These Terms of Use shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, as they are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within California. Any action you, any third party or 365PROJECTS.com may bring to enforce these Terms of Use or, in connection with any matters related to the Site shall be brought only in either the State or Federal Courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and you expressly consent to the jurisdiction of said courts. If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable for this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the matters contained herein.

Claims of Infringement

If you believe that any content appearing on this Site infringes your copyright rights, we at 365PROJECTS.com want to hear from you. Please forward the following information in writing to the Copyright Agent at the address listed below.
your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
the exact URL or a description of each place where alleged infringing material is located;
a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use has not been authorized by you, your agent, or the law;
your electronic or physical signature or the electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on your behalf; and
a statement by you made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
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