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Oct 2, 2013
pt of the day
Man can only receive what he sees himself receiving.
THINK FROM THE END:
Envisioning the end is enough to put the means in motion.
You can vitally influence your life from within by auto-suggestion.
The first thing each morning, and the last thing each night,
suggest to yourself specific ideas that you wish to embody
in your character and personality.
Address such suggestions to yourself, silently or aloud,
until they are deeply impressed upon your mind.
SEE IT, BELIEVE IT, JUST DO IT, BE IT !
pic is Me in the middle,
flanked by 9 x Ms.Olympia Iris Kyle on the left
and 2nd Place at the 2013 Ms.Olympia Alina Popa...
i was at work the day after the Olympia
and texted hubby to ask him to put my backshot from the North Americans this yr
in between Iris and Alina JUST FOR FUN....
in between the 2 best female bodybuilders in the world....
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Oct 3, 2013
pt of the day
Nothing great ever comes without sacrifice.
“Goals determine what you’re going to be.”
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by
the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.”
“Let others lead small lives, but not you.
Let others argue over small things, but not you.
Let others cry over small hurts, but not you.
Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.”
“Don’t let the opinions of the average man sway you.
Dream, and he thinks you’re crazy.
Succeed, and he thinks you’re lucky.
Acquire wealth, and he thinks you’re greedy.
Pay no attention. He simply doesn’t understand.”
AND HE NEVER WILL
SO SAVE YOUR BREATH
DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT HE/SHE THINKS OR SAYS
and live your life your own way
be who you want to be
NO REGRETS
JUST DO IT
Dawn
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10-4-13
PT OF THE DAY
LIFE... One step at a time.
Those steps whether big or small
will find their way along this journey we call LIFE....
But...as long as you keep taking them...
A man sooner or later discovers that
he is the master-gardener of his soul,
the director of his life.
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift.
That's why it's called the present.
Live with no excuses
and love with no regrets
JUST DO IT
Dawn
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Oct 5, 2013
pt of the day
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
In the absence of clearly-defined goals,
we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia
until ultimately we become enslaved by it.
Before you begin a thing,
remind yourself that difficulties and delays
quite impossible to foresee are ahead.
If you could see them clearly,
naturally you could do a great deal to get rid of them but you can't.
You can only see one thing clearly and that is your goal.
Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin.
Energy is the essence of life.
Every day you decide how you're going to use it
by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal,
and by maintaining focus.
The key is action.
PERSEVERENCE is essential... no matter what.....
The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows.
It's a very mean and nasty place
and I don't care how tough you are
it will beat you to your knees
and keep you there permanently if you let it.
You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.
But it ain't about how hard you're hit.
It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward.
How much you can take and keep moving forward.
That's how winning is done!
Now if you know what you're worth
then go out and get what you're worth.
But ya gotta be willing to take the hits,
and not pointing fingers
saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody!
Cowards do that and that ain't you!
You're better than that!
so get on with it and...
JUST DO IT
Dawn
Dawn
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Oct 6, 2013
pt of the day
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUBBY BRANDON
There comes a point in your life when
you realize who really matters,
who never did,
and who always will.
“Love is friendship that has caught fire.
It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving.
It is loyalty through good and bad times.
It settles for less than perfection
and makes allowances for human weaknesses.”
A friend is one of the nicest things you can have,
and one of the best things you can be.
Friendship isn't about whom you have known the longest...
It's about who came, and never left your side...
PIC: is Brandon Best the BIRTHDAY BOY
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Oct 7, 2013
pt of the day
Happy Birthday Bruce,
today was my baby brother Bruce's birthday,
gone but not forgotten.
He died in 1991 at 21 yrs old from injuries sustained in a car accident....
and this saturday i will be going to my best friend since i was 8 yrs old
her brother Micheals funeral...
i've known the Creighton family for 41 yrs..
i grew up with them, they were like my 2nd family....
WE MISS YOU BROTHERS...
when sad things like this happen it makes you think ABOUT LIFE ,
and how fleeting and precious it is...
this poem called "THE DASH" captures these thoughts....
"I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on his tombstone from the beginning…to the end.
He noted that first came the date of his birth
and spoke of the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all was
the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time that he spent alive on earth.
And now only those who loved him know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own,the cars…the house…the cash.
What matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash.
So, think about this long and hard.
Are there things you’d like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
that can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough to consider what’s true and real
and always try to understand the way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger
and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives like we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect
and more often wear a smile,
remembering that this special dash might only last a little while.
So, when your eulogy is being read,
with your life’s actions to rehash…
would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent YOUR dash?"
PICTURE is of family a long time ago...
yah thatz me with my arms around my baby brother Bruce,
my brother Nick in the window of the motorhome
and my parents
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Oct 8, 2013
pt of the day
Cherish your visions and your dreams
as they are the children of your soul,
the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.
“Adopt the pace of nature:
her secret is patience.”
“Security is mostly a superstition.
It does not exist in nature...
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
“Mind is all that counts.
You can be whatever you make up your mind to be.”
JUST DO IT
Dawn
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO CAME OUT TO GENERATION IRON LAST NIGHT
it was an amazing night to spend it with so many you share the same passion
to have 7/8's of a movie theatre full of people i know, clients, friends, others in fitness
it was amazing to share this night with you
REMEMBER MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDER
AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING TO THE YEAR END ANNUAL TEAM Fit Body Brunch
(i need to reserve tables and seats)
Nov 17th at Newlands Golf and Country Club in Langley at 10:30am - 11amish to start
friends, family, partners all welcome
BEST FOOD EVER
GREAT TIMES, GREAT FOOD, GREAT PEOPLE
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Oct 9, 2013
pt of the day
THE REASON I FELL IN LOVE WITH BODYBUILDING IS....
IT GIVES YOU BACK WHAT YOU GIVE
the more you give the more you get
PERIOD !
THE IRON
"I believe that when the body is strong, the mind thinks strong thoughts.
Time spent away from the Iron makes my mind degenerate.
I wallow in a thick depression. My body shuts down my mind.
The Iron is the best antidepressant I have ever found.
There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength.
Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true potential, it's
impossible to turn back.
The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get
told that you're a god or a total bastard.
The Iron will always kick you the real deal.
The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver.
Always there like a beacon in the pitch black.
I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend.
It never freaks out on me, never runs.
Friends may come and go.
But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds."
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Oct 10, 2013
pt of the day
It is often easier to become outraged by
injustice half a world away
than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.
Sometimes, people can be extraordinarily judgmental and closed-minded
to anyone different or special.
One reason if fell in love with BODYBUILDING WAS....
I DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THE PRETTY ONE,
I DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THE POPULAR ONE...
I FINALLY FOUND THAT I COULD EMBRACE WHO I WAS
as i was always one even as a small girl to enjoy physical things,
i was strong, stronger than most of the boys even at a very young age...
i'd much rather be out building something with my dad outside,
building the barn, fences, digging a ditch in the rain...
i never played with dolls, i wasn't into that froo froo girly stuff,
was always out in the barn, i built muscle quickly...
and so when i found bodybuilding i finally went
" WOW THIS IS WHO I AM, I CAN BE GOOD AT THIS, THIS IS FUN" ....
It is very sad indeed to me that people are still so judgmental,
that they still discriminate,
especially large corporate companies...
but to you i say
"I'M PROUD TO BE A FEMALE BODYBUILDER
and I DO NOT NEED YOUR APPROVAL TO BE ME, BE WHO I AM"
PICTURE IS ME (Dawn Alison)
PROUD TO BE A FEMALE BODYBUILDER NOW & FOREVER...
PHOTOCREDIT:Vicky Lee of Satire Images
ps: LOOKING FOR AN OPEN MINDED COMPANY TO
SPONSOR FEMALE BODYBUILDING PRIZES AT BC LEVEL LOCAL SHOWS...
please contact me if you are interested in stepping up to the plate
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Oct 10, 2013
pt of the day
“There's a difference between interest and commitment.
When you're interested in doing something,
you do it only when circumstance permit.
When you're committed to something,
you accept no excuses, only results.”
“I know the price of success:
dedication, hard work,
and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen”
CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS...
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice...
“There is no substitute for hard work.”
JUST DO IT
Dawn
