Q & A with Dawn Alison

Nov 23, 2015
pt of the day

LUCK is when preparation meets OPPORTUNITY !
“...the best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is
to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm,
on doing today's work superbly today.
That is the only possible way you can prepare for the future.”
“By failing to prepare,
you are preparing to fail.”
The storm is coming whether you’re aware of it or not,
and whether you’re prepared for it or not.
Thank God you have a person like me to be on your butt to get it done.....
Success is the sum of small efforts
repeated day in and day out.
don’t rip yourself off by wasting time...
JUST DO IT

Nov 24, 2015
pt of the day

A Serious Commitment means

sticking with something even when,

and especially when,

times are tough.

Just like the traditional marriage vows of “for richer or poorer, in sickness and health,”

true commitment is unwavering regardless of the circumstances.

When you make a commitment to someone or something,

you make a pact to persevere through the tough times together.

It won’t be easy,

but it is almost always worth it“

Everyone starts strong.

Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.”

i'm off to the airport on vacation in Tennessee this morning to late Dec 2nd
so i will do my best to do my daily posts but will depend on wifi and circumstances

Brandon and i have been married over 5 yrs
and he left Tennessee Nov 21st, 2015 and hasn't seen his family since
nor have i met his family who live in Memphis

so this is an exciting adventure we are off on
tomorrow is my birthday so i will be going to Elvis' Graceland for my birthday
and Texas de Brazil steakhouse for dinner with friends

then Nov 26th is American Thanksgiving we will meet his mother
and have dinner with his dad, stepmom, brother, grandma and family

then Nov 27th we will drive around Tennessee for few days
then back to Memphis for few more days with his family

super stoked

Dec 3, 2015
pt of the day

just got back from a great trip to Memphis, Tennessee late last night

“You will be bitter in life, when you compare yourself with others.
Run the race of life at your own pace.”

Dec 4th, 2015
pt of the day


“The purpose of life is to live it,
to taste experience to the utmost,
to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”
“Forever is composed of nows.”
“We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us
that we don't take time to enjoy where we are.”
“Happiness, not in another place but this place...
not for another hour, but this hour.”
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.
I can choose which it shall be.
Yesterday is dead,
tomorrow hasn't arrived yet.
I have just one day, today,
and I'm going to be happy in it.”


for those of you who aren’t on social media yesterday morning I called my parents after being going on vacation a week
to hear this news below.... :
I'm sitting in my office with tears of gratitude rolling down my face.
I just got off the phone with my parents.
This fatal crash happened with my parents motorhome last week.
They and their dog Axel luckily survived getting out of vehicle immediately upon impact as smoke started.
The driver who hit them head on was not so lucky
and couldn't get out of his vehicle before everything engulfed in flames.
My parents didn't want to worry me on my vacation.
Thank God they weren't hurt.
Obviously it wasn't there time to go.
Mom said so many people helped them in so many ways and mom was in awe of the kindness shown to help them.
To say I am grateful right now is a gross understatement
My Mom also said to me “Live every moment to it’s fullest, because you never know”


http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/tr...rcmp-1.2672548
http://www.cheknews.ca/serious-crash...luelet-123431/

Dec 5, 2015
pt of the day

“Health is like money,
we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.”
“If you don’t take care of your body,
where are you going to live?”
“Your body is a temple, but only if you treat it as one.”

“Our bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners.”
~William Shakespeare

“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want,
drink what you don’t like,
and do what you’d rather not.”
~Mark Twain

CFFB NATIONAL SHOW DATES 2016


2016 IFBB International Events Qualifier
June 25th 2015
Casino Moncton
Moncton NB
Promoters: Heather and Ti - Jean Leblanc

2016 CBBF National Bodybuilding , Bikini and Classic Physique Championships
July 23rd 2016
RBC Convention Center
Winnipeg Manitoba
Promoters: Manitoba Amateur Bodybuilding Association

***2016 CBBF Figure Fitness Physique Championships***
August 13,2015
Massey Theater
New Westminster BC
Promoters: Dean and Leigh Brandt – Xtreme Promotions



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Dec 6, 2015
pt of the day

THERE IS NO OFFSEAON...
you are either moving towards your goal or away from it....
you are just in different phases....
it’s not for just a competition it’s a LIFESTYLE....
even if you are doing a show,
whether you are doing a show in 4 months or 12 months or 24 months....
time to start your prep in NOW....
never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.....
if you aren’t doing it someone else is...
choice is yours it’s just you and you conscience on that stage.....
JUST DO IT

Dec 7, 2015
pt of the day

“You've got to get up every morning with determination
if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.”
"Determination is the wake-up call to the human will."
It is your determination and persistence
that will make you a successful person.

Dec 8th, 2015
pt of the day


Rise and shine (for those who need a little motivation)

5 am and your hand can’t make it to the alarm clock before the voices in your head start telling you that it’s too early, too dark and too cold to get out of bed. Aching muscles lie still in rebellion pretending not to hear your brain commanding them to move. A legion of voices are shouting their unanimous permission for you to hit the snooze button. Go back to dreamland!

But you didn’t ask their opinion. The voice you’ve chosen to listen to is one of defiance! The voice that said there was a reason that you set that alarm in the first place. So sit up. Put your feet on the floor and don’t look back because we’ve got work to do.

Welcome to the grind!

For what is each day but a series of conflicts between the right way and the easy way. 10,000 streams span out like a River Delta before you, each one promising the path of least resistance. The thing is you’re headed upstream and when you make that choice, when you decide to turn your back on what’s comfortable, what’s safe and what some would call common sense.

Well that’s Day 1.

From there is only gets tougher! So just make sure this is something that you want. Because the easy way out will always be there. Ready to wash you away! All you have to do is pick up your feet. But you aren’t going to are you? With each step comes the decision to take another. You’re on your way now, but this is no time to dwell on how far you have come. You’re in a fight against an opponent you can’t see, but oh you can feel him on your heels can’t ya? Feel him breathing down your neck. You know what that is? That’s you. Your fears, your doubts, your insecurities all lined up like a firing squad ready to shoot you out of the sky. But don’t lose heart. While they are not easily defeated, they are far from invincible.

Remember, this is the grind, the Battle Royale between you and your mind. Your body and the devil on your shoulders who is telling you that “ This is just a game. This is just a waste of time. Your opponents are stronger than you”. Drown out the voice of uncertainty with the sound of your own heartbeat! Burn away your self doubt with the fire beneath you. Remember what we are fighting for and never forget that momentum is a cruel mistress. She can turn on a dime with the smallest mistake. She is ever searching for the weak place in your armor. That one tiny feeling that you forgot to prepare for. So as long as the devil is hiding the details, the question remains: “Is that all you got? Are you sure?”

When the answer is yes, you’ve done all you can to prepare yourself for battle, then it’s time to go forth and boldly face your enemy. The enemy within! Only now you must take that fight into the open. Into hostile territory.

You are a wolf in a field of wolves, all hunting the same elusive prey with a desperate starvation that says victory is the only thing that can keep you alive. So believe that voice that says you can run a little faster and you can throw a little harder, and that for you the laws of physics are merely a suggestion.

Luck is the last dying wish of those who want to believe that winning can happen by accident. Sweat on the other hand is for those who know it’s a choice. So decide now because destiny waits for no man.

And when your time comes and a thousand different voices are trying to tell you that you’re not ready for it, listen instead to that lone voice of descent, that one voice that says: “you are ready” “you are prepared”. It’s all up to you now!

You got this.
JUST DO IT....

Dec 9th, 2015
pt of the day

Champions aren’t made in gyms.
Champions are made from something they have deep inside them
a desire, a dream, a vision.
They have to have the skill and the will.
But the will must be stronger than the skill.
There are only two options regarding commitment.
You’re either in or out.
There’s no such thing as life in between.

Dec 10, 2015
pt of the day


“Self-discipline is often disguised as short-term pain,
which often leads to long-term gains.
The mistake many of us make is the need and want for short-term gains (immediate gratification),
which often leads to long-term pain.”
“With discipline,
you are able to maintain a higher tolerance for frustration,
obstacles and negative emotions.
Self-discipline allows you to obtain better health,
better finances and a good work ethic,
and it allows you to reach your most difficult goals more efficiently.
The more disciplined you become,
the more easier life gets, or the higher the degree of discipline,
the greater your success.”
No person is free who is not master of himself.”

Dec 11, 2015
pt of the day

“Until one is committed,
there is hesitancy,
the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness.
Concerning all acts of initiative and creation,
there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:
that the moment one definitely commits oneself,
then providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.
A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents,
meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Begin it now.”

Dec 12, 2015
pt of the day


“It's not hard to decide what you want your life to be about.
What's hard, she said,
is figuring out what you're willing to give up in order to do the things you really care about.”
“When defeat comes,
accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound,
rebuild those plans,
and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”
“A person who doubts himself is like
a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself.
He makes his failures certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.”
“Reach high,
for stars lie hidden in you.
Dream deep,
for every dream precedes the goal.”

I found out this info yesterday IMPORTANT BCABBA COMPETITOR CHANGES
and posted it on my facebook
I urge you if you are affected by this and or if you just want to speak you mind on these injustices
I recommend you email your thoughts to the BCABBA PRESIDENT ROSS DUNCAN lucyandross@shaw.ca
YOU CAN CC KAT SARTOR HEAD JUDGE ALSO: bcheadjudge@gmail.com

THERE’S THE POSTS I MADE YESTERDAY
1.
I just found out KELOWNA SHOW DOESN'T QUALIFY COMPETITORS TO DO BC CHAMPIONSHIPS ANYMORE. .. I
t only qualifies competitors for drug tested BC CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Seriously in my opinion both this and this DRUG TESTED BC CHAMPIONSHIPS ridiculous idea.
And also fyi top 5 no longer qualify for bcs only top 3 do.
It sure would be nice if these important changes actually got posted for public knowledge
so competitors and coaches knew this information seeing people are trying to plan their shows, life and holidays.
Lots of people, for their jobs have to already have put in their holidays
and may not even know these important changes.
Total bullshit

2.
so one of my competitors who did Kelowna 2015 placed 2nd and is currently training for BC Championships 2015
was told by BCABBA he can no longer do Open BC Championships
and he is only now qualified for Drug Tested BC's
and if he wants to do non tested BC's 2016 would need to qualify in March LBMC 2016 or FSJ Northern Classic 2016...
WHEN COMPETITORS AT A SHOW ARE TOLD LIKE THE competitors AT KELOWNA 2015 WERE
TOLD THAT TOP 5 QUALIFIED THEM FOR BOTH THE WORLD QUALIFIER AND THE BC CHAMPIONSHIPS
and now you renege that is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO WRONG

3.
this is what is posted on www.bcabba.org for 2016 shows so far
don't they mean WESTERNS QUALIFY FOR DRUG TESTED BC'S ?????
AND I GUESS THAT JUNE 4TH ONE IS SUPPOSED TO SAY DRUG TESTED BC'S

2016 Shows
Home / 2016 Shows
Below is a list of BCABBA approved shows for 2016

MARCH 19, 2016 – LBMC – QUALIFIER FOR 2016 BC PROVINCIALS

MAY 7, 2016 – WESTERN CANADIANS – QUALIFIER FOR 2016 BC PROVINCIALS

JUNE 18, 2016 – NORTHERN CLASSIC – QUALIFIER FOR 2016 BC PROVINCIALS

JUNE 4th, 2016 – 2016 BC PROVINCIALS – QUALIFIER FOR 2016 CANADIAN NATIONALS

JULY 9 & 10, 2016 – VANCOUVER PRO and 2016 BC PROVINCIALS – QUALIFIER FOR 2016 CANADIAN NATIONALS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 – KNIGHT OF CHAMPIONS – QUALIFIER FOR 2017 BC PROVINCIALS

OCTOBER T.B.D., 2016 – [UNAMED PROMOTER] – QUALIFIER FOR 2017 BC PROVINCIALS

OCTOBER T.B.D., 2016 – IRON ORE CLASSIC – QUALIFIER FOR 2017 BC PROVINCIALS

NOVEMBER 12, 2016 – POPEYES FALL CLASSIC – QUALIFIER FOR 2017 PROVINCIALS





OH AND BY THE WAY ALL THE CONTACT INFO FOR EVERYONE IN BCABBA IS OFF THE WEBSITE

SAYING COMING JANUARY HOW CONVENIENT
but i suggest you use these contacts
I recommend you email your thoughts to the BCABBA PRESIDENT ROSS DUNCAN lucyandross@shaw.ca
YOU CAN CC KAT SARTOR HEAD JUDGE ALSO: bcheadjudge@gmail.com

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12-13-15 PT OF THE DAY

To live is to choose.
But to choose well,
you must know who you are and what you stand for,
where you want to go and why you want to get there.
“Living with integrity means:
Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in all your relationships.
Asking for what you want and need from others.
Speaking your truth,
even though it might create conflict or tension.
Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values.
Making choices based on what you believe,
and not what others believe.”

IMPORTANT BCABBA QUALIFICATION INFO CHANGES

RE: 2015 BC CHAMPIONSHIPS competitors 4 and 5th placers from Tamara Knight of BCABBA

"So from 2015 all top 5 from untested show move to bcs 2016 but can't carry over to 2017

From 2015 all top 5 from bcs carry over to nationals 2016"

From me Dawn Alison: so technically all Popeye's Classic 2015 competitors who placed 4th and 5th are getting skrewed over

only getting 1 year to do BC CHAMPIONSHIPS instead of the 2 years qualification they were told they got

. NICE REAL NICE. ... NOT.

I wonder when or if bcabba plans on telling people other than me blasting this

as I know 1 of my competitors for sure from Popeye's intended to do 2017 BC's and now she can't.

Hope others share this to make people aware or other 4 and 5th placers are going to think they have a qualification to 2017

but got it taken away from them by the current BCABBA Executive.





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Dec 14, 2015

pt of the day



“If the artist does not fling himself, without reflecting, into his work,

as Curtis flung himself into the yawning gulf,

as the soldier flings himself into the enemy's trenches,

and if, once in this crater, he does not work like a miner on whom the walls of his gallery have fallen in;

if he contemplates difficulties instead of overcoming them one by one ...

he is simply looking on at the suicide of his own talent.”



“I tried and failed. I tried again and again and succeeded.

Dec 15, 2015
pt of the day

“Living with integrity means:
Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships.
Asking for what you want and need from others.
Speaking your truth,
even though it might create conflict or tension.
Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values.
Making choices based on what you believe,
and not what others believe.”

Dec 17, 2015
pt of the day


It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies,
but just as much to stand up to our friends.
Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our hearts,
we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in.
To me, bravery is to stand up for what you believe in.

Dec 18, 2015
pt of the day

We all have the right of freedom of speech
under the First Amendment.
We all don't have to agree with one another on our opinions.
Everyone in my circle, that I run around with,
we all feel the same about God, country, integrity and character
.Or see ya....
“If you were born without wings,
do nothing to prevent them from growing.”
said the caterpillar to the newly hatched butterfly...
I’ve finally figured it out where I’m supposed to be,
what I’m supposed to do,
so cool,
cheerio.....

Dec 19, 2015
pt of the day

“It is good to have an end to journey toward;
but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”“
What the mind can conceive and believe,
and the heart desire,
you can achieve.”
“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you
real life begins.
At that moment,
you will finally see the door of self acceptance opened.”
LIFE BEGINS AT THE END OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE
just do it...

Dec 20, 2015
pt of the day

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport.
You must also be prepared to work hard
and be willing to accept constructive criticism.
Without one-hundred percent dedication,
you won't be able to do this.
Success is about dedication.
You may not be where you want to be
or do what you want to do when you're on the journey.
But you've got to be willing to have vision and foresight
that leads you to an incredible end.

PIC: TEAM Fit Body’s PHYSIQUE BEAUTY Rhea Proulx

Dec 29th, 2015
pt of the day

“The road of life is strewn with the bodies of promising people.
People who show promise,
yet lack the confidence to act.
People who make promises they are unable to keep.
People who promise to do tomorrow what they could do today.
Promising young stars, athletes, entrepreneurs who wait for promises to come true.
Promise without a goal and a plan is like a barren cow.
You know what she could do if she could do it, but she can't.
Turn your promise into a plan.
Make no promise for tomorrow if you are able to keep it today.
And if someone calls you promising,
know that you are not doing enough today.”


HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL XMAS & ALL THE BEST IN 2016

Dec 30, 2015
pt of the day


“Results and Roses

The man who wants a garden fair,
or small or very big,
With flowers growing here and there,
Must bend his back and dig.

The things are mighty few on earth
That wishes can attain.
Whate'er we want of any worth
We've got to work to gain.

It matters not what goal you seek,
It's secret here reposes:
You've got to dig from week to week
To get Results or Roses.”

Dec 31, 2015
pt of the day
HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE

“You must give everything to make your life
as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination.”
“She is free in her wildness,
she is a wanderess,
a drop of free water.
She knows nothing of borders
and cares nothing for rules or customs.
'Time' for her isn’t something to fight against.
Her life flows clean,
with passion,
like fresh water.”
BEAT TO YOUR OWN DRUM,
FOLLOW YOUR OWN HEART IN THE DIRECTION YOUR WANT TO GO....
your life is your own,
do not waste in on trying to live it doing what someone else thinks you should do with it,
but instead,
live and cherish each moment...
they go way to fast & fleeting,
make the most of it,
all the best for the New Year,
may it be your best ever.....
sincerely, Dawn

Jan 1st, 2016
pt of the day
HAPPY NEW YEAR
a new year for a NEW YOU
hope you make it your greatest ever

“I don't want to live in the kind of world where
we don't look out for each other.
Not just the people that are close to us,
but anybody who needs a helping hand.
I cant change the way anybody else thinks,
or what they choose to do,
but I can do my bit.”

Jan 2, 2016
pt of the day

“Success is not final,
failure is not fatal:
it is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues
because without courage,
you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”
“Don't be afraid of your fears.
They're not there to scare you.
They're there to let you know that something is worth it.”

Jan 3, 2016
pt of the day

“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.”
“Many of life's failures
are people who did not realize how close they were to success
when they gave up.”
“Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says
I'll try again tomorrow.”

Jan 4, 2016
pt of the day

Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
Purpose is what gives life a meaning.
In absence of clearly defined goals,
we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
Thomas Edison dreamed of a lamp that could be operated by electricity,
began where he stood to put his dream into action,
and despite more than ten thousand failures,
he stood by that dream until he made it a physical reality.
Practical dreamers do not quit.
Effort only fully releases its reward
after a person refuses to quit.

Jan 5, 2016
pt of the day

“The brick walls are there for a reason.
The brick walls are not there to keep us out.
The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.
Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough.
They’re there to stop the other people.”

DON’T QUIT (poem)

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than

It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
Whe he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out -

The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It might be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

ATTENTION BCABBA COMPETITORS: (this was amended from original post on bcabba as i caught error on national qualifications)
ritish Columbia Amateur Bodybuilding Association
3 hrs ·

** Please note that I made some errors in the original post that have now been corrected. My sincerest apologies to everyone.
There are still some questions arising as to qualifications and the introduction of 2 separate streams (tested and non tested)

Let's discuss non tested first:
* If you placed 4th or 5th at BC Provincials in 2015 ONLY you MAY do the CBBF Nationals in 2016 ONLY ** please note there was a previous error stating 2014 as well.

* If you placed top 3 in the 2015 BC Provincials you are qualified to compete at the 2016 CBBF Nationals if you did not use your 2015 qualification.

* For Figure, Fitness and Women's/Men's Physique anyone that places top 5 at the 2016 BC Provincials may compete at the 2016 CBBF Nationals as they are in our home province

* For Bodybuilding, Classic Physique and Bikini ONLY top 3 advance to CBBF Nationals and you may choose either 2016 or 2017
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Now the tested stream:
* All top 5 from Kelowna from 2014 and 2015 are qualified for the BC Cup in 2016 only.

* for 2016 ONLY the top 5 from the Kelowna show will qualify for the tested BC Cup Provincials

* ONLY top 3 from BC Cup Provincials advance to the IFBB International Events Qualifier

* PREVIOUS to 2016 Overall Winners from Kelowna are Grandfathered for life and do not need to do the BC Cup.
They may go straight to the IFBB Event Qualifier. Overall winners in 2016 must do the BC Cup first

Please note: there are no crossovers between the 2 streams. If you placed in Kelowna in 2015 you MAY NOT do the BC Provincials

If anyone has any questions please contact me via email tzonefitness@telus.net
Thank you. Tamara

Jan 7th, 2016
pt of the day


“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.”
“To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.”
“The purpose of life is not to be happy.
It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate,
to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
“I don't want to live in the kind of world where we don't look out for each other.
Not just the people that are close to us,
but anybody who needs a helping hand.
I cant change the way anybody else thinks,
or what they choose to do,
but I can do my bit.”

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this is awesome please read the below.....

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another.

Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough, and we'll be more content when they are.

After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with.

We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our partner gets his or her act together

when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice holiday, when we retire.

The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?

Your life will always be filled with challenges.

It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.

A quote comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said,

"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life.

But there was always some obstacle in the way,

something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business,

time still to be served, or a debt to be paid.

Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.

So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special,

special enough to spend your time...and remember that time waits for no one.

So, stop waiting until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds,

until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire,

until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning,

until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off,

until spring, until summer, until winter, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink....

there is no better time than right now to be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

Work like you don't need money,

Love like you've never been hurt,

And dance like no one's watching

Jan 8 ,2016
pt of the day


“Give freely to the world these gifts of love and compassion.
Do not concern yourself with how much you receive in return,
just know in your heart it will be returned.

“It's not enough to have lived.
We should be determined to live for something.
May I suggest that it be creating joy for others,
sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind,
bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.”

Jan 9, 2016
pt of the day

What you focus on expands,
and when you focus on the goodness in your life,
you create more of it.
Be thankful for what you have;
you’ll end up having more.
If you concentrate on what you don’t have,
you will never, ever have enough.
What you focus on expands.
If you focus on the good, you will get more of it.
If you focus on lack and poverty, you will get more of that as well.
Learn to recognize the good in your life
and be grateful for it everyday.
Soon your focus will change
and so will your life.

Jan 10, 2016
pt of the day

Goals are my north star.
My compass.
The map that guides me along the road I wish to travel.
Goals are motivations with wind in their sails
they carry me forward despite the storms.

Jan 11, 2016
pt of the day

“People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination
to follow their own dreams
will often find ways to discourage yours.
When you change for the better,
the people around you will be inspired to change also....
but only after doing their best to make you stop.
Live your truth and don't EVER stop.”
The difference between the impossible and the possible
lies in a man's determination.
Champions aren't made in the gyms.
Champions are made from something they have deep inside them
a desire, a dream, a vision.
Sports do not build character.
They reveal it

RECIPE:

APPLE QUINOA EGGWHITE MUFFINS
PRECONTEST FRIENDLY
(note you can substitute the quinoa for oats and flax & nutracleanse)

preheat oven at 400 degrees
spray muffin tins with PAM SPRAY
add chopped apple & quinoa (or oats, flax, nutracleanse) to muffin tins
blend cinnamon & eggwhites
pour over top off apple etc in muffin tins
bake 20 mins

note can sub other fruit instead off apple too
use your amounts for ingrediants
ENJOY

Jan 12, 2016
pt of the day

“Strength doesn't come from what you can do.
It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.”
Strength doesn’t come from winning.
Your struggles develop your strength.
When you go through hardship
and decide not to surrender,
that is strength.

Jan 13, 2016
pt of the day

“In the storm, our only anchor is hope.”
“You can only have the courage and strength
to do what you think is right.
It may turn out to be wrong,
but you will at least have done it,
and that is the important thing.
We must act according to the best dictates of our reason,
and then leave God to judge its ultimate value.”
“Courage provides you with two qualities;
the capability to begin something
and the ability to endure it to the end!
Let no one stop you from sparking your life with courage!”

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Jan 14, 2016
pt of the day


You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize
how close they were to success when they gave up.”
“The difference between a successful person and others
is not a lack of strength,
not a lack of knowledge,
but rather a lack in will.”

Jan 17, 2016
pt of the day

“Pain is temporary.
It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year,
but eventually it will subside
and something else will take its place.
If I quit, however,
it lasts forever.
That surrender,
even the smallest act of giving up,
stays with me.
So when I feel like quitting,
I ask myself,
which would I rather live with?”