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Relax, Refresh, Recharge with today's tips and updates of what's new on our site. Live well. Enjoy the day! The Relax, Refresh, Recharge Report: It's Your Free Newsletter. Subscribe NowThe Relax, Refresh, Recharge Report is the official newsletter of Relax-Refresh-Recharge.com. Subscribe today -- it's free -- and delivered to you by email. How Much is Clutter Costing You?Clutter is emotional constipation - it clogs up every area of your life and stops the energy flowing. It stops you living the life you are here to live. Permalink -- click for full blog post "How Much is Clutter Costing You?" Site Search for the Relax, Refresh, Recharge! WebsiteWelcome to the Site Search for the Relax, Refresh, Recharge! website. Use this page to find the articles, tips, and ads you are looking for on www.relax-refresh-recharge.com Permalink -- click for full blog post "Site Search for the Relax, Refresh, Recharge! Website" Merry Christmas!However you celebrate Christmas, we hope it is a wonderful day for you. Amidst all the rushing and business, take a few minutes to relax, refresh, and recharge. Merry Christmas Relax at Home with These 5 Strategies to Loosen Up and UnwindCan you relax at home? Is it a place where you can have fun? Or, do you find that you must go out to have a good time, to loosen up, and to enjoy yourself? Five strategies to help you unwind. Quotes that Inspire, Make Us Laugh, Think Twice, or Appreciate What We HaveQuotes... a famous quote, a bible passage, a saying passed down through generations, quotations from speeches, an excerpt from a book, a line from a poem ... they relax, refresh, and recharge us. Christmas Quotations to Warm Your Heart with the Love that is ChristmasThese Christmas quotations prove that much can be said with very few words. I share them in hopes that they bring you joy, and find you with your heart filled with peace, love and blessings. Christmas Quotes Proclaim the Love that is the Spirit of ChristmasThese Christmas quotes show the spirit of Christmas. Dr. Seuss to Bing Crosby, whatever your style, Christmas means more than gifts in a pile. Celebrate the love of Christmas all year long. Religious Christmas Quotes ~ Sharing the Real Meaning of ChristmasThese religious Christmas quotes show that it only takes a sentence or two to explain the real meaning of Christmas -- the birth of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Christmas Fun Quotes - Not the Real Meaning of Christmas, Just Some SillinessSome Christmas fun quotes that might give you a laugh and help make your day a bit brighter. To take away stress, they're a bit of a gaff, meant to make the season seem lighter. Goals Are Obstacles … Shut Off the Alarms and Find Peace and SuccessGoals are obstacles that rob us of achieving what we need most – inner peace and a sense of accomplishment. Meeting goals is not the same as being successful. Happiness Is an Oddity – Coleen’s Ramblings on Being an Odd (Happy) CoupleHappiness is an oddity. Especially marital happiness. So much so that people from friends to co-workers to complete strangers comment on it when they see it. Beat Procrastination with These Eight Tips to Stress Less and Accomplish MoreProcrastination doesn't have to play a big role in your life. Here are eight tips to help you stop procrastinating that will leave you accomplishing more, feeling less stress, and having more fun. Goals ... Live For the Journey, Not the DestinationGoals. I define them as obstacles to success and true happiness. Feeling bogged down because yours aren’t clearly established? Or -- gasp -- are you bogged down precisely because you do have them? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Goals ... Live For the Journey, Not the Destination" Getting What You Want: Forget the "Shoulds" and Tell HimHow do you go about getting what you want when you've been married for years, you've always liked the same things, but your mate should know, but just doesn't seem to understand? Here's the answer. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Getting What You Want: Forget the "Shoulds" and Tell Him" Relaxing Quote of the DaySelf-confidence is so relaxing. There is no strain or stress when one is self-confident. ~ Anne Wilson Schaef Coleen’s Ramblings … Will They Relax, Refresh, or Recharge You?Coleen’s Ramblings give you something to think about. Will you identify with me, vehemently disagree, chuckle, or find the inspiration to do something nice for someone? Mood Lifters That Take One Minute Or Less That Will Help You Feel BetterMood lifters that you do in one minute or less can save the day. They'll zap you out of a funk, fast! Here are 22 things you can you do in one minute that will lift your mood and make you feel better. A Happy Marriage: 12 Tips for Marital Happiness and the Newlywed GlowA happy marriage means that after 20 years you still have that newlywed glow. Do you have it? If not, these 12 tips for marital happiness can help you get it back. Procrastinating and the Resulting Guilt Will Steal Your Fun … If You Let ItProcrastinating can make us a slave to the things we enjoy. It can steal the fun out of doing things we normally like to do and turn them into dreaded chores. It doesn't have to be this way. Relax, Refresh, Recharge! Positive Actions and Attitudes for Feeling GreatRelax, refresh, and recharge your mind and body. Reduce stress, organize your life, achieve goals, build your self-esteem, and develop a positive attitude. Pamper yourself. Revitalize and energize. Water ... Why You Need Water and How To Get ItYou need water. Sick? Hurting? Tired? Hungry? Need a physical boost to help you get through the day? Or, is it a mental boost you need? Either way, your kitchen faucet may have the answer. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Water ... Why You Need Water and How To Get It" Quote of the Day: HopeI am RVing in Hope, Alaska, today. So, naturally, today's quote is about hope. He who has health has hope. And he who has hope has everything. ~ Author Unknown Quote of the Day:You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive. ~ Rev. Jessee Jackson Quote of the DayThe key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead. ~ Bette Davis Confidence Quote of the Day:Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger. ~ Arnold Palmer Happiness Quote of the DayThe office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves. ~ William Ellery Channing Cool Off with a Cold ConeBeat the heat with an icy cold ice cream cone from McDonald's. At only 50 cents, they don't stress the budget. Happy Independence DayWe hope that however you are celebrating this Independence Day that you are doing it safely. Remember why the 4th of July is a holiday here in the USA -- and thank an active serviceman or retired veteran. Quote of the DayIn the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and for "finding himself." If he persists in shifting his responsibility to somebody else, he fails to find out the meaning of his own existence. ~ Thomas Merton Quote of the Day:Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition. ~ Archimedes (Greek Philosopher) Pure, Simple PleasuresThere's just something about nature that I find relaxing. On a short drive this morning, we saw a baby bunny, a squirrel, two woodpeckers, and some robins. Those aren't exactly what you'd call spectacular wild-life sightings. Yet, I got a chuckle from the antics of the bunny and the squirrel. It was simply fun to watch the birds pecking along, getting their breakfast. Perhaps that is why I find it relaxing -- pure, simple pleasures. Quote of the Day:A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing. ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder Quote of the Day:That is happiness; to be dissolved into something completely great. ~ Willa Cather Quote of the Day:The world is a better place as a result of Michelangelo not having said, "I don't do ceilings." ~ Edward A McCabe We All Need Reminders to RelaxWhy is it so hard for Americans to relax? We know we need to relax. We know that without relaxation, we can't be fully rested and refreshed. We know that relaxing is vital to recharging our inner batteries. Yet, we fight it. A few days ago, I found myself pushed too far. I was grumpy. Although I was working long hours, I wasn't getting done all the things I thought I should be getting done. And, then, I developed a pain in my rib cage that wasn't constant, but was definitely bothersome. Pain is my body's way of forcing me to relax. So, today, you'll find me in my travel trailer, parked in a campground in Homer, Alaska. Looking out my window I see mountains, the ocean, and eagles. The pain in my side is going away. That's the sign that I'm getting my priorities in order. Relax. Refresh. Recharge. I needed a reminder to practice what I preach! Quote of the Day:True elegance consists not in having a closet bursting with clothes, but rather in having a few well-chosen number in which one feels totally at ease. ~ Coco Chanel Quote of the Day:Whenever I feel afraid, I hold my head erect, and whistle a happy tune, and no one will suspect I'm afraid. ~ from Anna, in The King and I, by Rogers and Hammerstein Quote of the Day:Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. ~ James Barrie Happiness Quote of the Day:What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. ~ Joseph Addison Quote of the Day:We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. ~ Frank Tibolt Quote of the Day:We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. ~ Maxwell Maltz Take Time to Enjoy the MomentTake time to enjoy the little things in life -- the things you see but aren't looking for. Yesterday morning, we were going to garage sales. We followed signs and never did find one particular sale. But, looking for it, we did see a cow moose with a young calf. They were feeding along the roadway. What a cutie! It was one of those moments when we appreciate life in Alaska, the rural gravel roads, and the wildlife. We just stopped to watch. Quote of the Day:Remember often how good life can be. For the more you remember, the more life you give to your best possibilities. ~ Ralph Marston Quote of the Day:Joy increases as you give it, and diminished as you try to keep it for yourself. ~ Norman Vincent Peale Thought for the Day:Troubles, like babies, grow larger by nursing. ~Lady Holland You can choose to nurse your troubles and watch them grow until they consume you. Or, you can choose to focus on better and brighter things, and have a more positive result. Quote of the Day:True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. ~ William Penn Quote of the Day ... RelaxThe time to relax is when you don't have time for it. ~ Sydney J. Harris Happiness is...a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne |