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Be Grateful for what you Don't have

Thanksgiving is over and now the games have begun. You probably sat with friends or family last week and gave thanks for all the things you have. Now that the advertising is heating up, we are supposed to forget that we are grateful for what we have, because apparently it isn't big enough, cool enough, techie enough, or it is out of date.

Stop a second! First, we all are better off than most people in other countries. If you don't get that, give the gift of foreign travel this holiday and see for yourself. Look around and realize that you more than likely have "enough."

And then - if you are still dissatisfied, be thankful for what you do NOT have:

1. If you think your house is too small, be grateful that you don't have to clean a huge house, or pay someone else to do that.
2. If you don't have enough storage space, be grateful because you would just fill it up with junk anyway. Then your heirs would have to go to all that trouble hauling it to the Salvation Army or the curb when you die.
3. If you have had that horrible three week cold going around, be grateful that it is only a cold and it eventually will go away. It could be worse. (Apparently I used that phrase a lot when I was raising my four girls… one of them, Chaude, wrote a little book for school that featured Aunty Beth saying 'It could be worse!')
4. If you think that you are getting older and you are bemoaning all those wrinkles and the effects of gravity, don't look backwards at how hot you were in your twenties, be grateful for how you look now… because it is a heck of a lot better than you will look in 25 years and you will look back and miss how you look now!

"The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is acknowledged; it's the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that's weighed."

Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD), Letters to Lucilius, 100 A.D.

"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."

Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

"Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)

"Greetings Beth:

Just wanted to let you know your presentation this morning for AzSAE, was just awesome.

Thank you,

Penny Allphin, CHME

Announcements:

1. Beth's a busy gal!

   I know you mainland folks are envious - she is going to be in Hawaii almost every month for the first half of the new year. So Hawaii, let Beth know when you need to book her. And if you work anywhere else, she can be in your city, too. Just call and ask!

   
   

   Books Books Books - we are at the end of the year and that means inventory clearance. If you have ever wished you had a couple of Beth's books on hand to give away as last minute gifts, now is the time. Starting today through the end of the year, her books are only $10 each plus shipping. Click here for the specials

   
   

   101 Ways To Make Your Life Easier       Walking in a Crowd of Angels

   
   

   Note - many of you in my seminars have asked for downloads of my programs. Those are coming in the New Year. Meanwhile, if you need a lift, don't forget that every newsletter in the past year has been recorded. All you have to do is go to the archived newsletters and click on "listen to this newsletter." And there is always the Panic Button!

   To find out whether Beth is already scheduled in or near you- just call us TollFree: 877-672-5008 or write us today!

Something you can do right now to get out of overwhelm…

DON'T FORGET THE MILITARY PERSONNEL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

As we plow our way through the food and gifts this year, we should remember that we have 155,000 of our own at risk in Iraq, and a bunch more in Afghanistan.

Some of these troops don't hear much from home. But there are numerous organizations that will route care packages and good wishes to them.

The effervescent computer guru Kim Komando has a long list of organizations on her site. Why not put something together for the troops? It needn't be expensive, and it could mean a lot to somebody. Check the list at: http://www.Komando.com/supporttroops.asp

For those of you who want to check your symptoms before you see a Dr.:   http://www.WebMD.com/

My doctor has a great Natural Healing Website. I highly recommend his books and his practice:  http://www.TheElementsOfHealth.com/

Well I am grateful for not being a cat. I am grateful that I don't have to work very hard for a living. One column a month and keeping Rottweilers next door away from our yard is hard enough.

I am grateful that it is my 6 1/2 birthday. I won't say how old that is in dog years, but it is past middle age!! Here is my baby picture when I came home to Beth, Andrew and my four beautiful sisters (the human ones) Chenty, Liandra, Alisha and Chaude. You can tell I wasn't as brave as I am now. (And look how skinny Lezard is! LOL)

I think the quote on Beth's wall says it all; "Happiness isn't having what you want; it is wanting what you have." I don't know who said it. Probably Snoopy. He is one cool dog.

Well, you all have a great Holiday! I'll be on the floor under the table hoping Beth drops something! Now having THAT would make me happy!

Love,

Click here to email me (Xena)! (You don't think humans are the only ones to get fan mail do you?)

[Editors note: Attitudes and advice given out by Chihuahuas do not reflect the opinions of management. However, in the interest of political correctness and recognition of multi-canine diversity, we will let her speak her mind. We are not responsible if you take her advice.]