November 18- 2005 - ISSN 1715-4219
In this issue.....
>>> Hot Products - “An entirely new site is coming. ”
>>> Pat's Corner Part 2 - “HOW TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND BE HAPPY”
>>> Your Opinion Matters
>>> What do you want to see?
>>> Subscription Management
Short Intro...
Welcome to all our new subscribers!
Welcome back once again to the Date Poems Newsletter.
OUR NEW WEBSITE PREMIERS OUR THIRD ISSUE FOR SINGLE PARENTS DEALING WITH ENJOYING YOUR LIFE AND BEING HAPPY
Hi folks sorry about last time. Got busy with the new web site and just plain forgot about the newsletter. But you will be highly excited about the new web site when we finally have it finished off. Its gonna be hot. So hang in there.
Our newsletter will be part one on a series for single parents and others who want to learn how to enjoy their lives. So please try to catch up with Pat’s corner you may find something you like.
Soon we will have the website up and running and it will be full of hot products and other items to get you excited. So just hang in there a little longer.
Sorry all with changeover taking place in the website I just have not had time to do the proper research into the finding new Hot Products , but check out our current products there are some real winners there.
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Pat's Corner
Part three of “HOW TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND BE HAPPY”
SINGLE PARENTS DATIN
Today we deal with the power of just being happy.
We all know that single parenting can be extremely difficult to do at the best of times.
There are always a million things to take care of and never enough time and or money
to do them. So what is a person to do. Well we are about to show you some ideas that
just might make the choices far easier to deal with.
If you want to enjoy life - then do things that you enjoy.
Now as you can understand this doesn't really explain the process
of happiness and how to truly go about enjoying life -- because
many don't understand that being happy and enjoying life is a
process -- that combines how you see things and what you do in your
life.
Now I know I can't possibly explain everything that you can do in
order to enjoy life in this short report. But I can give you a
few pointers to get you started. So in the next few paragraphs I'm
going to outline some simple steps that you can follow so that you
enjoy life and continue to be happy. Your success will depend on
you and it will require an open mind -- if you choose to be
stubborn and refuse to have an open mind - please don't bother
reading the rest of this report. If you really want to enjoy
life and be happy and you have an open mind - then you're in for a
real treat - so enjoy.
To Begin you must learn to Create A Balance
By now you've probably heard it a million times that we should always
strive for a balance in our lives. You should learn to balance all the things
that you do on a regular basis in your life. But what does this really mean
this mean and why is this balance so important?
First decide what is important in life. For many of us it is our children and
we also not forget that we are important as well. All human beings are
valuable. So we hope you feel that there are many areas of your life that
are important. If you have only one thing
that is important you're not living up to your full potential and
will never truly be happy or enjoy life. Why? Because life consists
of a number of different aspects -- all of which are important to
yourself to give you the chance to enjoy your life. The process of life is supposed
to be fun and allow you to grow. When you focus on just one aspect you cannot
experience all the pleasures that life will bring.
For example: you may say that the most important thing in life
right now is to love your children and always be there for them.
This is a good start -- but if you only focus on this one goal you deny yourself
the chance to enjoy other aspects of life. What about your spiritual growth?
What about your relationships and desires? What about your desire for fun
and excitement?
What about your quest to learn new and different things? What about
your health? These things should also be important and you should
also focus on them. When you don't focus on all of them that’s when
you end up not enjoying life and not being happy.
I'm not suggesting that you ignore your children to be sure,
As for many of us that is the most important thing of all.
However I am suggesting that while your children are very important,
you should also pay attention to the other aspects of life.
Why? When you pay attention to all aspects of life your spirit,
your higher self is more in tune with life and the world and thus
you enjoy life and stand a greater chance of experiencing
happiness.
Plus when you focus on all aspects that are important
you experience a much more fulfilling and rewarding life -- as a
single parent who would like to find someone nice to date.
Just because you are single does not mean you have to give up
on the other sex go for it.
I'm not suggesting that you ignore your children to be sure,
As for many of us that is the most important thing of all.
However I am suggesting that while your children are very important,
you should also pay attention to the other aspects of life.
Why? When you pay attention to all aspects of life your spirit,
your higher self is more in tune with life and the world and thus
you enjoy life and stand a greater chance of experiencing
happiness.
Plus when you focus on all aspects that are important
you experience a much more fulfilling and rewarding life -- as a
single parent who would like to find someone nice to date.
Just because you are single does not mean you have to give up
on the other sex go for it.
The Next Step Is To Decide what is Important to You
The next step is to decide what you feel is most important to you.
Now each individual is different but the question comes down to what
is important to you. And for this each one of you must look in side
themselves and see what would make them feel good. Often times as
a single parent it comes down to a number of items such as health,
Spiritual, or even say money or relationships.
Now stop reading and take a few minutes to write down what is important
to you. And don’t stop writing until you have all the different items down
that you feel are important. Maybe even work on this list for a few days to get
all the different items down. Okay.
Once the list is completed then its time to take a long hard look at it
the question comes into play which areas of the list are getting your attention
and which are getting ignored. So now its time to prioritize your list and begin
to figure out what areas you feel should be getting the attention they deserve.
For instance you may want to shed a few pounds but always seem to be too busy
to join a gym or workout. So now its time to look at that and try to build
up a routine that allows you to pursue this goal. Often times you can also
plan activities with you children as well such as going swimming, hiking,
Walking, or bike riding these are all great for family time and good exercise as well.
Too often we let one main priority dominate our lives. Such as being the bread
winner for your family. And yes as a single parent myself I know how important this is.
But remember you are more then that so its time to let loose and do the other things
in your life that you would enjoy besides just being the bread winner.
If this is the case then start creating a balance by paying even a little attention
to those areas and see how you feel. Try it for a couple of weeks and see
if there is a difference in your attitude. Track your progress and focus
on the positive aspects of your life. Don't just focus on what is going wrong -
look at even small things that are going well in each area.
The end result of these changes will be a more harmonious you.
And no this will not happen overnight but it will happen. It just takes time for the
affects to be felt. But you can be sure that if you don’t do this the affects will never
be felt as the change did not take place.
ENJOY YOURSELF
One of the first thing to do is stop taking things to seriously. Yeah I know I can
hear you saying but the rent is due the kid is sick and things are stressful.
Well you are right things are stressful but aren’t they always like that.
So instead take a few deep breaths and know that there can be less stress in your life
if you just relax and take a few deep breaths and every now and then let out a smile.
Instead realize that life is more of a process that just one thing rolling into another.
Kind of like a problem that just never ends. Sometimes you just have to learn to relax and
not get stressed out over every little thing to be sure. Cause no matter what there will always
be another problem to deal with but there may not be another chance to smile.
So the next time you are in a dilemma because your supper didn’t turn out, or because your
daughter missed her curfew. Well it could always be worse couldn‘t it.
Just think at least you have food to eat, and for your daughter well at least she
came home didn’t she.
The key is to try different things here and learn to relax a bit.
Try being bold by venturing out and trying something new
and completely different. Learn from the things that you do well --
learn from your mistakes - so that you improve your chances of
success. Learn new things from other people. Make it a habit to
learn something new everyday - and make it a point to do something
different everyday in different areas of your life. Then see how
interesting and enjoyable life becomes.
The next step is to be an explorer of life - try to look at things differently.
Why not try to see things through your kids eyes. How do they feel about things and
experiment a little bit. Get them in the kitchen to help you cook. Ask them what they
want to eat and then get them to help prepare it. Life really is a process of learning
why stop when there is always something new and exciting that can be learned.
THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES OUT HERE
What it really comes do is what we focus on. If you focus on all the things that you
Think are going wrong in your life then yes things really will be always going poorly.
But instead if you take the time to let a little magic into your day then it could indeed
turn out great. So instead when you wake up in the morning try to find as many things
thing you are happy about in the day.
Then how about taking comparison notes at the end of the day and ask your kids what
they say during the day that they really enjoyed. So each supper can be an event of
enjoyment where everyone has to tell about an event that they enjoyed or had fun with
during the day. Just imagine how much fun would be had by all at the supper table at
night. It would now be a place to look forward to instead of dread.
And as a parent I would suggest starting your own daily diary of events that you enjoyed
during the day. So each night before you go to sleep write down what you enjoyed during
the day. This would be your own personal journal of fun and enjoyable times in your life.
It could be something as simple as a nice sunset, or a walk on the beach or going to
your son’s hockey game.
Over time you will accumulate many fun memories that will help carry you through the bad
times and be a daily task to look forward to each day. So why not give it a try and add more
joy to your life.
In conclusion it is often the way we see things that sets us up for good or bad days. But
each of us holds the key to our own lives. No one else can do this can they. So if we look
to see the positive side of things then we will surely see it. And by keeping track of all the
wonderful things in our lives then the beauty of life can always shine through on me and you.
So keep smiling and remember even though being a single parent can be challenging it
can also be very rewarding as well.
See you next week.
Wishing you love and romance,
P. S. Once again as I mentioned before I am not an English major so remember the
grammar may indeed not be perfect but as long as you are getting the message that’s
what counts.
Patrick Watson The Spiritual Guru of Dating
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