Today's Quote

"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind.But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me !" ~ (Dr. Seuss)



Xelas Beauty Tip of the Day

Be comfortable in your own skin. Confidence & a great attitude are both traits that not everyone possesses but many envy. Be yourself ! "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent !" (Eleanor Roosevelt)

‎"Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin.

That, or a kick-ass red lipstick."

~ (Gwyneth Paltrow)

Xela's Beauty Tip of the Day

Don't be embarrassed about having to wax your moustache (women), pluck your chin hairs or having to shave your extra back hair (men). It's your body and you need to do what you have to do to make yourself feel comfortable in your own skin. If you're not happy or comfortable with yourself, then you will not be happy or comfortable around others. Wax, pluck & shave & then
live, laugh & love ! (:

‎"Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind.

You don't want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head."

~ Garrison Keillor

Xela's Beauty Tip of the Day

Ladies & Gents: Make sure that your nails are clean and well-manicured. If your nails look like you've been playing with dirt all day long, no one is going to want to shake your hand /:



"Appearance is something you should definitely

consider when you're going out.

Have your girlfriend clip your nails or something like that."

 ~ Usher Raymond

Xela's Beauty Tip of the Day

If it sounds too good to be true,then it probably is. Don't waste money on beauty products that promise to make drastic changes in your natural beauty.Work with what you already have & enhance your good qualities. Don't stress over things that you have little or no control over. Let your inner beauty shine through.

‎"Use what talents you possess;

the woods would be very silent

if no birds sang except those that sang best."

~ Henry van Dyke

"Once you accept the fact that you're not perfect,

then you develop some confidence."

~ Rosalynn Carter

Xela's Beauty Tip of the Day

Please don't apply makeup or do your hair while driving;

doing so may cause a fatal car accident.

Save a life by giving yourself extra time at home to get ready.

(ALSO, DON'T TEXT AND/OR TALK ON CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING ! BE SAFE !)

♥ "Leave sooner, drive slower, live longer !" ~ Author Unknown ♥

"It takes 8,460 bolts to assemble an automobile,

and one nut to scatter it all over the road."

 ~Author Unknown

Xela's Beauty Tip of the Day

Get regular check-ups, drink lots of water & try to eat as healthy as possible (stay away from junk food). Staying healthy will increase your chances of living a longer, happier & beautiful life [=

‎"One thousand Americans stop smoking every day

- by dying."

~Author Unknown

"A cigarette is a pipe with a fire at one end

and a fool at the other."

~Author Unknown

Xela's Beauty Tip of the Day

EAT, PRAY & LOVE ! Good food, spirituality & love are like nourishment for the soul. A soul starving for nourshiment is a lost one.

"Prayer is when you talk to God;

meditation is when you listen to God."

~Author Unknown

Today's Quote

I made this collage to share some of my favorite photographs.

"Little girls are cute and small only to adults.

To one another they are not cute.

They are life-sized."

~Margaret Atwood

Today's Quote

“Our days are numbered. One of the primary goals in our lives should be to prepare for our last day. The LEGACY we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives. What preparations should we be making now? The greatest waste in all of our earth, which cannot be recycled or reclaimed, is our waste of the time that God has given us each day.”

(Billy Graham)

Live like you're dying

Although the movie, The Time Traveler's Wife, is a little too weird for my taste, I can still see a good message in there somewhere. The whole time traveling idea is not all that realistic to me. However, for me, the movie is a reminder of how we should appreciate every second of life and appreciate the people in our lives.

Chariots of Fire: A classic film that I finally saw for the first time

Yesterday I saw the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire for the first time in my life. The movie is a true story based on the lives of two men who competed in the 1924 Olympics representing Great Britain. Chariots of Fire won four Academy Awards including Best Picture. The title of the movie was inspired by a William Blake poem titled Jerusalem, which was inspired by the Holy Bible.

When Chariots of Fire first came out in 1981, I was only seven years old. Although I never had the opportunity to see the film, the movie's titled song (by the same name) always moved me. I remember watching commercials about the movie and being mesmerized by the titled song. As a child I did not know what the film was about; I had an idea but I was not sure. I simply remember hearing the soft, melodic, instrumental music and seeing men run on the beach whenever I saw the movie being promoted on television. Yet, without having any knowledge of the film, I was already touched by it and this would stay with me forever. So here I am, 30 years later watching the film for the very first time. In a way, I am glad that I waited; I am able to appreciate it more at this moment in my life than I probably would have at any other time.

FAITH IN ACTION

"Faith can move mountains,

but don't be surprised if God hands you a shovel." ~

(Author Unknown) 

 "Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by ACTION, is dead."~ (Holy Bible, James 2:17)

In other words, stop complaining,

get off your "hiney" & get'er done !

If "it's" meant to be, God will "have your back"

but you will never know unless you try !

Happy Friday, y'all ! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ [=

~ Xela

The Meaning of Life

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‎"In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we're pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker's praise without anxiety." ~

A.W. Towzer

Today's quote

"Please stop teaching my children that everyone gets a trophy just for participating. What is this, the Nobel Prize? Not everybody gets a trophy."

Glenn Beck

Today's quote

‎"If you're the smartest person in your circle, you're in the wrong circle – you've outgrown it. It’s time to move to the next level. If you're tired and frustrated all the time, it may be that everybody’s making withdrawals and nobody’s making deposits. Pray about moving into different dimensions where you'll grow and learn something new and be challenged again. It’s dangerous to stay in a place you've outgrown."

(TD Jakes Ministries/The Potter House)

Today's Quote

"A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is.... A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in." ~

Today's Quote

"By swallowing evil words unsaid,

no one has ever harmed his stomach." ~

Winston Churchill

Some things are better left unsaid...

 

Today's Quote ♥

“To see a world in a grain of sand & heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the part of your hand & eternity in an hour.” ~~

William Blake (1757-1827)

Appreciate the small things & treasure every second that you have because everything matters; it's all part of the bigger picture
♥ ~ Xela

Click here to listen to THIS IS YOUR LIFE by Switchfoot ♥

Today's quote

"Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?" ~ Horace (65 BC- 8 BC)