Hard: still fixing my website and deciding on a target mkt

fun: on Thursday I auditioned for the co-host position on a morning tv show that airs on Fox Providence ( in Rhode Island) super fun experience.

Beautiful: knowing the work I do really helps people.

Way to go on your happy-news email. Those make my days too.

Sounds like you had a good week. As for the book, no worries. The more relaxed you are, the easier it will be for you to write the book.

As for me, this was an interesting week. I have been off from work due to my aunt passing away which made me really think about the direction of my life. Sometimes you just get to a point where you just have to jump off the cliff and trust that you will land. I have done this many times and I realize I may need to do that again soon.

As for fun and beautiful…well…nothing like a blue sky and bright sunshine to make me smile and see that life is beautiful. And for fun, spending time with those who are a part of my life.

May this upcoming week be awesome for us all.

Hi Hayden, I love how you said that gratitude and inspiration is reciprocal. So true.

Hi Evita, It’s tough adapting to a new routine. I say bundle up and get out there even if you have to take a shorter walk.

Hi Positively Present, Procrastination is always hard.

Hi Megan, I’ll let you know as soon as the book is done.

Hi Patty, Nothing better than having a nice dinner with a close friend. I would like to have one with my wife soon. Since having the baby we haven’t had much “us” time.

Hi Tess, Breathing is very important. Always working on improving it. Thanks for the reminder.

Hi Emily, When I am feeling bad it’s hard to be happy.

Hi Marelisa, loved your science of getting rich posts. They were so indepth and insightful.

Hi Sue, SPUD patrol is a wonderful way to spend a few hours. I bet the people loved them.

Hi Lance, It’s funny how a project can start out so glorious can turn so lousy.

Hard: An additional project I signed up to help with at work, several months ago, has began. And it’s something I’ve lost interest in since initially agreeing to help out. The good news is that it will only last a couple of weeks. Still, just the thought of doing it had put me in a less-than-ideal state.

Fun: Digging into the technical side of my website. I don’t do this all that often, but when I do – it’s really something I do enjoy (even though I’m not efficient at it!).

Beautiful: Going out for a run one day this week, and just letting my mind wander in the process – felt like I wanted to keep running forever! Such great thoughts came over me as I was out there!

Sounds like you had a really good week this week. The happy face that you’d drawn got a much needed smile out of me. I was so glad to hear about the thank you letter you got from one of your readers about how helpful your site has been to her in dealing with her depression at work. What really comes through in your videos and posts is your sincerity,authenticity and depth of caring and desire to be of help to others–and I think those traits are helpful and healing in and of themselves.

I’d like to thank you for all the positive feedback you give your readers about their ideas and thoughts that they share on this site–I know I’ve always appreciated the positive comments and their effect in terms of inspiring me to want to do more writing in a variety of formats. I’d also like to thank other readers for having the courage to write and share their views and experiences.

So what was hard this week? Losing an entire day and a half to the migraine from hell combined with what I suspect was a case of food poisoning (I knew I should have trusted my intuition about those canned water chestnuts!), followed by a rather grueling meeting this morning. (I felt thoroughly grilled and spent by the end of the meeting.):-(

What was fun: I joined a “What’s Your Tree”: Finding your Passion and Purpose circle that is being offered as one of the “Be the Change” action circles, and we had our first meeting last night. Tomorrow (Saturday) I will be volunteering with SPUD patrol. No, we don’t go about rounding up wayward potatoes! What we actually do is set up a couple of large tables in one of the poorest areas of the city and hand out baked potatoes (complete with butter, sour cream, chives, shredded cheese, salt & pepper)to anyone walking by who is hungry and wants one. SPUD stands for Serving Potatoes to Unrecognized Devas (a Sanskrit word that more or less means angels).

Beautiful–I treated myself to some beautiful, large, reddish-orange dahlias and put them in a cobalt blue vase and have been admiring the stunning colour contrast all week. I also created a little autumn equinox seasonal altar, so now I really feel like I’ve shifted into the season. Every time I walk past it, I try to remember to consciously connect with it and think about what I’ve “harvested” and what new seeds or projects need to be sown, as well as all of the non-material riches in my life that I’m thankful for.

Wishing everyone a good week and looking forward to next week’s installment of the Hard,Fun and Beautiful. Thanks, Karl, for starting this great weekly summary and check-in.

So here’s my week:

Hard: I had to accept that there was a situation which was affecting me which I simply had no control over. The only thing I could control was how I reacted to the situation.

Fun: Writing my “The Science of Getting Rich” posts.

Beautiful: Watching the ships lined up to sail across the Panama Canal every time I go for a jog.

Fun: Spending the weekend with my parents. I don’t get to do it all that often and it’s nice to see them.

Beautiful: This afternoon–the sun was so bright, the sky was totally blue, and the leaves are still changing.

Hard? Being overwhelmed with technology. Didn’t watch the CD’s that came with my Blackberry like planned.

Fun? Took a day off and went hiking with my husband.

Beautiful? The Pinnacle Peak mountains and my health. Planning to hike the Grand Canyon with online friends. How cool is that oops I think that would be under fun!

Hard: a busy week, full schedule, so staying balanced was a challenge
Fun: a busy week, full schedule, getting to do work I love (isn’t it interesting how fun and hard can me the same thing?)
Beautiful: finally reconnecting with a dear friend, having dinner in a beautiful restaurant, and catching up.

Congratulations on moving forward with your book. Exciting!