Inspiration

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Hi Vicki,.

I don't know about anyone else, but I could not download what you sent.

And people who receive the digest form of cannot open attachments at

all. I am sure the picture was beautiful and inspirational, but computer

illiterate me could not figure out how to open it. If you want to try to

resend, post to -offtopiconelist. If you are not already

subscribed to that list directions to subscribe or unsubscribe are at the bottom

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of it.

Hugs,

Marta

Hugs,

Marta NJ

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Hope this is not against protocol, but I saw this picture and thought it was

too beautiful not to send. I have several others, just as beautiful, all nature

scenes, waterfalls, mountains, etc. If anyone is interested let me know. And

please accept my apologies if this is against protocol. (It tried sending the

entire package of pictures, but it was too big to send). Let me know if you want

to see the rest, if so I'll have to send them one at a time, there are about

five different ones. Hope you enjoy this.

Vicki

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What is a PPT file? AOL won't open it. Is there any way to send it as a jpg

file?

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In a message dated 9/20/99 8:29:33 PM, ferraroa@... writes:

<<I can only send one of the

five at a time,because they are so big. But let me know if you like this one

and I'll send more.>>

Thanks Vicki!

That was beautiful.......

{{hugs}}

Jane

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,

PPT is a powerpoint file, I thought it would be easier to open, I'll send it

to you as a jpg, hope you can open it. Of course, I can only send one of the

five at a time,because they are so big. But let me know if you like this one

and I'll send more.

Vicki

Re: [Lyme-aid] INSPIRATION

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Jane,

I'm so glad you got it! Do you want me send another? I have a mountain

scene, meadows, fall colored trees and a moonlight/water picture. Most of

them are just as pretty. Let me know.

Hugs to you too,

Vicki

Re: [Lyme-aid] INSPIRATION

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Busy watching the Olympic trials - female gymnasts. What an inspiration!

Dedication, strength, grace, power and fitness. Leaner.

PS. Was my butt EVER that high?!!

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Ok so it's not actually the Olympic trials - just trying out for the American

team. Either way, these young women are fabulous... Leaner.

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In a message dated 31-Aug-00 10:48:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

laury5313@... writes:

<< DAILY INSPIRATION: DON'T MAKE FAILURE A PRIORITY

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they

want most for what they want at the moment.

>>

Water pills, laxitives, miracle diets, the Xynadrine and soap opera diet,

starvation, and any other " miracle diet " versus the hard truths and valuable

life lessons of proper nutrition, exercise, supplementation and goal setting.

Hmmmm.....

-Nic'ster

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<<BEGIN WITHIN>>

mmmmmmm.... I like that. =)

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My inspiration while exercising is putting on some music that I absolutely love (music that makes you think about good times from the past) and I do self-visualization...I think about how I want to look and feel, what I want to do and I visualize myself doing it. Let me tell you..this works! I had no idea what this was back when I first went into the army and was in basic training but I used to do it all the time. I first started it when we had to do 12 mile road marches up rocky hills in Alabama in the middle of the night when I was in basic training while carrying a 60lb ruck sack on my back.

Believe me, it gets you through!

~Liz

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This song is INCREDIBLE!!!!

Just as Donna said.. if you haven't heard it.. YOU HAVE TO!! ...this is

also the song that the 2 girls sang on Maury one day & Mark Willis surprised

them there. 58 kleenex-tissues later... or was it 59...??

Prodanyk

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Inspiration

> In response to the one post where she mentioned how a

> song got her through a time in her life that was

> tough. Isn't it amazing how at different times in our

> lives whenever we need it a certain person or song or

> an act of kindness comes upon us to help us deal or

> make it through to the next day. Isn't it neat. How

> many of you have heard the song " Don't Laugh At Me " ,

> by Mark Wills. He is a country artist. The first time

> I heard that song it actually made me almost stop my

> vehicle because it was so powerful. Please try and

> listen to it if you have not had the opportunity yet.

>

>

> =====

> Donna Rae

>

> __________________________________________________

>

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I agree that song does the same to me too, but I have to admit I

didn't really know of it until I saw the two lp sisters from MN on

Maury Show sing it with Mark Wills. So, whoever you two are, thanks

and of course a thanks goes out to Mark Wills also:).

luv, grady;)

Don't laugh at me by Grady

(My version, but still very true nonetheless. Has any LP on here ever

fallen in love with an average sized person? I know, dumb question,

cuz some of you are married to them. lol My first love was one.

Miss Pamela Winter.)

Don't laugh at me.

I have feelings for you

I really do

Yes, I know I'm short,

but dwarfs fall in love too

Sometimes with those bigger

than themselves

That's because our hearts

are bigger than ourselves.

Dontcha know the saying?

" What's that? " You say

Love goes wherever it's sent

even up a tree that's bent! (LOL)

I'd go out on a limb for you

if mine was a long as yours (haha)

but since it's not

I can only give you what I've got

and that's my heart.

luv, grady;)

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A good example! I couldn't help thinking of all the times I thought I couldn't go on with the shots and the pills, but I kept at it. I missed many doses of the pills just through forgetting, but took all my shots (3x wkly). I'm so happy I went through it now. I pray that you all find the victory that I am experiencing now. I know I'll have to keep watch the rest of my life, but I feel confident that I have got the upper hand. It's fu**ing great to be alive! -dz-

Sizer <ssizer@...> wrote:

Simple words of inspiration:

"I can't go on! I can't go on! I'll go on!"

from Beckett's Waiting for Godot

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DAVE THAT'S GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!

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Thank you for the inspirational breath of

fresh air.

In Health!

Jay W. Emmons

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Inspiration

People are often unreasonable, illogical,

and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, People may accuse

you

of selfish, ulterior motives;

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win

some

false friends and some true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank,

people may cheat you;

Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building,

someone

could destroy overnight;

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,

they may be jealous;

be happy anyway.

The good you do today,

people will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,

and it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis,

it is between you and the creator

it was never between you and them anyway.

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some real Truth here--thanks, Karolyn! love, Satya

[ ] Inspiration

People are often unreasonable, illogical,and self-centered;Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, People may accuse youof selfish, ulterior motives;Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win somefalse friends and some true enemies;Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank,people may cheat you;Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someonecould destroy overnight;Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness,they may be jealous;be happy anyway. The good you do today,people will often forget tomorrow;Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have,and it may never be enough;Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis,it is between you and the creatorit was never between you and them anyway.

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Thought this was great. Hope you enjoy

Love,

>

> Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

> One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each

> afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the

> room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his

> back.

> The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families,

> their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where

> they had been on vacation. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the

> window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate

> all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed

> began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be

broadened

> and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

> The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played

on

> the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked

arm

> in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline

> could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all

this

> in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close

his

> eyes and

> imagine the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window

> described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn't hear the

> band - he could see it. In his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window

> portrayed it with descriptive words. Days and weeks passed. One morning,

> the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the

> lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his

> sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the

body

> away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could

be

> moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and

> after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly,

painfully,

> he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real

world

> outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the

bed.

> It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled

> his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this

> window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see

> the wall. She said, " Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you. "

>

> Epilogue:

> " There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our

> own situations " " Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when

> shared, is doubled " . " If you want to feel rich, just count all the

things

> you have that

> money can't buy " . " Today is a gift, that's why it is called the

present. "

>

> The origin of this letter is unknown, but it brings good luck to

> everyone who passes it on. Do not keep this letter.

> Just forward it to your friends to whom you wish good luck.

> You will see that something good happens to you four days from

> today.

>

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stephanie,

reading about julie made me cry. thank you for sharing that. i so

appreciate her commitment-- and will think of her the next time i'm

feeling like skipping a workout, cutting a workout short, or not

pushing it to the max.

by the way, belated happy birthday and congrats on your progress! =)

lia

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Thanks Lia,

I love BFL tracker, there are so many inspirational stories there.

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Oh my gosh! She looks fantastic & in only 5 months!!

F

Inspiration

This is amazing, it shows you are NEVER too old!!

Check out lin-Hall...what an inspiration!!! At 49 1/2 --she

said " enough " ! She wanted to compete before she was 50--not too long to

go. But she succeeded...and look at her today..at age 54!!!!

Be sure to check out the pics below---do they feel familiar to you---the

before pic? The after pics can be you too!!!

Here are 2 links to websites about her:

http://www.nabba.co.nz/profiles/les...anklin_hall.htm

http://www.gofigure.co.nz/wonderW-LesleyFH.html

From GoFigure:

Quote:

After putting her competition plans on hold for 16 years to raise her

family, lin-Hall has now immersed herself in the wonderful

world of competitive figure competition.

made a commitment to herself to compete in a figure contest

before

her 50th birthday. 3 years on, and after losing the initial 14kg to

compete in her 1st show, has continued to shape her figure and

has

competed in numerous competitions.

In this profile we find out what has spurred to stay committed to

her new lifestyle, and what plans are in the pipeline for this youthful

53

year old! (She is now 54!)

Family and children (ages):

My age is 53 and I have a husband and three daughters Cloe 16, Sophie 14

and 12, and a multitude of animals and cars.

Have you always participated in a fitness lifestyle?

I have always kept a sort of fit type of lifestyle. Wanted to do

competition when I was 34 and guess what I found out- I was pregnant

with

my first daughter so it had to be put on hold for 16 years. Had always

said that I wanted to do a competition but I didn't think that I would

ever do one. Then one day I committed myself to do one before I turned

50

and at that time I had about 5 months to get ready and about 14kgs to

get

off.

I did my first one in the November before my 50th and have gone on from

there.

This is my 3rd year competing.

How do you feel weight training has helped you with general health and

fitness?

Before I started training to compete I really didn't think that I would

get anywhere near a competitor as I resigned myself to the middle age

spread. And that was normal for women of my age to have this thick

middle

and flabby arms, legs and rear end! I have now proved that wrong.

Not saying that it is easy as I do believe that it gets harder to get

your

bodyfat down and get in shape as the years creep on.. but not

impossible.

I now have a much more in life, I have more energy, my general health is

great, I have confidence and it has done wonders for my self esteem.

('s before photo (below) was taken on 30 October 2000)

What do you think of women who feel they're 'too old' to compete?

As for women who feel they are too old to compete, well I suppose it

depends on what you call too old and how much they want to change

themselves. I have alot of women say that they couldn't have the

discipline or time to through with the diet and training.

Well my comment is how time do you have? Do watch TV each and you can

always go to bed an hour earlier and up before the family.

And as for the diet ( I like to call it a lifestyle change), how much do

they want to look good, feel good, go into the shop and fit into a size

10

pair of jeans. I feel that we owe it to ourselves and our creator to

look

after the body that we have been given, and I look at food as fuel not

as

comfort. And what we put in is what we get out.

I look at the forbidden goodies and sometimes tempted and even have the

odd one or two but I have to remind myself after 'was the pleasure of

eating it worth it'. That brings me down to earth again. I would

encourage

any women to give it a go, maybe not all will get to the stage but even

going through the process it would give any women a great sense of self

worth and confidence, and a time out just for them as most of us at our

age have given heaps to our families.

It comes time to give yourself something back and that I have found

bodybuilding has given me my time for myself and the confidence and

discipline to take control of my life, my health and look after my body.

As I get older I would rather have toned muscles than saggy skin.

looking tanned and terrific at Nabba Nats 03 where she placed 2nd

o45 Sen Fig. (See picture below)

Is there any particular area of your body you need to take more care of

as you've matured?

As a more mature bodybuilder I need to take a lot of care of my skin as

that is one area that we lose the elasticity. I use a lot of body oils

and

now try to keep out of the sun. I do use the sunbed prior to a comp but

I

am considering using fake tan next time so as to keep the tone of my

skin.

I also pay a lot of attention to training my triceps and legs as they

are

also areas that tend to sag alot as we mature. And the middle, it is

still

the area that I have to work hard at and that is the area that tends to

put on the weight first for me.

How do you feel 'mixing it' with some of the younger competitors

backstage?

I don't have any problems mixing it with the younger competitors

backstage, in fact, they are very encouraging. I get a lot of

compliments

and a lot of the ladies are encouraged thay they too can keep on going

and

keep in shape in their later years.

How do you keep motivated to train?

I love training and the feeling of achievement when I had a good

workout,

it is part of my life. I am amazed when I look at the photos of myself

over 3 years and how much I have changed.

My goals for this is to compete overseas and encourage more mature women

to give it a go.

But it wouldn't have been possible for me if I didn't have such a

fantastic trainer, without him I wouldn't be writing this. I know that I

would have given up and accepted second best, but he only trains

winners!

That would be another bit of advice to anyone starting out is to find a

really good trainer, one that will take you all the way.

What advice would you give some of the younger athletes who want to stay

fit and healthy for life?

My advice to young athletes who want to stay fit and healthy is: keep

things in perspective. Have goals in life and plan your way to get them.

Treat each day as the best day of your life. Get out of bed and enjoy

life

as you are only young once and make your dreams come true. Have a vision

and make it come true.

I wish I had taken up the sport in my much younger years, as you learn

so

much about yourself and how to control yourself.

I encourage all my daughters to give all aspects of sport a go. All

three

play soccer, my middle daughter competes in gymnastics and my elder one

in

martial arts, netball and soccer. With them all I encourage them to keep

their fitness up in the off season. Now I have some of their friends and

a

few of their boyfriends asking me about my sport and how to get into it.

What I tell them is a good start is join a good gym that will give you

advice and support.

Pam

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wow . thankyo for sharing this.... Marilyn <mwelton@...> wrote: I just wanted to give you folks a little inspiration. This week I went to see a new Home Health patient she is 83 years old. Over the last 15 years she has had bilateral total hips, bilateral total knees, and bilateral total shoulders! Two years ago she fell and landed on her knees, breaking both femurs above the prosthesis, requiring rods and screws in both femurs. This time, she had a revision of her left hip ( replaced the cup liner and the ball of the femur) and repaired the knee cap on the right knee. She is 10 days post op, and walking independently in her home w/ a wheeled walker, up/down a short ramp, and beginning to help w/ the laundry. She has 95 deg. flexion in the knee,

and is independent in all of her exercises! What a powerhouse of a little lady! Prior to this surgery she was walking w/out a cane or walker! Marilyn

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Wow, if she can do all that, at her age, who am I to complain about my petty problems. God bless her. SUE VOGEL <suevogel@...> wrote: wow . thankyo for sharing this.... Marilyn <mwelton@...> wrote: I just wanted to give you folks a little inspiration. This week I went to see a new Home Health patient she is 83 years old. Over the last 15 years she has had bilateral total hips, bilateral total knees, and bilateral total shoulders! Two years ago she fell and landed on her knees, breaking both femurs above the prosthesis, requiring rods and screws in both femurs. This time, she had a revision of her left hip (

replaced the cup liner and the ball of the femur) and repaired the knee cap on the right knee. She is 10 days post op, and walking independently in her home w/ a wheeled walker, up/down a short ramp, and beginning to help w/ the laundry. She has 95 deg. flexion in the knee, and is independent in all of her exercises! What a powerhouse of a little lady! Prior to this surgery she was walking w/out a cane or walker! Marilyn Brings words and photos together (easily) withPhotoMail - it's free and works with . God bless you!

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Sorry, I forgot to include the link

http://www.bodychangers.com/jmckown_inter.shtml

Enjoy,

TM

wrote:

> I want to encourage you all to listen to the interview done by

> McKown on BodyChangers.

[Guest guest]

Wow! I'm so happy to have said something inspirational to someone else!

Thanks for letting me know!

Cheers!

Marla

On 9/29/06, fgourd <fgourd@...> wrote:

>

> Sue wrote: " Sounds to me like your getting it together. It's keeping it

> together that is difficult. "

>

> ** Hey Sue,

> It was good to remember/realize that my base, my planning is really

> well established. Well, it/the rest is a work in progress, isn't it.

> Well today I am looking to have this a work done. Marla wrote " I white

> knuckled it for 7 days " . I really like that picture and found it

> inspiring; and it's helping me.

> --------------

> Sue wrote: " Best in diet to you! "

>

> ** Thanks Sue! It's a very good way of putting it.

> Take good care,

> Fran

>

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Marla wrote: Wow! I'm so happy to have said something inspirational to

someone else!

> Thanks for letting me know!

> Cheers!

> Marla

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Yep! You did.

Fran :- )