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This Month Saint Patrick’s Day—An Undying Spirit
By Dorothy M. Smith
In History Thanks to the great Saint Patrick, the Irish is what this treasure is all about. It's pride of
have a holiday on March 17th! Traditional place, pride of our cultural background.
3 - 1931 - The “Star blessings of...
Spangled Banner” becomes A particularly Happy Saint Patrick's Day
the National Anthem "Leprechauns, castles, good luck and would ideally start with St Patrick's Day
laughter; poems and wishes, followed by events like St
Patrick's Day Parades and Run. Traditional
6- 1950 - Silly putty is Lullabies, dreams and love ever after. activities and stories would be sprinkled all
invented over the day leading to an evening of singing
and music. The foot tapping to the sounds of
Poems and songs with pipes and drums;
the fiddle and 'The Chieftains'. Corned beef,
10 - 1876 - Alexander
A thousand welcomes when anyone comes..."
cabbage, potatoes, 'bubbles and squeak' ( my
favorite! ) and beer of course, certainly make
Graham Bell places world’s the music in the air sound sweeter. And all of
first telephone call ...will transport you to a land of fairy tales, this on a background of refreshing green!
love and good cheer. As Irish immigrants
17 - 1737 - Saint Patrick’s spread around the world, so did their A special day is just another excuse to spend
traditions and culture. Celebrations of Saint some quality time with the people who
Day is celebrated in the Patrick's Day in Ireland are per- matter to us and so for
United States for the first haps, the most elaborate of all but people who live away from
time several countries over the world their friends and family, the
provide strong competition with day seems only half as
fancy parades and celebrations. By good. Going green and
29 - 1886 - Coca Cola is birth or not, everyone is Irish on
this fun filled day.
sending St Patrick's Day
ecards, greeting cards, gifts
invented
and making phone calls is a
Green is the color of Ireland and way to stay connected, even
30 - 1964 - Jeopardy more especially so on this day. from far away.
For all those busy with Saint
debuts on television Patrick's Day activities, green While getting gifts and
signifies abundance, renewal, cards is fun, my favorite
growth, health and life! The shamrock helps part of the tradition is when I get to pinch
display this thought and calms worried minds. someone for not wearing green. It's so much
Everyone is looking for a pot of leprechaun's fun to tease and greet irrespective of
gold and luckily it is not that difficult to find, everything else. For me, March 17th marks
at least not on March 17th. Maybe what we victory, a victory of mankind over all its daily
are looking for is not really material wealth troubles and everyday problems. It is a chance
but the joy, laughter, dreams and love of one to celebrate the ability to rejoice in spite of
and all around which is as precious as gold to everything, an opportunity to rise above all
us. The happiness which is spread and shared challenges to spread joy and hope. St Patrick's
with everyone, a carefree spirit of victory and Day means warmth, growth and an undying
hope is the real wealth. The handing down of youthful spirit.
tradition and culture to the future generations
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2. The Un-Glamorous, Ridiculously Obvious Interesting Facts
Secret to Achieving Any Goal You Never Knew
by Theresa Ceniccola
If you're searching for a miracle pill, the latest it. Write down the things that will change in
get-rich-quick idea or some sort of law-of- your life. If you don't like writing, then draw,
attraction mindset hoopla, you're not going to paint or create a vision board. Just keep the
find it here. No, what I have to share with you reminder someplace where you will see it
is not nearly as seductive. My 'secret' to every day so it will motivate you to Do The
achieving any goal isn't expensive or Work.
exclusive. It's not complicated or ambiguous.
But... it works. And it's been effective in every 2. Create a habit. Experts say it takes 21 days
realm of life, for people all ages, since the to develop a habit. So commit to Doing The
beginning of time. Work for 21 days. It's not so overwhelming to
think about making a change for three weeks. Did you know . . . J.K. Rowl-
The un-glamorous, ridiculously obvious You can handle that, right? The good news is
secret to achieving any goal is that you that after you've done it for three weeks, ing lost her billionaire status
actually have to Do The Work. Yes, that's it. you've created a habit and it will be easier to
Just Do The Work. maintain. Maybe that's the whole premise of because she donated too
the 21-day fast I've been avoiding...
No matter what your goal is, you have to Do
much of her money to char-
The Work. Chances are you already know
WHAT you have to do... it's the doing of it
3. Tell someone. Tell everyone. Don't keep it
a secret. Allow yourself to be motivated by the
ity.
that causes the problem. knowledge that someone is watching you.
Waiting for you to succeed. Wondering if you
are willing to Do The Work.
Did you know . . . The
If you want to lose weight, you have to electric chair was invented
show up at the gym.
When you aim to write a book, you have
4. Get support. Find someone who has been
there before (or is currently trying to achieve
by a dentist.
to sit down and write words on the page... the same goal) and agree to hold each other
every day. accountable. My sister and I have been
A goal of saving money requires that you complaining about the overstuffed closets and Did you know . . . On aver-
abandoned toys that clutter our homes. So we
make difficult choices in small and large
matters - over and over again. agreed to embark on Operation Clutter Free in
age, you blink 15,000 times
To become more organized, you have to
which we'll set goals and check in with each
other every two weeks to stay on track. We
a day. Women blink twice
take the time to create your system and
choose every day to honor that system.
may even have a friendly competition to as much as men.
further ensure our success! Together, we're
If you're entering a season of more likely to Do The Work.
simplifying, you must practice the art of
saying no... frequently and unapologeti-
Did you know . . . Sharks
5. Celebrate along the way. Every fitness or
cally. weight loss coach will tell you that it's are immune to almost all
important to recognize milestones on the
journey to wellness. The same holds true for known diseases.
These are not things you can delegate. You any goal. Give yourself a pat on the back, a
have to Do The Work all by yourself. And you new pair of shoes, a trip to Starbucks, a
can't skip a day, a week, a month or a year... bubble bath or whatever else you deem to be
you have to keep Doing The Work until you an appropriate reward for reaching key
reach your goal - and often well beyond. milestones toward your goal. I don't know
about you, but I'd be willing to Do The Work
Sure, we moan and groan about going to the in exchange for sushi and a movie with my
gym... we find excuses for not writing... we
justify expenses we can't afford... but that's
hubby! FAMOUS WORDS
because we aren't willing to Do The Work. 6. Be an inspiration. When you achieve a
Fortunately, Doing The Work is not as goal or learn a lesson, it's only natural that you
difficult as we make it out to be. Here are will inspire others to do the same. Be open to “It is never too late to be what
some tips to help set yourself up for success: that opportunity and willing to bring others you might have been.”
along with you on the journey. You may find
Six Steps to Help You Do The Work and it easier to Do The Work when you realize
Achieve Your Goals that it encourages others. George Eliot
1. Write it down. Not just the goal - but write
down how you will feel when you accomplish
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Saint Patrick’s Day–An Undying
Spirit
The Un-Glamorous, Ridiculously
Obvious Secrets to Achieving
Any Goal
Interesting Facts
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