"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
— Maya Angelou
"When you are with someone you love very much, you can talk and it is pleasant, but the reality is not in the conversation. It is in simply being together."
— Swami Chetananda
"Success is much less important than health. You can be the richest man in the world, and the most successful man alive, but if you lose your good health you will be a very unhappy man."
— Lord Beaverbrook
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it - even if I have said it - unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." — Buddha
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
— Mahatma Gandhi
"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."
— Pericles
"Live with passion and enthusiasm. When you live this way you will communicate your heart's energy to others and they will be drawn to your ideas, missions and dreams."
— Jon Gordon
"We don't see the world as it is. We see it as we are."
— Anais Nin
"Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."
— Edith Sitwell
"There's more to life than increasing its speed."
— Mahatma Gandhi
"Keep a quiet heart, sit like a tortoise, walk sprightly like a pigeon, and sleep like a dog."
— Li Ching-Yuen, who lived to 256
"The greatest barrier to success is fear of failure."
"Dream it. Plan it. Do it."
"Prepare for the worst. Plan for the best."
— Lorrin L. Lee
"Make money while you are sleeping. If you aren't making money while you are sleeping, then your business owns you — you don't own it."
— Lorrin L. Lee
"The way you do anything is the way you do everything."
— Harv Eker
"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure."
— Bill Cosby
"Help people get where they want to go and you'll end up where you want to go."
— Lorrin L. Lee
"For things to change, you must change. For things to get better, you must get better."
— Jim Rohn
"It is not the strongest of the species that survive nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
— Charles Darwin
"If you don't have a conviction about what you are doing, you are never going to make it."
— Sheldon Adelson, billionaire
"You can everything you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want."
— Zig Zigler
"You'll be the same year after year except for the people you meet, the books you read, the films you watch, the places you travel, and the new things you do."
— Lorrin L. Lee
"Do more of what you are passionate about."
— Ken Blanchard
"If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life."
"Your persistence is your measure of faith in yourself."
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."
— William Arthur Ward
"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it."
— Henry David Thoreau
"Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value."
— Albert Einstein
"What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do."
— Bob Dylan
"Up to 90% of deaths annually are self-inflicted by an unhealthy lifestyle"
"Old age is not a time of life. It is a condition of the body. It is not time that ages the body, it is abuse that does."
— Herbert M. Shelton
"To live is to know what counts and is important in life."
— Martin Grey
"If you love Nature, you will find Beauty everywhere."
— Vincent Van Gogh
"If you have been stricken by illness – your new car, your new home, your new big bank balance – all these fade into unimportance until you have regained your vigor and zest for living."
— Peter Steincrohn, M.D.
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."
— William James
"When you sell a man a book you don't just sell him paper, ink and glue, you sell him a whole new life! There is heaven and earth in a real book. The real purpose of books is to inspire the mind to do its own thinking!"
— Christopher Morely
"A good laugh, a walk and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book."
"Never hurry, never worry, live with leisure, grace and care. For it's plain that constant rushiing, never gets you anywhere."
— R. McCann
"There is no substitute for a healthy diet of organic fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes. Vitamin deficiency usually occurs only after many weeks or mnths of intake below recommended levels."
— The Complete Guide to Natural Healing
"Nutrition directly affects growth, development, reproduction, well-being of an individual's physical and mental condition. Health depends upon nutrition more than on any other single factor."
— Dr. William H Sebrell, Jr.
"The purpose of life is a life of purpose."
— Robert Byrne
"Nature, time, and patience are the 3 greatest physicians."
— Irish Proverb
"The great thing in life is not so much where you stand, but in what direction your are moving, either healthy or unhealthy."
"A strong healthy body makes the mind strong."
— Thomas Jefferson
"Open your mind, for the doors of wisdom are never shut."
— Irish Proverb
"Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings."
— P. Syrus
"What a person eats becomes his own body chemistry."
"Exercise, aerobics, walking, biking, rollerblading, swimming, jogging, tennis and most all sports benefit your body and brain power and help you think faster Studies show exercise keeps your brain younger and you retain the quick response of youth."
— Patricia Bragg
"Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind."
— Thomas Jefferson
"Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness."
— Edward Stanley
"Real success is finding your life work in the work you love."
— David McCullough
"The more you are eager to learn, the faster you learn. The faster you learn, the more exciting your life will be."
— Lorrin L. Lee
"The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become of it."
— John Ruskin
"No problem can stand to assault of sustained thinking."
— Voltaire
"May you live every day of your life."
— Jonathan Swift
"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person."
— Albert Schweitzer
"Realize that within you lies the power to change the world by what you do or do not do."
— Lorrin L. Lee
"We will either find a way, or make one"
— Hannibal
"Do not wait for leaders. Do it alone, person by person."
— Mother Teresa
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
— Eleanor Roosevelt
"Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I accomplish."
— Michelangelo
"To change one's life, start immediately, do it flamboyantly, no exceptions."
— William James
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
— Winston Churchill
"Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom."
— Benjamin Franklin
Friday, February 5, 2010 Library. Apple Store.
Dropping books off at my local library. And, a to drop off my 27" iMac to replace the Super Drive, which now scratches DVDs I burn. No charge. Hope they repair if fast. This is the last blog until I get it back. See you!
Thursday, February 4, 2010 Working to have my Tub Drain Cleared.
Had a plumber come over to clear my tub train. He couldn't do it. Nina and I were disappointed. We contacted our neighbor under our unit to look into his ceiling to see under our tub drain area. I took pictures. Thank goodness for this opening and a nice neighbor, Dennis. Next step, to contact another plumber to fix our slow draining tub. A part of life.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Eye Exam today.
Got my eye examined for new prescription so I can see TV words more clearly. From Dr. Tim Togikawa, optometrist. 20 minutes exam. Nice and fast. Nice and friendly person located in the Iwilei Costco. I ordered 2 pairs of glasses. Regular and sunglasses. Thin and non-glare style. About $200. My last exam was 4 years ago.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 DVD: Objectified
This video features Jonathan Ives, the top designer at Apple. Plus, other hot designers. About how they think and create things. I enjoyed learning about design and how top people think so I can improve myself faster. Good stuff.
Monday, February 1, 2010 Focus on what you want, not making money.
Most people I know focus on making money, so someday...they will have enough to buy or do whatever. As for me, I just focus on what I want if I had the money. Funny things happen. The money arrives. And, most times... I did not have to work to get it. Yes, what you think about comes about.
Sunday, January 31, 2010 Focus on what you want, not making money.
Most people I know focus on making money, so someday...they will have enough to buy or do whatever. As for me, I just focus on what I want if I had the money. Funny things happen. The money arrives. And, most times... I did not have to work to get it. Yes, what you think about comes about.
Saturday, January 30, 2010 DVD: Wondrous Oblivion
This is a really good movie. About a Jamaican neighbor and a young cricket player. Their relationship. About racial hostility. And, finally... understanding and acceptance. Well done.
Friday, January 29, 2010 DVD: A Crude Awakening
It's about the oil and the world at war. Shocking. It's all about money. Oil. Good to see.
Thursday, January 28, 2010 DVD: Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
Based on a true story. A young determined girl who has a way with horses. She becomes a horse rider who jumps off about 5 stories into a pool of water to earn a living. She definitely has guts.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Apple's new iPad... wow!
Just saw the presentation on Apple's new iPad. Wow. Great for surfing on the net while watching TV in bed. Maybe next year?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 DVD: My First Mister
About a 17 year old beautiful girl who falls in love with her 49 year old boss. Hey, this can happen to anyone. Very fun comedy.
Monday, January 25, 2010 DVD: Griffin and Phoenix
About a young man and a young woman. With a common bond. That... they were unwilling to talk about. I can't tell you what it is or I will spoil the plot for you. About LOVE. Romance.
Sunday, January 24, 2010 DVD: Duma
Duma is a name given to a cheetah, who was raised by a boy... until he had to return it to the wild. From beginning to end. ----- lots of excitement and adventure. During the mornings, I swim and do my exercise on a elliptical for an hour a day. Afternoons, clearing my office and on the net.
Saturday, January 23, 2010 DVD: A Horse for Danny
This is another entertaining horse flick. About a young girl and her love of a horse. These horse movies are preparing Nina and me for our visit to the Kentucky Horse Farm. Coming up soon.
Friday, January 22, 2010 DVD: The Wild Horse Redemption
Take a bunch of prisoners. Teach them to train wild MUSTANGS as Horse Whisperers. That's what this DVD is about. Excellent.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 DVD: Cutting Horse
This is a movie about horse riding... cutting horse. To control a herd of cattle. Though, I have ridden horses before... not in this manner. So, with this movie, I learned a lot about cutting horse. This is preparing me a little bit for my trip to Kentucky Horse Farm in March 2010.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 DO Things in YOUR Own WAY
The way I like to DO things, is in my own way. This is based on the sum total of all my LIFE experiences. It's what makes me unique. It's what make YOU unique. Not better. Just unique. Do all you do in your own way. And. Constantly IMPROVE. Daily.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Teeth. Apple Genius. Barnes & Noble. Whole Foods. Ramon. Jimmy.
Had my teeth cleaned this morning by my wife Nina, hygienist. Thanks, Nina honey. Afternoon...went to Apple Genius Mike who fixed my iTunes issue. Thanks, Mike. Met new Macuser friend Ramon. Went to Barnes & Noble bookstore for my monthly browsing. Gained lots of ideas. Got a call from Jimmy Diggs --- now a new friend. Bought a Spinach Wrap from Whole Foods. And, watch Second Chances, a horse story. A busy, fun day.
Monday, January 18, 2010 DVD: Cinema Paradiso
Just watched this movie again. Saw it years ago. Fun to see it again. Excellent. It's about young love. And, how it was to turn out. But. Due to miscommunication --- didn't work out as desired. A lesson in life. Excellent.
Sunday, January 17, 2010 See my office above with my new Apple 27" iMac i7.
I am enjoying my new iMac. 27". i7. Super fast! ........so I can do more in less time. A great investment. Next week, I'll be receiving my new 15" MacBook Pro 2.4. I miss having 2 computers. I'll be using the latter to travel with and back my photos and movies on my next adventure.
Saturday, January 16, 2010 DVD: Bridges of Madison County. Clint Eastwood.
A very big fan of mine and Nina is CLINT EASTWOOD. He has lived an inspiring and amazing life. You can learn more about him from a Biography DVD. He is an actor, director, and producer of his tremendous variety of movies. Tonight, we viewed Bridges of Madison County. Maybe, for the third time. And, it's hard to believe, but...I didn't even recall some of the steamy scenes. We'll be watch the Commentary tomorrow evening to get more value and insight. Then, Nina will be mailing this DVD to her mom to watch. Superb story. A must see. From Netflix.
Friday, January 15, 2010 Just bought a new 15" MacBook Pro
So, I sold 2 computers this year so far. And, I bought another new computer today. A MacBook Pro. Similar to the one I sold earlier. I should be receiving it by Fedex on Monday. Yippee! I missed my previous MacBook Pro. This is the one I'll be taking with me on my next adventure above. I will be using this to download my photos daily - serve as a back up and well as to see it on my computer. I'll also you this computer to write on this blog and to design web pages on the fly. When Nina uses my iMac i7, I can use the laptop. And, when she is not and I am using my i7, I will be able to use the laptop simultaneously to watch podcasts, etc. I am a multi-tasker while focusing, if that's possible. :-}
Thursday, January 14, 2010 Yesterday, I sold my 24" iMac.
Yes, I sold my iMac to a nice new owner, Terry. Referred by Sheri, who I met at the Apple Store. Thank you. Also, sold a case of TAHITIAN NONI Juice to Stefano from Italy, on vacation in Hawaii. All were happy. That is good.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 My Projects to Help Nina to the Next Level
Nina has never taken any computer lessons from Apple. All she knows is what I taught her and what she discovered on her own. And. She is a good learner. Picks up ideas fast. This is good because I tend to get a bit impatient. Sometimes. Fortunately, Nina is a great student. She loves to learn. She can create DVDs that astound me. Very, very creative. Stills, movies, music, sound effects, and more. Now, I will be teaching her how to print an image directly on the DVD surface. That should be fun.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 FOCUS on What YOU Want. Not...
I have learned that is really, really, really...very, very, very IMPORTANT to constantly FOCUS on what you want. Not what you don't want (which is what most people do). Focus on what you want has you focusing on the POSITIVE. As opposed to focusing on the Negative (what you don't want). I learned that I can only focus on either/or. Not both. Focusing on what I want makes that happen. Focusing on what I don't want also makes that happen. So, I get to choose. Of course, knowing me....... What I want is a lot better than what I don't want. Got it?
Monday, January 11, 2010 Another week flew by. Again.
Imagine. That's so fast. These days. Gotta go.
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Cleaning out MORE stuff in life
It's always FUN to get rid of stuff that I no longer need or want. This creates a vacuum and more useful goodies come in to me. I just love to give, give, give.
Saturday, January 9, 2010 What else to experience in 2010?
Besides my BIG Adventure and Cruise... I am enjoying my new 27" iMac i7. Super fast! I plan to send out more cards to touch people lives. I want to constantly improve my designs. Add more friends. So, at Christmas, I want to send out 1000 cards worldwide. A great way to keep in touch. After all, FRIENDSHIPS are my most valuable treasures. Staying connected is very important to me. I'll also be designing more web pages. Eliminating things in my life that are unnecessary and unneeded. Clearing clutter. Owning less. But, what I own...is of quality. Simplifying. Being more efficient. Of course, exercising. Elliptical. Swimming. Reading. DVDs. Creating more YouTube videos to share with you. ......advancing to the Next Level.
Friday, January 8, 2010 What I Want to Experience in 2010?
For this year, I already have an ADVENTURE ready to take place in March. A trip to the KENTUCKY HORSE FARM. A visit to QUAKERTOWN, PA...to visit Nina's mom. Then, a Delta flight to FT LAUDERDALE --- to board the new RUBY PRINCESS for a 10-day Caribbean Cruise. This looks to be the highlight of 2010 for Nina and me.
Thursday, January 7, 2010 Planning What I Want Experience a Year in Advance
For 2010, I like to visualize what I want to see happen this year. Imagine that today is December 31, 2010. What have I experienced this year 2010? What do I want to experience? Accomplish? Then, I make my plan to make it happen. That's planning your life backwards. I like to see the long term picture. And, how it fits in with my life.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Hawaiian Christmas Music Collection. SOC Cards.
My Hawaiian Christmas Collection is expanding so that I'll have an exciting video for this coming Christmas. Right now. I am working on my 2010 SendOutCards Campaign collection. For Christmas, Thank You, Congratulations, Thinking of You, Birthday, etc cards. I want to continue to improve and make each card better than the last ones. I want my cards to be stunning. I am also coaching others, like you, to create fabulous cards that you can send to others. See sendoutcards.com/lorrin for your FREE Gift Account. Sending cards has changed my life. And, it's a lot of fun!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Building My Collection of Music and Sound Effects for Videos
I am continuing to add to my collection of music. Now, over 7000 songs. Lots of Hawaiian, pop, classical, piano, celtic. And, now also adding to my collection of sound effects for videos. I will have hundreds, just like Steven Spielberg. :-)
Monday, January 4, 2010 Hot DVD: BLACK BOOK
I really enjoyed this Netflix DVD based on a true story months before World War II ended. Incredible performance by beautiful and talented Carice von Hoeten. Possibly a future Bond girl? Riveting story. Superbly directed. I gained new insights on excellence and passion from Carice and Writer-Director Paul Verhoeven. Every quality movie like this --- just adds to inspire me to produce things of excellence. Time well spent.
Sunday, January 3, 2010 Today, I am just going to rest and reorganize.
Sometimes, to do nothing is the best thing to do. And, to leave nothing undone.
Saturday, January 2, 2010 2 Craig's List Ads submitted for iMac and MacBook Pro
Yup, I am selling 2 of my 3 computers. All under a year old. Time to move on. My new 27" iMac is fast. My 15" MacBook Pro is for sale. I may get a 13" MacBook Pro ...lighter to use and for travel. Still undecided. We'll see. Meanwhile, visualizing what I want to accomplish this year. My trip with Nina is set. We plan to visit the Kentucky Horse Farm. Lexington. Churchill Downs. Then, Pennsylvania...where her mom now lives. Then, we fly by Delta to Ft Lauderdale and take a 10-day Southern Caribbean cruise on the Ruby Princess. As the days become less toward departure, I get more excited. I need to finalize my packing list. Select possible land tours. All this while I prepare for 2010 and whatever unfolds. I have no expectations.
Friday, January 1, 2010 A New Beginning in 2010
The nice thing about each new year is the opportunity to reflect on the past year and years. And. To prepare for the rest of my life. A great way is simply clearing out clutter. Of things that I do not want or need. Time to let go. Give it away. To own as little as I can...to keep me growing to the next level. All I need is simple clothing. My 2 computers. A car. My home. TV. A supply of organic food. Plans to travel. Cruise. Really simple things to live very comfortably. Book and CDs I can borrow from the library. DVDs to rent from Netflix. A warm 54' swimming pool for all year around exercise. Gym. And. Many fun projects to work on. I want to learn how to use my software for creating Greeting Cards, DVDs. I want to make my cards the best I can. And, the DVDs, too. How I do anything is how I do everything. I always strive for excellence in all I do. 2010 looks to be a great year. And... how about you? Feel free to mail or email me. A phone call is the best way to connect with me. Nina and I wish you the best in 2010!
Thursday, December 31, 2009 New Year's Eve at the Changs
Today, I spent the morning finally making my new Epson Artisan 50 printer work. Now, I can print directly on my Sony DVD discs. Nice and sharp. I received the printer free when I purchased my 27" iMac i7 from Apple. This gets Nina and me to the next level in DVD production. We spent the evening at my sister's home. We should them the new DVD we made of the Christmas party at their place. Nina produced it. Everyone loved it. Very funny. Full of sound effects and beautiful music. We experienced fireworks. Lots of smoke. Hawaii may be the only state that allows fireworks for residents. I prefer peace and quiet. We had a grand time welcoming 2010.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Clean Out My Storage Room
Today was a big day. I cleared out all my belongings from my condo's Storage Room. It will be disinfected of vermins and painted. Then, cages for storage added. So all my excess junk is not moved to my lanai. For a few weeks. Gives me time to clean out my boxes of stuff I no longer need. Always good to get rid of more and more stuff. Also, made progress on printing a label on a DVD. This will be going to the Next Level. I am excited.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Priceless: AUDREY TAUTOU
One of my favorite actresses is Audrey Tautou. French. And...gorgeous. Funny. Want to see a beautiful woman with charm? This movie can help.
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Monday, December 28, 2009 Setting Goals for 2010.
The year is quickly coming to an end. Soon 2010 will be here. Faster than we can imagine. So...this is a good time to clean out. Reorganize. Prepare for 2010. That's what I am doing. Want to get a running start.
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Sunday, December 27, 2009 Nina working on her DVD Projects.
Most of today has Nina working on her DVD projects. Mostly friends and family DVDs. She is very good at creating the DVDs. I give her tips and do some refinement adjustments to make each DVD even better. We like to make DVDs that make people LAUGH, CRY or say WOW. Or, all of these reactions.
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Saturday, December 26, 2009 KCC Farmers' Market
Went to KCC Farmers' Market to distribute DVD that I created for Christmas in Hawaii. It was nice to see some vendors had seen the DVD and enjoyed it. For others who did not get one per booth, I presented them a copy. The DVD was created for YouTube which has a 10 minute limit. Maybe, someday...I may do an updated version which is 30 - 60 minutes in length. This way, I can feature all of the booths in greater detail. We'll see if I do this. It is a great way to promote this market. As well as having a souvenir for visitors to remember this experience. Now that most of the vendors know my work, it will be a lot easier to take better photos and movies. We'll see.
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Friday, December 25, 2009 MERRY CHRISTMAS ...a day of Fun.
Got up today. Went swimming in my pool, after doing elliptical exercises. Spent about 1.25 hours of blissful energy. On the elliptical, I watched Apple Tips in podcast. Learning while I exercise. A great way to learn. Then, at 10:30 am. Time for a party at Legend Vegetarian. With old friends. Of over 30 years. We had delicious vegetarian DIM SUM. With noodles. Took pictures. Movies. Fun time. And, for this evening.... a party at my sister's. Where, we'll be having World Premiere of DVD Nina created on my niece's baby. A funny video. I am sure it will be a big hit. More on this later... Merry Christmas!
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Thursday, December 24, 2009 Christmas Eve. At Costco. Shopping.
For today, I did my morning 1 hour of swimming and exercise on my gym's elliptical. A feel good accomplishment. Daily. Then, I just relaxed for the rest of the day......with a stop at COSTCO, the store of bargains in Hawaii. While there, I met a guy who was looking to buy a TV. And. He didn't know which one to buy. I struck up a conversation. I asked him which ones he were considering. And, I went through the steps I would take to buy one for myself (which I am also considering). We talked about the specs. Brands. Guarantee. And, he came to the conclusion of buying a specific model and went for it. I am glad I did my good deed for the day. As for me, I am in no rush to buy a TV. Though, I could use 2 TVs. One at 32" and the other at about 23". The brand that I felt was the best overall for me is Samsung, though normally I buy Sony. I'll wait. Read more reviews. Watch the prices drop and the models get better and cheaper. In electronics, it is best to wait as long as you can...then, buy. That's what I'll do. I am patient.
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Wenesday, December 23, 2009 Farmers' Market at NBC Concert Hall Lawn. DVD: Transsiberian.
Went to the Farmers' Market at 4 pm today. Gave out copies of the Christmas in Hawaii DVD from my YouTube Christmas in Hawaii to the vendors. They are in for a special treat. A priceless Christmas Gift. This evening, I watch Transsiberian. A movie with lots of snow. A train movie that was well done. If you like thrillers, this can grab you.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009 Superb Martial Arts DVD: CHOCOLATE ...(Thai style)
I just watched the most awesome and amazing movie of a young girl with the talent of BRUCE LEE. She is small and skinny. But, with persistence. Determination. And. Inspiring talent in martial arts. It is produced in Thailand. The injuries are real. If you love martial arts, Bruce Lee, and athletic ability in action... this movie will blow you away. Simply one of the top displays of martial arts I have ever seen. Wow! I love JeeJa Yanin...a brilliant new talent.
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Monday, December 21, 2009 New YouTube Video: CHRISTMAS IN HAWAII
Want to see how the people of Hawaii spend the Holidays? Shopping at the KCC Farmers' Market. I took pictures and video on Saturday. And, now you can see it Today. See the local people shopping. NO snow around. People wear t-shirts, shorts, and slippers. Nice and warm. Enjoy this video. Let me know your comments. Thanks.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009 BAABUL. Fascinating Indian Cultural Story.
As you can tell, I am a big fan of Indian movies. I watch them with subtitles. I learn a lot of their culture, which is quite different than in America. Strong famlly traditions. The bride always move in with the parents of her husband. And, if her husband dies...she continues to live there as a widow to stay there. And, if she ever remarries, she would have to move out to live in her new husband's parents home. This causes a lot of friction and many times the wife never ever remarries. Hmmmm. Very interesting. If you want to learn about Indian ways, this is a good movie to learn from.
Netflix DVD watched: Baabul. My rating: 5/5.
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Saturday, December 19, 2009 Organize. Prioritize. LIVE.
December is always a super busy month. The Holidays! Gifts. Parties. Cleaning out. The place is a mess. Did you know that the state of your place is the state of your mind? Yup. I'm no exception. I need to reorganize. So, that's what I am doing. Just came back from the KCC Farmers' Market. Took pictures and videos. Will create a YouTube video to share with you. Watch for it. Meanwhile... ORGANIZE. PRIORITIZE. And...still ----- LIVE each Day to the fullest with JOY and HAPPINESS.
Netflix DVD watched: Ladies in Lavender. My rating: 4/5.
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Friday, December 18, 2009 SIMPLIFY...a Way of Life.
As 2009 comes to a close. This is my time to clean out. Clear out. Excess things. Papers. Things I now longer have use for. To SIMPLY my workplace and life. I want to own as little as possible in the way of things I no longer have use for --- to make room for new and better things.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 Apple Store Personal Projects. i7 Set Up.
Today, I attended the Apple Store Personal Projects session. 8 am - 11 am. Learned how to set up Image Capture so I can scan images. Set up of Skype calls from Address Book by changing permissions to 32-bit. Making progress. My i7 is super fast. Awaiting 4GB RAM to increase it from 4GB to 8GB.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Nina's Videos are a BIG Hit.
Wow. Nina's 1st and 2nd movie videos are a big hit. One on Caleb, a less than one year old boy of our niece. And...the other on Nina's office party at the Halekulani's Orchid restaurant. A brunch buffet. 2 videos. Both passionately created, with a wee bit help from me. Maybe, we can have a modified one on YouTube someday? We'll see.
Netflix DVD watched: Catherine Cookson's The Wingless Bird. My rating: 4/5.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 TAAL DVD. iPod touch Movie
Just watched a terrific Indian movie about a love triangle. Beautiful women. Clothing. Colors. Wow. I loved it. While watching this. Nina worked on a DVD and we figured out how to install a movie on her new iPod touch. Fabulous and cool. Nina is super excited. Another level of growth.
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Monday, December 14, 2009 Nina now creating a Video of her Office Party
Nina is super passionate about creating videos. This past Sunday, we used my Canon A650 to take stills and video. Of yesterday's party. Looks like a fun video. With music. Titles. It should be a winner. We always want to take our videos to the next level to grow better and better.
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Sunday, December 13, 2009 HALEKULANI Orchids Buffet. Nina's Office Party
...because I have Leopard in my 24" iMac.....upgrading to 27" iMac i7 is a slight challenge with its Snow Leopard. And, going from one computer to another in migrating data ----- another challenge. No difficult. Just takes time to make the adjustments. Meanwhile. Today is Nina's Office Party. At the fabulous Halekulani Hotel. High quality food in a 5-Star environment. Nina and I took a lot of photos and videos. It was a fun time for all.
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Saturday, December 12, 2009 Apple Store. Set up of my new 27" iMac i7. Wow.
Fedex delivered my new 27" iMac i7. One of the fastest computers in the world. Got it yesterday. Took it to the Apple store to migrate data from my 24" iMac to it. Now, to make some adjustments in the settings. It is F-A-S-T. Once it is all set up. Then, I will back it up and erase the info on my 24" iMac and place an ad in Oahu Craig's List to sell it. To help pay for the i7. This i7 is beautiful. Huge. Like a TV. Sharp. Bright. I love it already. Due to its speed, I should be able to do more in the same amount of time. It is always a joy to work on a beautiful machine like this. Check it out at Apple.com. I am excited. Nina, too.
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Friday, December 11, 2009 Lessons for Living LIfe
I am assembling simple rules that have worked for me. Rules, or whatever. Perhaps, LESSONS...that I've learned. The hard way and the easy way. On. How to live a happier and more joyful life. When I have these LESSONS ready to share with you, I will. Of course, it will be FREE to you. My gift.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 The KEY to Prosperity.... Giving. Giving. Giving. Your Best.
With the economy going the way it is going... why do some do so well and others, hoping for something to save them? The way to get more is simple: GIVE MORE. And, more. And, even more... Without any expectation of return. Do it to help people feel better. Actually, the giver gets the most benefits. More on this later.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Deepak Chopra: The 7 Spiritual Laws of Success. On DVD.
I am watching this wonderful DVD on these 7 laws. Wow. Powerful. I learned a lot. About. How to go about being, doing, and having in my life. A bit more clarity. To find out about these laws, I'll let you go about and discover it for yourself. Life is in the living. Joy is in the doing. The JOURNEY is truly the reward. Go about and BE. Go about and DO what you LOVE. And...have all the JOY you are. All this comes to you effortlessly and naturally.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009 And. The Money Keeps Rolling In. On Automatic.
I notice that decisions made in the past is working today to my greater good. I had placed a listing for my business in the white pages. And, it works to bring people to connect with me and place orders. And. What is truly amazing is that my phone bill is covered without me paying. I have no idea how this happened. I just accept it. As with the Law of Giving and Receiving. It works like a miracle. I just let my life flow. Effortlessly. Naturally. Enjoyably.
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Monday, December 7, 2009 Success is not based on we DO. But, on WHO we ARE.
My life used to be always achieving. Working hard. Getting good grades. Succeeding in all I do. For. The sake of recognition. Financial rewards. And. More. As I have grown over the years, I have learned to be more grateful. More appreciative. And, best of all to give...without expectation of any return. Simply, trusting the universe to provide for all my needs. As a result, I have lived a blessed life. I am thankful for this.
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Sunday, December 6, 2009 Sweet Sunday. So sweet. Always.
Since I don't have a job, everyday is basically the same to me. Like every day is a Sun Day. 7 days a week, I work out in the gym. And. Swim in my condo pool. It actually is one of the highlights of my day. I get to be alone with myself. I listen to music on my iPod. Maybe a podcast. Or, a video. While I am exercising on the elliptical. Time goes by faster while I listen to my iPod as I exercise. Now, I am addicted to listening to my iPod of my favorite music. And, it makes exercising simply fun. And. Swimming in an 85 degrees warm pool. Heavenly. Best pool I have ever enjoyed. Anywhere. In the world. This is my Sun Days.
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Saturday, December 5, 2009 Library for More Books. CDs. Papa John's Pizza. iMovie. BAGHBAN
I borrowed more books and CDs from my local library. Nice to get almost all the books and CDs I want to enjoy at no extra cost. That's frugal living. Picked up a large pizza from Papa John's... Garden Delight. Vegetarian with no cheeze. Extra veggies. Square. 50% off for seniors. Delicious. Nina worked on her newest video in iMovie. I saw a preview. Pure fun. When she gets stuck and doesn't know what to do, she calls me for help. If I don't know what to do to solve her issue, I make an appointment for a Personal Projects session at the Ala Moana Apple Store to learn how to do it. This evening I viewed a Hindi DVD called Baghban (the gardner). Excellent. 5-Stars from me. About life. A father sacrifices is life and earnings to provide for his 4 sons. And, when he retires with little money, he expected support from them. They reluctantly wanted to help. And, he found an orphan who he helped and who later appreciated him as his father. For more details, you'll have to see this movie. Wonderful story. Beautiful people. Costumes. Music.
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Friday, December 4, 2009 EveryDAY is a HOLIDAY to Us
We get to choose how we see each day. For Nina and me...every DAY is a Holiday celebration. Every day is a treated as we treat our Birthday. Christmas. Easter. Thanksgiving day. Each day is SPECIAL. How we see each day is how each day becomes. A day of gratitude and appreciation. A day for exercise. Reading. Enjoying each other. Yes...each day is truly a GIFT. We are fortunate and blessed.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009 THANK YOU for your contribution to our lives.
If you are reading this...you are definitely in our hearts. We appreciate you. Taking your time to visit us. Please take your time. Lots of good ideas on this page. And. In our archives. As we close out this year, Nina and I express our gratitude to you. We love you. Aloha!
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009 TIGER WOODS ...he is human.
Okay. ....what's Tiger's big mistake? Really big one. Could it be that he just got caught? Regardless. Men are backing up Tiger. Women, well? You know. Isn't all this hoopla kinda private? He'll survive... like all the other athletes who got caught. Just an observation. I wish everyone well.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Time to Clear out and Clean out.
When it comes to December. The last month of the year. .........I like to take extra time to reorganize. Clear out old files. Clean out stuff I probably won't be using next year and perhaps ever again. So. This is the month to do it. Clearing out my home helps me think clearer. Try it?
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Monday, November 30, 2009 Hang Loooooooose. Focus on the NOW. Enjoy the Moment.
I see so many people just running around trying to do everything. When. What if? ........they cut down their activities in half? That's what I did. I just do less. And. In the less, I focus on doing better in whatever I do. How about you? Trying to do tooooooooo much.
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Sunday, November 29, 2009 Thinking. Planning. Bruce Lee.
Did my daily exercise. Elliptical and Swim. Love exercising. It's addictive. Feels good. A sense of accomplishment. Picked up some Thai food at Bangkok Chef in Manoa...while Nina spent time creating her videos. She is very passionate about making videos like STEVEN SPIELBERG. She is improving all the time with each new video. She'll love our new iMac 27" i7. Superfast. Also, been reading more on the life and philosophy of BRUCE LEE. He is one amazing guy. Super awesome inspiring.
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Saturday, November 28, 2009 The Moth. Mac|Life. Macworld. Fortune.
I enjoyed watching The Moth on DVD. A well done story by Catherine Cookson, who has sold 100 million of her books. Excellent story. I plan to see all of her stories on DVDs from Netflix. Today, besides my morning 50-minute Elliptical exercise and 30 minute swim... I spent time reading the latest magazines. Fortune story on STEVE JOBS, CEO of the Decade. My favorite mentor. Read more into on Mac stuff in Mac|Life and Macworld. So much to learn.
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Friday, November 27, 2009 Yup. I placed my order for the iMac 27" i7. I am excited!
This new machine should be coming next week. Monday or Tuesday. Then, will make an appointment at the Apple Store Ala Moana to migrate my data from my present iMac 24" to this iMac i7. Once this is completed, I will erase my data from the iMac 24" for resale. Should be priced around $1499. A 3.06GHz machine. Under warranty. Like new. A fast machine. Time for it to enjoy a new owner.
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 Seriously considering a new iMac. 27". i7.
I have been doing a lot of research on the powerful i7. iMac 27". Calculating the total price. Adding a Epson Artisan 50 printer for CD/DVDs. New. Fast. Superfast. Super. Fast. Getting close. Tomorrow, I will decide and place my order.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Focus on what you want and not on what you don't want
This has been a key phrase in my life. What do I want. What do I don't want. I want what brings me improved skills. Things that bring me JOY. Fun. Laughter. Writing this blog. Designing web pages. Creating videos and SOC cards. Exercising. Travel. Reading. Spending time with Nina. These are things I want. Mostly all else is what I don't want as much.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Aiming for EXCELLENCE
I notice that most people don't aim for excellence. Just getting by is good enough for them. From my reading of SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE... aiming for excellence is mindset. How you do everything is how you do anything. We all have a choice on HOW we do anything. Everything. I chose to do anything and everything I do with excellence. And. It has made all the difference in my life.
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Monday, November 23, 2009 I love my Macs
I bought my first Macintosh in 1985. Wow. And. ...have bought many Macs all these years. Loving every one of them. Now, it's about time for another one. Usually I buy 2 new ones a year. If I get the iMac 27" i7 this year, next year it will be a new MacBook Pro 15". I need 2. One for each room. One when Nina is using one. And, the other for me. This works great. And, both are tax deductible for my business. Which is not work...but play, or FUN.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009 The new iMac 27" i7 Quadra Core
This Friday, called BLACK FRIDAY...the first day after Thanksgiving. The first day of Holiday Shopping ~ officially. This Friday, Apple is having their big SALE. up to $108 off on computers. And. I am considering buy a new iMac 27" i7 ...the fastest Mac ever created. About $2000. A good price. To help pay for it, I will be selling my present iMac 24"...which I just bought less than a year ago. Excellent shape. It is the one I use to design this site. We'll see. Looks good.
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Saturday, November 21, 2009 Now Reading about BRUCE LEE.
No, he is not directly related to me....though we proudly have the same last name. Bruce is one of my mentors in life. We both LOVE philosophy. And. The TAO TE CHING. I borrowed 4 books on Bruce from the library to learn as much as I can about his incredible life. Only 32 years of it. And, he accomplished more in this short life that most people who have lived to 100. After reading these books, I am sure I will be a different person. Like BRUCE, I want to make a difference in your life. In everyone's life that I have met and will meet. It's like my mission. Being like WATER. Flexible. Changing. Growing.
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Friday, November 20, 2009 Becoming World Famous and Remembered.
After this HOLIDAY Season ...if things go the way I predict, I'll be more famous. How? Well. Hundreds of my Christmas Cards will be seen by perhaps, thousands of people around the world. This is because people have a tendency to share the cards I give them with whoever comes by to visit them during this time of the year. Let's see what happens in January 2010.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009 Putting My LIFE To-Get-Her (together)
Isn't it interesting how the word TOGETHER really is about To Get Her? ...hmmmm. Believe or not, I just found this out now, while typing these words. Must be something about doing this. Anyway. I am always striving to find out about what to DO next in my life. I have no job. NO schedule. I can do whatever I want every day. Do I have to think about what to do? Nope. I just do to my office, which is in my bedroom .........and there I have so many PROJECTS to do. I pieces of 4x6 papers all over the place. Each one has things to do as well as "quotes" I want to enter online or somewhere. These are FUN things. ONLY. At this time, most of my projects are creating Greeting Cards for my system. My life is now sending GIFTS which are my cards to thousands of people around the world.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Updating my Holiday Mailing List
...am going through my list of good friends to send my Christmas Card 2009. I'll have over 500 names. Each card will cost me $.93 + postage ...worldwide. This is my gift to my friends. Somehow, I keep thinking of more people to send cards to. At this rate, each year, my list will grow to eventually 10,000+. We'll see how it goes.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Final Stage of my 2009 Christmas Card
I am on my final drafts of my 2009 Christmas Card. It will be a card unlike anything I have seen before. You'll be stunned when you see it. If you are fortunate to receive one, consider yourself very lucky. I am sending my cards to as many people as I can. Worldwide. I am having a lot of fun creating it. Lots of hours. Experimenting. Testing. Printing samples. Making adjustments. Reprinting. More adjustments. Changes in design. It will be awesome. Compared to any Hallmark card you get at the store. It will have my photos. Lots of them. My handwriting. My signature. My message. When will they be mailed? Soon. Hopefully, they will be received right after Thanksgiving Day. The excitement is mounting. :-)
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Monday, November 16, 2009 The DVD ---> FASHION
Just viewed this very well done movie: FASHION. A Hindi film. Beautiful women. Supermodels. Music. Costumes. About the life of a SUPERMODEL. Very, revealing. I gave it 5-stars. My highest rating of movies I enjoyed to the fullest. If you want to see all my ratings in NETFLIX of all the movies I have seen since I started with Netflix, let me know your email and I will invite you to see my ratings. Of course, you need to be a Netflix subscriber. I rent up to 4 at a time. Cost me about $25 a month. Well worth it. Since...I watch a DVD an evening. I watch DVDs to learn and be entertained. Like reading a book. But, a bit more fun. I'd love to know what DVDs you enjoyed in Netflix. Let's connect on this. Email me.
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Sunday, November 15, 2009 How to INCREASE Your INCOME
Our income is determined the the QUALITY of our SERVICE or PRODUCT and the QUANTITY sold. So, the more I/You do something to get some product sold, the more we earn. We need to keep increasing the quality. Then, get that something sold. A lot of it. For example. Take Apple. The creator of the iPod. The iPhone. Apple came out with a highly innovative awesome product. Then, sold a lot of it. This made Apple the #1 top retailer in the world per square foot in retail sales. So. To increase your income, you need to get more of something sold. And, you get a percentage of the sales. More sales, more income. It's that simple. Basically.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009 GIVE More VALUE for Payment Received.
One of the secrets of growing WEALTH is to give much more VALUE for the money you receive. For every dollar you receive, give much more than a dollar in return. Perhaps, two dollars. Do things. Faster. Better. With great JOY. When you are not concerned about the amount of money you earn, you can achieve great things. Aim to do your best. Then, improve. With excellence, your reputation will grow. And, as your reputation grows... you will attract all you need in life. Without effort. At least, not a lot of effort. Believe.
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Friday, November 13, 2009 Be FRUGAL. SIMPLIFY your Life.
The more I live my life, the more I realize the joy of being Frugal. And. To Simplify my life. To own less and less. And. When I do own something, such as my Apple computers... I want the best. The fastest. Highest quality. Anyone can do this. Simply by be spending as little as possible on almost everything. Then, you'll have money to buy the few things you LOVE. That's what I do. The only things I need to own are my home, car, clothes, and my computers. Books, I borrow from the library. DVDs, I rent from Netflix. Travel, cruises and the lowest prices...watching for bargains. It's a good life for me and Nina. We have the same philosophy. Nina is not interested in jewelry or fancy clothes, purses, shoes. Just the basics of what she needs. This way, we can save a lot of money for travel and other things we love.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009 When Do You have PASSION for What You DO?
Passion is when you can't wait to get up in the morning to do your thing. Even if you did not get paid to do it. Passion is when you have NO concern for making money or profits. You just want to do it. To keep improving what you do. You are driven to doing it. Like right now I have a passion for creating Greeting cards with sendoutcards.com/lorrin ...because of their system. I just want to design the best cards I can. Cards that will 'wow' anyone, or just about anyone. I am experimenting with photos. Fonts. Color. Composition. Words. Whatever works to make people cry and/or laugh. I have a mission with cards. I want to give away 1000 cards this year. Then, add to that amount each year. Perhaps, to 2000, then, 3000, 4000, 5000, and beyond. With SOC, I can do it. I keep adding more names each day. Fun. Exciting.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Lorrin Lee's The 5 GREATEST GIFTS of Life 1. The Most Valuable Gift
Your Time. Only YOU can give this gift to anyone. To the world. This is wanted by your spouse or companion, and especially your children. 2. The Most Appreciated Gift
A personal phone call. Just to inform. Connect. Keep in touch. Even for a minute. 3. The Most Wanted Gift
Photographs of you, loved ones, and friends. Memories. 4. The Most Desired Gift
Friendship. Not homes, cars, travel, things. More FRIENDS = Happiness, Joy. 5. The Most Treasured Gift
Personalized Greeting Cards: Birthday. Thank You. Congratulations. Thinking of You. --- Cards with your photo, handwriting, signature, with the recipient's name and a heartfelt message. They touch people's lives.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Become a GIVER. Just to Give. And. Make Someone Happy.
I am focusing my life on giving more. Gifts. And...the greatest gift I've discovered is a stunning Greeting Card. A Thank You card. A Congratulations card. A Birthday card. A Sympathy card. A Holiday or Christmas card. And. More. Not just any card. A PERSONALIZED card. With your photo or photos. In your handwriting font and signature. With so many cool softwares to create cards, you can make HEARTFELT cards that are fun to do and send. Cards made by you show you care and are organized. It helps you build and maintain lifelong relationships. People crave Praise, Recognition, Appreciation, Gratitude, and your LOVE. With your personalized card...it becomes not just any card. It becomes a GIFT from your Heart. People tend to treasure and keep your special customized cards for life. People sell their homes, cars, things. But. They enjoy keeping heartfelt cards. They become personal collectibles. The great thing about making cards that mean so much to friends is that they are so easy to do online. And. your 'art' is printed, enveloped addressed, postage added, and mailed out for you. Wow. What a time saver. Effort saver. And, they are about one-third the price of a store bought Greeting Card. And, to top that all off --- they can be created anywhere online and sent to any address in any country in the world. Is that awesome or what? I do all this at sendoutcards.com/lorrin where I invite to check it out by sending a free card on me. Have fun!
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Monday, November 9, 2009 9-year old Mexican child plays The Flight of the Bumble Bee
Sunday, November 8, 2009 Catherine Cookson's The Black Velvet Gown. Superb.
What a powerful movie on the importance of EDUCATION. About a widow and her 3 children. In England. I never heard of CATHERINE COOKSON. Did some research on Google. Found out that she was an author who sold 120 MILLION of her books. Became a multi-millionaire who generously gave away millions of pounds from her trust. I was so inspired by her that I am renting more of her stories on DVDs. What a great find!
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Saturday, November 7, 2009 GURU ...and Indian movie with lots of drama.
Loved this movie. About a guy who quit school in India. And went to work in Turkey. Did well at his job and decided to come back home to India. Married his best friend's sister. And, went on to build India's largest company, overcoming huge obstacles along the way. Got it from Netflix.
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Friday, November 6, 2009 Gym and Swim. 1.25 hours daily.
I have been keeping up my daily exercise schedule for almost 2 months. Lost 10 pounds. Now at 140 pounds. Aiming for 135 pounds to prepare for my Ruby Princess 10-day cruise next year. A little underweight is good. More food to enjoy. I spend 45 minutes on our gym elliptical and 30 minutes swimming the freestyle, backstroke and some water crunches for my abs. This is my first priority in the morning. I tried doing this in the afternoon and I found all kinds of excuses not to do it. So, morning works. NO excuses. 7 days a week. Whew.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009 Having FUN designing Greeting Cards
It's simply fun. Designing my 2009 Christmas card. If you want to receive a stunning card from me, please email me your present mailing address at lorrin@lorrinlee.com. It will be one of the most unique Christmas cards in the world. Ever. You'll love it.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009 BJORK Live at the Royal Opera House
Very talented and creative Bjork of Iceland performed on this DVD. She is as usual... different. I always get a few new ideas from her. I enjoy learning something new from a artist like her. I strive to learn from different types of music. I used to be a trombone player in high school in the band. I also took a course on music appreciation. I love music, art, architecture. And, design of all kinds. I guess that's why I love to travel. I plan to keep learning till the day I pass on.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Am SIMPLIFYING my Life. More and more.
Cleaning my desk of clutter. Getting more organized. All this to make doing my projects more ENJOYable. Especially on my SendOutCards projects. Designing cards for this year and in 2010. I want to be able to do things fast and efficient. And. With EXCELLENCE. I enjoy sharing SOC. Creating unique cards. And. More. I have a new CALLING. An exciting FUN Passion. I love sending cards that can make people HAPPY. Wow.
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Monday, November 2, 2009 Enjoyed HERBERT VON KARAJAN. A great Conductor.
My favorite conductor... Herbert Von Karajan of the Berlin Philharmonic. Just viewed a video on his life. A DVD from Netflix. He was a perfectionist who loved his profession. I plan to get 2 more DVDs on him. One is Beethoven's Sympathy No.9. I am a great lover of classical music. Absolutely wonderful.
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Sunday, November 1, 2009 Arising Anew. Cleaner. More Organized Soon.
There is something sad when your computer dies on you. Will I miss it? Nope. I already have 2 new ones. And, another new one in January 2010. When one leaves, another new, better ones comes in to replace the old. Such is life. Yes!
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Saturday, October 31, 2009 Halloween. The Day my G3 Computer Died.
Had a power outage yesterday. And, my Apple computer G3 of 1989... crashed and died on me. Good thing I had all my important data transferred to my iMac 24". So, it was time for it to go. A blessing, actually. Spent the afternoon unhooking all the wires. Cleared my desk. Looks good. Nice and clean. Now, I can really enjoy my Internet projects. I am excited.
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Friday, October 30, 2009 Prioritizing your LIFE
I like to constantly VISUALIZE how I want to live the rest of my life. What do I love to do? Where do I want to travel? What exercise? Foods to eat. What to get rid of? Things to buy. Yes...I love my Apple computers. One is an iMac 24" 3.06GHz that I bought in Feb 2009. I plan to sell it on Craig's List in Dec - Jan 2010. It's less than a year old. Under warranty. So, I can buy the newest 27" iMac. I am addicted to the latest, fastest, machine. Yes, I deserve it. This is one of my high priorities in life. The best equipment for me. Besides computers... one hour of exercise a day. 7 days a week. Keeps my blood pressure in check. Food...of course, organic. Most raw foods. Fresh. More on this...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 ADD Good Stuff.
Okay. Cleansed. Subtracted. Now... time to ADD. For Health... organic food. Less food. But, healthy ORGANIC food. Give your body the best. Within your budget. Shop smart. Compare prices. Nutrition. Watch for sales. List the items you love to eat. Buy. Try new foods. Dishes. Experiment. Combine in different ways. Have a lot of color in your dishes. Flavors. It's healthy to have variety.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 More CLEANSING. Storage. Files.
How to be HEALTHY? Lose weight. I found that the way is to first CLEANSE the mind. Body. Subtract. Clean out. This is the first step. Once cleansed. Then, the next step is to ADD.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 My KEYWORDS. Of Life.
To keep myself focused, I like to dwell on my personal Keywords of life. Off the top of my head, here is what comes out at this time: swimming. reading. Apple computer. design. cards. giving. gratitude. appreciation. travel. dvd. learning. dvd. video. improvement. next level. tao te ching. wow. kindness. seeing myself in others. living life to the fullest. happiness. joy. love.
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Monday, October 26, 2009 Cleaning Out Clutter. SUBTRACTION First.
As 2009 nears the end of the year, I am cleaning out my office, storage room. It is important to do this in the last quarter of every year. Actually, even better to do this all year around. Well. At least in the last quarter. My mind created my clutter. So, by clearing out my clutter, my mind automatically gets cleared out, too. And. I do feel better. Think better. I already took forward to 2010. I call this: SUBTRACTION before I add more.
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Sunday, October 25, 2009 It's nice to be Retired from any job.
Though I am 'retired' from having a job and have a steady income for life ...for those who know me, I have to keep challenging myself to improve myself to the Next Level. I must keep learning. Reading. Watching appealing DVDs. I do things for the JOY of doing. I get to choose and DO what I love. Life is great.
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Saturday, October 24, 2009 Greeting Cards. The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
Today. Half hour in the gym. Elliptical. 30 minutes swimming. Spent time creating SendOutCards designs. Had 30 cards sent. Fun! Working on several designs at a time. Create your own FREE Card at sendoutcards.com/lorrin. I paid for the card and postage. Go ahead. Enjoy my GIFT for you, my friend. This evening. Watched a thrilling DVD on the Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant. About persistence. Determination. Overcoming extreme odds. Need inspiration. Especially if you are female. See this DVD. Got it from Netflix.
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Friday, October 23, 2009 DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE
This is another terrific movie that helped my understand Indian culture of matchmaking. And. LOVE. A common theme with twists. Recommended if you have Netflix. The Internet is my source for almost everything I want to learn. Netflix is for renting DVDs I want to watch. Yes. I can learn I want from the Internet, the library, and Netflix. Education I love it.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 CHAK DE! INDIA ...a movie. Wow. Recommended.
Nina is really getting to love Indian Bollywood movies. Great acting. Wonderful redeeming stories. This one... Chak De! India is a winner. I rated it 5-Stars in Netflix. To learn about it, you can do a search. More movies daily.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 I am Having So Much FUN designing my CHRISTMAS CARD
I haven't designed a Christmas Card this well in years. So, this is a big year for my card. If you are a designer, I'd love to get your comments on my card. Let me know. I am having a grand time testing various designs.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGN CONTEST
You are invited to design a 5 x 7 inch Christmas card. 3 pages of 5 x 7. To enter, sign up for a Free Gift Account and design up to 3 cards. You can use your on photos. You can even use Photoshop if you want. Send up to 3 cards. With one to me. Nina and I will be the judges. The prize will be that you will be credited $20 to send you winning card to 10 friends anywhere in the world. See a tutorial to learn how to submit and send your card. Good luck. Have fun.
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Monday, October 19, 2009 Aloha to my good friend: Vera Lee Cranor
Vera made a significant contribution to my life. She passed away today. Though, I never had the good fortune to meet Vera in person (she lived in Tennessee) ...we enjoyed many phone conversations together on web design. This site and all my sites are the fruits of our collaboration. I learned much of my web design skills from Vera. I will miss her and will always remember her contribution to my life. See you up there Vera... save a good place for me at your dining table in heaven. Warmest Aloha!
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Sunday, October 18, 2009 Zindaggi ROCKS
Just watched this very well written DVD film. Beautiful people. Music. Subtitles. Hindi. About a mother's LOVE for her adopted son. And. A doctor's love for her while his wife lay in a coma for 4 years. A tear jerker of a movie. I enjoyed it very much.
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 A DVD Movie a Night. 30 a month.
Besides reading hundreds of books and magazines a year. I now am watching hundreds of films a year, too. Thanks to NETFLIX. I search and find DVDs I want to watch. Up to 4 at a time, so as I watch them, I return them. Another comes in the mail. I have a steady flow of selected DVDs all month long. I love learning by books. Magazines. DVDs. Videos. Each one feeds me new info. A constant mental diet which I love. This is very important for me. Helps me keep on improving. Growing. Raising the bar. Going to the Next Level. Makes life so exciting.
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Friday, October 16, 2009 WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT COMES ABOUT
Read this title again. I talked about it before. It's worth repeating from time to time. It's ALL in your THINKING. The trick is to THINK about what you want and not what you don't want. Try it for a day. I could use more practice on this, too. When I think about swimming, I go swimming. It works! When I think about ideas for my card designs, they come about. And. One step leads to another. That's why it is important to just get started and make adjustments along the way. Get started on something worthwhile. Something you have passion for is what you want to start. For me. It's card designs. Videos. It used to be architecture. Now. Web designs. Graphics. Banners. Links. That's what I think about. Besides my upcoming cruise adventure on the new Ruby Princess. It's true. What you think about. Comes about. Focus on what you want. The rest of your life. Go and let it happen by thinking first. I wish you all the happiness in the world ...doing what you love with whom you love where you want to be.
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"Life was never meant to be a struggle; just a gentle progression from one point to another, much like walking through a valley on a sunny day." — Stuart Wilde
"Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable are the kind who do nothing."
— William Feather
"I feel good, therefore my life is good."
My Favorite Books
Key to Yourself by Venice Bloodworth
Peace Pilgrim by Peace Pilgrim
Ask and It is Given by Esther Hicks
The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
"Whatever does not destroy me makes me stronger."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you."
— Sarah Breathnach
"Health and fitness are accomplished by just eating a little less and exercising a little more, day after day and month after month."
— Brian Tracy
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"The slide show is wonderful, photos are very nice and your life seems to me like a dream. You let people to see that it's possible in real life. I myself think that life should be an adventure full of great experiences and positive emotions." — Eugeny, Latvia
"Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth."
— Mark Twain
Affirmations "Courage is a natural part of my being. By facing life I transcend it."
There is no limit to what I can experience."
"I am going to live life."
"Any opportunity I find to experience something new I will take, given the wherewithall."
"People feel my energy and want to be with me."
"Paths I never new existed appear before me."
"Opportunity finds me. I can have anything I want."
"I am always in the right place at the right now."
"I feel good, therefore my life is good."
"I have great joy in my life."
"I bring great joy to others worldwide."
"I materialize all that I want in life."
"I am power."
"My philosophy is truth unto me. Through expressing my individuality I am free."
"I truly accept the world the way it is. By becoming detached I reach a higher level of energy within me."
"I move silently through life. I change into what I am becoming."
"I accept who I am and the reality in which I live. Through patience I achieve all that I desire."
"In simplifying my life, I gain clarity and express power."
"In this day I express love and openness to each person I meet, for I know that I am truly loveable." — Stuart Wilde
"The purpose of life is a life of purpose."
— Robert Byrne
"You are what you eat, drink, breathe, think, say and do."
— Patricia Bragg
"Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings."
— Publilius Syrus, 42 BC
"When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, strength cannot be exerted, wealth is useless and reason is powerless."
— Herophiles, 300 BC
"Perfect health is above gold; a healthy body before riches."
— Solomon
"Nutrition directly affects growth, development, reproduction, well-being and the physical and mental condition of the individual. Health depends upon nutrition more than on any other single factor."
— Dr. William H. Sebrell, Jr.
"Do what you can to improve, with what you have, where you are."
— Theodore Roosevelt
"Everyone is our teacher. We can learn from each person on what to do and what not to do -- to live our life to the fullest."
— Lorrin L. Lee
"Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians."
— Irish Proverb
"There is no wealth greater than the health of the body."
— The Bible
"Where your focus goes, your energy flows."
"To live is the rarest thing in the world; most people exist, that is all."
— Oscar Wilde
"Our best preparation for tomorrow is the proper use of today."
"Life is a gift – open it. A joy – share it. A game – An experience – live it. A dream – make it come true."
"Of all the knowledge, that most worth having is knowledge about health. The first requisite of a good life is to be a healthy person."
— Herbert Spencer
"Remember, you are punished by your bad habits of living."
— Paul Bragg
"Open your mind for the doors of wisdom are never shut."
— Ben Franklin
"There is a great of truth in the saying that man becomes what he eats."
— Gandhi
"There are 6 Basic Fears: Sickness. Poverty. Old Age. Criticism. Loss of Love. Death."
"Before speaking, ask yourself: Is it good? Kind? Necessary?"
"Eat not for the pleasure thou mayest find therein; eat to increase thy strength, eat to preserve the life thou has received from Heaven."
— Confucius
"We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough."
— Helen Keller
"Oxygen is the main nutrient of the body. When we improve our oxygen intake by exercising and deep breahting, we enhance our immune system and the body's ability to detoxify and stay healthy."
— Dr. Michael Schachter
"We can no more afford to spend major time on minor things, than we can to spend minor time on major things."
— Jim Rohn
"We grow healthier in life with pure water, healthy foods and love."
— Patricia Bragg
"Living in harmony with the universe is living totally alive, full of vitality, health, joy, inner peace, power, love, and abundance on every level."
— Shakti Gawain
"Whatever occurs in the mind, effects the body and visa versa. Mind and body cannot be considered independently. when the tow are out of sync, both the emotional and physical stress can erupt."
— Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine
"Where you focus goes – your energy flows."
"Things that matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter least."
— Goethe
"When you can think of yesterday without regret, and of tomorrow without fear, then you are on the road to success."
— Patricia Bragg
"There is truth in the saying that man becomes what he eats."
— Gandhi
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
— Benjamin Franklin
"Of all the knowledge, that most worth having is the knowledge about health. The first requisite of a good life is to be a healthy person."
— Herbert Spencer
"Physically fit people live longer and enjoy a better quality of life."
— Tedd Mitchell, M.D.
"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might! Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your objective."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one."
— Elbert Hubbard
"Refusing to ask for help when needed, is refusing someone the chance to be helpful."
"People put you down because they are unsure of themselves."
"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."
— Dale Carnegie
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
— Albert Einstein
"The quality of our expectations determines the quality of our action."
— Andre Godin
"Change your lifestyle to healthy living, then you will improve your life."
— Patricia Bragg
"Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it."
— Benjamin Franklin
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
— George Patton
"SUCCESS is a journey, not a destination. Make your life a fun-filled, joyous, and happy journey lived with passion."
— Lorrin L. Lee
"Light is the task where many share the toil."
— Homer
"The deepest craving in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."
— William James
"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart."
— Confucius
"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
— John Wooden
"Sometimes our light goes out, but it is blown again into flame by an other human being."
— Albert Schweitzer
"Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of others, but from doing something worthwhile."
— A wise person
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science."
— Albert Einstein
