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Welcome to new beginnings! This is the start of 2010 which I declare to be the beginning of many new and wonderful things for myself and and I hope for you as well! It's also the start of Toni Bouman's Artful Home Ezine.
I promise to bring you factual, helpful, pertinent, and most importantly, positive information about real estate, design and living life in your home to the fullest!
With that thought in mind, I'd like to share something with you that was passed on from a fellow artist, called "The Optimist's Creed" that was written by Christian Larson in 1912. It's meaning and intent is timeless and can help us all begin the New Year with some valuable perspective!
Promise Yourself
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature you meet.
To give so much time to improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you are true to the best that is in you.
May 2010 bring you health, happiness, prosperity, and peace!
Toni Bouman |
