HAPPY THANSGIVING (2011)

Enough said. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!

Motivational Monday: On Being Happy

As we go into this week spending time with our family and friends and of course feasts, we are all thinking about what we are thankful for and such. I wanted to begin the week on thinking about being happy and why being thankful for what you have should bring happiness to your life. I'm not going to do too much writing since I have some posts for tomorrow going into my self journey of finding happiness again. So, for you...Motivational Monday's quote.

"Stop looking for reasons you are not happy. Focus on the things you do have, and the reasons you should be happy."
       -Unknown

Please help me create care packages for domestic violence victims

She cries herself to sleep at night, the pain from the bruises on her body and the pain of feeling helpless. She loves him but she is afraid of him and afraid to leave him. She finds the courage to seek sanctuary at a local women’s shelter where her and her children can be safe from the harsh reality that she could have been the next victim of domestic violence gone awry.

Domestic Violence awareness month was October, but that is not going to stop SOA from continuing the fight. Domestic Violence doesn't just exist in October, it happens every second of every minute every day. That is why we are hosting the SOA Thanks Project.

During the month of November, we are requesting monetary donations and donated items to create care packages for the women at the Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence in Atlanta.

Official Press Release

Items requested (for care packages) include:

• Hair care items, specific to African Americans
• Deodorant
• Lotion
• Body wash
• Makeup
• Feminine care items
• Perfume
• Towels and wash cloths
• Books of inspiration
• Notes, words of wisdom

Other items to donate:

• Old cell phones
• Canned foods
• Non-perishable foods

If you are in the continental United States, you can mail these items to PO Box 248 Rex, GA 30273

If you are unable to donate any of these items, please make a monetary donation HERE.

When you donate, no matter what it is, please tweet me @soaeventconcept with the hashtag #theSOAthanksproject so that I may thank you!!

Thank you so much for your help, support, promotion of this great cause.
SOA

What are you thankful for?

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it makes it easy for us to be thankful for the friends and family we have in our lives. But when you really think about it there are so many other things to be thankful for than you might realize.

As a business owner, I am thankful that I was fortunate to have some extra money to create and legitimize my business, that is continuously growing. As a graduate, I am glad that I was able to graduate from college last year on the Dean's List with not a huge heap of debt. As a previously unemployed person, I am glad that I finally found a job that is not only great but in my field where I learn something new everyday. I am thankful that one late night in a moment of sadness I created this blog and was able to inspire and encourage a lot of people.

Most importantly, I am thankful for life. Having it and living it.

So as you're sitting down with your family eating that wonderful holiday meal, take some time to reflect on what you are thankful for and what you want to be thankful for in the future. Start thinking about your New Years Resolution and what you want to accomplish so that this time next year, you'll have something new to be happy and thankful for. So I ask you...

What are you thankful for?
I'd love to hear it by the way!!!!!



The Unemployed [but Empowered and Thankful] Entrepreneur

Motivational Monday: Being thankful

With so many negative things going on in our individual lives, it can be so easy to lose track of the positives we have going on. Often times we want to gripe and complain about how our boss is a jerk or how teachers live to give their students tons of homework or even how boring it is to just sit at home with nothing to do. We have to learn to be thankful for the opportunities that are coming our way and that we overlook often.

Sure our boss is a bit of a jerk, but let's face it you have a job that enables you to pay bills and even splurge on that pedicure every two weeks. Yeah, your teacher gives you a lot of homework but honestly there are some people who wanted to go to school and couldn't for one reason or another; you were one of the lucky ones. And yes, it can be boring to sit in the house and do nothing, but remember those hobbies you used to have that you neglected because you didn't have time? Well now you have time so use it and maybe that hobby can be your meal ticket.

As we start to gear up for the "holiday of thanks," take some time to think about some things that you've been complaining and upset about and find the silver lining in it. Turn that complaint into a moment of thanks and be thankful.

Today's Motivational Monday quotes, like all of this week's posts, is about being thankful and giving thanks. I hope it helps in making any of your dark clouds a little brighter.

We give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.

      -Author Unknown

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.

        -Cicero

The Unemployed [but Empowered] Entrepreneur