A friend was talking about possibly having to use “tough love” on her teenager. That brought to mind this Thursday Thought quote:
I told you about this last November. But it’s now or never if you were scammed out of money and Western Union took your payment.
Western Union has $586 million they have to give out. It’s the settlement agreement they made for letting scammers trick people into wiring money to “grand kids” in Zimbabwe and “friends” stranded in China. If you were caught in such a scam, you have money coming.
Letters notifying people of this are going out to 500,000 people the Justice Department believes were scammed. But they think there are others. Those others can go online to fill out an application. They’ll want details, so be prepared with dates, amounts, etc. And file before Feb. 12, 2018.
If you think you fell for a Western Union-related scam, go to www.WesternUnionRemission.com .
Ever spend sleepless nights thinking, “I should/would/could have…” or “I’m so embarrassed” or “She’s right about me” or similar self-criticisms? Sure you have. We all do. But the thoughts go away, so no harm. Right? Not right. There IS harm, not just to our minds but to our bodies, including making us age faster.
I found the article titled Why You Should Stop Being So Hard on Yourself very interesting. Read through it–be sure not to skip the “3 Steps to Self-Compassion” about 2/3 of the way down. Some good ideas there.
And ease up on yourself!
A simple message but from the heart:
And thank you to all their families for their sacrifices.
I’m not a Star Wars fan. I’m still firmly in the old Star Trek camp. Even so, I’m sending in my $26.95 to https://www.nationalparkstees.com/mtforestwy to get this tee shirt, knowing that I get the shirt and the National Park Foundation gets my $26.95 to help protect our wonderful green treasures.
I’ve been too serious again lately. And, it’s Friday and the start of a nice, long weekend. Besides, as my regular readers know, I can’t resist plays on words. My mind is just twisted that way. I hope you enjoy these. Blame Walt Landers. I got this from him. (You may want to do a Ctrl/Alt scroll up to enlarge.)
Today’s Thursday Thought quote is a lesson from a very peaceful, loving group of people. If we all adopted this…what a world!
CHILDREN WELCOME HERE. That’s a sign you might hang on your front door. Isn’t it a natural human instinct to want to protect our children? In this economy, though, many are “latchkey kids” or home alone because their single parent has to run to the store. If your heart is open enough and your temperament calm enough, you can provide a safe haven for the neighborhood kids. Tell parents that you have Band-Aids for scraped knees, “homework help” for the teen who needs an excuse to avoid peer pressure, time to talk and a reassuring cookie when something scares a child whose parent won’t be home from work for a little while. You might even have a small library of children’s books and a comfy beanbag for curling up to read. The idea is not to be a free baby-sitter or supplant the parents’ role but just to extend and nurture the family, even if you’re available only for a few afternoons a week and for emergencies. Your reward will come next Halloween, when your house is not (or is) tee-peed.
Well, they’re painful when stepped on or go into the landfill. Hasbro has a solution. They’re working with TerraCycle to recycle them into materials for playgrounds and benches. Find out how you can participate: https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/hasbro.
[For more easy, money-saving, Earth-friendly tips, download a FREE copy of Green Riches: Help the Earth & Your Budget. Go to www.Smashwords.com/books/view/7000 or your favorite e-book seller and download to your computer or e-book device. Totally free, with no strings attached.]