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Dale Partridge, Family Man, Author, Co-Founder of Sevenly.org, Social Good Entrepreneur, and Follower of Christ.
Dale Patridge has it going on…
He’s a motivational guru, author, husband, father, entrepreneur, and blogger. Plus, he can ride a unicycle and kickflip on a skateboard.
So, it’s understandable that this motivational guru, musician, mother, entrepreneur and blogger who can ride a bicycle and almost stay on a skateboard would feel a kinship. Yes?
Well, I do. I just started following his blog, The Daily Positive, as opposed to visiting it in cognito, and figured I ought to share one or two of his change leadership tips with my few but well-loved followers.
So, here are the unmistakable, unchangeable, secrets, according to Dale, that truly create a perfect life:
- Family – We can’t escape it. For some it causes joy, for others pain. But family is more than blood. It’s those who are greater than friends. Those who have remained with us for years, even decades. They have chosen to do life by our side. These people are the ones who truly bring us joy. Let’s not forget that. Instead of investing in a hobby, in a project, or in a job. Let’s invest here.
- Friends – I follow a few neurological blogs (I know… how boring), a scientist from Yale University confirmed our minds are unmistakably designed for community and love. Friends offer both. Think about the happiest moments of your life, who was there? We spend so much time searching for happiness when it can likely be had in a simple conversation with good friend. Call them, today.
- Fitness – Without our health, not much else matters. About 6 years ago I got very ill. I was diagnosed with an inner ear disorder which caused extreme dizziness for months a time. It was horrible. I became depressed, anxious, and border-line suicidal. It made one thing very clear. Without our health, life is short, depressing and hard to enjoy. But this is an area where many of us dig our own graves. We eat poorly, we don’t exercise, we take prescription medicines that treat symptoms rather than heal the problem. Let’s fight for our health. Go for a walk. Buy organic food. Go vegan for 90 days. Whatever it takes to protect this precious element of your life.
- Food (and drink) – We can’t live without it. We were clearly made for it. It’s a source of joy and community for the human soul. Like anything, it can be abused. But let’s talk about a healthy value of loving food. I think there is a reason Jesus chose communion (which means community with food) as his way to be remembered. We have been created with an amazing ability to taste and to even feel different ingredients. Food is what brings us together, it heals us, and it provides a way for us to survive. Never feel bad about investing into quality food with great people. It’s these moments that make up the best times of our lives.
- Faith: Now I know all of you might not agree on this one, but that’s okay
– For many of us, faith in a Creator, does not make us weak, it offers us connection, community, joy, safety and most of all, purpose. For me personally, my faith has offered me incredible transformation and consistency. By knowing what I believe it allows me to create a life that aligns. It helps me through the toughest times and provides me a super natural ability to love people. If this is something you desire, reach out to God. Get to know him. I believe it is wiser to live as if there were a God and find out there wasn’t, than to live as if there is no God, and find out there was.
What do you think? He’s got a pretty great outlook on life and how to live it, dosn’t he?
Comments or additions to his list are welcome. Don’t be shy. I’d love to hear from you.
On February 5th 2014, the FDA issued a press release regarding a voluntary recall of 3 brands or dog and cat food by ProPet LLC. According to the FDA, fortunately there have not yet been any reports of illness caused by this contamination.
Read the whole story at http://theilovedogssite.com/recall-alert-3-dog-cat-food-brands-recalled-for-salmonella/#llRe60MDD0Qqu2Od.99
Please note that the above images are examples only, and may or may not represent the packages of your food. For the complete and accurate list, please see the table provided below by the FDA.
| Product | Best By | Lot Code | UPC Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 lb Hubbard Life Happy Hound Dog Food | 05 06 14 | 096 13 SM L2 2A | 1219033878 |
| 40 lb Hubbard Life Happy Hound Dog Food | 05 06 14 | 096 13 SM L2 1A | 1219033878 |
| 18 lb Hubbard Life Cat Stars Cat Food | 05 06 14 | 096 13 SM L2 1A | 1219033873 |
| 40 lb Hubbard Life Maintenance Dog Food | 05 06 14 | 096 13 SM L2 2A | 1219033875 |
| 15 lb Joy Combo Cat Food | 05 06 14 | 096 13 SM L2 1A | 7065407721 |
| 40 lb Joy Combo Cat Food | 05 06 14 | 096 13 SM L2 1A | 7065407713 |
| 40 lb Joy Combo Cat Food | 05 06 14 | 096 13 SM L2 2A | 7065407713 |
| 20 lb QC Plus Adult Dog Food | 05 07 14 | 097 13 SM L2 2A | 2351780103 |
| 40 lb QC Plus Adult Dog Food | 05 07 14 | 097 13 SM L2 2A | 2351780104 |
| 40 lb QC Plus Adult Dog Food | 05 07 14 | 097 13 SM L2 1A | 2351780104 |
Change
Posted on: May 28, 2013
Change isn’t easy. Changing the way we live requires us to change how we think. Changing how we think often requires us to change fundamental beliefs about life. Not a simple task to accomplish.
When we make our own misery, and most of do from time to time, we sometimes cling to it even when we want desperately to change… The misery is something familiar — comfortable even.
So usually change is a slow process, but not always. Sometimes (rarely even?) our lives can change for the better in one moment of grace — winning the spiritual lottery — or perhaps a miracle. Something so powerful can happen — someone so special come along, some precious understanding descend upon us — so unexpectedly that it pivots us in a new direction, changing us forever.
Have you had a moment like this? If so, would you share it with us?
Good Intentions Are Not Enough
Posted on: May 14, 2013
It’s not enough to act with good intentions. We must also act with the intelligence and good judgement God gave us and that we have spent our lifetimes honing. Good intentions alone can be the cobblestones from which the road to Hell is built, but good intentions formed through self-doubt and second-guessing guided by wisdom aquired from experience are all we will ever be expected to live up to. We each see the world through the lenses crafted by our experiences. We cannot be expected to know how others see the world. All God asks of us is that we try to be tolerant and understand those who hurt us by trying to help us. Likewise, we should ask God to help us help others in ways that will most benefit them as opposed to helping others as we would want to be helped.
So many people are damaged by friends and family who care for and about them. But instead of asking and listening to what these people honestly need, they force solutions and act in ways that are self-centered — based on what they would want if it were their problem. It happens all the time and we each must understand that these helpers mean well. We must forgive them for hurting us and learn how to set boundaries in our relationships that protect us from the unintended consequences of others’ actions.
Unintended consequences that should have been forseeable are the ingredients for the recipe for damnation, but those that we can’t forsee are a part of that great design — out of our hands — off our shoulders — and for which we will not be held responsible. If God forgives us for hurting others unintentionally, we should forgive ourselves.
Dale Beacock, my dearest friend.
If not for the tenacity of the rock, the warm, white, sandy beach would never have been born.
If not for the strength of the rock, the ocean’s tide would never turn.
If not for the resilience of the rock, the mountains would never rise above the storm.
If not for the rock’s ability to absorb and radiate the warmth of the sun, the Earth’s lesser creatures would never survive the winter cold.
You were my rock.
Your persistent belief in me gradually polished my rough edges into a smoother, more refined end.
The strength of your spirit guided me through the chaotic seas of self-doubt — turning the course of my life and redefining the potential my future held.
The resilience of your faith in me protected me from the Adversary’s wrath — giving my own faith time to grow strong enough to stand alone.
And your ability to absorb my love, the warmth of my wispered dreams, and the depth of meaning behind my words, and then radiate it all back to me when I needed it was a blessing and a miracle to me.
You were a rock to so many. But you were especially my rock, dear friend, and for that I thank you each and every day. I did not know I could miss another human being this much, but I know you are in a wounderous place and that someday I will see you again.
Until then I will try to remember all you taught me about myself, unconditional love, perseverance, inner joy, following my dreams, believing myself worthy, and of course the power of music to heal. I will try not to let myself become overwhelmed by the void left in my life and heart by your absence and instead reflect on everything you were to me. For 40 years your friendship helped to mold me into a better person. I pray in your absence I am able to continue to grow.
Rest in Peace, Dale, my friend, confidant, teacher, mentor, coach, protector, practice buddy, director and so much more…
I will always love you.
~BB
Asset #1 –
Family Support
- Doctrine and Covenants 19:34
34 Impart a portion of thy property, yea, even part of thy lands, and all save the support of thy family. - Doctrine and Covenants 75:24
24 Behold, I say unto you, that it is the duty of the church to assist in supporting the families of those, and also to support the families of those who are called and must needs be sent unto the world to proclaim the gospel unto the world. - Doctrine and Covenants 75:26
26 And let all such as can obtain places for their families, and support of the church for them, not fail to go into the world, whether to the east or to the west, or to the north, or to the south. - Doctrine and Covenants 42:71
71 And the elders or high priests who are appointed to assist the bishop as counselors in all things, are to have their families supported out of the property which is consecrated to the bishop, for the good of the poor, and for other purposes, as before mentioned.
Asset # 2 –
Positive Family Communication (Teach your Children)
- Moses 6:58
58 Therefore I give unto you a commandment, to teach these things freely unto your children, saying: - Doctrine and Covenants 93:42
42 You have not taught your children light and truth, according to the commandments; and that wicked one hath power, as yet, over you, and this is the cause of your affliction. - Deuteronomy 11:19
19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. - Mosiah 2:34
34 I say unto you, that there are not any among you, except it be your little children that have not been taught concerning these things, but what knoweth that ye are eternally indebted to your heavenly Father, to render to him all that you have and are; and also have been taught concerning the records which contain the prophecies which have been spoken by the holy prophets, even down to the time our father, Lehi, left Jerusalem; - Doctrine and Covenants 43:15
15 Again I say, hearken ye elders of my church, whom I have appointed: Ye are not sent forth to be taught, but to teach the children of men the things which I have put into your hands by the power of my Spirit; - Moses 6:57
57 Wherefore teach it unto your children, that all men, everywhere, must repent, or they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God, for no unclean thing can dwell there, or dwell in his presence; for, in the language of Adam, Man of Holiness is his name, and the name of his Only Begotten is the Son of Man, even Jesus Christ, a righteous Judge, who shall come in the meridian of time. - Alma 13:1
1 And again, my brethren, I would cite your minds forward to the time when the Lord God gave these commandments unto his children; and I would that ye should remember that the Lord God ordained priests, after his holy order, which was after the order of his Son, to teach these things unto the people.
Help Someone Feel Valued
Posted on: November 9, 2012
Here are 6 ways you can successfully make the people around you feel great:
- Put Your Stuff Away – Don’t ever have your phone or computer out while in a conversation.
- Use a Person’s Name in Conversation – This requires you remember it when they tell you
- Ask Them to Teach you Something – Everyone has something to offer, let them shine.
- Be Authentically Interested – Lean in, keep eye contact, and listen way more than you talk.
- Shine the Spotlight on Them – In group settings, share someone’s talent, a good story about them, or what you like about them.
- Compliment Them – It makes them feel special, raises their self-esteem, and makes them realize you appreciate them.
Now it’s your turn. What can you add to this list?
Forgiveness by Matthew West
Posted on: November 2, 2012
“Forgiveness”
And the last thing on your mind today
It always goes to those that don’t deserveIt’s the opposite of how you feel
When the pain they caused is just too real
It takes everything you have just to say the word…Forgiveness
Forgiveness
It flies in the face of all your pride
It moves away the mad inside
It’s always anger’s own worst enemy
Even when the jury and the judge
Say you gotta right to hold a grudge
It’s the whisper in your ear saying ‘Set It Free’
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Show me how to love the unlovable
Show me how to reach the unreachable
Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness
It’ll clear the bitterness away
It can even set a prisoner free
There is no end to what it’s power can do
So, let it go and be amazed
By what you see through eyes of grace
The prisoner that it really frees is you
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Show me how to love the unlovable
Show me how to reach the unreachable
Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness
I want to finally set it free
So show me how to see what Your mercy sees
Help me now to give what You gave to me
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Words of Wisdom
Posted on: July 6, 2012
"If you are not moving forward,
you are moving backward.
There is no standing still."
~ Grandpa Joe, Personal Hero
Latest Picture of My Tilly
Posted on: May 25, 2012
Truly, EVERYONE should have one of these. It should be a law that no one should have to suffer for not having their own Tilly. I think I’ll start a petition.
The dictionary does not contain a word that describes my dog’s “cute factor.” And her personality is even cuter than her looks. It’s almost nauseating, but not quite.
BB
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