♥ WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ♥: ♥ - WATTA WONDERFUL WORLD... 07/01/2013

The older we get,

the more we realize

that the choice to be happy

or unhappy is our own.

Sure, there will be times

where things don’t go our way.

We’ll feel unhappiness,

sorrow, even depression.

But, our agency determines

how we cope with these challenges.

This doesn’t mean that

we should feel guilty about

being sad or depressed.

Everyone experiences “down” days.

Melancholy moments

can bring great wisdom

if we think them through.

But, the truth is that

you always have a choice.

You can choose to stay stuck

in unhappiness and resentment,

or, choose to let go and

feel fulfillment lighten your load.

If you’re unhappy,

unsatisfied or merely ambiguous,

make today the day

you put it all behind you.

Choose to feel the joy in your life again.

You always have a choice.

Why not make it great?

©Jane Powell

To succeed...

you need to find something

to hold on to,

something to motivate you,

something to inspire you.

–Tony Dorsett

"So what do we do?

Anything - something.

So long as we

don't just sit there.

If we screw it up,

start over.

Try something else.

If we wait until we've satisfied

all the uncertainties,

it may be too late."

~~Lee Iacocca

Former Chairman of Chrysler Corporation

Feelings of worth

can flourish only in an atmosphere

where individual differences

are appreciated,

mistakes are tolerated,

communication is open,

and rules are flexible –

the kind of atmosphere

that is found in a

nurturing family.

- Virginia Sati

"Often we allow ourselves

to be upset by small things

we should despise and forget.

We lose many irreplaceable hours

brooding over grievances that,

in a year's time,

will be forgotten by us

and by everybody.

No,

let us devote our life

to worthwhile actions

and feelings,

to great thoughts,

real affections

and enduring

undertakings."

~~Andre Maurois

1885-1967, Writer

No matter what you

might be going thru,

the ending will be greater

than it's beginning.

As long as you still breath ,

you have a purpose,

to fulfill and usually

the one who gets in the, way

of that fulfillment

is your own self.

So let go of your fears

Get up ,

and get out

of your own way.

~ Unknown

Achievement within

Meaningful success

is a matter of expressing on the outside

some of the unique and abundant value

that’s on the inside.

Every great achievement

begins as a vision,

guided by purpose,

and ends as a real, tangible fact.

Whatever you truly desire,

you already have within you.

Fulfilling that desire is a process

of bringing it to life in the world around you.

In each true desire is the energy

for its fulfillment.

Your job is to put that energy

to focused and effective use.

Take the vision, the ideal,

the value that’s inside

and show the rest of the world

how it looks and what it can do.

Nurture the inner vision

that only you can see into outer value

that everyone can find useful and beautiful.

Dive deeply into the rich abundance

that lives within you.

Feel the power of your unique beauty

that longs to be expressed,

and let that beauty flow out

through your actions.

Your greatest achievements

are already yours.

Act on them and let the whole world

experience their value too.

Ralph Marston

Mexican Appetizer Cups

1Box (9 oz) Green Giant® frozen chopped spinach,
thawed, squeezed to drain

1Can (10 oz) diced tomatoes with green Chiles, undrained

1Package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1Cup sour cream

1/2Teaspoon taco seasoning mix (from 1-oz package)

40To 45 nacho cheese-flavored tortilla chips

2Cans (12 oz each) Pillsbury® Grands!® Jr. Golden Layers® refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (20 biscuits)

1Cup finely shredded Mexican cheese blend (4 oz)

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 30 mini muffin cups with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. In large bowl, mix spinach, tomatoes, cream cheese, sour cream and taco seasoning mix; set aside.
2 Place about 20 of the tortilla chips in gallon-size resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Using rolling pin, finely crush to measure 1/2 cup. Stir crushed chips into spinach mixture.
3 Separate 1 can of dough into 10 biscuits; separate each biscuit into 3 layers. Place 1 layer in each of 30 muffin cups; using floured fingers, press dough on bottom and up side of each cup.
4 Fill each cup with about 1 tablespoon spinach mixture. Refrigerate remaining spinach mixture. Sprinkle filling in each cup with about 1 teaspoon cheese. Bake 9 to 14 minutes or until edges of biscuits are golden brown. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool 5 minutes longer. Repeat with remaining biscuits, filling and cheese, cooling pans between batches.
5 To serve, break each of the remaining 20 to 25 tortilla chips into 3 triangular pieces. Insert 1 triangle into each cup. Serve warm.