Counting Your Lucky Stars
It's never too early to start counting your lucky stars. In fact, it may be the best thing you ever do. In the race of life, an optimistic attitude is without a doubt one of the most powerful assets you can have.
Don't put this off any longer and take our beginner's guide to counting your lucky stars! It'll help turn that frown upside down.
Where to Start: The best place to start counting your lucky stars is right in the middle. This is where all the luck and luckiness in life should be shared.
Who You Will Count: You need a few people in life who are on your side and will always support you no matter what. These people serve as an inspiration for you whenever you have doubts or when things seem too hard to handle. In essence, they are like a source of hope that drives you forward through the rough patches in life.
There are two types of people who can help create this level of optimism for you – one is God and the other is your family.
It is important that God and family members are one and the same. If they aren't, then you've got a problem – so you need to count them together.
How You Will Count: One of the best ways to count your lucky stars is by completing this exercise every day. Here's how it works – first, take a piece of paper and write down your name in the center of it. Then draw five stars around your name in different directions as shown below:
The four five-pointed stars represent your family (mom, dad, siblings and grandparents). The pentagram symbolizes God – that inner voice that tells you what's right or wrong. It's up to you how many points you give to your pentagram. This can be from one to five or a hundred if you want.
The idea is that as you progress in life, the stars around your name will expand in their size. This means that your family will continue supporting and guiding you in life and God will always lead the way.
This exercise is great for young people who are just starting out in life because it helps them appreciate the support they have from their family and how it's always there for them through thick and thin.
When you're done counting your lucky stars, keep the paper in a safe place so that you can look at it whenever you want. It will help inspire you in difficult times.
Don't Forget: When it comes to counting your lucky stars, don't forget to count yourself as one of them! That's right – give yourself a special star and put it somewhere that is visible. This shows that you are also on your own side and will always be there to lend a helping hand whenever life gets tough.
Why Do This? Counting your lucky stars provides you with a psychological boost when faced with adversity. Having a positive attitude can be the difference between getting through a crisis and giving up. So if you're ever faced with adversity, just think about your lucky stars and you'll find strength to overcome the situation.
Where Can I Learn More? Here are some great places to learn more about counting your lucky stars:
CYLS Blog – Here you will learn all about using sports in teaching kids about life.
The Star Principle – Read this online book and learn how counting your lucky stars can change your life for the better.
The Official AstroStar's Website – Learn all about counting your lucky stars from a professional astrologer's viewpoint.
Follow the links in the next section to learn more about counting your lucky stars.
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Article #10: 10 Ways to Learn Life Skills Online (for Free)
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By: Vikram Kamat
Introduction – The Internet has become an important part of our daily lives. Between shopping, social networking and emailing, we spend an alarming amount of time online. With all the time we spend online and the knowledge we acquire online, it is a pity that so many people have never ventured into learning life skills from the Internet.
This article will teach you how to learn life skills (like cooking, budgeting, gardening and self-defense) for free on the Internet.
In this article, I will also tell you about some websites that offer guided learning programs for free. These sites will provide you with lunch, dinner and even breakfast.
Learning in your own time: While it is possible to learn most things on the Internet for free, there are several websites that offer customized learning programs. These programs will be offered to you in your own time – whenever and wherever you want. However, the catch is that they are usually not free! The good news is that a lot of these websites offer discounts if you sign up during certain times of the year like Christmas or Thanksgiving.
Learning is a great way to pass time in this digital age and these discounted courses can be a great gift for yourself or your loved ones.
Here are 10 sites that offer free life skills courses.
#1: Free Life Skills Courses by LearnVest – www.learnvest.com
Life skills are essential to living well and the LearnVest site offers courses on several life skills, like budgeting, investing, shopping and more! The site also provides you with tools to help you live well in today's economy. From the Home page, click on "Learn" and select the "Ways to Learn" link. This will take you to a section that lists all the courses available at LearnVest.
Click on "Money Management" to see what life skills courses are currently being offered by LearnVest. From this page, you can find out more information about each course and sign up for one of them. You will have to register with LearnVest and submit your payment information so that they can charge you for the course when it starts.
Conclusion – Life skills are so important that learning them can be as much fun as it is useful. Learning from the Internet provides you with flexibility and this is a great opportunity to learn life skills for free!
Summary of Benefits –
The LearnVest site offers life skills courses in money management, cooking and gardening, budgeting, investing and more.
#2: Free Courses From the Personal Finance Association (PFA) – www.pfafoundation.org
The Personal Financial Authority Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating people about personal finance and money management. This site has free courses on budgeting, investing, business strategies and more.