The Devil at his worst, is at his most self-defeating.
The "2-Minute Rule" for Homemakers
I want to share something with you wonderful ladies (and men!) out there that has really improved my life. The “2-Minute Rule.” About a year ago, I was watching someone on YouTube (sorry, I don’t remember who it was) who proposed this idea:
If you see something that can be done in 2 minutes, do it now.
This is a variation on Marla Cilley’s “Do it Now Principle,” which I previously wrote about (see below). For some reason, this 2-minute phrasing of the same idea, resonated better with me and I started really doing it. It’s not to be taken literally that the thing will take 2 minutes, but many things can be done quite quickly. I can’t tell you how helpful this has been for me. Things are now getting done that in the past I would have procrastinated with. It is a different way of looking at the field of your responsibility, when you realize, “I don’t have to feel overwhelmed, I can actually do this very quickly.” This might mean letting go of your perfectionism. At my age, I am increasingly getting used to the idea of:
Good enough is good enough
This might seem like a strange Holy Week meditation, but if you suffer from feeling overwhelmed or being perfectionistic, this could be a real lifesaver for you and your family. Below are some homemaker-related posts I have done, have a look! I hope this is helpful:)
The "Do it Now Principle"
10 Reasons to Purge Your Home
15 Simple Homemaker Hacks!
Thought for the Day
“A phenomenon takes on meaning out of expectation.”
Michael Wann
Great Ayn Rand Quote
“[Man] is free to make the wrong choice, but not free to succeed with it. He is free to evade reality, he is free to unfocus his mind and stumble blindly down any road he pleases, but not free to avoid the abyss he refuses to see. Knowledge, for any conscious organism, is the means of survival. To a living consciousness, every is implies an ought. Man is free to choose not to be conscious, but not free to escape the penalty of unconsciousness: destruction.”
Ayn Rand
Dumb Catholic Humor....
If I ever become a saint, just my luck, my feast will be on February 29th.
Happy Not Leap Year!
Reminder: March 1st is the last Saturday before Lent (go to confession) and also, the First Saturday of the month (Communion of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart).
Thoughts for the Day
You’ll never get at truth unless you extend a bit beyond it.
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Create the flow and stop the friction.
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Too much of one thing produces the opposite effect.
+++ Rest in Peace, My Dear Father +++
Joseph J Interrante
January 19th, 1920 ~ August 25th, 1974
+ 50 Years Gone Today +
The Best Father Any Little Girl Ever Had
I Love You Daddy!
Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine
Et lux perpetua luceat ei
Te decet hymnus Deus, in Sion
Et tibi reddetur votum in Ierusalem
Exaudi orationem meam
Ad te omnis caro veniet
Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine
Et lux perpetua luceat ei!
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“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.”
Matthew 5:5
From today’s Tridentine Mass:
The angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear Him, and shall deliver them: O taste and see that the Lord is sweet.
Seek ye first the kingdom of God: and all things shall be added unto you, saith the Lord.
Saint Joseph Calasanctius, whose feast we celebrate,
pray for us!
"What Will Become of Us All?"
I would like to share this song by Chvrches (Scottish band), “Death Stranding,” released in 2019…arguably, the year the world began to change. It gives me hope that young people can still be so clued in and sensitive, even if it’s purely intuitive. The artists are always the prophets…
Let’s make a toast to the damned
Waiting for tomorrow
When we’re played out by the band
Drowning out our sorrows
What will become of us now, at the end of time?
We’ll be fine, you and I
Let’s draw a line in the sand
Keep it straight and narrow
We had it all in our hands
We begged and then we borrowed
What will become of us all at the end of love?
When we’ve stopped looking up?
You can take my heart
And hold it together as we fall apart
Maybe together we can make our mark in the stars, we embark
And keep us together as the lights go dark
Let’s tell the truth, just for once
Asking for an answer
Now that it’s all said and done
Nothing really matters
What will become of us all if we dare to dream?
At the end of the scene?
Let’s open up to the sky
Askin’ it for closure
'Least we can say that we tried
But it’s never really over
What will become of us all, at the end of the line?
Will we live? Will we die?
You can take my heart
And hold it together as we fall apart
Maybe together we can make our mark in the stars, we embark
And keep us together as the lights go dark
(Iain Andrew Cook, Martin Clifford Doherty, Lauren Eve Mayberry)
Thought for the Day
“Clarity comes from taking action…How much longer will you avoid doing what you are capable of, in order to continue with what you are comfortable doing?…we have two lives, that second one beginning the moment we appreciate we only have one.”
Simon Alexander Ong
Saint Kateri, on this your feastday, pray for us!
Thought for the Day
“For anybody who’s been in Washington DC for more than 2 terms, you are the oldest profession.”
Chris Martenson You Tube
Peak Prosperity Website
I couldn’t resist putting this up:)