Have A Little Faith – Story of 2 Legged Dog

February 3rd, 2010 No comments

This dog was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002. He was born with 2 legs – He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him.


His first owner also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of ‘putting him to sleep’. But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him. She became determined to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself.. She named him ‘Faith’.


In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard to let him feel the movement. Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure and reward for him for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk. Amazingly, only after 6 months, like a miracle, Faith learned to balance on his hind legs and to jump to move forward. After further training in the snow, he could now walk like a human being.


Faith loves to walk around now. No matter where he goes, he attracts people to him. He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows. There is now a book entitled ‘With a Little Faith’ being published about him. He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.


His present owner Jude Stringfellew has given up her teaching post and plans to take him around the world to preach that even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul’.


In life there are always undesirable things, so in order to feel better you just need to look at life from another direction. I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful for each beautiful day. Faith is the continual demonstration of the strength and wonder of life.


A small request: All you are asked to do is keep this story circulating.

 

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Building A New Generation

February 3rd, 2010 No comments

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A New Year – A New Daily Habit

January 28th, 2010 No comments

This year Clark and I have changed the way we construct our daily routine.Tehran Sunset

1) We wake up earlier One of my New Years resolutions is that by the end of the year I am comfortably waking up by 6am. I used to wake up at 5:30 every morning all through High School and College, so I know this is possible for me. It’s not that it takes me SO long to get ready for the day, it was and is because I LOVE to read and I used to get to school early and read my books before school started. I LOVE early in the morning! Not going to school early in the morning anymore, habits changed, so now I have to gradually work myself to wake up that early again. It’s possible. We’ve been doing good so far, wake up between 7:30 – 8am is a pretty good start! :)

2) Work from 9 – 5Clark and I have been missing family since Christmas, and have had to take some time here and there during the day to distract ourselves from our loneliness by doing something fun (like playing Wii). Never fear though, these past two weeks I’ve worked 80+ hours – so we’re all good. I’m pretty amazed at how the hours add up, knowing I was able to take the time here and there to play Wii with Clark! Ha! ;) I love my evenings, they are so important to me, just like my early morning hours. So, it’s hard for me to stop during the day to do other things un-work related. But, missing family really bad – sometimes you need a break. Hopefully that will get less and less to where we can focus and make 9-5 entirely all about work and have nothing but FUN after 5! :D

3) WorkoutMy other New Years Resolution is to weigh less than I did in 2009 by the end of 2010. So far I have achieved that goal, but I hope to go above and beyond this goal. I am truly blessed and so thankful that I have achieved what I feel a more important goal of speaking only loving words towards myself when for – pretty much my whole life prior, had a negative language that I would speak to myself. A distorted way of looking at my shape, which built up so much stress, that no wonder I couldn’t lose the weight easily and my body pretty much broke down. This time around is so much more different for me. I am satisfied just the way that I am and that is a tremendous change for me! Now I am truly able to look at changing my body in this order of purpose: A) To be more healthy B) To feel good about myself and build more confidence C) To look sexy for Clark ;)

For awhile there it was in the reverse order, and I believe working towards something with the wrong intent will never give you lasting results. This time for me, achieving my healthy weight will be a permanent and lasting result – and I am SO excited for that! I am also SO THANKFUL that my Cooper family is working on this with me. We’ve built a support system where everyone checks in through the week with motivating words of encouragement, helpful tips and funny confessions. We’re all in this together, and that’s another reason I feel this year is the year for a permanent, and real healthy change.

Clark and I have done AWESOME in being more active. So far this year 2010 we have worked out at least 4 days a week. Clark has used the FIRM with me some of the days, but has mostly used the Wii. I have been using the FIRM 3 days (M, W, F) and Yoga for Weightloss (Tu, Thu, Sat). For me, I feel I need to learn how to breathe better and loosen up my body because I feel so stiff all the time. There will be moments where all of a sudden I take a huge breath as if I was holding it for a long time and I surprise myself as I did not intend to! What the?! So, I believe alternating with Yoga will help my body allow itself to be comfortable and release all the extra poundage my body has been holding onto for awhile. :)

4) Play For play during the week we usually either go to Borders Bookstore, or we watch one of our favorite shows on TV or Movie on Netflix. On Saturdays, as I mentioned in my last post, we have began a tradition of visiting a favorite Beach Spot to enjoy our home here in Cali. We are so fortunate to have the Beach near us and breathe in the Ocean Air, which I LOVE! I am so lucky to not have to be surrounded by sloshy snow this time of year, but rather OCEAN WAVES!!! Yipeee!!!

Awww, can you feel it?! This year is SO bright! So exhilarating like I was just reborn for the first time! I am SO EXCITED about life! ♥

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A Saturday Renewal

January 23rd, 2010 1 comment

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Clark and I have began a tradtion. Every Saturday we renew our spirits and motivation for the upcoming work week, while also renewing our love for one another. All by going to our secret honeymoon beach! Absolutely Beautiful. It combines our favorite places like Venice Strip, Santa Monica, Sunset Cliffs (in San Diego). The atmosphere is so friendly. We first went to a pizza joint and got a slice w/ a salad. Then went and got a single scoop ice cream cone and ate it while walking on the pier. SO romantic! Clark and I both agreed that we had just as much fun today as we did on our honeymoon :)

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Long Overdue Update: Topic – Forgiveness Leads to Miracles

January 21st, 2010 5 comments

The majority of what has been going on since we arrived back home from our Holiday trip has been A LOT of work! Everyone who knows me – knows I LOVE to blog, and to see me not blog, means I truly am VERY busy!

I would first like to list my New Years Resolutions, and then afterwards explain why I feel this year is different than any other year that I have lived. I feel this year to truly be a year of change and miracles…

  1. By the end of the year, successfully develop a sleeping habit of going to bed no later than 11pm and waking up at 6am
  2. Be diligent and strict on my Vegetarian/Pescatarian Diet. Limit only eating meat when eating over at someones house (basically whenever I do have control over the meal – or if its buffet and I have a choice – no meat (only fish) – no dairy.
  3. Weigh less than I do now by the end of the year

I feel this year is differnt from all other years, because I had an incredible experience right as the new year started (Jan 1). For reasons I feel are too sacred to share publicly, the result being the point, is that I am free of my fears – for real. My anxiety is gone, my spontaneous and adventurous me is back and better than ever! As with any gospel principle, the work never stops – I will always need to maintain my closeness to the spirit by nourishing it as well as my physical self so I can remain strong and confident.

What I learned from the miracle that the experience was is that anything is possible with enough faith and trust in the Lord, as well as in yourself. I learned that one of the keys is to be in the service of others, think of what’s in it for them rather than what’s in it for you and anything you might be worried about, God will take care of. He will bless us and take care of us if we are doing His work. I have learned to see every experience (even the neg. ones) as an opportunity to grow stronger and love more. Learn to love others, as well as myself.

I am so happy. So blessed in my life, with a wonderful husband, family and friends. I have an amazing job, life is perfect. I feel this year is so different than any other year that I have lived, because I feel closer to the Lord, Heaven than ever. I feel 100% confident, happy, and safe and its an incredible feeling.

Knowing that I feel this way, also brings reality into view that I am a delicious target for Satan, and I will need to work very hard to protect my state of mind. Like a mother protects her young, I will never give up. :)

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Cooper Christmas tradition pt. 4

December 26th, 2009 1 comment

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Presents! A lot of kids & adults = a lot of presents. The tradition began many years ago on a farm in Alberta Canada, a family of 16, 14 of them were children. The only time of the year these children received clothes was Christmas day. Along with the clothes they received a few toys they had wished for over the recent year. Thus the tradition developed that the Cooper family saved their money all year long, made a list of fun /or needed things they would love to give – and eagerly awaited the end of the year to celebrate the birth of Christ and preparation for a new year!

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