Category — Roz Shares

I’m thrilled to be able to share this FANtastic event with you.

My friend Faith Barnard is running a 30-Day Blogging Challenge on Facebook. 

The idea is to encourage all of us to blog 5 days a week – minus weekends – in order to create a blogging habit and build community while sharing thoughts and contributing resources! 

Keep in mind ~ In the end, YOU can decide how many days a week you want to blog for your business, hobby, charity, community, or whatever you blog for.

CLICK LINK BELOW to find out more about
the 30-Day Blogging Challenge
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=117639724950792&ref=ts

Keep in mind ~ Until you create your own schedule for Blogging, some days are harder than others, but you can always find something to share.  Even if it is a link to one of your favorite resources.

THANK YOU FAITH

Faith is a dear for doing this.  I jumped on board because blogging is something I have on my list of To Dos.  I have three blogs I want to feed often and I’m starting off with this one where I get to speak my mind, share and hopefully make a difference by inspiring and encouraging!

COMMENTS

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments on the subject.  Please type them in the Comments Box below. I look forward to sharing with you. Let’s create a “community of encouragement and inspiration!”

Say Thank You

Let’s make it a point to “Thank at least one person a day!”

THANK “YOU” for taking the time to read this.  I hope you will click on one of the buttons below the post to share it with others!

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Luv & Hugs,

Roz Fruchtman
http://www.SayItWithEcards.com

Everyone loves free so here is a FREE Weekend Treat!

About a year or so ago I came upon this FREE Web magazine, appropriately called:   “Website Magazine!”

—- begin description quote from WebsiteMagazine.com —-

Website Magazine is the one publication to focus exclusively on the business of running a website. Topics include search engine optimization and Internet advertising, Web design and application development, affiliate marketing, software and much more. Request a quarterly or monthly subscription and join the largest group of Web professionals (over 140,000) on the ‘Net!

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I actually do receive the magazine and it’s worth signing up.  There is a free version sent to you four time a year via snail mail, a digital version and a monthly (paid) snail mail version.

CLICK THE LINK below to check out “Website Magazine:”
https://www.websitemagazine.com/scripts/sub/subscribe_level.aspx
and decide which version type is right for you!

COMMENTS

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments on the subject.  Please type them in the Comments Box below. I look forward to sharing with you. Let’s create a “community of encouragement and inspiration!”

Say Thank You

Let’s make it a point to “Thank at least one person a day!”

THANK “YOU” for taking the time to read this.  I hope you will click on one of the buttons below the post to share it with others!

LET’s CONNECT

Follow Me on Twitter
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Be My Friend on Facebook
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Connect With Me On LinkedIn
http://www.RozOnLinkedIn.com

Luv & Hugs,

Roz Fruchtman
http://www.SayItWithEcards.com

Author’s Note:  I had planned to write a Blog Post on how to write Blog Comments. Blog Comments should contribute as well as help you network while getting the much desired link back. Look for that blog post coming soon!

Today’s blog post is on “Divine Interruptions.”

Life happens… Please read on to find out what I am talking about.  It’s interesting and will make your own sudden inconveniences or detours more fun and enjoyable.

Tuesday, I had a day filled with a number of Divine Interruptions that were beyond my control.  Because of these interruptions I was in places I ordinarily would not have been at, at times I would not have ordinarily been there!  The timing was such that I met two old friends individually and helped one with a computer issue and the other possibly with a more personal issue – as well as being able to catch up and chit chat for a bit.

You may ask:  “What is a Divine Interruption?”

Below is a direct quote I borrowed from Joel Osteen’s Facebook Post

— Begin Joel Osteen Quote on Divine Interruption —

Today’s Word:

We all have times when our plans don’t work out. We get delayed, interrupted, and inconvenienced. It’s easy to get frustrated and fight against everything that doesn’t go our way. But I’ve learned that every interruption is not bad. Every closed door doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong. Every delay doesn’t mean you’re not where you’re supposed to be. There is something I call a divine interruption where God, on purpose, will delay us to protect us from an accident. On purpose, He will close a door because it’s not His best. Sometimes, God will allow us to be inconvenienced so we can help someone else in need. We have to be willing to press through difficulty so we can be at the right place at the right time.

The next time you’re interrupted, delayed, or inconvenienced, don’t start thinking, “This is a pain. This is getting me off schedule.” No, get a new perspective. Look for what God wants to do because it could be divine interruption or divine protection. Trust Him today because He is directing your steps.

— End  Joel Osteen Quote on Divine Interruption —

NOTE: The entire post can be found here:
http://www.hs.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=403781679421&comments&ref=mf

Joel Osteen did a sermon on the subject of Divine Interruptions. It’s a great way to enjoy those unforeseen inconveniences that happen out of the blue while blessing others as well as yourself.

COMMENTS

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments on the subject.  Please type them in the Comments Box below. I look forward to sharing with you. Let’s create a “community of encouragement and inspiration!”

Say Thank You

Let’s make it a point to “Thank at least one person a day!”

THANK “YOU” for taking the time to read this.  I hope you will click on one of the buttons below the post to share it with others!

LET’s CONNECT

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Be My Friend on Facebook
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Luv & Hugs,

Roz Fruchtman
http://www.SayItWithEcards.com

If you know me, you know I am an advocate for eCards.  As we all know… “Life can change in the blink of an eye!”  We can’t always be there in person, but we CAN be there via eCards ~ whether next door or across the world!

Not Just Quick

eCards are not only quick, they are “environmentally friendly!”

Blog Action Day 2008

On Blog Action Day 2008 I wrote the blog post below on “eCards and the Environment!”

My name is Roz Fruchtman.  I am a Bronx NY Digital Artist with a passion for digital art and design.  Not having formal training as an artist it took me a while to accept the title.

In my day…  artists were those who were born with sketch pads and paint brushes in their chubby little hands — Not literally of course!  However they had a flair for art and design from childhood and continued to develop it through formal education.  I had none of this, therefore, had a problem accepting the title early on.  I have since learned that artists come in many shapes and forms and I wear the title Digital Artist with dignity and pride!

Like most my life was changed  by the Internet.  I no recognize the person I used to be!  I now see a person who is creative, giving, caring and deeply concerned with making a difference and giving back to the community.  In my case giving back to the community is through my art.

To see where all of this is leading and how it relates to  Blog Action Day and Saying The Environment… Please Read On!

 After my experience or lack of finding Judaic images on the web, I learned I could create my own.  Like most I put them up free.  People liked them and wanted to use them.  Shocked because I did not know I had this skill, I was more than a little flattered and encouraged to do more.

Six years ago I had a dream to provide a better way for the online Jewish Community and those having a need for Judaic-Themed Greetings to communicate.  I envisioned what is now known as my Judaic eCard Club:

Say It With eCards / http://www.SayItWithEcards.com

Initially it never occurred to me that besides the speed with which the eCards are delivered and the time and money saved that this action could positively impact on the environment at large.  However after much thought I realized that Electronic Greeting Cards — known fondly as eCards — are a great tool to help the environment prosper.

eCards:

• Eliminate the need to cut down trees. Paper is not needed for electronic eCards except when printed to keep for sentimental reasons.  (At the cost of paper greetings, we all hope our cards will be kept around for awhile, however, that is not the case most of the time unfortunately.)
• Eliminate the paper of the greeting carditself as eCards are electronic and the only time they are printed is when the recipient wants to save them as a momento.
• Eliminate the paper of the evenlope.  Everything except post cards are sent in paper envelopes.  Even if the paper greeting card is kept, the envelope is more often than not thrown out in the trash.
• Elimnate the paper of the stamp.  No stamps would be used as the eCards are sent electronically.
• Elminate the fumes from the gasoline used when the sender travels to the store or mall to purchase their greeting cards

Won’t you join Blog Action Day and make a difference!  Share your thoughts on the environment and how you can make a difference.  You are no doubt doing something now with little or no effort!

Go to http://www.BlogActionDay.com and sign up.

HELP US to bring awareness to saving the environment. WE CAN ALL help!

COMMENTS

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments on the subject.  Please type them in the Comments Box below. I look forward to sharing with you. Let’s create a “community of encouragement and inspiration!”

Say Thank You

Let’s make it a point to “Thank at least one person a day!”

THANK “YOU” for taking the time to read this.  I hope you will click on one of the buttons below the post to share it with others!

LET’s CONNECT

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Luv & Hugs,

Roz Fruchtman
http://www.SayItWithEcards.com

NOTE: It was never that I felt the program was not good, I just felt it might not work “for me!” After all, I was not having much success in anything at that point and for sure could not count on myself for anything! (I was shattered after 911 — living in NYC and being in Manhattan that day I was destroyed and could not seem to find my way back!)

PAIN & PLEASURE did it for me. I knew that I was eating for comfort. I had gained back the 20 pounds I had lost before 911. I gained it back because I was eating “comfort food,” like many others and NOT because I was hungry. I am/was not unique in any of this.

NOTE II: I did find out in the middle of UPW why I was so shattered after 911 and why I could not find my way back: “I LOST my CERTAINTY!” I lost the feeling of security and would never know it again. Once I realized that everything changed!

PAIN & PLEASURE was the turning point for me.

I went through Get The Edge (it took longer than a month) and Personal Power II (I started and stopped this a few times, but finally got through it in one shot. I cried in utter elation when I realized I had finished it. I had not realized I was at the end!)

I also attended Unleash The Power Within complimentary of Tony’s generosity after I gave a testimonial on National TV when he was on QVC (Over the phone!) I had been doing Get The Edge for about five weeks when I gave the first testimonial. I can still remember how nervous I was, but I remembered what Tony said on one of the tapes… (paraphrasing in my own words here) Something like we only get one chance sometimes and if we don’t take it it might not come around again! I felt if I did not call to talk to him that night I might never have the chance.)

One year later I gave another Testimonial in the way of “thanking Tony” live on National TV. I could not get near him at UPW and it was VERY important to me to thank him for helping me when no one else would. I did not want him to think that I just took the ticket lightly. He did for me, what no one else would.

Let’s put it this way, before I did Get The Edge I could not even see a light at the end of the tunnel. Once I started it I saw a glimmer and now I see a huge fire! Living in NYC after 911 I was done in.

Get The Edge helped me to learn to depend on myself again. (I was always independent and a survivor!)

I lost 23 pounds (the 20 plus 3) – not so much from dieting, but from walking, “deciding” when I ate whether it was going to be painful/regretful AFTER I ate it and ate for pleasure when I wanted to. In other words I decided if I wanted the pleasure of the food or the pain/regret afterwards. When I felt it would be painful afterwards I “did not” eat the food. It was easy, especially after I started to lose the weight. It’s still a struggle, but I worked too hard to go backwards.

I also changed the way that I think. I no longer feel if something does not work that I failed. I feel that “I learned something” and now I know what does not work. I then go on to do something different and if that does not work, I try again UNTIL I reach the outcome that I am looking for. All the time being positive and excited about what I am doing. Before that, I was shattered when things did not work and I put so much of myself into them.

This has kept me focused for 18 months so far. NOW that I know — AGAIN — what it is to be happy I HAVE something to measure from. BEFORE I could not remember being happy EVER! I could NOT understand how I got where I was.

I also take time “each day” to be grateful. It was not that I was ungrateful before, but I never gave it much thought. I realized that I had lots to be grateful for, but it was just in passing. I suppose you could say that I took things for granted like many others. NOW… that I take time to be grateful I find many more people doing the same things. I guess I just never looked before!

As well, I have learned to count my blessings and I am trying to demonstrate to others that they have things in their lives to be grateful for as well. To me, NOW… every little thing that happens is a blessing. I have learned to turn negatives into positives and usually demonstrate it through my art. It becomes fun and “feels good!” My entire life changed after I did Get The Edge. Got a little confusing after Unleash The Power Within because I dealt with the issues I had when I went and when I came back I had new ones. Let’s call it growing pains. However, It got better after Personal Power II. Also, it takes time. It’s a lot of work. I suppose some can do it quickly, but everything in my life was in disarray so I had a lot to fix. (As I said to Tony via my testimonial: “If I was not happy with me, I could not expect anyone else to be! So I worked on me first!”)

One has to be ready to do the program. It is NOT magic. It’s lots of hard work. It’s not rocket science and all makes sense, but it helps when the person helping IS encouraging you and NOT telling you what you can’t do. (I came from a dysfunctional family like a lot of other people and the one thing that Tony said that made a huge difference right off was: “Your past is NOT your future!” That tore down the barriers immediately, NEVER to go up again!)

Trust me, I am not where I want to be, but I am much, much, much further ahead than I was. My life is different. I am happy, I feel strong and have accomplished lots of the goals I set for myself. I still have some major ones to do, but when I look back at how far I have come I know I can do it!

I wish I could have a personal coach as one sometimes needs that personal touch, but I am more than a little financially challenged right now and that is not in the cards for me — right now. This is a major drawback, but I will just keep plugging ahead!

BTW, who cares if Tony got divorced. Did anyone ever think that someone CAN help others because they learned from their own mistakes. I would NEVER condemn him for getting divorced and then telling others how to build their relationships. That is utter nonsense.

Perhaps I look at things differently because I am older, but I have lived a lot of life and my only regret is that I NEVER knew about Tony Robbins before. My life would have been so much different.

BTW, I am a digital artist and run a Judaic eCard Club

Say It With eCards (aka Say It With eCards Judaic Greetings)
Judaic eCards for *Busy* People!
http://www.sayitwithecards.com/

I hope this helps someone else.

With Warm Regards,

Roz Fruchtman

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COMMENTS

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments on the subject.  Please type them in the Comments Box below. I look forward to sharing with you. Let’s create a “community of encouragement and inspiration!”

Say Thank You

Let’s make it a point to “Thank at least one person a day!”

THANK “YOU” for taking the time to read this.  I hope you will click on one of the buttons below the post to share it with others!

LET’s CONNECT

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Luv & Hugs,

Roz Fruchtman
http://www.SayItWithEcards.com

Thursday’s Quote
I chose this quote because of my possible near death experience last evening.  Perhaps I am taking this to the extreme, but things could have ended so differently!  I’d like to think of it as a message from God to lighten up and find the blessings in life and not get so hung up on the wrongs other may have done to me!  Who really cares… I’M STILL STANDING! 

Here is the link to my prior post
http://rozfruchtman.com/2010/07/29/roz-shares-i-could-have-died-last-night-for-real/

Today’s Quote ~ The Zen master Ling Chi said that the miracle is not to walk on burning charcoal or in the thin air or on the water; the miracle is  just to walk on earth. You breathe in. You become aware of the fact that you are alive.  You are still alive and you are walking on this beautiful planet…  The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.~ Thich Nhat Hanh

COMMENTS

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments on the subject.  Please type them in the Comments Box below. I look forward to sharing with you. Let’s create a “community of encouragement and inspiration!”

Say Thank You

Let’s make it a point to “Thank at least one person a day!”

THANK “YOU” for taking the time to read this.  I hope you will click on one of the buttons below the post to share it with others!

LET’s CONNECT

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Luv & Hugs,

Roz Fruchtman
http://www.SayItWithEcards.com

I am so grateful to be alive.  I could have died last night OR worse yet could have caused a fire…

I NEVER go near my bed when cooking, but last night I had the last 30 minutes to finish my turkey roast and decided to watch a little TV relaxing with my feet up.

With cooking timer in hand, I headed for the bedroom TV. I put the timer on the edge of my night table and put my feet up.

Lo and behold I awoke a few hours later  and remembered my turkey roast. I thought I had turned it off, and that it needed to be put in the fridge, but was amazed it was STILL baking. You see there was no smoke or any clue it was still cooking. The fire detector did NOT go off, cause there was NO SMOKE! I’ll be testing that in a while… I don’t want to wake up the building. I did get on a chair and push the button and it did go off… but then again there was ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKE to set it off ~I guess nothing burned except the turkey roast. That’s IS interesting!

My poor turkey roast was burnt to a crisp. I know I should have taken a picture. It’s in the trash.  I do not find this a social media event, I take it as a MESSAGE FROM GOD to wake up and smell the flowers or is it coffee. NOTHING else really matters anyway! Dead is Dead!!!

I guess there is something to be said for cooking/baking in TeFal. My baking pan still seems usable.  It’s soaking in the sink right now, but I was able to easily scrape the burnt pepper and onions from the bottom. Amazing to say the least.  I guess the water in the pan, plus peppers and onion might have helped. 

Also I was baking in a 40-year old oven that is no where as hot as a new one. Whatever, things could have turned out a lot differently.

My eyes are burning, but I feel fine ~a little amazed that this happened in the first place as I AM VERY careful ~to a fault, always checking to make sure that everything is turned off! Right now… I am in my bedroom with the door closed, the windows open and the fan and air conditioning all going at the same time.  The house is not smokey, but a bit stuffy ~perhaps because the air was off.

I HEAR YOU GOD… ~ LOUD AND CLEAR!

NOTHING IS AS IMPORTANT as our lives, our health and our well being. All the other crap is just that… noise in the atmosphere. We get ONLY ONE chance to get this right!

Life is full of inconveniences. It is just the way it is! My problems are real, but nowhere as serious as many others in today’s world. I’m alive and relatively healthy, what else is there! Money comes and goes and can be made and lost a million times over, but in the natural… life cannot be recreated from death!

Oddly…  both my parents died in July. My mother died at the age of 66 ~just the age I am now!

COMMENTS

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments on the subject.  Please type them in the Comments Box below. I look forward to sharing with you. Let’s create a “community of encouragement and inspiration!”

Say Thank You

Let’s make it a point to “Thank at least one person a day!”

THANK “YOU” for taking the time to read this.  I hope you will click on one of the buttons below the post to share it with others!

LET’s CONNECT

Follow Me on Twitter
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Be My Friend on Facebook
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Connect With Me On LinkedIn
http://www.RozOnLinkedIn.com

Luv & Hugs,

Roz Fruchtman
http://www.SayItWithEcards.com

I’m traveling my own journey these days and it’s time to take stock and begin again.  That’s why I chose this quote today. Won’t you come along for the ride!

Wednesday’s Quote
“The secret to life is to know when enough is enough.” ~Dr. Vincent Ryan

While every single  moment is a “new beginning,” life is a one-way journey. One way in the fact, you cannot get the time back. This said… I believe it is a gift to know when enough is enough and when it is time to re-evaluate, make changes and begin again! It really would be a sin to trash the “gift of love and life God has entrusted to you!” Don’t ya think?

Perhaps it is because Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — begins  in about six weeks, that I feel compelled to re-evaluate my life, repent and ask forgiveness for my misdeeds and start fresh.  This exercise can be done by anyone, of any faith ~ after all, we all travel the same road of life – even though our destinations are different!

When we think of misdeeds and offenses we usually think  of committing them against another, however…  Last year, when re-evaluating I noticed that most of my misdeeds were committed against myself and I did this exercise in order to be able to “forgive myself!”

COMMENTS

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments on the subject.  Please type them in the Comments Box below. I look forward to sharing with you. Let’s create a “community of encouragement and inspiration!”

Say Thank You

Let’s make it a point to “Thank at least one person a day!”

THANK “YOU” for taking the time to read this.  I hope you will click on one of the buttons below the post to share it with others!

LET’s CONNECT

Follow Me on Twitter
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Be My Friend on Facebook
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Connect With Me On LinkedIn
http://www.RozOnLinkedIn.com

Luv & Hugs,

Roz Fruchtman
http://www.SayItWithEcards.com

The last couple of days have really be treacherous – and all is related to how others have impacted my life in a negative way.  Unfortunately these others were in authoritative positions and I was at their mercy.  I always say:  “It’s the luck of the draw when you are calling Customer Service or Tech Support!”  Things just are not like they used to be when people cared about others they dealt with or knew their jobs inside out!

However, even though I’m feeling low and out of sorts, I promised myself I would write something everyday – at least for the next 30 days – to hopefully inspire and motivate, so here I am.

We “Always” Have Gratitude

No matter how frustrating the stuff I went through was, and no matter how much time I wasted and work I lost ~  “It could have been a lot worse!”  So I’d rather look on the bright side and appreciate that fact!  (NOTE: I am making complaints where I can, what happened was just NOT ok!)

COMMENTS

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments on the subject.  Please type them in the Comments Box below. I look forward to sharing with you. Let’s create a “community of encouragement and inspiration!”

Say Thank You

Let’s make it a point to “Thank at least one person a day!”

THANK “YOU” for taking the time to read this.  I hope you will click on one of the buttons below the post to share it with others!

LET’s CONNECT

Follow Me on Twitter
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Luv & Hugs,

Roz Fruchtman
http://www.SayItWithEcards.com

I am sure you have heard the phrase: “People like to do business with those they know like and trust!”  I like to add “respect” to that scenario!

The above is true, but how do people get to know, like and trust you?  It is NOT necessarily because you are the success you are… OR IS IT?

Friday’s Quote

Want to impress others? Talk about your successes. Want to impact others? Talk about your failures! ~ John C. Maxwell

So true… No one cares about your successes as much as they do about your failures.  And NO, it is NOT because they want to see you fail! I believe… IT IS because they can RELATE better to you, they feel closer to you as a person, because they know you’re like them.  You’ve failed too!  However, they ARE interested in how YOU OVERCAME your failures and disappointments and turned them into successes! 

Hope For The Future

Your failures turned into successes give them hope, a hope and motivation to NOT GIVE UP because YOU DID NOT give up!

COMMENTS

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments on the subject.  Please type them in the Comments Box below. I look forward to sharing with you. Let’s create a “community of encouragement and inspiration!”

Say Thank You

Let’s make it a point to “Thank at least one person a day!”

THANK “YOU” for taking the time to read this.  I hope you will click on one of the buttons below the post to share it with others!

LET’s CONNECT

Follow Me on Twitter
http://www.RozOnTwitter.com

Be My Friend on Facebook
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Connect With Me On LinkedIn
http://www.RozOnLinkedIn.com

Luv & Hugs,

Roz Fruchtman
http://www.SayItWithEcards.com