2017 Diary - short demo version

The Get Up and Go Diary 2017 Your diary contains: Messages of hope and encouragement Wisdom from yesterday for today and tomorrow Thoughts of gratitude and appreciation Words of peace and love Inspiration for when you want it Humour to laugh at the funny side of life Space for your personal goals and dreams Optimism to live life with a positive view Motivation for when you need it There comes a day when you realise that turning the page is the best feeling in the world, for you realise there is more to the book than the page you are stuck on.

2017 BANK AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS REPUBLIC OF IRELAND New Year’s Day, 1 January; St Patrick’s Day, 17 March; Good Friday, 14 April; Easter Monday, 17 April; May Day, 1 May; June Holiday, 5 June; August Holiday, 7 August; October Holiday, 30 October; Christmas Day, 25 December; St Stephen’s Day, 26 December. NORTHERN IRELAND St Patrick’s Day, 17 March; New Year’s Day, 1 January; Easter Monday, 17 April; Good Friday, 14 April; Spring Bank Holiday, 29 May; May Day Holiday, 1 May; Summer Bank Holiday, 28 August; Orangemen’s Holiday, 12 July; Boxing Day, 26 December. Christmas Day, 25 December; ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES New Year’s Day, 1 January; Good Friday, 14 April; Easter Monday, 17 Aprilh; May Day Holiday, 1 May; Spring Bank Holiday, 29 May; Summer Bank Holiday, 28 August; Christmas Day, 25 December; Boxing Day, 26 December. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA New Year’s Day, 1 January; Martin Luther King Day, 16 January; Presidents’ Day, 20 February; Memorial Day, 29 May; Independence Day, 4 July; Labour Day, 4 September; Columbus Day, 9 October; Veterans Day, 11 November; Thanksgiving Day, 23 November; Christmas Day, 25 December. CANADA Family Day, 20 February; New Year’s Day, 1 January; Commonwealth Day, 13 March; Heritage Day, 20 February; Good Friday, 14 April; St Patrick’s Day, 17 March; Victoria Day 22 May; Easter Monday, 17 April; Labour Day, 4 Sept; Canada Day, 1 July; Rememberance Day, 11 November; Thanksgiving Day, 9 October; Boxing Day, 26 December. Christmas Day, 25 December; AUSTRALIA (NATIONAL HOLIDAYS) New Year’s Day, 1 January; Australia Day, 26 January; Good Friday, 14 April; Easter Monday, 17 April; Anzac Day 25 April; Queen’s Birthday, 25 September; Christmas Day, 25 December; Boxing Day, 26 December.2

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Forgive the past – let it go Live the present – the power of now Create the future – thoughts become things The finest gift you can give anyone is the gift of encouragement. Yet, almost no one gets the encouragement they need to grow to their full potential. If everyone received the encouragement they need to grow, the genius in everyone would blossom and the world would produce abundance beyond our wildest dreams. This diary belongs to: Address: Telephone: Email: EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS Your diary contains 148 pages of inspiration! Enjoy every page!4

G O A L SforJ A N U A R YThe world will change for the betterwhen people decide they aresick and tired of being sick andtired of the way the world is, anddecide to change it themselves.BE FEARLESSIf you make only one resolution this year, let it be to live boldly.You control this moment. Rather than cautiously test the water,dive straight into life with free abandon. Imagine the person youwant to be and the life you want to live, then simply commit tothat. Believe in yourself. Embrace your beauty. Discover yourpassion. And whatever you do, wherever you go,don’t be afraid to make a splash. 5

JANUARYWhat the New Year brings to you will dependa great deal on what you bring to the New Year. Vern McLellanA NEW YEARAnother fresh new year is here …     Another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear,     To love and laugh and give! This bright new year is given me     To live each day with zest … To daily grow and try to be     My highest and my best! I have the opportunity     Once more to right some wrongs, To pray for peace, to plant a tree,     And sing more joyful songs! William Arthur Ward SUNDAY 1 Get up and Go for 2017 HAPPY NEW YEAR!6

Let the day unfold. Expect the unexpected. Surrender to miracles. Never forget you are not alone. See the goodness in others. Be present. Speak kindly. Impart love. Give thanks.MONDAY 2 Fill your mind with new positive thinkingTUESDAY 3 Appreciate your home and your familyWEDNESDAY 4 Each day is a new opportunityTHURSDAY 5 You are in charge of the thoughts you think 7

JANUARYIf we understood the power of our thoughts,we would guard them more closely.If we understood the awesome power of our words,we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. In our thoughts and words we create our own weaknesses and our own strengths. Our limitations and joys begin in our hearts. We can always replace negative with positive. Betty EadieFRIDAY 6 Time spent criticsising others is wasted timeSATURDAY 7 Ask for guidance and it will always be available to youSUNDAY 8 Happiness attracts happiness8

To love a person is to seeall of their magic, and to remind them of it when they have forgotten.You Raise Me Up 9When I am down and, oh, my soul, so weary;When troubles come and my heart burdened be;Then I am still and wait here in the silence,Until you come and sit awhile with me.You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up to walk on stormy seas;I am strong when I am on your shoulders;You raise me up to more than I can be.There is no life - no life without its hunger;Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;But when you come and I am filled with wonder,Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up to walk on stormy seas;I am strong when I am on your shoulders;You raise me up to more than I can be. Josh Groban

JANUARY MONDAY 9 Ideas control the worldTUESDAY 10 Laughter is more contagious than tears Open the door to your heart. If you open the door any one can go in and out. On the other hand, if the door is too narrow, everyone will bump into it. Life is happiest when you are needed by others and can do things for others. A loving heart is the most beautiful thing in the world. Cheng Yen10

WEDNESDAY 11 Spend time with friendsTHURSDAY 12 Be kind to everyone, including yourselfFRIDAY 13SATURDAY 14 Get up early to get a head startSUNDAY 15 A family is a strong support network Face the reality of the world with courage 11

JANUARY MONDAY 16 Do the things you don’t like doing firstTUESDAY 17 There is no one in the world just like you FRIENDSHIP A true friend knows your weakness, but shows you your strengths; Feels your fears, but fortifies your faith; Sees your anxieties, but frees your spirit; Recognises your disabilities, but emphasises your possibilities. William Arthur WardWEDNESDAY 18 You are more capable than you know12

THURSDAY 19 At all times and underFRIDAY 20 all circumstances,SATURDAY 21 we have the powerSUNDAY 22 to transform the quality of our lives. Werner Erhard Necessity is the mother of invention If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well Bad money habits are serious Tears are words the heart can’t explain 13

JANUARY THE DILEMMA To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk rejection. To place your dreams before a crowd is to risk ridicule. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrows but he cannot learn, feel, change grow or love. Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave – he has forfeited his freedom. Only a person who takes risks is truly free. MONDAY 23 We become like the people we associate with TUESDAY 24 Be master of your habits, or they will master you14

Don’t ruin an apology with an excuse.WEDNESDAY 25 Don’t complicate your lifeTHURSDAY 26 Technology is just a tool – use it wiselyFRIDAY 27 There are no stupid questionsSATURDAY 28 Think before you actSUNDAY 29 Promises are made to be kept 15

J A N U A R YMONDAY30 When you say “thank you”, mean it TUESDAY 31 Keep your heart free from hate True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not. Lucius Annaeus Seneca16

We need time to be reflective. We need time to remove ourselves from the busy-ness of our lives, to be apart, to be quiet, to turn and look at our lives and reflect on what we are doing. Reflective time is time to ponder, to wonder, to consider, to listen to our inner voice, to get in touch with the person who lives inside our body, to discover what our self is all about. It’s a time to put our self into perspective, to see what has gone before and what lies ahead; to see who we have been, who we are now, and who we can yet become.G O A L SforF E B R U A R Y 17