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Thankfulness should not only occur at Thanksgiving time

Well friends to-day I went for my usual morning walk along the riverside in the bush where I live, and thinking just how grateful I am to be able to live in such a beautiful spot & have my health to be able to enjoy life as I do.
There are so many things in this world we should be grateful for, yet so many take for granted and then complain how bad they have it, I think continuously about the children in Gaza being blown apart & all the children in Africa that are perishing daily.

A good friend showed me how to keep a gratitude book and list 5 things on a daily basis and to this day I still do it and never run out of things to be grateful for, as uncanny as it is and what prompted me to write this post was on arriving home I found an article on just this subject. Please allow me to share it with you & as the author also states at the end feel free to share this.


Thankfulness

This morning I read a thought-provoking article about being thankful for our health. The author encouraged readers to look for the positive aspects of their life rather than the negative.

One point was the struggle many of us have with our hair. This may be more of a female problem than male, but I knew exactly what she meant. I have done everything possible to avoid the straight, fine hair I was given including perms, ratting, curlers, dye-jobs (for extra body), and weird hairstyles.

The writer’s point was - we should be thankful we have hair. There are many people who have lost their hair due to circumstances such as chemo or heredity.

Thankfulness should not only occur at Thanksgiving time. No matter what is going on in our life, and many people right now are struggling to survive in these difficult economic times, there is at least one thing we can be thankful for each day.

Years ago I read about keeping a daily gratitude journal. The directions were to list three to five entries in a notebook or journal each night, those things we were grateful for that day. I extended my list to ten items and rarely could not come up with that number. I kept the gratitude journal for years, but in the last year or so, it has dropped off the evening to-do list.

This year, as of today, I am going to resurrect the gratitude journal. The more difficult the times we are in, the more we need to look at the blessings in our life. No matter how dire the situation we face, we can usually come up with at least one or two reasons to feel blessed that day.

I encourage you to start a gratitude journal for 2009. Let it carry you through the next year in spite of any trials and troubles you may face. By the end of next year, you will see how that journal helped you through each day.

The article was written by Lynda Murray. It is an excellent article and I encourage you to start your own gratitude list and add to it regularly, it makes a massive difference to my life these days and how I count my blessings instead of focusing on what I don't have.

ShareThis with others and if you like it remember to give it a digg, until we meet again take care.

hey.......life is good......

Allen Sentance
FISHERMAN

Our Wet Season in it's Glory

Well just like most of you we had a great christmas , catching up with lots of friends & family. All our children are grown so Sandra & I got to visit our sons house christmas morning to watch the big event of wide eyed children receiving presents from under the christmas tree.
From there we visited a few of our close friends in the city of Darwin & headed back home to where we live 100km from Darwin at a village called Adelaide River, which is our little paradise surrounded by beauty & nature and is situated on the actual Adelaide river.
This time of year is our wet season in the northern territory of Australia & it is the best time of year in my opinion as nature puts on a magnificent display of what this universe truly has to offer us. To me the feeling of being alive is strongest when I become engaged with nature first hand.
So over christmas & new year I sat back, relaxed and watched many storms with the heavy rain on the tin roof and the absolutely amazing lightening displays which can be scary at times for some , I personally get an adrenalin rush from it all and like I said before I feel so alive.

Most of the storms are in the evenings, so I go on my early morning walks along the river bank, totally surrounded by birds , trees and nature in aother one of her magic routines of beauty. Sandra & I found this little paradise on our travels only 2yrs ago and I now know why we have bought a home here and settled.
Twice over christmas my friend and I went fishing within 10 km of home and caught barramundi & native perch as well as some nice black bream. Then we also went wild pig hunting with in 10km of home and caught 4 pigs , as I am an outdoors person who loves nature & loves storms , this is why I love where I live.

There is so much beauty in the northen territory in the wet season which the average tourist never gets to experience because they only come here in the dry season, when the countryside is dry and very little of natures best are on display.
I would like to share more of my paradise with you all over this year so keep your eyes peeled for upcoming posts from time to time when I want to take you on a tour of what I now call my home and back yard.

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL and see you soon..... life is good.......

Allen Sentance
FISHERMAN
P.S. Remember To Consider The Children
http://considerthechildren.uwcblog.com

Allen Sentance (FISHERMAN) Gives Thanks

UNIVERSAL GRATITUDE

Well my friends the end of 2008 is near and yet another year of our amazing journey in life has passed. To-day I want to get off our regular subjects, only to give thanks to friends & events in my life over the past 12 months . The subjects around Kenya & my Friend Jared Okama Ondieki, no doubt have been a big part of my life in the last 6 months and they are about to become a major part in my life from this point on, as I am about launch another form of assistance for underprivaleged & orphaned children the world over. I will give you this link for now , only so you can check out the new Blogg launch this week. http://considerthechildren.uwcblog.com I don't want to spoil it so I will leave the details for you until 2009, when we get serious !!!

I now want to thank all my friends especialy my new found friends I have developed on the internet as well the people who have been giving support & guidance to me as I venture into the world of the internet on a major scale, where things are beginning to heat up and get the old FISHERMAN quite excited !!!
My friends know who they are and where they fit into my life, I am not about to start naming all of them as this is a blog post, not a book. I also feel a best selling book will come from my adventures in life, as not to share it with the world would be a crime. Yes Allen Sentance has led a very colorful & exciting life, and I have reached a point in my life where I now know what I am about & what my true passion in life is.


I want to give thanks to my darling wife & best mate Sandra (NANNY) who has supported me more than any person in my life, and has never ever complained about anything or asked for more. Why I emphasise my gratitude for NANNY is because I had a bad year with anxiety & depression which without her support may have beaten me. I am excited about life now as I have discovered myself and my purpose & now know that once you can answer those internal questions of yourself & start to love .....yes love yourself ,that is when your life starts. I had over the years been very hard on myself and set too high of a standard , that I had no hope of living up to & then took it out on myself mentally when I failed. Hey.......life is good....... I am Allen Sentance (FISHERMAN) now and Aint nobody gunna steal my DREAMS away.
Now I want to give thanks and appreciation to the Many organisations I have had the pleasure to find & become involved with as a member of this year, some are charity based, some are internet social groups , and some are business orientated.
The one that has had the most impact on my life thus far is a business group run by a now personal friend of mine, thanks for everything Sean. I also have a group of friends in the Northern Territory where I live, who I see regularly and go fishing and hu

nting with. Just before I finish up this Gratitude & thankyou post I want to tell you how much I appreciate Nature,the Universe , my Health, my Family.

CHRISTMAS TRIVIA !!!
'On December 25th, a Savior was born. He revealed eternal Truth, bringing Joy to millions. He astonished the world with His command over Nature. He changed history forever.'

'Happy Birthday, Sir Isaac Newton. December 25, 1642 - March 20, 1726.'
___________________________________________________ Click This Link & Enjoy.. http://www.mesasoftware.com/merrychristmas.htm
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL & GOD BLESS ALL THE UNFORTUNATE CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD !!!
Sandra & Allen
Hey.........life is good............ Come Join The FISHERMAN

Allen Sentance
FISHERMAN
http://www.ipeace.me/profiles/blogs/consider-the-children

NEWS FLASH !!!!!! From Jared Akama Ondieki

While I was chatting with Jared this week he informed me of the following, Allen I am now running as KENYA"S Presidential Candidate 2012.
Wow , This young man is so passionate about changing the future for his people & I for one feel his passion which inturn inspires me. He also has set up a small support group & has asked me to be personally involved, an administration position I have accepted.
I will advise you further ,of my role as it all becomes a little clearer. I am just so proud to be able to help Jared as one of my very own passions has been to help children, where & when I can. Jared himself understands his peoples needs as he was very poor and struggled in very bad conditions & slums while young & growing up. He has been actively been involved with helping his people for 8yrs now.

Jared said his calling now is to lead his people, and he is well educated, young, has the VISION required and the support of his people who have grown to trust and respect him. I know all this to be true since becoming involved with Jared as He gets his hands dirty working along side the effected citizens, while at the same time giving them the hope required to continue & without a doubt is a doer, not a talker. So he is genuinely standing for this leadership for his people and no monetory status has entered his mind at all.

I will in the next couple of weeks be starting another blog, especially to keep you all up to date as best I can of Jared's , movements both as a candidate and more importantly his causes.
Then I will be also setting up a support group, which I have discussed with Jared for the children who have been orphaned, deserted or living in poor conditions. To get it up and running quickly before Christmas I have decided to set this new group up internally at my social networking site . Here is the site Called Life Is Good where you join up http://www.lifeisgoodsocialnetwork.ning.com
Once you have joined Life Is Good then join Jared and me at the new group which we will call "Consider The Children " It is ready to join now and we are still organising the agenda, which we will advise all members of as they join. Also I am hoping Jared is getting back to me shortly with information of a christmas surprise for these children we may be able to all contribute too. I will put this information in the "Consider The Children " group.

Please show your support for Jared by Joining us now and we will have some happy children, if that was all we did for them for christmas, think how much brighter there world would seem just to know that some one cares.

hey.......life is good........ Join Us Here Now

Allen Sentance
FISHERMAN
p.s.Contact Me personally if any Questions or input www.AllenSentance@gmail.com

Human Rights & Vulnerable Children

Jared works tirelessly to help young children get a proper education & at least have half a chance in a country where poverty, disease & slums are far too common in this amazing modern world.
I know Jared is only one person , and he is embarking on a mission as I said in a previous post , that most people would rather just turn their back on and pretend that it wasn't there.
I am so proud of this young man who is obviously employing the principle, that everything we set out to do in life has to start with the first step, then the second and third. This in turn is the beginning of any journey & before you know it you will begin to gain momentum just like Jared is now & before long others will join and things will truly begin to change in the lives of people & children who were unfortunate enough to be born into the situation they had no control over !!! just imagine it were you, so please appreciate where you were born and spare at least a thought for them . Also a prayer will help wonders and that costs you nothing.

Sorry folks I am passionate about people who need genuine help & not just a handout, so lets finish off the OBJECTIVES we were outliningin the last post.
4. Address Human Rights Issues ,ranging from ensuring vulnerable children access proper basic needs including education and whatever else is needed to help realise their dreams.
5. Support preservation of Culture, therefore we will initiate programmes that support the preservation of various cultures and values through establishing culteral centres & cultural exchange programmes.
MAIN PARTNERS
To achieve these objectives, the trust aims at working closely with the government, international organisations, donor institutions, communities & well-wishes.
IMMEDIATE ACTIVITIES
The Trust has initially targeted three key National activities ; promoting a peace and non violent culture , the writing of a democracy handbook and helping in re-settlement of the displaced. A lot of which was bought about by the just witnessed post-election violence.
CEPACET will be on the frontline of these issues , until peace returns to the affected areas. I will continue with further objectives & proposed projects in my next post so please join me here next week.
Just before I do leave you I want ot introduce you to JARED's FaceBook Profile he has also started & is looking for as many friends as he can to join him... So go there and support him as a good friend, he deserves all the support we can give He is a Visionary who cares for others.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jared-Akama-Ondieki/599838104#/profile.php?id=599838104

hey........life is good.......... Come join Us Here

Allen Sentance
FISHERMAN

Adding Value To Life - CEPACET

Hello there once again and today I want to enlighten you all a little further on the wonderful young man Jared Akama Ondieki & just some of the programs he is proposing .
On the left is pictured a group of orphaned children, that Jared and the CEPACET organisation are currently working with and this I believe was one of their fund raising events that was held on Oct. 17th 2008 World Poverty Day. Before I proceed any further , here is a copy of the email Jared sent me on Nov. 1st where he had attachments of some of the projects , which I will be outlining for you.

----- Original Message -----

From: Center For Partnership And Civic Engagement CEPACE TRUST.

To: Allen Sentance

Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 7:39 PM

Subject: Dear Allen

Dear Allen,

I hope that this finds you well.

Thanks for your continued support in regards to our Project here in Kenya.

I was able to access your Blog Link,it's indeed nice and keep up the good work.

It's therefore my hope that the below information will be of help towards making some news in your page.

I look forward to see our story in your blog.

Kindly let me know if there is anything you will need.

Blessings,

Jared

Adding Value to Life

CENTER For Partnership and
CIVIC Engagement Trust.
Canon Hse 4th Flr
Haile Silassie Ave.
P. O Box 4855-00200
NAIROBI, KENYA
254-020-2319149
254-722-951419
center4partnership@gmail.com

Jared is not a one man band taking all this on , he & his committe already have engaged some assistance from various sources which I will also advise you all of as the information becomes available to me. He is however looking for further assistance from interested parties , who feel they could assist the overall cause he is working towards acheiving. Because of the nature of what these projects involved , I am going to need a few more follow up posts to outline them all.

OBJECTIVES
1. Peace & reconciliation.
Assist communities to co-exist peacefully as well as promoting interdependence, and philosophies that promote love, unity & peace.
2.Promoting democracy
Through democracy advocacy, the organisation encourages full participation of women and youth in securing their democratic rights.
3.Poverty eradication
Through empowerment of marginalised communities and availing of resources and suitable enviroment for conducting profitable developmental activities , that help aleviate poverty & suffering.

Once I have out lined the whole project I will then let the interested parties contact me & Jared to arrange the best way you can help out . So please help us to help them, by following on here next post .

hey.........life is good...... Join Us Here If You Care

Allen Sentance
FISHERMAN