And thank you, Yaya, for dropping by to say hullo!

Yes, it was sad at times with the doggy foster care, but some I only had for a few weeks or less and I didn't have great attachment by then. One I had for about 8 months and that WAS tough. I cried. But the people taking little Dash adored him and that's what it's about. Now I have 3 little dogs. Kept one that was abandoned in a dog park near my home a couple of years ago.

May I commend you on getting your children to love books and writing at an early age. They are marvelous "gifts" to share with them. And they have served them well. You must be very proud of their achievements.

I wish you well on your WA and internet voyage Yaya. And I too look forward to bumping into you around the platform, Annie.

Hi Armand. Nice of you to drop by. I look forward to catching up with your blogs and thank you for your good wishes.

Great idea to reward yourself Allen. Too often we forget to do this.

Thank you Adel :)

Ricardo, I sincerely appreciate you leaving me such a kind message :)

Lynn, what a lovely message to leave me! Yes, we sure can learn a thing or 10 from God's creatures. Many, many blessings to you too!

Hello again Peter and I really did enjoy reading a couple of your posts.

Cheers Matthias, I appreciate the follow and wish you all the very best. By the way, have a lovely Christmas and very prosperous New Year, Annie :)

Hi Kunal. I'm sure that when you are ready to have a "new addition" to your family, that it will give you so much love and affection. I'd be lost without my pets.

Hi there Sridhar. Wow, thanks for stopping by and giving me a follow! I am going to follow you back and maybe you can let me know how you get on with your product launch course.

will keep you posted. At least 3 to 6 months is learning time.
meanwhile you may look at my site coacforaction dot com. This I want to take to next level to help people on building teens, and young professionals, and give some root principles I started appreciating of late :). Do it when you are bored, nothing urgent.

Valerie, thanks for stopping by. I'd a cat that came when I called him. So I'd say they can be trained a bit if you spend time with them in the right way.

Hello Isabella, you are so kind to drop by and leave such a sweet message for me. Yes I am still hanging in there, well here really, if you know what I mean. I've been taking things very easy for several months. So many issues outside of WA at the moment. I have missed so many of you and have a fair bit of catching up to do. I want you to know how much I love reading the honesty and wisdom in many of your comments and I am sending you a huge hug back!

Your home sounds like more of a menagerie than mine. We've had cats and rats (not at the same time!) in our home. At the moment it's two little dogs and two budgies adding to our "family".

Hi Con and thx for the welcome back". I really appreciate you taking the time to say hello!

Yeah, had other matters to attend to regarding my son, then a retaining wall, etc needing replaced. Funds tight for a while. Got a lot of catching up to do on my site and here at WA, but I've decided to take it slow and not too serious this time around.

And how are you going Con? I see you are into your second year now, so you are enjoying the ride too?!

Take care my friend, and I look forward to bumping into you around WA.

Annie

Hi Sibyll, nice to meet you. You will have seen some amazing sights on your travels around the world. Visiting Germany, Italy and Greece are on my wish list or part of my "bucket list", if you like. Some day....
I hope that you enjoy your time at WA.

Hi Ervin. Most left after a few days/weeks so I wasn't over attached to them yet. Just happy that they found their forever homes. One I had was a different story and a lot of tears were shed as I'd had him for about 8 months. Many people were mean about how his eyes looked. Then one couple visited him and they just loved him. Couldn't have been a happier ending for Dash, but sadder for me as we became very close. But I couldn't keep them all. Now I have stopped as I kept my last foster and now have 2 doggies.

Brenda, I can't PM you as you are not premium. If you are still here, how can I try and help? Have you contacted your sponsor yet?

How is everything going for you Maricel?

Going well;) and u?

Hi Maricel, I'm doing fine so far as well.

Viea, thanks for the compliment. I think YOU are doing really well. 2nd site getting set up - well done!

How are your going Astrid? I enjoyed your last blog here at WA.

Hi Ken, sorry to take a couple of days to get back to you. I hope that you training access issue has been resolved now.

Your website - I love your website banner. Very original and the image is clear and eye catching.

I'll PM you.

A couple of typos - buyer`s, should be buyer - What is an affiliate program. Under Sounds Easy Right (maybe a ? here) learn, if - learn. If (ie full stop and then a capital letter, and your - you're, wealthy - put in a capital W. step, all - full stop and capital again would be good here. Typos are my specialty. I spell using the English language and not "American" English. Drives me nuts at times.

Hi Derek, what great feedback for me. I love it. Wheat germ is beneficial and some bread every now and then is ok. Problem is the food manufacturers strip all the nourishment out of the wheat and whack the left over rubbish into and onto everything as it's cheap. (As they do corn in just about everything. Though real corn on the cob is good for you.) Cereals, bread crumbs, crumbed frozen this and that, biscuits, cakes, flour - wheat provided to us the wrong way - but people choose to eat it all. Cereals sugar content and other ingredients vary from country to country. We are becoming gluten intolerant, due to the sheer volume of the amount of wheat in the form that we do eat it, that is modern man's problem. Fruits and veggies (chemical free) if you can get them these days are best.

I'll delete the bread part (though I do talk about bread and gluten in another post) and emphasis the difference in comparison to wheat germ.. At least that way, it will be acceptable on a multi-national level. The other title if it's not natural for my US friends to say I'd (I say and write that often) I shall amend to include "had". Thanks again Derek for your honest opinion and I'll adjust both of those now. BTW you are welcome re my feedback.

Peggy, I think I'll be learning from you! So we'll make a deal and help each other when we can, ok? :)

Oh yes! That's a good deal. Sounds really good to me. I am kind of tied up for a few days but I will contact you again and we will see how we can help each other. Thanks!

I'm be less active at WA too, Peggy. For a couple of weeks Peggy, I'm going to be doing some training regarding my website, cleaning it up and making changes, etc.

Hi Sherrie, Your new profile picture is lovely. I'm going to be spending less time here at WA for about 2-4 weeks. After that I'm sure we'll "see" each other a lot more after that. Take care.

Looking forward to seeing you around WA Dale.

I'm honoured Litsa that you thought of helping my site. My theme is free and I can't do much with it. I like the colour scheme but the widgets area is so wide. I may update to a paid one later. PM me and let me know what you had in mind. Thank you!

Hi Fernando. Thank you for the compliment. I think that you are doing fantastic too.

Personally I don't put too much on the ranking. It means that someone is very active on WA and not necessarily greatly experienced - including me. Though of course many people ARE both. When you are less active at WA ranking does drop. Mine went all the way down to 97 a few of months ago!

There are also people with a lower ranking than mine and their experience puts me in the shadows. Many of them post training videos and help out in the discussions. I'd be lost without them. So I always like to acknowledge and give them the credit they deserve. To me they deserve a special place at WA as they are my heroes/heroines!

I know much more than I did six months ago, that's for sure. And I'll always help if I can time permitting. I look forward to bumping into you around WA.

Same here Keith. How's your first week been? I've never been to Fiji, even though it's "close" by. Great to read you enjoyed it. I've seen a lot of Australia along the eastern mainland. Amazing country.

Hi Matt sorry to take so long to get back to you. I've been spending a lot of time researching. The image can be obtained by going to http://en.gravatar.com/ You already have a photo to use, the WA one. Follow the instructions at gravatar to link your image photo to any emails you want to use it with.. Then it will show up next to every comment you post with the email address you give that it is linked to. I use it with 3 emails I think - including my website email address. Hope this helps.

Thanks for getting back to me Annie. I'll give it a whirl

That's what is so great about being a community here at WA, Veejay. Everyone knows something about something that can help out. I value anyone's help regardless of whether they are a seasoned veteran at this business or not.

Thank you for the offer Guy. I look forward to learning from your experience.

Anytime Brad. I'm sure you'll be helping me out at times too.

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Thank you Harold for your kind words. If I can help, I will surely try.

Getting there slowly but surely Adele. How are you going?

What a lovely thing to write. Thanks for your kindness.

Peter, I just thought of someone with a passion for the gee-gees's too. skyhorse, is a member who loves horses and he is still active here.

Hi David, there are quite a few members here from Oz. On the flip side for us, the currency conversions are a bonus!

Hi Anders, if this comment is for me and not posted here by mistake, my links are working on my site. Have you tried it again, as I'm seeing your comment at 15 hours ago. Have you guys had bad weather over your way lately?

We had some really bad weather with strong winds lately, but not where I live in Sweden.

Your link work, but I have to remove the first bit manually.
The last bit of the link goes to the page.

Hi Mike and thanks for the follow and complement re my website. I''m updating and changing things around now. Maybe even going to change the theme on the site again. Dogs, yes, they suffer anxiety separation, thus the chewing, etc. Some are very nervous. Enjoy "paradise"!

I've PM'd you. Publicly, Tina thank you for your help, comment and advice!

Hi Saleem thx. I've been working on it all night and just finished my review page and headlines. Appreciate any feedback you may have on it now as it wasn't finished before :)

Yes. we are in the best place to learn from and support each other, aren't we?

Small world Jude! I'm over towards Campbelltown way.

I was in the area a few months ago visiting a friend in Campbelltown Hospital. Small world indeed. ~ Jude

I used to get that as a nickname from someone. It has a nice ring to it.

Yes it was very rewarding. I wanted to keep so many dogs I saw. But you have to be realistic. The rescue centre was a no kill zone and the owner very particular about who adopted them, so there was comfort in that. Thanks for your good wishes, Gaye.

Hi Lisa I checked it out and left a comment on your blog page about it. I think it looks very impressive.

Re time and reading - I have done this in the past too. We have too much good info to share! I just don't read blogs for a week or so if there's a lot to be done and then catch up later. But I make sure I still check out all the training I get emails for. Slow and steady....

Thanks for the thumbs up on my site Kostas.

Thank you Vimal for looking at my website. Your thoughts and remarks are appreciated.

I raid microsoft clip art and images every now and then. That is safe territory for downloading and posting onto your website. Try this site http://www.freedigitalphotos.net
If memory serves you can download for free the small size photos. Sometimes you can find a good one that you can't see the watermark on. I understand your frustration as I get confused with the rules too. Here is another link, though I haven't checked the sites within it out yet.. http://www.seabreezecomputers.com/tips/freeimages.htm
Good luck and yes let me know re the social media plugin.

Hello Dan. You are very kind with your words. I wasn't sure whether to "indulge" in my own past as I was/am wary of being too self-centred and that is not my intention at all. Your views on my site are most welcome and appreciated.

But a very helpful thought! Thanks for checking up on how I'm going lotuschick. People like you remind me of why I love WA!

Hi georama. I love all animals, not just dogs. I think we have an amazing home called Earth, and it is our duty to protect and preserve it. Sadly that doesn't seem to be happening. I believe many creatures can help with anxiety, as they seem to open up our hearts. I am going to be including a post in the future regarding animals on my site. Thank you for taking the time to comment on my page. Kindest regards.

It's the greed of the times. The younger generation want what it used to take a lifetime to build up be able to afford. The double or single story mansions, double or triple garage, 2 bathrooms, a 4 wheel drive that never gets used for the purpose it was built for, plus the other car, every gadget under the sun 2 or 3 fold that's got to be updated even if the other is still ok (got to keep up with it and look like we are loaded, meanwhile swimming in debt).

What I find utterly pathetic is, that if they have to sell their homes - when interest rates go up (aka no common sense these days to think that it IS going to happen sometime) or when the wife gives up work to start the family and they can't pay the mortgage, etc on one wage ( duh, didn't think about that either) us older ones are supposed to feel sorry for them, and governments aka tax payers, bail them out. My first home was 16.5% mortgage interest and needed a new kitchen, bathroom, painting, carpet, etc. It's beneath them nowadays to have what we just took for granted. That is what technology and a dip in education at school has done. Their brains do not think anymore, as they don't manually challenge them. It's just pick up a mobile phone and something on it will give me the answer.

When I was at college 5 years ago I overheard an 18 year old ask "Anyone know what 16 x 4 is?" All round silence. It was agony for me not to yell out 64!

Sorry Con, but I'm glad I got that off my chest! Ok I'm stepping off the soapbox now :)

Small world George! I've been here 32 years and can't believe the changes. They're ripping up the land and pastures out my way like no tomorrow, for all these "poor" 1st home buyers to build their mansions on. I could cry. I'm glad you are enjoying your time here at WA.If I can help you, you know where to find me. Kindest regards.

Hi Ram, thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my site. I've still got a fair bit of work to do on it, but it's starting to take shape. Thanks for the offer of help. Ditto from my end.

Hi William, this page to the right "My Websites." Thanks for your help.

Thanks livleadluv.

Sure will! Thanks for the offer of helping me out guys :)

Thank you my friend, for your reply. Cheers to us both.

Self- efficacy - a person’s belief in his/her ability to succeed in a particular situation. Well that's a text book version of one authors description of it. We all think and feel differently, and react differently in certain situations. Even when we are faced with the same situation more than once - our reaction will not always be the same. Our "current state of mind" has a deep impact on how we face life on a day to day basis. Our self esteem will always rise and fall. The mind, actually brain, is too complex I believe for anyone to understand. Seven billion people - not one of us the same. Similar beliefs, yes, but never the same. . I find the subject fascinating too, but I have to admit, out of my league. Unlike you I have no formal studies. Thank you for your comments. I look forward to your blogs, and the challenges they will undoubtedly bring me!

Thanks Tom. Looking forward to meeting many more folks here.

I got both your hugs :)