Adventures in Living a Healthy, Juicy Life
by Cheryl Ragsdale
December Theme: Wacky!
Wacky! December was a great month to look for WACKY with so many expectations and so much rushing around. Here are my offerings to have you feeling warm and fuzzy today. If you’re new to this page, I’ve defined RAOKA for you in the next paragraph.
RAOKA defined
“Random Acts of Kick Arse” or RAOKA is a movement led by Sami from lifelaughsandlemmings. Sami’s Australian – that’s why she says “arse” instead of ass, in case you’re wondering.
In her own words, “Each month, there will be a theme with the only criteria being that it’ll involve giving back something positive in some way. At the start of the following month, we’ll share with you what we’ve achieved, what lessons we learnt and what the results were.”
Definition: Kick Arse (Oz) or kick ass (Yank)
- having a strong effect on someone or something; forceful; powerful
- exceptionally good; spectacular, impressive, etc.
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As I discovered WACKY in new places,
I realized that when people feel safe and supported,
they drop their guard and let us in.
Love is present.
Wow! We hit the jackpot with this theme. Wacky brings to mind four of my “51 Must-Know Habits for Staying Young – from the Inside Out” (the complete list is available as a free e-book. See the large pink box on the right-hand side of this post for downloading instructions).
Stay Young Habit #1
Greet everyone you meet with a warm smile.
Stay Young Habit #2
Laugh out loud and often.
Stay Young Habit #3
Find people who make you laugh and hang around with them.
Stay Young Habit #4
Spend less time with people who don’t laugh or won’t laugh.
Enjoy!
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It’s the simple things in life that fill us with joy
and make us smile…like girls being girls!
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…and kids being kids! Four year old calling 911
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and a really creative idea to support a good cause!
Here’s the back story on this video:
“Our daughter-in-law, Emily (MacInnes) Somers, created, directed and choreographed this in Portland last week for her Medline glove division as a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness. This was all her idea to help promote their new pink gloves. I don’t know how she got so many employees, doctors and patients to participate, but it started to really catch on and they all had a lot of fun doing it.”
When the video gets 1 million hits, Medline will be making a huge contribution to the hospital, as well as offering free mammograms for the community. Please check it out. It's an easy and great way to donate to a wonderful cause, and who hasn't been touched by breast cancer?
Ann Somers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw
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Want to join the RAOKA movement?
Theme for January: Gratitude
Contact Sami from lifelaughsandlemmings
Take some time to visit other RAOKA posts, too:
Sami at Life, Laughs & Lemmings
Lance at Jungle of Life
Dani at Positively Present
Brandi at Joy Rebel
Melissa at Operation Nice
RAOKA supporters to check out:
Keith at Think for Money
Gayze at Gazehound’s Animal Communication
Zeenat at Positive Provocations
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January Theme: Gratitude
Chosen by Melissa from Operation Nice
Melissa designed the RAOKA logo too!
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The pink glove clip is awesome! What a great compilation of all of the hospital depts
And I SO wish I could do the bun up-do. My hair is so incredibly thick though. Besides, I can’t even remember the last time I owned a bottle of hair spray. It must have been circa 1990-ish.
Momisodes´s Last Fabulous Post blog ..Refracting
Twitter: thatgirlisfunny
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I love the pick glove dance – the older gentleman with the mop really stands out in my mind. They’re having so much fun! I’ve never owned hair spray. My mother is English. She calls it hair “lacquer”. Back in the 60′s, she sprayed so much on her bouffant up-do, it would make me cough and gag if I stood too close when she was spraying. Too funny!
Twitter: janebenimble
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Hi Cheryl,
I watched the updo video with awe and wonder. I’ve never been a girly girl – and being able to make a messy updo look like a star-studded movie-star do was pretty amazing. Very cool (and yes, wacky, too!).
It’s great to see you join the movement, Cheryl. Sami is a trip and I think I’d follow her anywhere! Welcome aboard!
~xo
Lori´s Last Fabulous Post blog ..Random Acts of Kick Arse: Wacky
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Hi Lori,
I’m very happy to be on board with such a fun crew! Looking forward to seeing what develops this month – Gratitude! I’m noticing what I take for granted. I’ve started saying thank you for all the food choices we have because something I like has been out of stock for a couple of weeks. I didn’t notice – until it was unavailable – how much I’d miss it, if it were gone. Funny how that works, isn’t it?
Twitter: GayzeN
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Excellent! I was dancing in my chair with the pink gloves video, the messy bun is getting forwarded to my daughter, and I WANT TO ADOPT THAT LITTLE BOY WITH THE MATH HOMEWORK. Gawd, how cute is that? And the 911 operator deserves a raise!
Gayze (Gazehound’s Animal Communication)´s Last Fabulous Post blog ..RAOKA for December: Wacky
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Hi Gayze,
Isn’t she adorable? Like a typical teenager. So much fun to watch her do her hair. lol! And the 4 year old makes me laugh whenever I think of him. I love RAOKA and I love this wacky page!
Twitter: lance02
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Hi Cheryl,
I’m with Sami…that “pink glove” dance is awesome! A great cause, and what a fun way to get into it!! Feeling safe does make “letting our guard down” much easier. And when we do this, what a great place to really express ourselves! Happy “Staying Young” Cheryl!!
Lance´s Last Fabulous Post blog ..RAOKA: Wackiness
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Hey Lance,
Lovely to see your smiling face! The Pink Glove video supports your Blog4Cause ebook for breast cancer campaign beautifullY! Here’s to staying young and healthy.
Love the pink gloves dance! A perfect example of how getting wacky can be both fun AND serve a serious purpose – serious fun if you will. Great stuff.
Thanks for being involved in RAOKA Cheryl. I look forward to seeing how you spread the gratitude for January!
Sami – Life, Laughs & Lemmings´s Last Fabulous Post blog ..Random Acts of Kick Arse – Wacky
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Hi Sami,
I’m so glad I joined in with you for the RAOKA journey. I’ve watched the Pink Gloves video so many times. I get a kick out of it each time. Plus, I notice something different every time. Being wacky can serve a serious purpose. See you in January for RAOKA Gratitude!