tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post182332008654270411..comments2009-12-18T06:49:06.777-05:00Kay Cassidynoreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-87701906016088349222009-12-18T06:49:06.777-05:002009-12-18T06:49:06.777-05:00I really like your Five, Alyson. And Number Five, especially, really hits home. I actually had to withdraw from the internet for awhile just to get my head straight, because I realized the negativity online was actually affecting my ability to write. It&#39;s amazed me how much better I&#39;ve felt without it, but also prompted me to remember how much even a little negativity, a little snarkiness, can impact others. <br /><br />I had already promised myself to do everything in my power to contribute only positive energy to the online community (and everywhere else), and your Number Five just reaffirmed it all over again. <br /><br />Thank you! And I like the rest of them, too!<br />&lt;3<br /><br />MZMichelle Zinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08127978024081928639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-67865074721975898262009-10-27T09:43:46.552-04:002009-10-27T09:43:46.552-04:00Yowzuh. I am so impressed with this site, and the concept. The one that really grabbed me is Allison&#39;s #5... about posting positively... I&#39;ve been trying to muddle thru Facebook and Twitter and some of the negativity I run across almost has chased me into the night screaming!<br /><br />You ladies give me hope! THANK YOU<br /><br />Leahsandra Powell - author<br />www.leahsandra.netLeahsandrahttp://www.leahsandra.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-41556643573384137382009-08-30T17:17:26.630-04:002009-08-30T17:17:26.630-04:00you soooooo need to make more books for the immortals i still need blue moon but i was addicted to evermorekinseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04716278417658803167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-88188881148865859312009-08-29T20:55:30.764-04:002009-08-29T20:55:30.764-04:00Congrats on your 5&#39;s Alyson!<br /><br />I took the footprint test, and was quite surprise to see how much I&#39;m consuming (even though the test said I&#39;m living an ecologically concious life), because just my carbon footprint is lower than the average in my country.<br /><br />juiceb0xx at hotmail dot comJuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118544192045466924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-71286857756489016962009-08-29T01:20:42.970-04:002009-08-29T01:20:42.970-04:00Shawna Lewis<br />weloveourdogs@juno.com<br /><br />Positive thinking you go GIRLS!!!!!<br /><br />Thanks for this chance to win this win this book!!Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06526971775763136596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-69700625223151595682009-08-29T00:25:14.256-04:002009-08-29T00:25:14.256-04:001)No one should judge anyone by their looks or by the people who surround them, yet that happens very often. A public speaker once came to our school and said &quot;It&#39;s really hard to judge someone or dislike them once you truly know the problems ther face, like their parents divorcing....&quot; I will try to truly understand them before I judge them. <br /><br />2)Everyone has their own special trait(s), and complimenting them on it will make their day. <br /> <br />3)Every day, people walk by countless pieces of trash. My goal is to pick up just ONE piece (at least) every day, and to tell my friend about it. It&#39;s not that hard to bend down and pick up a piece of trash...<br /><br />4)Every one loves being beautiful or pretty right? Well, instead of using those chemically made facial masks, foot soaks, and lip balms, I&#39;m going to teach my friends some recipes on how to make organic products using household items. Therefore, they can spread the word around! NOt only would it be enviromentally (insert word that fits sentence here), it would also be fun! :)<br /><br />5) NO one concentrates on the good things in life anymore. I just had my first day of high school. My friends said &quot;Oh my god. My first day was sooooo awful. We already had homework in a class!&quot; Another friend would say &quot; I no, but i have waaaaay more homework. I have it in 4 of my classes.&quot; It&#39;s like they are trying to make their day sound bad, and I dont truly understand why! (I&#39;m also like this, focusing on negative points)Is it to gain sympathy? Anyhoo, the point is, I&#39;m going to try to focus on the bright side of life more often, and tell about the highlights of my day onstead.<br /><br />~ilovepuffystickersEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519763687354907374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-63283986411609064482009-08-28T22:15:16.530-04:002009-08-28T22:15:16.530-04:00hi alyson!!!!<br /><br />im a HUGE fan!!!! i think i&quot;ve read, all of your books.. except a few.. im not sure! haha. well i would like to give you my 5! here we go:<br /><br />1) one thing im notorious for, is WAISTING FOOD!!!! like last night, i had smoothie, and didnt drink 1/5 of the thingy... haha. So i hereby Lizzye Bushong, am REALLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYY gonna try! ;) does giving the leftovers of frenchfries to your dog count??? jk. <br /><br />2)One thingy i sometimes have trouble with is comparing my self to other people... its bad i know. I will look at someone, and say to myself..&quot;wow.. they are gorgeous!&quot; and it kinda makes me feel crappy... but i will commit myself.. To NOT compare myself to other people... because im putting MYSELF down.. and that just gives off bad energy.<br /><br />3) middle school is HARD! i know it sister!!! there is always the &quot;IN&quot; or the &quot;OUT&quot; crowd... im probly a combo of both... but i always hate it when others make fun of other people... sometimes my friends do, and it just gets on my NERVES! i know im not good either... but i promise, that i will reach out and help others, hence not putting myself down and taking them with m. :)<br /><br />4) im a vegetarian.. except i still love seafood. salmon.. is just TOO hard to get rid of!!! but i promsie i will not take those poor innocent animals lives (i sound really corny and spiritual... but i making state people). vegi people... keep on truckin! haha :D<br /><br />5)my final thing that i will do or try rrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaallly try hard to HOPEFULLY do.. is (drum roll please), is to unplug all the random house hold objects that really dont need to be plugged in constantly as in: cell phone charger, straightner, hairdryer, radio, lava lamp (lol), other lamps, toaster, coffee maker.. EXC! :)<br /><br />thanks alyson! :)<br /><br /> -Lizzyelizzye bushonghttp://www.livingyourfive.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-35904419958476620162009-08-28T18:33:35.226-04:002009-08-28T18:33:35.226-04:00I need to be kinder to other, patient with frustrating people, stop buying more than what I need and try heading to church once in a blue moon.<br /><br />cindyc725 at gmail dot comI Heart Book Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09203275403615117246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-71313574354255557492009-08-28T17:21:50.586-04:002009-08-28T17:21:50.586-04:00Alyson, I&#39;ve been making an effort to do something similar to your 1st - random acts of kindness. Basically I am trying to make myself not hold in the good comments. So when I see someone with cute shoes, I tell them. When someone talks positively a co-worker when they aren&#39;t around, I pass it on. Spread the good!<br />Cari<br />neohippy10 hotmailCarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02977756711641380540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-60233132139304855492009-08-28T16:37:28.300-04:002009-08-28T16:37:28.300-04:00Alyson, you&#39;re awesome. I think I like yours the best. I know exactly how important it is to make someone else feel good about themselves. Whenever I tell someone that they look pretty or even laughed at one of their jokes, I feel better about my self. But I have never ever felt better about myself after putting someone down. So anyway, you&#39;re great. Good luck on writting and making the world a better place!<br />much love, BrittneyBrittney Furzehttp://perfectly_unperfect22.htm.myspace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-1111862961534422009-08-28T15:51:10.361-04:002009-08-28T15:51:10.361-04:00I really like the idea that if you buy something new, you&#39;ll share the happiness by giving something to someone else. This will lead to good karma! xD And that&#39;s true about the snark fest-we waste so much time being negative, draining our energy when we could do (or say) something better.pirate penguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119179764394966859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-39498217994293019112009-08-28T12:26:23.266-04:002009-08-28T12:26:23.266-04:00I think that Living your Five is great. And if everyone in the world chose five things to do to help the world, it would be a much better place. It really makes sense when people say everyone can make a difference, because its true. Donating five dollars to a charity can help someone. I agree with your five, and the others too. And I think that being vague is better. Instead of saying I will be kind by helping my sister with her homework or something, you can do anything and evertyhing to be kind. It leaves the door wide open. One thing that would definitely be in my five would be helping the older people. My grandpa is 92, and he gets really lonely sometimes. He loves when someone comes and talks to him and I love listening to his stories. And there are so many people in nursing homes that don&#39;t have really any family to visit them. I love going there an talking to people and seeing how happy they get. So I&#39;m not sure what would be in my five, but that is definitely one thing. And I really love your number three. I would definitely try to do that.Anna G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-28220161427785740252009-08-28T00:51:44.146-04:002009-08-28T00:51:44.146-04:00I&#39;m a big fan of random acts of kindness.<br /><br />lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)comLlehnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808225636111637085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-69225950205914027432009-08-28T00:39:16.252-04:002009-08-28T00:39:16.252-04:00Oh man, all of these things are totally awesome. I love the #3 the best!Biancahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04596088219665594497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-52103015821659741202009-08-27T22:29:05.323-04:002009-08-27T22:29:05.323-04:00Yei, I love Evermore! =)<br />Thanks!*Astrid A.*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09209474095594811065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-231831770789717122009-08-27T22:22:20.437-04:002009-08-27T22:22:20.437-04:00I really like your #3..I think I am going to try to do that in my life!<br /><br />Andrea<br />belle2211(at)yahoo(dot)compurplg8rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11474161066198285734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-25269427470364313552009-08-27T21:04:46.357-04:002009-08-27T21:04:46.357-04:00Love your five- especially the first 2! It is inspiring to me, to become a better person.Just mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12862070351153822961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-53607397537468371742009-08-27T17:00:38.099-04:002009-08-27T17:00:38.099-04:00I LOVE your Five, Alyson! And truly, you already embody #5. You&#39;re a great example of how good things really do happen to good people. :-) Go Fivers!Kay Cassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766926054942130482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-47047196031156459632009-08-27T15:31:50.096-04:002009-08-27T15:31:50.096-04:00You really chose some awesome fives. Ya&#39;ll have really inspired me to do better and I appreciate that. :D<br /><br />~Briana~The Book Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15626728583139972447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-18125741655921233122009-08-27T14:46:29.266-04:002009-08-27T14:46:29.266-04:00I try to make the conscious effort to buy recycled items or ones that leve less of an imprint on the enviroment. I am trying to get the business I am employed at to add a new recycle service to their current rotation through www.terracycle.net. <br /><br />And the post of positivity...great thought! After all, attitudes and actions are contagious!<br /><br />I love the idea behind this project! Thanks for sharing all the positive steps we can take to make a difference!<br /><br />GinaGMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-16687586177268260732009-08-27T13:33:09.644-04:002009-08-27T13:33:09.644-04:00I&#39;m loving the random acts of kindness idea. I think it&#39;s such a great idea to do something within your means for someone else. It&#39;s awesome!<br /><br />Good luck with your five!Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02828378728962868575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-48767361216655985812009-08-27T11:51:41.520-04:002009-08-27T11:51:41.520-04:00I love #3! It&#39;s a great way to help others while also making sure you never have too much stuff and the house gets cluttered! I&#39;d to it but... ack, I hate to part with anything. :P Pack rat, right here.<br /><br />- Alexa flight of mindshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171262037817785311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-46009438341778883062009-08-27T11:11:41.491-04:002009-08-27T11:11:41.491-04:00Fantastic 5 Alyson! I love #4. I think we all need to live greener. I mean the earth&#39;s the only home we have, right? It&#39;s amazing how small steps can lead to a big difference.Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542223546932449793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-7538743581851875462009-08-27T04:42:46.517-04:002009-08-27T04:42:46.517-04:00Great 5! I pass on my belongings on when I buy new too! It really is a great feeling!Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815757162701151292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950934257531454529.post-88881435174011227182009-08-27T00:27:35.705-04:002009-08-27T00:27:35.705-04:00I really love your Five. Even though they sound somehow simple, not like everyone cares enough to do those. The fifth one had me think a lot.Thaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02357693108313666916noreply@blogger.com