Searching for Inspiration and Wisdom. Laughing at Life Along the Way.
From the category archives:
This post is late coming due to my technical issues and temporary loss of mind. Stacey, you’re welcome to use it for your writing project if you want to. If not, that’s cool too.
When Stacey of Create a Balance posted about her life balance group writing project, my first thought was “great idea, shame I [...]
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This week I’m 37 years old and while I’m not doing cartwheels about it, I wouldn’t say I’m exactly depressed either. I’m still relatively young, I’m healthy, have a wonderful family and generally a lot to be grateful for.
If I sound like I’m giving myself a pep talk, well maybe I am, but there’s nothing [...]
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“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.”
- Frederick Buechner, Minister and Author
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I love this [...]
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Heroes for Healing is a group writing project created by Jenny Mannion that will feature over 30 spiritual teachers who have inspired and helped others, despite opposition and their work facing “criticism and nay-sayers”.
When I first heard of Jenny’s project, I immediately thought of one person. A woman who I see as the mother of [...]
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As you may have guessed from my recent Are You A People Pleaser? post, I am currently going through some changes and frustrations in my personal life.
My relationships, my creative ambitions, future direction and sense of self have all been affected, with the result that I have spent much of the past few months wallowing [...]
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“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
- Bill Cosby, Actor and Comedian
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The people I admire most in the world are unapologetic individuals, secure in their own creative gifts and happy to walk a path that may or may not prove popular with the masses.
People like [...]
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I got this inspirational tale in an email recently and I wanted to share it with you because I believe it perfectly encapsulates a basic principle of life that I try to remember whenever I am struggling, or feeling let down or neglected by others.
What you give out you get back
Long ago in a [...]
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Today, I’m excited to introduce my second SHE-POWER Man, Charlie Gilkey from Productive Flourishing. I’ll try not to gush, but I’m a big fan of Charlie’s. Not only is he one of the most sincere and insightful bloggers I have ‘met’ since starting SHE-POWER, but his blog really is one of a kind. Intelligent. [...]
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If you’re a regular reader, click HERE for my SHE-POWER Birthday post.
If you’ve come from Liz Strauss’ Blog to Show showcase then
Welcome to SHE-POWER.
My name’s Kelly and you’ve come at the perfect time because I’m celebrating my 1 Year Blogging Anniversary, so read on to see where all the kooky and cool kids hang out.
SHE-POWER [...]
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Though they ARE polite and friendly.
These are the findings of two recent studies. First, Melbourne’s Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute released its shocking news that Australia has now surpassed the USA as the world’s fattest people with 26% of adult Australians now obese.
The second study came courtesy of Expedia’s Best Tourist Survey, which polled [...]
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