2 Videos Sure To Make You Faklempt
Time for some video inspiration. This week I’ve strayed from the typical blog posts and I ventured into two new (for me) types of postings: the compilation of responses from a group of great bloggers, and now this video posting. I pull from many sources and incorporate suggestions and ideas that resonate for me. I […]
14 Bloggers Share Their Abilities for Getting Through Those Tough Times
Here’s to some fresh perspectives on coping. I decided to reach out to some of my favorite bloggers and pose a question that’s in line with the theme of my blog – rising above adversity. As the saying goes, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” What helps you get going when you […]
The Time To Live Is Now
I am happy to share with you all my guest post featured today on Alex Blackwell’s wonderful blog, The Bridgemaker. “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Maria Robinson I learned about the power of living Now while I sat at my […]
Overcoming – with Attitude, Choice and Purpose
In looking at my last interview to pull out a theme to hone in on, I realize there are a few common themes running throughout many of my interviews with these inspirational people. They have truly been able to rise above their adversities and create good lives despite…whatever circumstances have befallen them, by developing and exercising […]
Making a Difference, the Friendly Way
“Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.” ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. To update my readers – Nava’s surgery went well; she had it done laparoscopically and went home the same day. She’s doing well, walking around to […]
8 Tips to Minimize Those Natural Worries
Time to gear up those mental and psychological muscles. My daughter, Nava, is going in for surgery tomorrow. Something else is coming out – 9 years ago it was the colon, now it’s the gallbladder. A very common surgery as we all know. But surgery is surgery and going under both the knife and anesthesia […]
How To Stop Being A Victim And Start Creating Your Life
I am pleased to share my guest post on Lori Deschene’s inspirational blog, Tiny Buddha. “In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” Eleanor Roosevelt ‘They’ say things happen at the ‘right’ time. For […]
Feeling Good About Oneself
As we see with Temple Grandin’s success, one of the most important things we can do is help people feel good about themselves. We don’t have to be the doctor or lawyer or rich business person. But we do need to feel competent and good about who we are as a person. Happiness comes from how […]
Building Strengths – Helping Each Other Tap Into Our Areas Of Strength
In my interview with Temple Grandin, she brought up a few key points that really seemed to resonate with people. ‘Building strengths’ was a biggie. I worked in the school system for years. I won’t go into a tirade of how this concept of building upon the student’s strengths is not done; rather quite the […]
Take the Chance And Ask For What You Want
Tracey Jackson wrote in her comment to the Temple Grandin interview, “The lesson is in the fact you asked her. .. To quote one of my favorite quotes, ‘If you don’t ask, the answer will always be no.’” To further this idea, if you ask and get turned down, you’re no worse off than before […]