Posted in art, authors, books, career, children, communication, compassion, courage, creative writing, death, Descriptive Words, emotions on Jul 20th, 2009
Frank McCourt the author of, Angela’s Ashes passed away today. He wrote of an impoverished childhood and his journey to adulthood. His ordinary life became extra-ordinary in it’s ability to overcome.
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Posted in abuse, addictions, anger, art, Business, career, celebrity, charity, children, communication, crime, dance, death, emotions, entertainment, unhappiness on Jul 5th, 2009
Some people come across as very direct, simple and straight-forward. Others, once you get past the surface, prove to be extremely complex and full of contradictions. Controversy abounds when you mention the name of Michael Jackson…and his name is mentioned alot right now because he passed away last week at the age of 50. [...]
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Posted in art, attitude, authors, book Recommendations, books, Business, career, communication, Creating, culture, Education, emotions, illustrations, Impact, inspiration, learning, legacy, life, Market books, medicine, mental and physical health, observations, publishing, relationships, spiritual on Jul 1st, 2009
Artist and author Ralph P. Brown has written a book about the native American medicine wheel and it’s application for discovering someone’s life purpose and life lessons.
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Posted in Amazing, anger, art, children, elderly, emotions, entertainment, expectations, family, fathers, happiness, Impact, learning, life, media, medical, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, publicity, safety, teens, television, unhappiness on Jun 23rd, 2009
A young girl from Belgian was “initially adoring” the 56 stars that she had tattooed on her face; that is, until her father voiced his angry disapproval. She now says, she lied when she told the media that she had wanted only three stars tattooed on her face; but, that the tattoo artist continued putting [...]
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Posted in Amazing, animals, armed forces, art, Beauty, bride, creative writing, Descriptive Words, earth day, ecology, emotions, enjoyment, environment, flowers, Gardens, Green, happiness, home, inspiration, joy, life, love, observations, Patriotism, Relax, respect, seasons, spring, writing on May 23rd, 2009
I am blessed to have a yard with personality. When we first moved into our home, the yard resembled an abandoned field somewhere. The grass was tall enough that you couldn’t see the house from the road, up on a knoll. The driveway was washed out and the whole place looked abandoned. Today, my yard [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, art, attitude, Beauty, celebrity, communication, competition, Creating, Dreams, emotions, encouragement, entertainment, expectations, Fame, media, news, observations, talent on May 21st, 2009
Jessica Biel speaks candidly in a new interview coming out this weekend in Allure magazine. She talks about how hard it is to get work in the entertainment industry when someone is considered “beautiful”. She says it is a real problem. She just wants a chance to audition instead of being turned away because [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, art, authors, Blogging, books, Books Mean Credibiltiy, Business, career, Celebration, communication, creative writing, economy, emotions, entertainment, excitement, Fame, future, Impact, leadership, library, loss, Market books, marketing, media, news, observations, online traffic, Opportunities, power, publisher, publishing, relationships, success, television, Twitter, words, writing on Apr 3rd, 2009
This is a news story that floats my boat with a plethora of excitement; an internet superstar, Gary Vaynerchuk, has been awarded a book deal with Harper Studios. Congratulations to Mr. Vaynerchuk. This is exciting because breaking into traditional publishing is no easy feat. It is my understanding that many physical books that are published do not make [...]
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Posted in abuse, art, courage, crime, death, denial, emotions, Fear, Hate Crimes, history, horror, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, power, sadness, Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2009
Today is a day to remember, it is the 64th anniversary of the liberation of the Jewish people from the concentration camp Auschwitz. It was a day of relief and a day of sadness. Sadness for those who’s lives were lost before they could be rescued…and a day of relief for those who were [...]
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Posted in art, children, courage, death, denial, history, husband, illustrations, inspiration, life, loss, murder, pain and misery, service, support, talent on Jan 1st, 2009
Dina Gottliebova Babbitt is a woman who has a rich history; she was in the concentration camp, Auschwitz with her mother in 1944. Dina was a 20 something, young woman who had an artistic talent. She had been an art student before she was sent to Auschwitz. While in the camp, she decided to do something [...]
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