Do You Enjoy Being A “Girl”?

Reading Melina’s work on deploying womanly arts has truly transformed my life. My journey began with her blog, “The Art Of Being Feminine” and continues with her premium site “Feminissima“. To say it was an eye-opener is an understatement. Where some women may be offended (???), I see the promise of a [...]

Your Right To Be Offended

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I was on a DVD bender watching movies and before I could blink it was Monday. You know sometimes, life happens and I am sometimes compelled to change the contents and times of scheduled posts. Which is interesting in itself as I can’t seem to take [...]

Inspirational Quotes Series: Epictetus

“First say to yourself what you would be — and then do what you have to do.” ~Epictetus

Epictetus was a Greek philosopher [who bought his freedom from enslavement] and whose teachings were drafted by his student Arrian into what is widely known as The Discourses series of books.  He posited theories about [...]

Beauty Is As Beauty Does

**Update November 28 There was a change to the contest. It’s been extended through November 30th. You still have time to enter. **

I just re-read my post Femme Time Is Power and applaud my own personal transformation after a) getting rid of 70 lbs. and b) touching the stillness [...]

Inspirational Quotes: Joni Mitchell

Did you know there’s an alternate version of “All I Want”? I found it on YouTube of course! I was editing drafts of future posts and began humming, ‘I am on a lonely road and I am traveling’… I wasn’t sure if it meant I wanted to publish a travel piece, something about [...]

Get Inspired Series! Watch Caroline Casey's TED Talk On Looking Past Limits

I’m continuing the motivational themes introduced with our Inspirational Quotes Series. There’ll be a mix of multi-media posts including links to video, podcasts, photos, etc. I think defining the scope of these encouraging conversations will be very useful and easy to find. If you have something you’d like included leave a comment or [...]

This Is My Kind Of 1%!!

Update: Read this follow-up story how Thanking God brought Dr. Angelou to a more peaceful mood.

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More words of wisdom from New Thought spiritual leader, Dr. Maya Angelou.

How Will You Support Peace?

In the United States today marks the annual holiday honoring those who’ve served in the military. There is also a rare convergence of dates: 11/11/11. Some have predicted the end of the world. If you’re reading this, then I guess their predictions are incorrect – again!

No, we are still very [...]

Focused Gratitude Has Never Been More Important

I wanted to expand and continue our discourse on perception. Our outlook has a huge impact on the quality of our lives.  Our need to be practical and realistic – under the guise of being prepared for the worst is a perfect example of our failure at trusting in a [...]

Whatever You "See" Is Your Reality!

I took a few days off the Interwebs but have spent more time on Twitter during the past three weeks than I have in months. I’m on flu-prevention alert given the weather changes, hence the evening post.

A few things have popped up of interest.

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