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Israel’s Tomorrow Is Now Ours To Worry About – RIP Shimon Peres
Tweet I always hoped to meet Shimon Peres. I got close. I was due to meet him at the Israeli Presidential Conference three years ago on his 90th birthday. Sadly the plans for him meeting the bloggers covering the conference changed and I only got to see him from afar when he was part of a panel with Sharon Stone. Now Peres is gone and the chance to meet a man I admired will never be. I’m sitting … Read entire article »
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It Changes a Person
Tweet It changes a person, those few simple words. Those few simple words spoken in but seconds. Those few seconds … Read more »
To Truly Give, You Need To Know How To Receive
Tweet I think that most (if not all of us) of us like to help. We feel good … Read more »
The Kindness Club: Week 26 Prompt
Tweet It has been a really long time, 15 weeks long, since my last Kindness Club prompt. I … Read more »
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Feeling For Others Is What Makes Humanity Great
Tweet Feeling our own pain is normal. Feeling other people’s pain is extraordinary. It’s our ability to show compassion and … Read more »
Some Words Are Lies More Often Than Not
Tweet Over the past few weeks I’ve noticed how many times the same phrase or two gets repeated … Read more »
Encourage Kids To Have Active & Imaginative Playtime
Tweet This is probably one of those titles that makes you slap your forehead and says “Duh, of … Read more »
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You Get To Choose Your Wisdom
Tweet Our world is chock full of wisdom. Our world is also chock full of problems and suffering. All of which is fertile ground for wisdom sharing aka advice giving. I think it’s lovely that we want to help others avoid our hard learned mistakes or to explain to them how to live their lives better than we’re living our own. The problem is that each and every person is … Read entire article »
Just Answer, Don’t Explain
Tweet My name is Susie and I have a problem. (Ok, many problems, just like everyone else, but right now I’m highlighting only one.) I can’t seem to answer a question without explaining the background and the reasons for my decision as well as all the things that the little voices in my head tell me are important for the person standing … Read entire article »
Some Things Are Not Easy To Share
Tweet All of us have unresolved issues and some amount of self doubt. All of us, in one way or another, or for one reason or another, beat ourselves up. Sometimes we share what’s going on inside of us, other times we hide it away and hope things will resolve themselves. It’s not easy to share self doubt and to show the … Read entire article »
Don’t Wait For Inspiration
Tweet I wonder how many of us are not doing things we love simply because we’re waiting for inspiration to hit. After all, why bother doing something if it’s not going to be fantastic? Waiting for inspiration is precisely why my writing has been sporadic over the past year. When I’m hit with inspiration, the thoughts and ideas come so fast I … Read entire article »
Celebrate Your Life
Tweet Life. It’s something we’ve been gifted. It’s ours for a limited time, to do with it as we please. Most of us know that it’s a precious gift, a feeling reaffirmed in times of tragedy and loss. Yet how many of us treat our lives every day with the reverence it deserves? How many countless hours do we waste with what ifs, … Read entire article »
Take Responsibility For Your Life
Tweet This past year has been an awkward dance to a melody only I can hear, punctuated with upbeat highs and rock bottom lows and the beat of a constant active struggle to find the hallowed middle ground. I’ve been doing well. I’ve also been struggling. Each day I learn. Each day I make the same mistakes. Each day I open up. Each day I … Read entire article »
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