Think Positive. Live Happy.
Posted in Inspirational on May 8th, 2008
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Wow, I wish they would have taught me this in school”? You’re not alone. Last month, a writer over at the Positivity Blog created a list entitled, “16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School.” It includes things like “Mistakes and failures are good” […]
Posted in Dreams, Adventure, Imagination, Health, Happiness, Inspirational on Apr 21st, 2008
I’ve only just discovered the 101 things in 1001 days project. I know it’s been around for awhile now but I only just stumbled onto it last night. And this morning it got me thinking, mainly about whether or not I think I could actually do that and perhaps more importantly could I even think […]
Posted in Adventure, Dreams, Happiness, Inspirational on Apr 6th, 2008
One of the great appeals of the blogosphere is that you are bound to come across people of the same thread as you, whether it be there politics, lifestyle, style of writing, or family situation. In a way this can make you feel unbelievably average or you can take it as a great way to […]
Posted in Inspirational on Mar 13th, 2008
Since March is National Women’s History Month, I thought we could highlight a few women who have really made significant contributions to the world.
Harriet Tubman - Antislavery activist who led countless American slaves to freedom through her Underground Railroad.
Hatshepsut - Female pharaoh who was responsible for serious development in Egypt.
Benazir Bhutto - Prime minister of […]
Posted in Health, Inspirational, Philosophy on Mar 7th, 2008
I came across Green as a Thistle yesterday. You probably haven’t heard of Vanessa Farquharson or her blog , unless you read the National Post and/or are into green blogging, but you may very well see her book in a store near you in the next year or so. But let’s start at the beginning.
One […]
Posted in Youth, Inspirational, Progress on Mar 6th, 2008
The other night I went to my very first caucus. It turned out to entail more than I expected, as last minute voters prevented us from starting for about 45 minutes. I practically live on the local college campus, and so last night I found myself surrounded by hundreds upon hundreds of college […]
Posted in Youth, Dreams, Inspirational, Progress on Feb 27th, 2008
I’ve avoided posting about politics for the obvious reasons but I can’t resist any longer. I’ll try to keep it neutral as possible and avoid any actual political debate, besides the initial statement that I am a Democrat and this post will be discussing Clinton and Obama.
Visiting with a few friends this week, I announced […]
Posted in Dreams, Happiness, Inspirational on Feb 11th, 2008
There are moments when I get overwhelmed by the blogosphere. I assume everyone is like that but when it happens to me I’m always surprised. I edit blogs, run blogs, write blogs, and ready blogs daily yet there are days when I feel like I’m wading through Pay Per Posts and product endorsements without an […]
Posted in Inspirational on Jan 31st, 2008
Last night my boyfriend and I watched “Walk the Line” for the first time. It was a good movie - not only did it showcase the love and trials of Johnny and June Carter Cash, but also the friendship between them. June helped Johnny kick his drug habit, and in the movie she […]
Posted in Health, Happiness, Inspirational, Uncategorized on Jan 29th, 2008
I talked to my brother this weekend and found out that he had run half a marathon, 13 miles, the day before. By himself. Because he felt like it. He’s been jogging on and off for about 3 years and in the last 6 months has been getting back into and there has been talk […]