My New Approach to Life

Something good is around the corner.  Scrap that.  Something pretty damn amazing is right around the corner. I can feel it.  I don’t know exactly what it is.  Or maybe I do.  Maybe I’m keeping it under wraps at the moment.  Maybe I’m just afraid if I start talking about it, I’ll jinx myself, and [...]

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Heaven, Hell and Other Random Thoughts

What a week.  Seriously.  I’m exhausted.  I’ve been running from point to point to point, working on all kinds of various projects, trying to touch base with a bunch of people.  And it’s only Wednesday.  I miss my mid-afternoon naps and the slow pace of writing in my pajamas in the morning. Last night, I [...]

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A Letter to Myself

I was thinking about this whole concept of writing letters to one’s self when I read Alisha’s letter to her sixteen-year-old self on Seattleite Imagery.  As you might know, I wrote a similar letter to myself not so long ago.  After reading Alisha’s letter, I went back and re-read my own.  And it got me [...]

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You Are Changing People’s Lives

I read something on one of my favorite blogs that resonated with me.  The author, said: You never know when that story you tell, or that truth you share, or that memory you honor, or that leap of faith you take impacts those around you. You are changing people’s lives. And I started to think…it’s [...]

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I Guess You Won’t Mind

I Guess You Won’t Mind (Rumi) Great lions can find peace in a cage. But we should only do that as a last resort. So those bars I see that restrain your wings, I guess you won’t mind If I pry them open. photo credits: fanz, mizzchievouz

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Ithaka by C.P. Cavafy

This post was written by Heather Rae.  Follow me on Twitter or Facebook. As I continue my short hiatus this week, I’d like to reintroduce you to one of my absolute favorite poems.  Seriously, this writing inspires me.  When I’m feeling a bit lost, am seeking the meaning of it all or am in need [...]

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Turn Around and Say, “Watch Me.”

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about failure.  And success.  And what exactly those two things mean to me.  I’ve been thinking a lot about the big dreams. I touched on this topic a bit in my last post on Stratejoy.  When I wrote that post, I was feeling pretty good, ready for whatever was [...]

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Letter to My 18-Year-Old Self

Dear Self, Hard to believe you’re eighteen, isn’t it?  You’re officially an adult – sort of.  Okay, not really.  You want the best advice I’ve got?  Don’t grow up too fast. Car payments, credit card bills, career decisions – all of that can wait.  Let yourself be a kid a few years longer.  Let yourself [...]

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Can You Point to a Time When You Felt Pure Joy?

This post was written by Heather Rae.  Follow me on Twitter or StumbleUpon. I was recently asked to think of a time when I felt pure joy, when I felt totally fulfilled and content.  It didn’t have to be anything big — just a single moment. While pondering this question, I kept coming back to [...]

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Why Bon Jovi is My Perfect Self Help Guru

But before I get into that, let me first just tell you the most fabulous thing that happened to me over the weekend.  I completed #11 on the bucket list — I saw Bon Jovi in concert! Hooray for life lists and setting goals for no reason other than fun and living life out loud! [...]

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