Be a lady they said. Your skirt is too short. Your shirt is too low. Your pants are too tight. Don’t show so much skin. Don’t show your thighs. Don’t show your breasts. Don’t show your midriff. Don’t show your cleavage. Don’t show your underwear. Don’t show your shoulders. Cover up. Leave something to the …
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Winslow Eliot: Do feel you’re a nail or a hammer?
I became friends with Winslow Eliot about five years ago on Facebook. At the time, I had no idea who she was, just that she was an award-winning author of a number of non-fiction and fiction books. Currently, I’m reading and loving Sati And The Rider (A Satyana Mystery Book). But as if that wasn’t …
Who We End Up Loving, (And Why Dating Sites Are BS).
It’s Monday evening, and the TV is on while I putter around doing miscellaneous things. Admittedly I like having the background sound on more than I appreciate what’s showing. But, as I sat down for a minute, by luck (not), a dating site commercial came on. Slick, beautiful faces fill the TV screen happily chirping …
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Happy Christmas Eve From Surprising Lives
Happy Christmas Eve from Surprising Lives featuring Christmas Eve by The Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
When I Win A Billion Dollars!
If, When I win a billion dollars, there are a billion things I would do. First the practical/boring things: Get the best accountant in the world! Create gigantic trust accounts for both of my daughters. Pay off my ex’s debts and maybe even buy him a small/tiny/minuscule house. Yeah, I’m a nice person, sucker that way! …
My Daughter’s Heart Surgery: Her Story, Fight, And being A Mother.
True personal account of my youngest daughter’s endocarditis and massive heart surgery. The fight she went through, our faith throughout and the wonderful teenager she is today. By Amanda Ricks via surprisinglives.net
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If You have A Dream…
“I think that if you have a dream…you can do it..if you really really have that dream and you’re willing to sacrifice and you map out a plan that you’re not going to fail and even if you did fail I think it’s worth it, it’s worth trying to go for that dream.” – Steven Paul …
Wisdom From A Truck Driver And His Dove – Video.
NOTE; The creator of this video for unknown reasons changed the viewing to private only so I have updated this post with the publicly available trailer. Here is a very special video about a man who adopts an injured dove and the ways that his new companion changes and enhances his life and perspective. “Ramon …
Science Says That Creativity Enhances Life.
A while ago I wrote and published one of my Original Image Quotes about how creativity feeds the soul. I’ve known this but mostly failed to acknowledge and incorporate it into my life. Creativity Nurtures The Soul But my renewed awareness of this life enhancement came from a friend last year. In an email she said; “I’ve …
You Can’t Pick Your Family But You Can Love Them
I love this post by Floridaborne or Joelle LeGrendre, one of our regular guest authors. I’m sure you will agree with me, especially if you’re an animal lover. It may coma come as no surprise to frequent readers of my blog that 3:00 am and I aren’t strangers. Unfortunately, when I’m ready to sleep again, my …
A Wonderfully Surprising Deer Migration Discovered
Researchers discovered an incredible and surprising Mule Deer Migration that covers 150 miles over Wyoming including, rivers, fences, roads, and more. Watch these beautiful animals in their natural migration via photography and video.
Fall, The Season Of Thanks
Fall, why fall? Because the air has a crispness that fills your lungs with a coolness that soothes and refreshes. The summer slips away slowly, and autumn radiantly glows brighter every day dipping everything in hues of red, yellow, and gold. The ground crackles happily as you walk through carpets of fallen leaves. Frost starts to …