Rather than a video, I thought I would simply share this amazing and inspiring photo of Athlete (and so much more) Aimee Mullins. Some pictures are worth a thousand words and this one also inspires me to get up and get moving. If she can do it, then I really have no excuse not to. [...]
Tags: Aimee Mullins·Athlete·Inspiring Photo·inspiring woman·linkedin·prosthetic legs
Often things are not always what they appear to be. There is a lot of smoke and mirrors in the beauty industry. I just love that these guys have fun with it in the following video. I have played with Adobe’s Photoshop myself over the years (not on my profile pic btw) and I’m amazed [...]
Tags: Adobe's Photoshop·beauty industry·Maybe She's Born With It...Maybe It's A Do Be·videos
Are you one of those people that love to get dressed up and go to fancy balls? Me? Not so much. I thought balls only existed in Cinderella’s world, but recently my husband and I were invited to go to one. The “Presidents Ball” no less, but before you get excited for me, it was [...]
Tags: Belair Golf and Country Club·Black Tie Preferred·Cinderella·fairy godmother·fancy balls·linkedin·little black dress·tuxedo
Dear Blogoshere, I know. It’s Friday. It’s my day to write something, but here’s the thing. I am deeply entrenched in another site at the moment. Every time I sit down at my computer to tap on the keyboard I decide I better just take a quick look at Pinterest first. You know, just to [...]
Tags: addicted to Pinterest·favourite recipes·Inspiration·linkedin·pinboards·Pinterest·time waster
Few things take our breath away so easily, so seamlessly as images of our world. Sit back for the next two minutes and let the spectacle of our cosmos fill your senses. The deep emotional relationship we feel to our planet is evident. (Quoted directly from KarmaTube – they said it so perfectly!) Aurora Borealis [...]
Bonnie: “Did you just hurt yourself?” John: “No…a little bit.” Bonnie: “Are you bleeding? John: “No.” Bonnie: “Why is there blood dripping off of your hand?” John: “What? Oh…nothing.” Bonnie: “Do you want me to get you a bandage or a towel or something?” John: “No, I’m fine.” The above conversation has happened more than [...]
Tags: are you bleeding?·Are You Injured…Again?·denial·hospital visit·hurting yourself·injured·linkedin
Here’s a little narrative about my “biological” father; someone I’ve never given much thought to let alone write about before. It’s important that I put “biological” in front of the word father because I don’t want to confuse one with the other. I was raised and adopted by a man I call my father, or [...]
Tags: biological father·cold·emotional·linkedin·mother·Nature versus Nurture·strangers
I’m reading Joan Didion’s new book Blue Nights right now. In it she examines her thoughts, fears and doubts about having children, illness and growing old. Didion lost her only child, her daughter Quintana, in 2005. In her book The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion addressed the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne. [...]
Tags: Abraham·aging·Blue Nights·children·cry·death·fear·illness·Joan Didion·linkedin·Quintana Roo Dunne·The Year of Magical Thinking
Just over a year ago Tracy posted a video called “People Are Awesome” featuring some amazing stunts by humans. I’ve just found another one! These videos really take your breathe away. This is a new compilation found on Youtube by derDon1234 He is calling it “People Are Awesome (Dons version) and if you like this, [...]
Tags: derDon1234·Happy New Year 2012·Like There is No Tomorrow·People Are Awesome (Dons Version)
Christmas is over. Are you breathing a big sigh of relief like I am? All the weeks of preparation and shopping are behind us now. The bank account has shrunk but the waistline has grown. We have one son who left yesterday to go to New York to celebrate the New Year with his friends [...]
Tags: All the best for the New Year·As The Sun Sets on 2011·Christmas memories·extremely decorated neighbourhoods·linkedin·sunset on Crystal Beach Florida
Arita Trahan helps parents teach their children to Make-Believe in Santa. Children love stories and instinctively know how to enjoy Santa as a story with more magic and imagination than when they have to believe Santa is real. (Which he is…) Join the movement to enjoy Santa for a lifetime – without the need to [...]
Tags: Arita Trahan·I'm Being Santa
There was just the hint of a warm breeze in the late afternoon. But who could know that? Everyone had the windows of their vehicles up to block out the noise of the traffic and fumes. And who could notice the trees gently waving to them when they were concentrating on keeping a safe distance [...]
Tags: crying baby·grateful·hope·love·plastic bag·sitting in traffic·sorrow·stress
Is he asking for Change, or is he asking for CHANGE? Follow a man as he affects multiple peoples’ lives with just one dollar, proving that it doesn’t take much to be the change in someone’s life. Written and directed by Sharon Wright www.imdb.me/sharonwright www.shesalwayswright.com Winner – Best Short Film – Maryville Film Festival Winner [...]
Tags: be the change·Change For A Dollar·compassion·empathy·Sharon Wright
Last week I wrote about being in elementary school in a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The time I spent in Australia was short, only 4 ½ years, but those years had a profound effect on who I am today. High school begins in grade seven in Australia. I was very fortunate to be chosen to [...]
Tags: Australia·Facebook·girlfriend bonds·school uniforms·St.George Girls High School·Sydney
When I was fourteen I moved back to Canada from Australia. I enjoyed a wonderful 4 ½ years in the land-down-unda. I miss it still. I have relatives and friends there but also, sadly, many forgotten friends. Who would I be today if I’d stayed I wonder? My school years spent in the suburbs of [...]
Tags: Australia·breaking rules·British Columbia·getting the cane·Sydney·Who Would We Be Today?
Maybe because it’s the eleventh month in the year two thousand and eleven or maybe because this past November eleventh (11-11-11) seemed like a big deal because of all the ones in a row, but lately I glance at the clock every time it is eleven minutes after eleven. I’m not kidding; I’ve been doing [...]
Tags: knock on wood·make a wish·punch buggy·step on a crack break your mothers back·Super Superstitions·wish bones
When Kilian Martin was 10 years old, he joined a gymnastics school in Madrid, Spain. At this same time, he also found a passion for surfing, however, with the ocean over 6 hours away, being able to practice everyday was a near impossibility. Surrounded by cement and asphalt, he realized he could take up skateboarding [...]
I’m writing about bathrooms today. This post has been bubbling up in my subconscious ever since I went to use the restroom in a restaurant recently. I was faced with two doors. One had a picture of a rooster on it and the other a picture of a hen. My first thought was: Chickens? Why [...]
Tags: automated toilets·bathroom doors·Clam Shell or Sea Anemone?·hand dryers·linkedin·public restrooms
Today is a day of remembrance to honour all veterans. Our deepest heartfelt thank you to all who have served. ~~~~~~~ cur·mudg·eon [ker-muhj-uhn] noun a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person. (cantankerous – another great word!) I like curmudgeon. I like the way the word itself sounds. Cur – mudge – on. I like people who are [...]
Tags: 60 minutes·Andy Rooney·cantankerous·curmudgeon·Viewer Gifts make him cranky
Ever wonder where on earth you fit in? Where do you fit in the grand scheme of things? Ya, me neither, but I stumbled across a site that wanted to tell me anyway so I played along. I have to say that it was kind of fun and I did learn some interesting facts along [...]
Tags: 7 billion·7 Billion Actions·global population·seven billion·world's population
