From This Place

May 13, 2011 by

I was recently having lunch with a friend and received this fortune at the end of my meal:   It’s kind of crazy when a random fortune can better articulate your current situation than you can. That one sentence sums up so much of my life over the years. I have this mentality that life has to be a certain way...

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Today, I Am Thankful For…

May 2, 2011 by

Positivity isn’t something that comes naturally to me.  I probably shouldn’t admit something like that out loud, but it’s the truth and I feel like we could all use a little more of that these days. I am a hopeful person but as I’ve become more aware of myself and my behaviors, I’ve noticed...

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You’ve Got to Give A Little

Apr 15, 2011 by

Earlier in the week, we mentioned that it’s  National Volunteer Week. And in keeping with that theme, I thought I’d share a story from my past volunteering experiences that has always stuck with me. At some point during my teen years, I caught the volunteer bug. I don’t know how it happened or why it...

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Just Imagine: A TEDx Experience

Apr 7, 2011 by

Last June, Brigitte attended TEDxHouston and came back bubbling about the experience. It sounded good, but I still didn’t grasp what a TEDx event was really about until I attended TEDxDuke last Saturday. It’s hard to put the TEDx experience into words – and I’ve been trying since I left the event...

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Grandma’s Kind of Woman

Mar 28, 2011 by

My life is filled with remarkable women. They’re remarkable in all the ways you’d expect: kind, loving, supportive, determined, concerned. They’re each unique unto themselves, and I feel their love and support in different ways. Their example makes me want to be a better woman myself. If I had to pick one to model...

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Lessons in Gardening

Mar 14, 2011 by

It appears that Spring has returned to my corner of the world and with it, a sudden burst of life. Birds are singing, grass is growing, and trees are turning green again. Also, surprise flowers are sprouting in my garden. Why a surprise? Mostly because I’m horrible at caring for plants. Year after year I plant...

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Love Unlimited Guest Post: You Are Amazing

Feb 25, 2011 by

I was 15. Then I was 20.  Then I was 25.  I wasn’t thin.  I wasn’t attractive.  I wasn’t relaxed.  I wasn’t funny.  I wasn’t pretty.  I wasn’t sexy.  I wasn’t outgoing.  I wasn’t quirky.  I wasn’t an artist.  I wasn’t a high school graduate.  I wasn’t a smart girl.  I wasn’t good. I had...

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Love Unlimited Guest Post: Love Is All You Really Need

Feb 18, 2011 by

I used to think that I knew what love was. That sounds pretty cliche, doesn’t it? But it’s so true. Love is constantly evolving throughout our lives. When we are children, love seems so simple.  It is the excitement of seeing our daddies come home from a long day at work, it is the inseparable bond we have...

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Love Unlimited Guest Post: Cookie Power

Feb 11, 2011 by

It is almost good old Saint Valentine’s Day. That one time a year when everyone gets caught up in love, affection and letting other people know that we care about them. While we rush the stores for candy, flowers and fluffy little trinkets for those we love I can’t help from think about where all that caring...

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Love Unlimited Guest Post: Feel the Effects!

Feb 4, 2011 by

As a friend of Girlyfight and the Nice Things Project, and as someone who is also dedicated to showing kindness to others, I am thrilled to be a guest writer for the Love Unlimited: Love Strangers project! Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a random acts of kindness project at Discovery Green, put on by The...

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