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Monday, March 12, 2012

IT'S A FAST! A MEDIA FAST THAT IS...

Good Morning!

As my body and brain adjust to the new daylight savings schedule, I thought this would be a good time to pause. To reflect. To notice. To stroll.

To make sure that I honour this change of time and season, I've decided to take a 1-week media fast. No blogging. No email. No Facebook. No Twitter. Just me and my walking shoes every chance I get. Hopefully I won't twitch too much!

Wishing you a week of fresh air and peaceful contemplation.

Sharing the journey,
Anna

Friday, March 9, 2012

EVERYTHING

I want to learn
what life is for.
I don't want much
I just want more.
Ask what I want
and I will sing:
I want everything.
Everything.

- Excerpt from the song "Everything" by Rupert Holmes & Paul Williams

Wishing you everything.
Have a fabulous weekend!
Sharing the journey,
Anna


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Thursday, March 8, 2012

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!


"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."
- Maya Angelou


Sometimes when we live in our own little bubbles, it can be easy to forget that there are others that have a song to sing and yet are still unheard. We need to ensure that all are heard.

Gather with friends. Laugh wildly. Give hugs freely.
Enjoy your body. Be kind to yourself.

For some wonderful ideas about how you can celebrate today, visit:
International Women's Day


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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

DAME OF THE DAY: GLORIA STEINEM


"The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off."


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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

OH THIS BLOG, IT IS A CHANGIN`...


"A year from now you will wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb

Hello Friends. It's good to be back! After taking a month-long (ahem, unannounced) hiatus, I'm returning full force with more ideas, energy and enthusiasm than ever! This break provided some clarity about the direction I want to pursue and the changes I want to make. This next little while is going to be spent implementing those changes in my life and on this site. It's high time this Dame started following her own advice - please join me for the ride!

Have an awesome Saturday!

Sharing the journey,
Anna

Thursday, January 5, 2012

12 GREAT QUOTES FOR 2012


Kindness:
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle – Plato

Personal Growth:
Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely. – Unknown

Generosity:
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal. – Albert Pike

Love:
Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you're just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky his is to have you... The one who turns to his friends and says, 'that's her.' – Unknown

Appreciation:
Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. – Voltaire

Imagination:
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. - Michelangelo

Success:
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Courage:
Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose. – Tom Krause

Compassion:
I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing that I can do for you that you can't do for yourself.' He said, 'Oh yes you can. Just hold my hand. I think that that would help.' So I sat with him a while then I asked him how he felt. He said, 'I think I'm cured.' – Conor Oberst

Family:
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. - Jane Howard

Humour:
It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously. – Oscar Wilde

Integrity:
Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. / Asking for what you want and need from others. / Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. / Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. / Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe. – Barbara De Angelis



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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

DAME OF THE DAY: TINA TURNER


“Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.” - Tina Turner


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