Keeping it real

  When I first read this weeks "assignment" the very first word that came to me was Respect.  Each time that I have thought about what are my five top values, that has been the first to come to mind... What does Respect mean to me? Its not just about respecting me, or treating me with respect, but its about respecting so much more... life, humanity, the planet, other human beings. If we treated each other with respect so much hate, violence, evil would disappear. Treat others how you...

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Victim or warrior?

Abuse, in any form, leaves an indelible mark on your heart, your soul and your psyche. Being on the receiving end of abuse as a child leaves a scar that runs so deep that only another person who has experienced it can truly understand. I, unfortunately, understand. We either become a victim, or a warrior. (I don't like the word survivor ...yep I survived it. So what? So does a victim that still lives in it. I'm a warrior. I fight every single god damn day to be better then where I came...

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postive/negative

For the last week or so I have had swirling around in my much needed-to-be-recharged-brain thoughts about why people view the world through either a positive or negative lens. I actively try to view it through a positive lens. When I feel myself slipping into the black hole, and the lens darkens to one full of negativity, I dig deep into my tool box for whatever is going to help change the view. This morning serendipity (god I love that word) occurred, and I fell across Justine Musk's beautifully...

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Does the RACQ recharge brains?

The start of a new year is like opening up a new note book... stiff, shiny, new, clean. Sometimes the writer can leap into the book, and can barely contain the words rushing to spill out. Other times the blank page stares up at them, beckoning to be written upon, yet the writer falters, sighs, and closes the book. I'm finding myself faltering, sighing and closing the book. Words and pictures are spinning through my head at a magnificent rate, yet putting any of those things into action is...

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what went right in 2011

Its a brand new year. Full of infinite possibilities and opportunities.  I fell across this, 52 weeks to simplify your life  and decided that I wanted to participate. Considering that a lot of the time my blog is my dumping ground for the bad stuff going on around me or in my head, the opportunity to use it as a positive space couldn't be ignored. While so many of my friends where experiencing not so great things happening for them in 2011, I was having a relatively great 2011....

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