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- November 13th, 2008
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Strange Occurrences of Modern Hollywood Wisdom
I haven’t done a film post for a very long time now and that’s strange because I am obsessed with movies. Unfortunately I haven’t been amazed by a film for quite awhile and scathing…
- November 9th, 2008
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SHE-POWER Fiction: Samantha Says
The new barman’s been giving me the eye all night. He’s tall with defined biceps and straight shoulders, but he’s not my type really. Way too clean cut, and he’s a barmen for fucks sake. What…
- November 6th, 2008
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New Hope and The Ship of Life
“There are parts of a ship which taken by themselves would sink. The engine would sink. The propeller would sink. But when the parts of a ship are built together, they float. So with the events…
- November 2nd, 2008
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What is Life Balance & is it Achievable for Everyone?
This post is late coming due to my technical issues and temporary loss of mind. Stacey, you’re welcome to use it for your writing project if you want to. If not, that’s cool too. When Stac…
- October 29th, 2008
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Quote of the Week - Happy For No Reason
“When you’re happy for no reason, you’re unconditionally happy. It’s not that your life always looks perfect - it’s just that however it looks, you’ll still be happ…
- October 21st, 2008
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SHE-POWER Men: Chris Austria Talks Marriage, Dreams and What He’d Say to the President
Chris Austria of WatDawat is a teacher, blogger, husband and father to five children. A man who dreamed of becoming a professional tennis player, but instead found his calling in the classroom. A man…
- October 19th, 2008
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Sometimes Life Is Just More Fun Than Blogging
Hi guys, I know my posting is slow at the moment. I’ve been in birthday celebrations for a few days now, hanging out with friends and family, getting lots of great gifts, traveling into the c…
- October 14th, 2008
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Birthday Reflections & The Voices In My Head
This week I’m 37 years old and while I’m not doing cartwheels about it, I wouldn’t say I’m exactly depressed either. I’m still relatively young, I’m healthy, have a…
- October 11th, 2008
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SHE-POWER Fiction: A Taste of Eve
I know what everyone’s saying about me. I’m not stupid. They think I am because I’m beautiful and I don’t have a job. But brains and beauty are not mutually exclusive, and I do…
- October 7th, 2008
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- October 5th, 2008
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Quote of the Week: Love Across The Miles
“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a w…
- October 2nd, 2008
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Heroes of Healing: Louise Hay & the Book that Changed My Life
Heroes for Healing is a group writing project created by Jenny Mannion that will feature over 30 spiritual teachers who have inspired and helped others, despite opposition and their work facing “…
- September 27th, 2008
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Why Blogging is Like Backpacking
I love backpacking. I never feel more alive than when my possessions are bundled into a 20kg pack, I have money in the bank, my passport in my pocket and no idea where tomorrow will take me. One of th…
- September 23rd, 2008
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An Australian Delinquent in Paris
Bunny looks so sweet and innocent, doesn’t he? There he is sitting close to mommy, doing what he’s told… Yeah right! This photo was taken right after my son set off the check-in secu…
- September 21st, 2008
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Hell Is Buying A Bathing Suit
This weekend’s joke is courtesy of my aunt, and taps into my fear about the coming summer and the fact that I need a new swimsuit. I am especially terrified because I have spent most of winter N…
- September 19th, 2008
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What’s Your Favorite City in the World?
When you ask people this question, you expect to hear cities like Paris, New York, London, even Sydney. What you probably don’t expect to hear is one of my top 3 cities - Mexico City. I’d…
- September 17th, 2008
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Note To Self: 28 Ways To Love Your Day
As you may have guessed from my recent Are You A People Pleaser? post, I am currently going through some changes and frustrations in my personal life. My relationships, my creative ambitions, future d…
- September 13th, 2008
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Bloggers Unite for Darfur and Launch TrainforHumanity.org
Do you ever watch the evening news and feel helpless at the poverty and tragedy of the humanitarian crises taking place in the world? Your heart feels heavy at such suffering, but you wonder what you…
- September 11th, 2008
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A Free Writing Exercise Unleashes Lovely Loralee
I have been a passionate reader ever since I was a child. Opening a book for me is like stepping into another world, slipping on someone else’s wardrobe and checking in their cupboards for naugh…
- September 8th, 2008
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Kickstart Your Brain With 21 TRUE Trivia Tidbits
Today, I’m in the mood for a list. My last one was 25 Fast Facts About Women Around the World, and it was spurred on by my reading disturbing facts about the extent to which female inequality an…
- September 4th, 2008
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Are You A People Pleaser?
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” - Bill Cosby, Actor and Comedian ————————R…
- September 1st, 2008
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SHE-POWER Women: Monika Mundell is the Writing Chef
Freelance writers and SEO experts are a dime a dozen on the internet, but how many of them were also a world class chef for over 20 years, and cooked for Presidents and the British royal family? I thi…
- August 30th, 2008
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A Weekend Funny: My Living Will
Last night my friend and I were sitting in the living room and I said to her, “I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle to keep me alive. Th…
- August 27th, 2008
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When Kindness Becomes Stupidity
There’s been a bit of talk about kindness in the blogasphere lately. Mark Hayward of My Tropical Escape is talking about how kindness can make the world a better place at Zen Habits and Al at 7P…
- August 24th, 2008
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An Extract From My Novel, “Running With The Dead”
“So how long are you staying?” Claire asked her sister, the moment they were alone. “That’s an interesting way to make me feel welcome.” Simone dropped her suitcase on the floor…
- August 20th, 2008
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The Marbella Money Shot
Marbella, Spain - Where Rich Is Not Rich Enough Marbella, Spain - where the sun shines brightly, the water sparkles gaily and the streets are lined with gold , gringos and gangsters… “It…
- August 18th, 2008
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The Smiling Dog in the Mirror
I got this inspirational tale in an email recently and I wanted to share it with you because I believe it perfectly encapsulates a basic principle of life that I try to remember whenever I am struggli…
- August 14th, 2008
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Kelly Comes Clean With A Weekend Meme
I was wondering what to post today because it’s been a chaotic week and I’m not feeling particularly insightful or funny. Then I ambled over to Urban Panther’s Lair and saw the follo…
- August 11th, 2008
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Has Photo Retouching Gone Too Far?
How many times have you stared at an advertisement, magazine cover or the fashion pages and wished you had hair, eyes, cheekbones, breasts, lips like the woman in the photo? When I was younger I had a…
- August 8th, 2008
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SHE-POWER Men: Inside the Beautiful Mind of Charlie Gilkey
Today, I’m excited to introduce my second SHE-POWER Man, Charlie Gilkey from Productive Flourishing. I’ll try not to gush, but I’m a big fan of Charlie’s. Not only is he one of…
- August 5th, 2008
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Help, I’m Having a Hair Breakdown!
First I have to apologize to my male readers. This is an unashamedly girly post. It’s all about hair. You’re forgiven if you want to give it a miss. Yesterday I cut off my long hair. It se…
- August 2nd, 2008
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My Name is Kelly and I am a Compulsive Blog Reader
I have always been a big reader. In fact, I cannot remember a time when I did not read. Sometimes I think I was born clutching a novel in my hand. But in the past 18 months I have discovered a new rea…
- July 29th, 2008
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Does Evil Lurk Inside Us All?
Warning: This article discusses THEMES of The Dark Knight, but there are NO actual plot SPOILERS On the weekend I saw The Dark Knight, the new Batman movie, which is an amazing film and not just beca…
- July 24th, 2008
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Happy 1 Year Anniversary to SHE-POWER
Happy Birthday to SHE-POWER. Happy Birthday to SHE-POWER. Happy Birthday dear … And so the song goes. Roughly this time last year SHE-POWER was born. It was not a birth that was accompanied by m…
