Category: cultural
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Influence
Listening to podcasts is a great way to learn while doing something else. Multitasking. We women are good at that. I listen to them while I sit at my machine sewing. There are so many ways to absorb good teaching, and this is one of my favorites. This quote came up in one that I…
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Smelling Roses
The last month or so I have been working non-stop on my projects. There are many events that I have promised to make my bags for…each one an opportunity for fundraising and spreading awareness for our work. It is exciting and at the same time I have found myself consumed with it. For 12 or…
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Self-Help
Someone was quoting Anthony Robbins to me the other day. If you don’t recognize the name, he is a “motivational speaker” and has sold millions of books and audio materials, for many years now. We support, as a society, countless motivational speakers. We buy their books, go to their seminars, sign up for weekends of…
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Ruts
When “we are constantly doing the same thing and expecting different results”…that is the definition of stupid…and that defines many of us . We behave the same way in our relationships, work, finances…we don’t change anything…and we wonder why nothing changes?? We think that awareness itself will make the difference, because we are aware of…
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Bling!!
I must confess…I LOVE BLING!!! Jewelry, bags, shoes, makeup…you name it, I’m drawn to it. These last few days of going through airports, I am like a moth to the duty free stores. Everything is so shiny and pretty. I don’t need anything, but I want it! It would make me so happy to buy…
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The Enchantress…
We live in a world where sexual appearance and deviance is glorified constantly. We are bombarded with images of scantily clad people behaving as if they have no moral guidelines whatsoever. Cleavages and sex are shown on prime time television. Adultery is rampant. Teenage sexual behavior is accepted and promoted. Our little girls are wearing…
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Proverbs 31 Woman…
King Solomon writes about the ideal woman in this chapter. (Proverbs 31). It seems that the words are his mother’s…and she is, of course, Bathsheba!! I find that fascinating that the words of a someone who was part of the biggest scandal in Old Testament times has such a powerful say. Plus, she is a…
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Secrets and Lies
There are many of us that had or have secrets that we want to keep hiding. From others and ourselves. We cover them up with lies and denial. We suffer the consequences…and usually those consequences are in our closest relationships. Getting close to God is almost impossible. We hide alcoholism, sexual perversion, sinful behavior and…
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Woman!!!!
Have you ever realized how much power you have as a woman? We raise the next generation of movers and shakers. We can influence men, and with that we can have a large say in how things are done…in government, church, and work. We also have so many opportunities to create a life of influence…