A journey toward your true peak
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“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.” ~ Maya Angelou
See that tree? Majestic, isn’t it! From years of growth and [...]
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“When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tombs of the [...]
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photo credit: Tiziano87
“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark would burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of [...]
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photo credit: The Eggplant
“We learn by teaching.” ~ James Howell
Today I’ve been called in to substitute teach over at the Blogging Without A Blog University. Well, it sure seems like a university, headed up by the one of the best teachers around – Barbara Swafford. She’s out today, and I’m the substitute. Stop on [...]
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“Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest” ~ Robert Montgomery
Today I’m traveling…well, Travelin’ Local, as I spend the day with Lisa Newton – sharing some pictures of what “traveling local” means to me. Stop over and take a look at some photos from my neighborhood.
Lisa has created [...]
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From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There’s more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You [...]
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“Work, love and play are the great balance wheels of man’s being” ~ Orison Swett Marden
Balance – that thing which sometimes seems so elusive in our lives. How do we find it? And how do we focus on the things that really matter to us?
Today, I’m sitting down with Stacey Shipman, who [...]
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“It’s only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth – and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.” ~ Elizabeth [...]
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Today I have another special guest with us. Please help me welcome Amanda Linehan from Look Far – Using Self Awareness To Create The Life You Want. Amanda and I go way back. Well, at least way back in our blogging years (or months, more appropriately)! She was one of the early commenters on my [...]
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“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” ~ Edmund Hillary
Mount Rainier, Summer 2008
This morning I was transported back to a moment in time last summer, from our visit to Mount Rainier, in Washington state. This picture, my desktop background, jumped out at me. A reminder of our summer vacation, and even more than [...]
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