Tweet Yep. Just do it. Stop making excuses. Stop coming up with reasons why not. Stop letting FEAR control you. Stop planning for the future or putting off this or that until tomorrow. Stop waiting for someone else… …or the right time …or the right place Stop living within the boxStop coloring within the lines (check this out while your at it) Stare down your fears and kick them to the curb Start marking things off your listLive as if the world depends on itLaugh at yourselfDon’t let anyone tell you “It’s not possible”Don’t accept that it is the way it is Be different. Live LOUD. Because at the end…
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Inspiration from One Dress Protest :)
Tweet Wear the same dress everyday for a year. Fight the tides of consumerism and materialism and status quo for a whole year. Endure questions and ridicule and praise and media attention. Inspire, challenge, and motivate others to do the same. Meet Kristy Powell and her One Dress Protest. Not only is she an amazing person, who took on an incredible challenge, she is a sister in Christ and an astounding role model. For the past few weeks I have been really convicted over my habits, my desires, and my thoughts about fashion, and clothing and have been really challenged to think differently about my role in this crazy,…
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I Refuse
Tweet I refuse to be told what I can and can’t do; I will make my own pathI refuse to sit still while others suffer; I will suffer with themI refuse to let my words speak louder than my actions; I will let my actions speak loud and clearI refuse to get stuck; I will keep pushing forwardI refuse to believe the lie that I am what I own; I am who I amI refuse to wait for someone else to do it; I am going to do it.I refuse to keep waiting for something to happen; I am going to go make it happenI refuse to say an empty…
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Becoming a Minimalist
Tweet While its maybe a little late in 2011 for resolutions, I am declaring a theme for the rest of the year. Less is More or Experiments in Becoming a Minimalist Living on a small island has developed in me a love for simplicity and as I start to determine what of my stuff I am going to ship home, I am realizing just how much I have that….I don’t need! So while I shipped 15 or so boxes out here, my limit for going home is four. This is experiment #1: Get rid or give away 11 boxes of stuff-more if I can! I want to keep the stuff…
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Why not?
Tweet I have spent much of my morning reading up on the blogs I follow and catching up on my Twitter list and through that hit a point of revelation. Kinda one of those duh moments.. Passion+hard work=ability to make dreams reality I was reading about all these normal people that got fired up over ideas and made them a reality. They started a clothing business like this one. Or they created a play like this. They are teaching women to sew scarves here. The list could go on and go as I have spent two hours reading up on similar ideas. As I was reading their stories and getting…
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Good Quote
Tweet If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race. Your goal can be to come in first, to improve your performance, or just finish the race. It’s up to you. Dave Scott, U.S. Triathlete
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Get a Kleenex
Tweet What an amazing testimony of what marriage vows should be about! And he can sing! I am rooting for him to make it all the way. Thanks to Tom Davis for the story.
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Thought-Provoking
Tweet “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end-which you can never afford to lose-with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.” -James Stockdale, a prisoner of war for 7 wars. I had to read this a few times to let it sink in. Thoughts?
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And The Plan Is…
Tweet ..to have no plan!!! Basically, for once in my life, I have absolutely no clue what is next and I am totally okay with that! Folks, that is a huge testament of the grace of God for two months ago that sentence would have thrown me into a full-fledged panic attack. In fact, two months ago that statement did throw me into one. But God is faithful and through a series of events has brought me to a place of embracing and even, perhaps, being excited(?) about not having plan. Yes-me! The master of planning everything to the tiniest detail has thrown caution to the wind and stepped out…
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Some Cool Links
Tweet Sometimes I keep this blog as more of a reminder to myself. I plan to print it all off someday, but until then I want to remember these and perhaps you might want to check them out too. http://cure.org/ Providing life-saving surgeries to children http://watermarkblogs.org/externalfocus/http://raisetheroofinc.org/ Building houses for the homelesshttp://www.changethisworld.com/http://hopebelieveobey.com/ A personal adoption storyhttp://www.somedayistoday.net/ Don’t wait till tomorrowhttp://www.reviveafrica.com/http://www.project7.com/ Amazing stuffhttp://www.hopeunlimited.org/