It is so hard to care and be strong for someone at the same time. As my brother’s advocate I’m a ferocious, tenacious, determined lioness. When his mental and physical health are out of sync...
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Flickr.com Steve Snodgrass As I'm building my business, and talking to people about it, I feel uncomfortable. Advocacy is something I "do" much more than I talk about. I've been having a har...
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Through Thick and Thin by Khari Tears started flowing in the first 30 seconds of this video. Tears I COULD. NOT. STOP. It was as if someone else was crying. It WAS someone else crying. I...
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Courtesy Flickr.com One Way Stock I really need a name for my business and I can’t create a web site or new blog without one. A name is so important! When my father was in the...
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Today I am researching Small Business Administration (SBA) resources. I’ve dreaded creating a business plan for years. Now I’m ready to dive. The SBA has a great online planning tool that...
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Courtesy of Flickr.com BK I am present. The Universe and God are showing me loud and clear signs that things are happening. It truly does conspire for me. My vision of a Health Advo...
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Courtesy Flickr.com KaMa Photography I'm up waaaay too early! Thoughts about being fired and why and who and why, why, why keep me awake. Did I have a dream about it which spilled into my ...
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This morning I am looking into educational programs for health advocacy. I feel that a certification will give me credibility as well as teach me, among other important things, what I don’t kn...
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I had an amazing day yesterday. I stuck to my plan and conducted “business” until noon. Then I talked to my brother who is recovering from a recent health crisis. I had a nap. I fin...
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Courtesy Flickr Cambodia4Kids Today I am looking at the “job” of advocacy: what words are used to describe advocacy jobs, what are the qualifications, and what are the requirements...
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flickr.com Chantal Pare I Googled “how to monetize a blog,” and picked three links that looked good on the first page. The first two looked a lot like sales pitches for e-boo...
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Courtesy of abcfamily.com and pbs.twimg.com Switched at Birth is a wonderful television series on ABC Family. Season 4, Episode 8 really spoke to me today; Sunday. Sunday has always been...
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Courtesy YourDailyDish.com I got fired from my job today. You would expect me to be sad and worried. I’m a little worried; a lot pissed off. But mostly I’m hopeful. It’s really...
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I just watched this documentary, In Organic We Trust ; I'm all about making informed (from both sides of an issue) decisions. Based on the title and description, I expected the film to be the co...
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Being of service to judgment is a healing thing, but what does that mean? I am going to play pool soon, but had to get this out, so just words with this post and no pretty pictures. Maybe you ...
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Cleopatra's Conundrum: Scarab Amethyst Necklace Well, I was almost done with my most recent necklace and then it started developing holes! So, here is a picture of a work in re-progress. I hat...
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Design elements for new Jewelry I don't even wear jewelry that much! But I love it, I love making it, I love the beads, colors, and designs! I love gemstones especially, and I'm coming closer ...
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London Fashion Week #LFW I really do love fashion, and I long to be a more fashionably dressed person….however…. I’m not into fashion per-se, I’m into art, the way something looks...
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The Act of Killing This is what an exorcism really looks like. Adults who try to teach children that they should think about consequences and consider they might have regret, use their words as...
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I love window shopping. I love it because I can spend as much virtual money as I want and satisfy my desire for things where otherwise money is an object. Photo: FabLiz Yesterday I s...
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Bell Bottoms, Belle! by monaraebeads featuring flat shoes
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Fun Everyday Class by monaraebeads featuring round toe ankle boots
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Finding My Buddha Photo: EvolvingWisdom I listened to a five minute audio (Entelechy) by Jean Houston Awakening to Your Life's Purpose ; the promise was to find the deeper purpose or d...
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Of Two Minds When I was a little girl I had a love hate relationship with Sunday. All the best musicals were on T.V. all day long, but there was no one to play with (they were all gone doing f...
When Strangers Click Yes this is a title of a great documentary; it is also a great discussion in my real life yesterday…and all days. The documentary describes a film about several...
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