Promise #94: Your pencils are sharp enough, even the dull ones

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in kindness, Promises | 6 Comments

Just watch…and listen…and absorb A big thanks to C.A. Kobu for sharing this video.

Promise #87: Go bananas on giving

Posted by on Feb 2, 2012 in kindness, Promises | 2 Comments

A few months ago I entered into a twitter conversation of sorts with Amy Palko. Amy had just put up a new header for her blog and tweeted for feedback. I’d been following Amy on twitter for a while. She was part of the tribe over at Roots of She. All. Good. Stuff. Anyway, I ...

Promise #67: Regiveaway joy (A giveaway for you)

Posted by on Jun 14, 2011 in joy, kindness, Promises | 9 Comments

A joy that’s shared is a joy made double. -American Proverb I am a big fan of joy. Who isn’t? Sure there’s that cranky old witch or warlock who lives on the corner of Such & Such Street who’s never smiled a day in your life. There’s that person. But who else? Thinking. T-h-i-n-k-i-n-g. T—h—i—n———k———i———n———g. ...

Promise #64: Serve a greater good

Posted by on May 30, 2011 in kindness, Promises | 4 Comments

May you never know the price of freedom— the mother’s anguish, the father’s loss.   May you live your days without restriction or fear without hatred and opposition.   May you live in a constant state of peace and independence free to make a difference in your own world.   And may you find a ...

Promise #55: Celebrate your awesomeness

Posted by on Feb 17, 2011 in kindness, love, Promises | 7 Comments

Everything you ever needed to know about yourself is clearly evident by the time you turn two. Sometimes you just need to dust off a baby picture and celebrate your awesomeness. Click the words below for an even fuller picture.

Promise #40: Giveaway gratitude

Posted by on Nov 4, 2010 in kindness, Promises | 24 Comments

Just four days in and I’m already digging November. I haven’t felt this warm and fuzzy love for the pre-holiday rush in at least nine years. That’s because I was part of the gotta-have-it-for-the-holiday-hurricane. I ran a custom greeting card business. By the time November rolled around, I was in the eye of the storm. ...

Promise #30: Embrace the cause. Enjoy the effect.

Posted by on Aug 17, 2010 in kindness, Promises | 3 Comments

I have a friend who is 138 chapbooks away from a dream. I didn’t really think much of that at first, because—let’s face it—whether it’s chapbooks or chapped lips or chaperones there’s always something in the way of kissing a dream. That’s the beauty of having a dream: you need to work through, toward, over ...