Be great!

July 21, 2009 | Filed Under Consider this, Rewritable words | Leave a Comment

“Great minds discuss ideas;
average minds discuss events;
small minds discuss people.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Goodness in the blogosphere…

July 21, 2009 | Filed Under Goodness in the blogosphere, Inspiring, Random, Read this | 1 Comment

What My World Sounds Like: “Open Happiness”

July 20, 2009 | Filed Under What My World Sounds Like | 1 Comment

Open Happiness is a collaboration written and produced by Butch Walker co-written by Cee-lo Green, remixed by Polow Da Don and performed by Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy), Brendon Urie (Panic at the Disco), Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes), Cee-Lo Green and Janelle Monae that gave these artists the unique chance to come together and create a song to uplift and inspire.

Text source: MySpace.com/OpenHappiness

Are you friends or enemies?

July 20, 2009 | Filed Under Great ideas, Inspiring, Rewritable words | 3 Comments

With whom, you ask? With yourself. With your body. Male or female, how does what you see in the mirror affect the way you interact with yourself and others?

While perusing CHEERUPNATION, I found this video from Operation Beautiful and was touched by its mission to remind women of their beauty and end “fat talk”.

Imaginary drama and the art of positive possibility

July 17, 2009 | Filed Under Consider this, Inspiring, Rewritable words | 3 Comments

While worth its weight in gold, the smile will actually make you feel lighter.

“Find the good. Be inspired.” That’s the tag of this blog and the direction I’m headed in. So why do I often times think of worst case scenarios? Not the average “this could happen, and then that would happen,” internally narrated scenarios. No. I go so far as to think of actual conversations. I determine what someone would say to me and, accordingly, what I–with all my fervor and fury–would say back to them.

At times, it’d get out of hand because I’d really get worked up about it. Then, I started checking myself with a gentle reminder that none of this has actually manifested, but that getting so worked up that my emotional state changes could possibly prompt other contentious situations. The calm would return and life would continue as it was–in reality.

The trigger is usually something small and relatively unimportant, but it’d turn into a big dramatic scene in my head. Why? Because I would anticipate the worst. Go for whatever hair-raising scenario I could create and mentally strike back. This tactic is so completely counterproductive to my proclaimed philosophy.

“Find the good. Be inspired.” is essentially about the art of positive possibility in creating meaning. Read more

More than money

July 16, 2009 | Filed Under Consider this, Inspiring, Moment of Truth, Watch this | Leave a Comment

Life is about so much more than money. Passion=purpose. Define success for yourself. Live the life you want to live. Paint your own picture with your own colors.

What are you doing to have the life you want?

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
– Bill Cosby

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
– Albert Schweitzer

Parable by Dr. Mark S. Albion.

We Think Radio: Do you do your civic part?

July 15, 2009 | Filed Under Listen | Leave a Comment

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TONIGHT’S TOPIC: Civic responsibility…are there more pros or cons for not getting involved?Â Tonight’s guest, Carmelo G. Garcia, Director of Hoboken Housing Authority, says he has the answer.Â Tune in and share your thoughts and experiences.

My life changed when I chose to fully believe in purpose

July 14, 2009 | Filed Under My life changed when... | 1 Comment

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I was once a half-hearted fatalist.Â Everything happened for a reason, but the undesirable moments were flukes.Â “What did I do to deserve this?Â There must be some kind of mistake.”Â As such, I fully embraced the victim mentality and chose to believeÂ I had little power over outcomes in my life.Â I was wading in a pool of uncertainty and insecurity, and downright miserable because of it.

There was, however, a turning point.Â Read more