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“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” ~N.D. Walsch, authorI don’t know about you, but if this premise rings true, then many of you can identify this past year (let alone the past five!), as a time in which you have truly lived. It seems that as we careen forward into our collective 21st century future, our boundaries of ease, familiarity and honest-to-goodness comfort are severely truncated, causing us to freak out, freeze up, fumble, fail and fight back tears. Proudly acknowledge though that you have also strived and survived the confounded labyrinth of potholes and prop doors. And with mosaic-ed prayer and possibility in hand, you have deciphered the message to unfold an irrefutably timeless and timely fact: Training wheels are meant to be taken off. So, as I take my place at the helm of this little ditty, I say, “Comfort, shmomfort.” Roll up your sleeves, toss on a helmet, kick up the stand, and pop a wheelie down the open road of adventure. Start the coming blessed year with the wind in your face and your hair on fire and see where the journey takes you! ~ KD
Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman. An edited excerpt from “Pure Soapbox …a cleansing jolt of perspective, motivation, and humor” Shop SOAPBOX® products & SUBSCRIBE to FREE ! “Pure Soapbox” book, KINDLE and audiobook are available nationwide . A portion of the proceeds of all book sales is donated to LIVESTRONG. Book KIMBERLIE to confetti your company with OPTIMISM! info@puresoapbox.com
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“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” ~Roy L. Smith, authorI think that says it all, no?
Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman Shop SOAPBOX® products & SUBSCRIBE to FREE ! “Pure Soapbox” book, KINDLE and audiobook are available nationwide . A portion of the proceeds of all book sales is donated to LIVESTRONG. Book KIMBERLIE to confetti your company with OPTIMISM! info@puresoapbox.com |
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Tis the season for shopping til you’re blue in the face (or until someone pepper sprays you!)… stockpiling your baskets and SUVs with stuff many of you really cannot afford , let alone even need… and, ultimately, stuffing away your Grinch-like feelings of greed and receipt-laden guilt. But who’s to blame for your frenzied, Black Friday addictive actions? “Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising.” – John Lahr, drama critic Surely not the scheming stores and malevolent marketing execs… for YOU bought into the game again! YOU drove yourself to the store at 3AM! YOU are still trying to top last year’s gift giving. YOU still have your priorities out of whack. Yup, I said it. Remember: too much will always be too much. And the goods ain’t so good if they only bring out the bad in us. ~ KD
Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman. Shop SOAPBOX® products & SUBSCRIBE to FREE feed HERE! “Pure Soapbox” book, KINDLE and audiobook are available nationwide . A portion of the proceeds of all book sales is donated to LIVESTRONG. Book KIMBERLIE to confetti your company with OPTIMISM! info@puresoapbox.com |
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“To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.” ~ Victor Hugo, poet, novelist & activist
Indeed, I am a Christian who cherishes Christmas and Easter for their innate awesome events and subsequent movements throughout the world. But there is nothing quite like Thanksgiving. Tis the most meaning-full holiday of the year, I believe…a truly holy day… that crosses all boundaries and binds all faiths and followings. It is a simple opportunity to gather without agenda, without guilt, without gaudiness and overpriced ticket items, without marketing schemes or madness.
Pure in nature and message: GIVE THANKS for all you have in your life and FOR YOUR LIFE! And share that with one another. That’s it, folks. A day that beckons you to drop your minutia-filled week and come together to connect and share and show love. Not as difficult as some of us seem to make it. And even if miles separate your loved ones, you’d be amazed how far your thoughts and prayers of peace and positivity can travel. So this year, friends, with full heart I wish you all a simple, pure, love-filled and blessed Thanksgiving. Further, I pray that you continue to give and show thanks every day thereafter. It’s not that difficult. ~ KD
Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman. Shop SOAPBOX® products & SUBSCRIBE to FREE feed HERE! “Pure Soapbox” book, KINDLE and audiobook are available nationwide . A portion of the proceeds of all book sales is donated to LIVESTRONG. Book KIMBERLIE to confetti your company with OPTIMISM! info@puresoapbox.com |
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