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SOAPBOX® mini-motivation

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There is always war going on..somewhere.  But it isn’t always fought with bombs, tear gas and Hummers.  Look in your own backyard…and then look in your own home.  Be honest with yourself and those who matter in your life and see if YOU are needing to drop arms and create more peace.   

~ KD

 

 

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SOAPBOX® mini-motivation

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Hello, friends! Today I urge you to STAND UP! Stand up for what you believe in. Stand up for your family. Stand up for your rights. Stand up for your friends. Stand up for peace. Stand up for yourself. Make it another good habit for the New Year.

…Kimberlie

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SOAPBOX® mini-motivation

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Happy New Year, Folks! How many of you are already burning rubber to get thos goals met?! Aaaannd how many of you are still knee-deep in regrets over the mistakes you made, the words you never spoke, the changes you never made, or the habits you’re still tolerating over last year (or last decade)?! Well, here’s a little wake-up call!

 

Copyright 2000-2010 by Kimberlie Dykeman.

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SOAPBOX of the week: exploration of evolution

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Hey, Folks!  First off, thank you for joining me on an incredible journey as the little SOAPBOX® Queen.  This final vignette is oh-so-special, for several reasons:  it is an ode to my idol and mentor, Oprah; it is a fair adieu to the written blog format of my vignettes, whose “magic” proved that reading weekly perspective-shifting motivations indeed has lasting, profound impact on one’s life;  and it is a beaming HELLO! to  multiple new mediums for my SOAPBOX® mini-motivations and the SOAPBOX® brand at large.  So please keep coming back, tell others to plug-in, and be ready to BE INTERACTIVE…’cause Kimberlie Dykeman and SOAPBOX® may be coming to your city and knocking on your door soon!  Cheers to 2011 and cheers to the person you are about to become!

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“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.”     ~ Oprah Winfrey, media mogul

     Dive into the deep end of your imagination and whirl through the virtual ocean of your existence. Yup, grab an oxygen tank ‘cause we’re going deep, folks! And why not? I mean you must be sick of the kiddie pool, that’s filled with lukewarm experiences, overused toys, regurgitated conversations and all-too-familiar rookies who refuse to grow up? So then, are you stuck treading water in the 6’ section; right where the slant starts and you gurgle with fear that your goggles will fog up and you’ll slip up and sink into a dark abyss?

     Folks, deep is where it’s at! Where a glorious fairytale current swirls up a future as infinite as the universe. Its layers sparkle with the magnificence of your brilliant ideas… without the glass ceilings, childhood wishes of carefree pursuits…without the strict chaperones, and multidimensional conversations…without time and weather stamps nor dredged up drama. Deep is where all your senses are stimulated; where you have the power to ripple robust change and epic momentum into your life each and every day. Don’t ignore the call for “adult swim”! Leave the shallow behind for good and evolve in the subterranean!

Copyright 2000-2010 by Kimberlie Dykeman.

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SOAPBOX of the week: worldly wavelengths

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“Life is a state of constant radiation and absorption; to exist is to radiate; to exist is to be the recipient of radiations.”     ~  William George Jordan, American editor and essayist

Think of some special one who illuminates your world with wisdom, joy, inspiration, beauty, compassion and peace.  Who do you envision? Dear old Dad?  Grandma Evelyn?  How about that favorite fifth grade teacher, hilarious next door neighbor, or person with whom you shared suffering and strife?  Distinct from you in myriad ways and yet faced with countless circumstances and crucial choices each day –just like you.  The shadows of these exceptional people have been stitched into your virtual cape, perhaps because they exemplify just how to welcome the opacity of opportunity or step into the unknown of change with admirable measures of courage, enthusiasm, and faith.  Regardless, you chose to absorb their energy and the fragrance from those metaphorical embraces still lingers in your persona.  What a gift to receive!  Moreso, what a gift to give.  Needless to say, you cannot pretend to be like these people…but you can choose to emulate them.  So, how can you mix with the other silent, unconscious, unseen influences of life for the benefit of others?  Choose wisdom, joy, inspiration, beauty, compassion and peace as a unified needle in your own moral compass and witness how your “good emissions” indeed make the world a better place to live.

Copyright 2000-2010 by Kimberlie Dykeman.

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SOAPBOX of the week: fire it up!

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   “Education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire.”   – William Butler Yeats, poet & Nobel Prize Winner

As little kids, that wobbly bowling ball atop our growing bodies encased a veritable sponge.  Seemingly never saturated, it sought to absorb all the info it could…so sneakers could be tied, sentences could be formed, and its “host” could participate in the game of life.  As authority figures of all types and titles traipsed into our paths, learning became a mandatory, monitored (and perhaps once-perceived endless) assignment.  Our noggins burgeoned into buckets and our teen-sized personalities flip-flopped from over-filling to rebellious dumping, well into our twenties.  And now adulthood has empowered us to choose what happens inside the real estate between our ears.  Decades of data and discipline have not only hard-wired us to handle future tides of translating, but teaching, too.  Educating yourself is an experience as magnificent and multidimensional as you want to make it.  And when the mind, body and spirit are engaged and enlightened in concert, an ignition sequence sparks a fire that has the potential to light a population’s imagination.  Trust that you are both the kindling and the bonfire and seek to strike a match for lifetimes of learning.

Copyright 2000-2010 by Kimberlie Dykeman.

SUBSCRIBE to FREE feed/email  HERE!   “Pure Soapbox” available nationwide. A portion of the proceeds of all book sales is donated to LIVESTRONG.  BOOK KIMBERLIE TO MOTIVATE  your peeps!    info@puresoapbox.com