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SOAPBOX of the week: Educate to imaginate

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“Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow.”     – Maria Mitchell, American astronomer
   
Now that doesn’t mean bury yourself in a library and moonlight as a bank robber or cliff diver!  It means learn to love to learn…again.  Don’t be afraid to ask or try.  Are you curious about the who, what, when, where and why of all the stuff that impacts your current reality?  What about the people, places and things that have touched your life already?  Well, I say, ante up and stuff your brain with all  the fresh info, images, trivia and statistics you can get your hands on!  Decidedly fuel your imagination by tapping the fabulous resources right at your fingertips and see what evolves.  Folks, you’re enrolled in the school of life for the long-haul.  Learn more to live more and you’ll be glad you showed up.

Copyright 2008 by Kimberlie Dykeman 

Pure Soapbox available nationwide online and where books are sold.

SOAPBOX of the week: Move, groove and grow in faith

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“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”       -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., minister & social activist

Daunted by great decisions, we seek to get it in gear and try something new.  What makes us hesitate?  What happened to our enthusiasm of leaving Point A?  Or the belief that something groovy is just around the corner?  Well, it’s still there.  If you listen closely, the first step is already calling you and the promise from faith-filled action will ignite and propel your spirit forward at the perfect pace.  Ironically, the horror of standing still then becomes your driving force against the once-intimidating challenge of The Big Picture.  So, give it a shot.  Write down your goals and gameplan.  Listen to your heart, for it has the power to spark the memory that success ain’t complicated.  Just place faith in the ground beneath your feet…and climb!

Copyright 2008 by Kimberlie Dykeman 

Pure Soapbox available nationwide online and where books are sold.

SOAPBOX of the week: The cleanse begets clarity

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 “The cure for anything is salt water-     sweat, tears or the sea.”     – Isak Dinesen, author

The proverbial curve balls in life can knock the breath right out of you.  With the good cometh the bad and that effervescent high wears off quicker than cheap champagne and you’re left scrambling for safety and stability.  But when the clouds finally part, the connection between mind and body spells out one simple solution… as just that: a solution…  of salt-water!  Whether you choose to flush it out with a jog …cross-country, sob it out with a great chick flick,  or soak yourself in it, a la the Caribbean,  the cure is in the cleanse.  And so, I say, drench yourself, and towel off a radiant and revitalized new you.

Copyright 2008 by Kimberlie Dykeman 

Pure Soapbox available nationwide online and where books are sold.

SOAPBOX of the week: Comedy, the great connector

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“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.”     – Victor Borge, humorist
   
The feeling is priceless.  Someone cracks a joke and you’re doubled over in uncontrollable laughter.  Wait!  Stop!  Your cheeks hurt from smiling so much and in that brilliant moment… a connection is made.  The playing field is leveled.  You and this person are one with the world and life is good!  So what then is that magic you experience?  It’s your inner child reemerging to make an indescribable human bond that you can never get enough of.  You realize you both have a pulse, a sense of humor, fears, hopes, embarrassing moments, a yearning to belong, a love of life.  If mere laughter can ignite this gorgeous chain reaction… I say, bring on the one-liners and draw in a crowd. 

Copyright 2008 by Kimberlie Dykeman

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SOAPBOX of the week: Easy does it, leadfoot

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“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.”     – Lily Tomlin, comedienne and actress

Hey!  Where the fire, folks?!  Now, I’m not scolding you to come to a screeching halt.  But the old “smell the roses” adage does hold merit.  Our cars, computers and cell phones have not only allowed us to adapt to society’s breakneck speed…they’ve got us thinking we’re still not going fast enough.  New technologies once seen as solutions to easing our schedules and settling our nerves, now call for us to be in two places at the same and have the job done… yesterday!  They incite us to fret that every line item is a matter of life and death.  And chances are 90% of them aren’t!  So, take your foot off the accelerator, breathe, and ask what is priority.  The answers will shrink your to-do-list and the knot in your stomach…better than any fizzy little antacid.

Copyright 2008 by Kimberlie Dykeman