SOAPBOX of the week: Comedy, the great connector

Posted on June 9, 2008 by admin

“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.

Pure Soapbox launches June 25 ! Site of TV Personality Kimberlie Dykeman

SOAPBOX of the week: Cause and effect

Posted on June 2, 2008 by admin

“You don’t lose your balance unless your life is out of balance.” – Arthur Smalls, musician

Whoa, easy does it! Now get your legs back. How many times have you stumbled, dusted off and dismissed the lingering negative side-effects of a fumble or spill? And each time your reaction is the same: “I don’t how it happened…it just snuck up on me!” Not really, folks. That cold you caught, fender-bender you caused, snide remark you made to your spouse, big mistake you made at work, birthday you forgot. Those tremors emerge when you’ve lost your handle on your place, priorities and purpose. They’re warnings that there’s a surefire quake on the horizon. My advice: assess your terrain, friends. Fill in the holes, patch the fences and tend the gardens. Take care of the needs of your home turf and harmony will keep you on your toes…safely.

Pure Soapbox launches June 25 ! Site of TV Personality Kimberlie Dykeman

Kimberlie Dykeman Inks LIVESTRONG as Beneficiary of Pure Soapbox Book Sales

Posted on May 27, 2008 by admin

Kimberlie Dykeman signed on as a new Grassroots Fundraiser for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, choosing LIVESTRONG™ to be the sole beneficiary of a portion of the proceeds from all book sales of Pure Soapbox. Having been both intimately affected by cancer and seen friends also go through the trauma of this deadly disease, Dykeman views this as a one-of-a-kind opportunity to directly help this world-renowned charity and further inspire the global community to donate to the fight against cancer. Additionally, Dykeman’s websites, including www.puresoapbox.com, www.kimberliedykeman.wordpress.com will have a direct link to her own LIVESTRONG™ Fundraising URL so visitors can freely post their own donations online, both in honor and anonymously.

For more info: www.LIVESTRONG.org

SOAPBOX of the week: Surrender to the universe

Posted on May 26, 2008 by admin

“Patience is the greatest of all virtues.” – Dionysius Cato, Latin moralist and writer

Think back to a bittersweet reference, in which a relentless “I want it now, Daddy” produced frighteningly blueberrious results. Supporting the premise, that immediate gratification indeed has a wonderful aroma, but it’s the aftertaste that’ll come back to haunt us. Sometimes we think time and circumstances are plotting against us, so we might as well charge forward! When you acknowledge your role in both opportunity and challenge, patience, as boring as it sounds, is your trump card time and time again. For it upholds the truest concepts of life: awareness, honesty and responsibility. So, quiet your demands and desires with a blend of courage and timidity and allow yourself to receive the gifts which the Universe already has up its sleeve for you.

Pure Soapbox launches June 25! Site of TV Personality Kimberlie Dykeman

Official Book Release and Signing of Kimberlie Dykeman’s PURE SOAPBOX

Posted on May 19, 2008 by admin

A personal note from Kimberlie Dykeman…

Get on your SOAPBOX™, folks! The official release is on the books, as is the signing party of long-anticipated book, Pure Soapbox … a cleansing jolt of perspective, motivation, and humor. BookPeople, Austin’s renowned one-of-a kind bookstore, has inked in June 25, 2008 at 7pm as the celebration of my book debut. As a go-getting TV personality and entrepreneur, I can now add “Published Author” to the list of hats I am blessed to wear, but more importantly: I can cross it off my childhood “Bucket List”.

Those in attendance can expect a memorable night filled with the colorful surprises and, of course, signature motivation with a swift kick in the pants from me… the SOAPBOX™ Queen herself.

Pure Soapbox will be available at BookPeople, Barnes and Noble, Borders and other independent bookstores; online at DaltonPublishing and Amazon. This is the first release from Wiggy Press, a new imprint of Dalton Publishing. For the whole ball o’ wax: Kimberlie Dykeman Media Room

SOAPBOX of the week: test the waters, folks

Posted on May 19, 2008 by admin

“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” -T.S. Eliot, poet

Do the words “high-dive” conjure up a memorable moment or two? As a kid, it meant “infinity and beyond!” But not impossible! And as you trekked to the top your brain filled with an unnerving fear of the unknown. Still, you pressed upward and savored the satisfaction in taking the leap! Proving again that curiosity and courage make a powerful pairing…but not just for kids. Sooo… be a little reasonable: reach beyond your comfort zone. Climb above fear and judgment. Pursue an adventurous life and the exhilarating splash might just drive you on to your next stunt.