Magic: Leonardo da Vinci Journaled and Affirmed by da-AL

The Vitruvian Man (c. 1485) Accademia, Venice, by Leonardo da Vinci. Photo by Luc Viatour / https://Lucnix.be

When Leonardo da Vinci died, the amazing all-things Renaissance man who changed the world forever as an engineer, a scientist, an artist, a sculptor, an architect, a chef, and a bazillion other things — his final words amounted to the effect of, “Forgive me for not having accomplished everything I set out to do.” Let… Continue reading Magic: Leonardo da Vinci Journaled and Affirmed by da-AL

Guest Blog Post: “I Lost Focus and How I Gain It Back,” in Kally’s exact words

Blogger Kally offers tried and true advice for work.
Blogger Kally offers tried and true advice for work.
Blogger Kally offers on-the-job advice.

Exhausted inside and out? From skin to soul? Blogger Kally, who currently lives in Kuala Lampur, shares how she found her way back to wholeness …

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Exhausted without sleeping for anything more than 4 hours a day, physically and mentally I must admit I wasn’t ready to go through 7 months of sleepless nights. Oh, I don’t have a problem sleeping, if that is what you are thinking. Give me a room with soft pillows and queen sized bed, I’ll knock out as soon as you leave the room. My problem is the nightly feeds that I am fully in charge of. My little one feeds every 3 hours, hence the minute my body relaxes into the deep sleep, I am woken up by her hunger cries again.

Stubborn as I was, I’m still going on a full charge in accepting projects from my clients and handling housework on my own. At some point, I begin to lose focus. I went into the supermarket one day and totally forgotten what I need to buy. I nearly…

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A Couplet for my Emmy by da-AL

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My Emmy was tarnished and broken. Now that she’s varnished, she’s smokin’! Isn’t she gorgeous? My old statuette broke. Plus she was chipped and tarnished. My husband suggested I get her fixed for the sake of having a nice picture taken with her for my book release. Unfortunately, all the trophy repair people I contacted… Continue reading A Couplet for my Emmy by da-AL

Guest Blog Post: “#Smile,” in Ipuna Black’s exact words

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A wonderfully inspiring blogger, Ipuna, made me smile with her heartwarming post — hope it does it the same for you 🙂 …

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Have you ever had just a blah day?

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What’s the cure?

Smile!

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Smile!

Smile      Smiling decreases stress! Media credit: Pinterest 

Smile!

Smile Smiling is contagious. Media credit: Pinterest.

I hope eveyone smiles more today! Have a wonderful day!

Thanks, Jane for the smile challenge.

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Guest Blog Post: “‘Dark people ought to go kill themselves,’ says Pakistani media,” in Mehreen’s exact words

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Got low self-esteem? Hustle over to Mehreen’s (a wonderfully outspoken 14-year-old Pakistani blogger who lives in an Arab country) for hurts-so-good whacks over the head of humor, self-acceptance, and consumer media insubordination  …