So, I had another birthday recently. Luckily, not another wrinkle (thanks to wearing sunscreen since age 16!), but another year to enjoy this beautiful planet of ours. And I started thinking. About friendship. And about how some friends do and some friends don't make it through the entire journey with us. And how that can be sad, but also something that, well, just happens... I went to an interesting talk at this book festival in Atlanta recently where author and breast cancer survivor, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, said that illness … [Read more...]
When Coping With The Loss Of A Friendship, Have A Cupcake. Or, Better Yet, Do This…
By | November 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Inspiration Tuesday: What Susan Tom Teaches Us About Loving Others For Who They Are
By | October 28, 2013 | 4 Comments
Remember how I told you that I love documentaries? Well, after watching another one called My Flesh and Blood, I knew I had to highlight its "star", Susan Tom, for this month's Inspiration Tuesday. Because Susan embodies something so remarkable and so important when it comes to accepting and loving others for who they are. And we all want that, right? To be loved and accepted for who we are − quirks, ticks and all? As you read on, ask yourself, "What am I focusing on most when it comes to friends, family or even people I first meet? And how … [Read more...]
How To Take The ‘Un’ Out Of Uncertainty: 3 Actionable Tips
By | October 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment
I don't know about you, but I found the last two weeks quite stressful. A government shutdown. The near debt default. And the threat of another recession (or worse) caused, quite frankly, by a completely dysfunctional and, in some cases, extremist Congress. All in all, a period of great uncertainty and unsettledness. And who likes uncertainty? Uncertainty can be scary, especially given our often tendency to assume that the worst will happen. And it makes us uncomfortable because it means that we don't always have control. And … [Read more...]
Word Up! Are You Underestimating The Power Of Your Words?
By | October 12, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Are you on Twitter? I’ve been on it for a few years now, and I love it. Well, in the spirit of mixing things up a bit, I've been thinking of changing my Twitter BIO. And, in looking at others just to see what type of information people included, I came upon one in which this person described herself as a “recovering introvert” – as if being an introvert was something negative or something someone needed to recover from. Hmm, I thought...I wonder how an introverted person might feel if he or she happened to read this person’s Twitter … [Read more...]
How To Find Hope When You Feel Hopeless…
By | September 30, 2013 | 1 Comment
Do you like documentaries? I love 'em. Last week, I watched a great one called The Hopeful, which follows the two-year journey of high school football player, Cody Keith, whose dream is to become a division 1 college quarterback. Despite facing intense media scrutiny, Cody's parents moved Cody to three different schools to give him the best chance at securing a BCS college football scholarship. Cody worked hard, training with top professionals. He was no slacker. Yet he failed to get a single scholarship offer his senior year of high … [Read more...]
Inspiration Tuesday: What Aimee Copeland Teaches Us About Being Whole
By | September 23, 2013 | Leave a Comment
So, if you haven't noticed, I really love questions. And I've got another question for you this week. How do we feel whole when a part of who we are is missing? I mean, like, literally missing. Like something is for Aimee Copeland, the subject of a new feature here at Be Yourself and the Rest Will Follow® called Inspiration Tuesday, a once-a-month feature highlighting someone or something that inspires us to be ourselves, to overcome a challenge, or something else. As I mentioned in last week's post, there is great inspiration to … [Read more...]
