Patience & Fortitude

REC Saturday: Brene Brown TEDtalk

As stated on the TEDtalk page for this vid, Brene Brown “studies vulnerability, courage, authenticity, and shame” and this talk is a brilliant overview on the connections between all of those factors. I cannot recommend this vid highly enough. Not only is Dr. Brown...

REC Saturday: Auntie Mame (movie)

REC Saturday: Auntie Mame Quite by accident, a reconnected with a dear lost friend and when I went to friend her on FaceBook, I realized that we both had the SAME Auntie Mame quote in our profile: “Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!” (We...

REC Saturday: An inspirational post

This is going to be a short rec, because there isn’t much I can say about Ash’s moving and inspirational “life story” post, The 67 Emotions of Online Success: My Story. I relate to much of her story, which involves the death of her mother when...

REC Saturday: The Enneagram

A while back, my therapist suggested I looking into enneagram studies as a method of self-analysis. I waved my hand around and said “sure!” and ignored her advice completely (which, alas, is something I tend to do a lot. It at least gives her many opportunities to say...
Rec Saturday: Fear and Permission TEDtalk

Rec Saturday: Fear and Permission TEDtalk

Chris Guillebeau of The Art of Nonconformity is definitely one of Those Awesome Persons, having always lived his life “dangerously” by taking risks and working to live up to his ideals. He’s someone I admire and aspire to emulate. This short TEDtalk...