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What Glenda Watson Hyatt Said … About a Smile

November 19, 2008 by Liz

A community isn’t built or befriended,
it’s connected by offering and accepting.
Community is affinity, identity, and kinship
that make room for ideas, thoughts, and solutions.
Wherever a community gathers, we aspire and inspire each other intentionally . . . And our words shine with authenticity.

A Smile Is a Powerful Tool

If only positive things happened, we have no worries about what other people were thinking, what could go wrong, or what the future might be bringing. We’d also never learn about strength of purpose or facing down adversity. No one has courage every minute, but when we need courage, a smile can be a powerful tool.

Here’s what Glenda said . . .

“What do you do when people are looking at you?” Being in a wheelchair with an obvious physical disability, people look or stare most times I head out my front door. Generally, I take deep breath, hold my head up, slap on a smile and carry on! Most times it works. . . .
Glenda Watson Hyatt from a comment on April 22, 2008

I so believe in the power of positive thinking. Sometimes it does take some effort, like slapping on a smile when I don’t really feel like it. But, when I am truly in the zone of positive thinking and being grateful, amazing things happen!

Glenda Watson Hyatt from a comment on April 20, 2008

A successful and outstanding blogger said that.
–ME “Liz” Strauss

Filed Under: Motivation, Successful Blog Tagged With: adversity, bc, Glenda-Watson-Hyatt, smile

Change the World: Are You Coming?

September 29, 2007 by Liz


No Explosives Needed

On the road to our dream destination,

Starbucker

we’re bound to find a few detours and breathing blockades

Bulldog-in-your-face

who seem dead-set on bringing us down.

white-arrow-pointing-down

It’s good to know that when someone knocks us over

beached-sunflower

or tries to set a match to our plans,

one burning match

that we can pick ourselves up and kick a little water to put out the flame.

splash Kick that flame

Because the sky and the water belong to everyone

heart on the water

and the sun doesn’t belong just to me

sun 1

So, are you coming along for the ride of your life?

dog in the wind

We’re getting out our crayons.

crayons

We’ve got all of the creativity we need.

Geek Cigar Lady

We know what beautiful looks like — what to make and what to keep.

dancers — waterfall

We’re going to change the world.

Earth from space

Wait and see.

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If you’re ready to change the world, send me your thoughts in a guest post. Feel free to take the gorgeous Change the World image up there that Sandy designed back to your blog. Or help yourself to this one.

Change the World!.

Email me about what you’re doing or what we might do. Let’s change the world one bit at a time together. Together it can’t take forever.

Filed Under: Motivation, Successful Blog Tagged With: adversity, bc, Change-the-World

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