Blog Entries tagged 'hope'

Unlimited Inspiration For Only 3 Cents A Day!

susan@amazingwomenrock.com — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Amazing Women Rock went live online two years ago, after one year in development.

It was a dream come true for me - the manifestation of my personal mission to do something concrete to celebrate, motivate and inspire women around the world.

At the time, few people understood my [...]

Transformation of Tragic Lives Documented In Dancing Girl

susan@amazingwomenrock.com — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Your 21-year-old daughter is a table-top-dancing heroin addict.

Her younger sister, the second of your two children, suffers from severe panic attacks.

Both have been close to suicide more than once.

You yourself have stumbled, pitched and reeled [...]

Two Years Old Today: Happy Birthday AWR Blog!

susan@amazingwomenrock.com — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

This blog is officially a toddler.

It's come a long way since my first-ever entry aptly entitled Like A Virgin?

Who knows what the year of the “terrible twos” will offer, but if the past is any indication of what lies ahead, it&rsqu [...]

Tourists Flock There To Float On Their Backs In It

susan@amazingwomenrock.com — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The AWR Facebook page has been on fire with heated debate over who's
wrong and who's right in the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict that
came to yet another head last week with deaths aboard a ship whose
stated goal was to bring aid to the blockaded Gaza strip, but whose main
purpose was more likely to break said blockade.

Strong opinions on both sides of the fence, or perhaps I should say
wall, included the following:

THERE IS NO SIEGE ON GAZA! They are still s [...]

There Are As Many Truths As There Are People To Tell Them

susan@amazingwomenrock.com — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Over the last couple of days, I’ve watched more-than-I-care-to-see versions of Israeli soldiers storming a Freedom Flotilla ship that sought to bring supplies to the blockaded Gaza strip in Palestine.

As a paciivist, I find the escalating violence, hatred and [...]

Freedom's Just Another Word....

susan@amazingwomenrock.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100

“Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose.”

The line from Janis Joplin’s 1960s hit Me and Bobby Mcgee (written by Kris Kristofferson), was [...]

Three Amazing Women Create A Powerful Noise In Extraordinarily Beautiful Film

susan@amazingwomenrock.com — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100

A Powerful Noise is an extraordinary film with a simple yet compelling message: empowering women changes communities for the better.

My own corollary to that message is this: changing communities for the better is the first step towar [...]

The Answer To AWR's Second-Most-Asked Question: Who Is Amazing?

susan@amazingwomenrock.com — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Virtually every woman on the planet is amazing.

Here are a few examples:

Who are the amazing women in your life?

Send Susan your/her story, podcast, video clip, whatever...and she will post it on AWR

(maybe not IMMEDIATELY, but as soon as she can ;)

The Margaret Moth Story: FEARLESS (or: A Heroine Just Walked Into My Life)

susan@amazingwomenrock.com — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0100

Susan's update, March 21, 2010: CNN reports that Margaret Moth, a woman whose courage almost defied belief, died today at the age of 59.

I posted her story here in September 2009, when I first learned of her and her amazing life.

Whil [...]