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Aug 14

2010

7 Notes On Living Your Life In Tune With The Universe

Posted by Susan in the universe, success, storytelling, sharing, love, learning, joy, inspiration, hope, heart, happiness, entertainment, dreams, creativity, connection, community, attitude, art, adventure, action

Every now and again, the universe sends me a special gift.

This morning, as I prepared my latest TED “playlist” from the 170+ amazing TED talks by amazing TED women, I stumbled on this gem: a TEDx talk by creator Amy Rosenthal.

Rosenthal is a truly magical force: a writer, filmmaker, radio host, author of more than 12 children’s books, and creator of The Beckoning: A Feature Film

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May 28

2010

5 Steps To Turn An Innocent Child Into A Suicide Bomber

Posted by Susan in violence, struggle, religion, poverty, Pakistan, learning, kids, Islam, education, conflict, community

Documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy spent a year with Taliban recruiters and children who were training to become suicide bombers.

Her mission? To understand how the Taliban convert children into live ammunition, and why the children actively sign up to their cause.

Based on first-hand, up-close personal observation, Obaid-Chinoy believes the Taliban use a powerful five-step process

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May 14

2010

Just A Wannabe Geek Who Loves Her Twitter Community

Posted by Susan in success, sharing, positive thinking, learning, joy, inspiration, happiness, FUN, friendship, entertainment, education, Dubai, creativity, connection, community

Last week, I (and a few other so-called Dubai "Twitterati"), were interviewed by one of the local newspapers for a feature on Twitter (I think it's going to be published soon!!!).

I recorded the interview, and today cut it up into bite-sized pieces for a Twitter bit on my blog. This sneak preview of my own "Twitter Basics" series is one of the 15 segments that resulted from the edit.

I

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Apr 28

2010

Engineering Student Builds Bridges With Innovative Materials

Posted by Susan in success, struggle, poverty, positive thinking, Pakistan, learning, inspiration, goals, education, connection, community, adventure, action

Twenty-two-year-old engineering student Ambreen Rahman knows what it takes to build strong bridges.

And it has nothing to do with steel or concrete.

"As long as you meet people with passion, compassion and understanding, you can make friends with them, and you can build a lot of bridges," she told me in a recent online interview.

Rahman should know, she’s been building bridges between

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Apr 22

2010

Three Amazing Women Create A Powerful Noise In Extraordinarily Beautiful Film

Posted by Susan in success, struggle, storytelling, sharing, positive thinking, peace, love, learning, joy, inspiration, hope, heart, health, happiness, goals, girls, freedom, feminism, feelings, entertainment, education, dreams, creativity, connection, conflict, community, attitude, amazing women, Africa, action

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 toward changing the world.

Considering the less-than-ideal situation in which many of us find ourselves, that can only be a good thing. This inspirational movie

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Mar 27

2010

How To Make A Beautiful Life: A Message From The Universe, And My Mom

Posted by Susan in the universe, struggle, spirituality, sharing, positive thinking, peace, me, love, learning, joy, inspiration, hope, heart, happiness, goals, girls, feelings, family, dreams, connection, attitude

The universe speaks to me constantly.

If I don’t pay attention, or listen well enough, it tends to shout. Deafeningly. Just lke I felt my Mom (pictured at left in 2009), sometimes did when I was a kid.

Still, I often don’t hear. Just like I didn't as a chlld.

On other occasions, the universe whispers in my ear so softly that I have a hard time deciphering its message. When that happens,

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Nov 30

2009

Some Days It Pays To Stay In Bed. Or Does It?

Posted by Susan in the universe, success, struggle, storytelling, me, learning, joy, happiness, FUN, attitude

My friends Elaine and Gray kindly agreed to host me at their place for two weeks while my villa mate Tricia welcomes family and friends at “ours” (it’s her villa really, I just have a room there, but that’s another story).

Elaine, Gray, and Elaine’s son Phil are in Oman for the Eid holiday, so I’m in charge of their two dogs Poppy and Gypsy. They’re good dogs. Most of the time.

Today, as

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Nov 13

2009

Anti-Trafficking Crusader Sunitha Krishnan Fights To Save Women & Girls In India

Posted by Susan in violence, success, struggle, storytelling, sexuality, poverty, love, learning, inspiration, hope, heart, health, happiness, goals, girls, feminism, education, connection, conflict, community, attitude, amazing women, action

The auditorium fell dead silent when Dr. Sunitha Krishnan stepped onto the stage at TED India on November 6, 2009. And Tedsters around the world, watching via a live stream webcast, were transfixed – or at least we were in Dubai!

The diminutive, soft-spoken, anti-trafficking crusader, who was gang-raped as a teenager, began her talk with the heart-wrenching stories of three children –

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Nov 07

2009

Unwritten Rules Keep Women From Plum Corporate Posts

Posted by Susan in success, struggle, learning, goals, conflict, business

Susan notes: Executive coach, entrepreneur and soon-to-be published author Lynn Harris knows what lies behind the dearth of women in corner offices and boardrooms: a whole bunch of unwritten rules!

I can’t wait to read her upcoming book Unwritten Rules: What Women Need To Know About Leading In Today's Organizations (scheduled for release by the end of this year), in which she explains all the

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Oct 06

2009

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

Posted by Susan in violence, travel, success, storytelling, positive thinking, learning, joy, inspiration, hope, heart, health, happiness, goals, girls, friendship, freedom, feminism, dance, creativity, connection, conflict, attitude, amazing women, adventure, action

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.

While I'm certain she would not have cried, I sit here at my computer with tears streaming down my face for the loss of a woman I never knew, but who deeply

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