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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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Sep 26

2009

One Woman’s Wish May Change The Course Of World Religions

Posted by Susan in the universe, success, struggle, spirituality, sharing, religion, learning, Islam, inspiration, hope, happiness, goals, education, dreams, creativity, connection, conflict, community, attitude, amazing women, action

In February 2008, former nun and religious scholar Karen Armstrong shared a wish with the worldwide TED community.

(Scroll down to see and hear the amazingly eloquent, thoughtful and thought-provoking talk in which she made the wish.)

She asked “TEDsters” to help her assemble the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together for peace.

Armstrong's

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Sep 21

2009

Open Your Heart. Share Your Joy. Make Every Day Peace Day.

Posted by Susan in the universe, success, positive thinking, peace, love, joy, inspiration, hope, happiness, goals, friendship, dreams, connection, community, attitude, action

This one speaks for itself:

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Jun 13

2009

Happy Birthday To My Blog Which Is One Year Old Today

Posted by Susan in travel, the universe, success, storytelling, sharing, positive thinking, music, me, love, loneliness, learning, joy, Japan, inspiration, hope, happiness, goals, FUN, feelings, family, entertainment, Dubai, dreams, dance, creativity, connection, attitude, adventure, action

One year ago today, I wrote my first-ever blog entry (Like A Virgin?), in which I joined "the millions online who share their joys, sorrows, thoughts, ideas, opinions and more, in a worldwide orgy of information."

At the time, I thought it marked the end of a journey, and so I wrote:

Most of the time I’ve traveled alone. I got lost, stumbled, tripped, fell, took wrong turns, and had to

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May 31

2009

Let’s Get Together And Feel All Right

Posted by Susan in travel, the universe, spirituality, sharing, music, me, love, joy, inspiration, hope, heart, happiness, FUN, friendship, feelings, entertainment, connection, community, attitude, adventure

My dinner companions sensibly went home (or to their hotels), after an excellent Thai meal at a trendy Kuala Lumpur restaurant.

I too was headed back to my digs at the Prince Hotel, when I heard the strains of music from above.

What could I do? I had to investigate :)

Four floors up, at the top of the atrium, I found a hideaway bar hosting a reggae night. People were dancing, and so

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May 20

2009

Home Away From Home No Matter Where You Are

Posted by Susan in travel, the universe, positive thinking, me, Malaysia, love, loneliness, learning, inspiration, heart, happiness, feelings, family, connection, community, attitude, amazing women, adventure

It’s hard to know where to begin. Or whom I should thank first.

With Terry Netto of People Potential? For inviting me to the February Initiatives of Change conference held in Kuala Lumpur? If it hadn’t been for that invitation, I wouldn’t have come to Malaysia this year in the first place.

Terry connected me to Susanna who in turn introduced to me to an impressive list of amazing

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Apr 04

2009

The Interview With God - 94 Million Views And Counting

Posted by Susan in the universe, sharing, positive thinking, me, love, loneliness, joy, inspiration, hope, heart, happiness, feelings, failure, connection

I'm not a religious person. Spiritual, yes. Religious, definitely not.

But whenever I feel sad, lonely, lost and/or unloved (as I did today :(, I take a few minutes to watch The Interview with God, the link for which was originally sent to me several years ago by my friend Harris.

The imagery is stunning.

The music is the same as the soundtrack at the start of Forrest Gump, one

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Mar 15

2009

Here's To The Crazy Ones, Let's Celebrate And Emulate

Posted by Susan in the universe, success, sharing, positive thinking, me, joy, inspiration, hope, happiness, goals, FUN, entertainment, dreams, creativity, attitude, art, amazing women, adventure, action

There's a lot to be said for not fitting in.

And an old one-minute Apple commercial featuring black and white video footage of people who broke the mold really says it all.

It includes (in order of appearance) Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Branson, John Lennon, R. Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Edison, Muhammad Ali, Ted Turner, Maria Callas, Mahatma Gandhi,

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Feb 24

2009

Clicks, Chicks, and Connections

Posted by Susan in volunteer, the universe, success, sharing, positive thinking, learning, inspiration, hope, heart, health, FUN, friendship, education, connection, community, charity, attitude, amazing women, adventure, action

It’s been an amazingly synchronistic few weeks during which I’ve widened and deepened my network of amazing women around the world.

I’ve connected with new friends, reconnected with some old ones, and explored different ways to relate to others.

Here are a few examples:

I stole the title for this blog entry from Deb and Cher, two photographer friends who live on opposite sides of

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Feb 21

2009

A Prayer For You

Posted by Susan in the universe, sharing, positive thinking, love, joy, inspiration, hope, friendship, connection, community

I get lots of inspirational emails, many of which I share with visitors (like you!) to AWR (mostly I put them under in the Food for Thought section, sometimes I use them in Amazing Quotes).

Today I got one from Jennifer, a special friend, teammate and AWR community member. The email asked me to forward a prayer to 12 women friends who have touched my life.

It suggested choosing the women

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