Monthly Archives: August 2009

Some Great Life Advice – 6 Tips to Making Positive Things Happen in Your Life

Sloane has penned up another fantastic post you should read — 6 Tips to Make the Universe Bend in Your Favor. As I said in my comment on her post, it really is a shame that so few people even get to step 1 of this list, which is to be enthusiastic.

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Is Social Media a Fad?

Short answer = NO. [via Kris Berg at San Diego Home Blog]

Status Will Get You Nowhere

I’ve been reading Tuesdays with Morrie written by Mitch Albom today (I’m almost done) and wanted to share a quote from it here: …if you’re trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down at you anyhow. And if you’re trying to show off for people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone I still stand by this blog post I wrote in 2007 — The more you know, the less you need.

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Guy Catches Laptop with his Butt. Are You Serious?

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A Quote About Anger

From The Five People You Meet in Heaven: Learn this from me. Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves

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Housing for Homeless Initiative Continues with Seattle RE BarCamp

I’m happy to say that I’m spearheading the Housing for Homeless Initiative that will accompany the Seattle RE BarCamp on September 8th. Proceeds will benefit Solid Ground, which is a local Seattle charity. I am SO glad that Ginger Wilcox got this train started with the fundraiser in San Francisco. Not utilizing the RE BarCamp community to create real change just didn’t sit well with her and she decided to act; nor would it have sat well with me if the Seattle event went over without a fundraiser behind it. For those organizing a RE BarCamp event in your area, please be a “doer” — there aren’t near enough of them in this world. If … Continue reading

Music from Microfundo

[via myKRO.org]

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