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Some random thoughts to start the week:

-Cousin Rachael taught me an excellent guide to figuring out how long it takes to recover from a long journey.
“How many hours ahead is Nairobi?” she asked when she called to check in on how I was doing post-Kenya.
“Eight hours ahead,” I replied.
“Then it should take 8-days to recover.”
That was on Day 6 and I gotta say, she was spot on. That exactly explained where I was in recovery mode at that point.

I’m still surprised how much the trip back kicked m… Continue

Anyone find themselves cooking in the kitchen this holiday season with their mom?

I know I did, as my mother, Phyllis, traveled to Atlanta for Thanksgiving. With her, it's actually, she cooks, I stir and act as sous chef/shopper/gopher. That's actually as it should be given our cooking abilities. Hers: High. Mine: er, not so much.
It was a fun bonding experience. If you like that sort of thing, you should check out a new show on Lifetime Television called,… Continue

I do believe this will go down as one of my favorite all-time Thanksgivings.

The house was filled with 19 people from ages 2-73. So much food that it got downright embarrassing. But all so delicious.

Yet, my favorite part was the attitude of gratitude. Before the big gathering I went surfing looking for some different traditions and ways to decorate. I hit upon a winner.

Check out the picture of my Gratitude Bouquet.

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Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

Today, this online community is all of two weeks old.

I'm overwhelmed and so thankful for how well it's going. We have folks sharing their inspiration, heroes, photos, videos, and thoughts from clear across America, Canada, South Africa, French Polynesia, and Australia. Amazing!

I need get a move on as 19 people will be at my house by 5:30pm for Thanksgiving Dinner. Friends, family, good food. No wonder this is my favorite holiday.

But the day wouldn't be comple… Continue

Hey, Inspirationalists!

Just wanted to put out a heads up to keep coming back to this space.
If you look at the "Forum" section it appears nothing new has happened here for days. Nothing could be further from the truth.

There's lots of updating going on. The Forum section is designed to put the latest entries at the top of the cue. Same for the Blog section. Apparently, there was some sort of software update over the weekend that is causing a glitch with that update section.

Here's a way arou… Continue