Crushing Conditions
I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance. — Pablo Casals The “Your Heroic Heart” series is inspired Succeed and Soar’s August 21, 2021 post. There, Eleanor Roosevelt said, “We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time.” After the Carnegie family left Scotland in 1848, they settled in Allegheny, now part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There, Andrew and his father worked in a cotton factory. The teenager would have worked 12 to 16 hours a day. and earned—at most—$1.50 a week. In time, the bobbin boy became one of the world’s wealthiest men. He invested much effort and resources into ending West Indies and Asian colonization. When the United States bought the Philippines from Spain for $20 million [over $757 million in 2024 dollars], Carnegie offered to purchase the islands for the same amount to assure those people’s freedom and democracy. Six years later, Carnegie dedicated a fortune to honor, “deeds of heroism where men or women are injured or lose their lives in attempting to preserve or rescue their fellows.” For their actions following a 1954 sewer excavation cave-in, three men were honored by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. In trying to rescue Richard Fisher, who’d been buried to his neck. 20-year-old construction worker Nicholas A. Bruno, was the first to swing over the edge, followed by Arlin Vance and John Weaver. Within 30 seconds, a second, massive section of earth shoved shoring and timbers forward. Bruno, seven feet below ground, was pinned between the shoring and sustained severe internal injuries. 27-year-old John Weaver was caught at the hips and legs. A worker atop the wall freed him. Weaver suffered a fractured pelvis, torn muscles and bruises. He was disabled nine weeks. A timber pinned Arlin G. Vance’s legs, but he freed himself. With others, Vance raised some shoring and sawed away other portions. Vance’s chest and shoulder were wrenched. After two hours , Bruno was freed. Fisher had died of suffocation. Bruno was rushed to a hospital but died of his injuries the following day. Six months later, and two days before Thanksgiving, 27-year-old Alden Hartz rescued a woman who fell into a hole 70 feet deep. Catherine Murphy had been crossing a field that collapsed into an abandoned coal mine. Because the hole’s sides were unstable, others wouldn’t enter the cave-in. The 72-year-old woman had been half buried, and died two days later. Hartz was shaken but recovered. Nominate a Hero. Myths tell of ancient gods placing heroes among the stars. Some stories tell of heroes’ eyes becoming stars to watch over their children. ‘Hero’ comes from ancient words meaning demi [half, unfinished, almost]-god and to watch over, to protect. A “Random Act of Kindness” qualifies, as in this post’s video. Imagine a world where everyone goes to bed a hero. Wouldn’t more monuments honoring these kinds of heroes be great? Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford Presenting arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. COMMENT. Stranger’s Gift Inspires Grieving Widow Click Here to View [2 minutes, 36 seconds] As a young mother, I worked at Jones and Laughlin Steel’s Pittsburgh Works during its heyday when over 10,000 people struggled and snoozed, played and died in that fire and brimstone world. I saw the last steel poured inside those bleak walls. I watched those miles of cinder and char change as new life evolved from the mill’s ashes. Steel Genesis presents images and experiences of making steel, the metal and human mettle. Book Details: High quality, soft laminate cover. 50 Pages. 8×10, $69. Preview. Hard Back, printed on Premium Lustre Paper. 8×10, $125. Previews. Shop All Radiant Tree Books Thanks!
Authors Speak, You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone. — Thomas Hardy Succeed and Soar’s Authors Speak series invites writers to answer questions about their artforms and special inspirations. Welcome Yona Harvey What phrase inspires your writing and life? “Waking up this morning, I [s/he] smile.. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me [s/he]. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with the eyes of compassion.” How have these words helped your writing, your life? This gatha by Thich Nhat Hanh inspires my writing and life everyday. It’s shockingly hard to smile at 6:00AM in the morning! How did these words inspire You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love? Thich Nhat Hanh’s words help my writing and life because they keep me grounded. They remind me to focus on what’s important and meaningful to write about, on what my ancestors sacrificed so I could write, on what The Divine has called me to do (rather than worrying about what everyone else is doing). Living fully in each moment allows me to write without feeling censored, without worries about publishing, without worries about criticism. I honor the words that come in the present moment. All while having a sense of humor! Sample Text: “I was seduced by the independence of his mind” after Bahiana by Maître Parfumeur et Gantier You never wear cologne. You give & you give & you give & you give. & they take from you.That’s their business. You are mine. Or so you say with a wink. I want to tell that stupid girl to shut the hell up about the sonnet. But you shrug. Just a girl, you say. You once saw seabirds in her skirt, a blue, irregular outline, a neglected island. & anyway, cologne is for boys who need a hint. Just don’t tell their young lovers too soon. Give them the feathered headdresses & coconuts they imagine, the little trees that bear chocolate fruit. Reviews: RHINO Poetry Publisher’s Weekly You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love is available at: Amazon Barnes & Noble About Yona Harvey Yona Harvey’s first poetry book, Hemming the Water, won the Kate Tufts Discovery Award from Claremont Graduate University. She is among the first black women writers for Marvel Comics and earned an Eisner Award for her contribution to World of Wakanda. Yona co-authored Black Panther and The Crew with Ta-Nehisi Coates. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts where she is the Tammis Day Professor of Poetry at Smith College.. Web Site: www.yonaharvey.com Keep in mind, Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary. – Jim Rohn Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford Presenting arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. Night Sky Featured Photo Source; Dreamstime.com Enjoy Mugs from Succeed & Soar’s “Eleanor’s Insights” Collection. Visit the Eleanor’s Insights posts. Mugs are: Ceramic Dishwasher and microwave safe Available in two sizes [11 ounce and 15 ounce] See All Mugs Shop All Art and Collections HERE. Thanks for your support!
For the Victorious Life
We are not what happened to us, we are what we wish to become. Carl Jung Each month, Succeed and Soar shares a little video, chosen to lift the heart and spirit, awareness and humanity. Psychoanalyst Carl Jung saw life as a “Hero’s Journey” where monsters must be slain. Sometimes dragons, vampires, zombies and other threats manifest as people and/or situations in the surrounding, outside world. Often, the biggest challenges require soul work and internal growth. Read more This video presents insights that prepare for these opportunities. Click Here to View. Carl Jung’s Life Lessons 10 Minutes Shop Sandra’s Inspiring, Beautiful Fine Art America Galleries Thanks!
Forest Bathing
The radiance in some places is so great as to be fairly dazzling… every crystal, every flower a window opening into heaven, a mirror reflecting the Creator. Source Unknown Sequoia, cedar, evergreen and other trees have been harvested for buildings, furniture and firewood. Apple, orange, olive, almond and other trees are grown in vast plantations for food. Now, more realize time among lots of living trees can heal hearts, minds and spirits. In the 1980s, when Japanese left green and forested areas for work in cities and technology, stress-related illness and disease skyrocketed. When the government searched for causes, one survey asked, “What happens when humans are exposed to forested environments?” As a result, Blake Ellis, a manager for the Chico State Ecotherapy Program, found, “forest bathing helps us recover from stress and trauma by reducing our adrenaline and cortisol levels, and alleviating symptoms of anxiety and depression.” She added, “Forest bathing also decreases blood pressure, improves cardiovascular and respiratory function, and improves our sleep quality, mood, attention, academic performance, creativity and immune function.” To try Forest Bathing NPR recommends, Find a quiet place with lots of trees Allow two hours, though fifteen minutes in the woods can help Choose calming activities that slow the heart. Stroll. Sit, Practice yoga or tai chi. Inhale deeply. Trees release phytoncides, chemicals that can reduce stress hormones and increase leukocytes, the white blood cells that fight bacteria, viruses, fungi and infections. For more information, here are this post’s Resources: National Geographic, “Forest-Bathing Nature Walk Health” NPR, “A Guide to Forest Bathing” United States Department of Agriculture, “The Healing Power of Nature” University of Minnesota, “How Does Nature Impact Our Wellbeing?” How Forests Heal People Click Here to View More Great Videos: PBS, The Healing Nature of Nature, 7 minutes TEDx: The Truth About the Healing Power of Trees, 14 Minutes Healing Forest, Guided Meditation, 37 minutes COMMENT Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford Presenting arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. Shop Sandra’s Radiant Tree Books Beautiful, Uplifting, Inspiring, Encouraging
Your Heroic Heart # 5, Electric Danger
That best portion of a man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. – William Wordsworth When steel magnate Andrew Carnegie sold his company to banker J. P. Morgan, that transaction created the first billion-dollar corporation. With his wealth, Carnegie sponsored free, public libraries. Over 2,500 were built during his lifetime. He funded the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. In 1889, he wrote The Gospel of Wealth, stating fortunes should be considered a public trust that should benefit others. Carnegie’s 5’3” body housed giant ideas. He believed heroic acts must be recognized. His Deed of Trust said, “A medal shall be given to the hero, or widow, or next of kin, which shall recite the heroic deed it commemorates, that descendants may know and be proud of their descent. The medal shall be given for the heroic act, even if the doer be uninjured, and also a sum of money.” In 1930, three earned Carnegie Medal by risking electrocution. On July 12, in Williamsburg, Kentucky, 22-year-old Harry M. Snyder tried to save an electrician who’d picked up a broken wire. In a heavy rain, Snyder grabbed the man’s protective glove. Both men fell and lay unconscious as 2,300-volts flashed. When the current was shut off, Snyder suffered severe burns but recovered. The electrician, could not be revived. Read more. One month later, in Painesville, Ohio, Sheldon Joseph Harris tried to knock a fellow electrician free from a steel crossarm charged with 2,300 volts. Both fell ten feet, with 20-year-old Harris landing on a charged wire. Neither survived. Read more. On December 4, 1930, in Emory Georgia, Arthur W. McKinney climbed to the top of a transformer, leapt to a beam and tugged an unconscious co-worker’s leg. Fred Maxwell hadn’t realized the wires and switches on the steel structure were live, carrying 19,000 volts. Both lived. Read more. NOTE: Because the human body conducts electricity, a person in contact with electrical current should never be touched with bare hands. Read more. Myths tell of ancient gods placing heroes among the stars. Some stories tell of heroes’ eyes becoming stars to watch over their children. ‘Hero’ comes from ancient words meaning demi [half, unfinished, almost]-god and to watch over, to protect. Imagine a world where everyone goes to bed a hero. Nominate a Hero. Succeed and Soar! A Kindness Curriculum Click Here to View [3 minutes, 50 seconds] Radiant Tree Books presents Succeed & Soar’s “Wise Ways” Collection Wise Ways shares meditations on making the most of each moment. Some were presented in Sandra’s first, blog, SoulSongz [at WordPress.com]. It still exists. After 2019, these notes were updated at Succeed and Soar.com. 36-page, beautifully illustrated book with flexible, laminated, high-gloss cover and high-quality printing. Preview and Purchase. $12 60-page, Economy Sketch Journal contains guided meditations and inspiring prompts that allow enriching, personal reflections. Preview and Purchase. $19. 60-Page, High Quality Sketch Journal. Preview and Purchase. $32 Thanks !
Your Radiance, Summer Meditations
I am inviting you to discover that deeper than any pattern, deeper than personality, deeper than success or failure, deeper than worth or worthlessness, there is a radiance that is undeniable, always present – the truth of who you are. — Gangaji On Summer Solstice, everyone in France is encouraged to play music in the streets, the Fête de la Musique. In the Philippines, people splash each other with water, a playful baptism of blessings. The First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples of Canada celebrate their cultures. In Croatia, villages compete to build the biggest bonfires for “Ivanjske krijesove” to honor the god of the Sun and Saint John the Baptist’s birth. Thousands celebrate summer’s grand opening at Stonehenge. In Northern Ireland, Summer Solstice is a Day of Private Reflection, a path to healing. After a bitter war between Protestants and Catholics from 1968 to 1998, people can move from recollections of anger, death and loss to thoughts of healing, peace and regeneration. These reflections can also turn inward. As lifestyle writer Lauren Ash said, summer solstice’s brightness is a good time to acknowledge past mistakes while, “looking forward with compassion for ourselves.” On June 20, 2024, at 4:50 pm Eastern Daylight Time, the sun reached its highest point in the Northern Hemisphere. The celestial shift from spring blossoms to summer fruitfulness offers new beginnings and reminds to let the best shine brightest. To make the most of these special weeks, Bustle, the on-line women’s magazine suggests, Celebrate the sun. See the star that warms Earth as, “an omnipotent symbol of ascension and the ultimate triumph of light over darkness.” Honor personal “cycles of growth and change.” Allow fresh starts. Go outside. Enjoy nature. Breathe fresh air. Watch sunrises and sunsets. Wisdom of the Spirit adds, Embrace your inner radiance Glow Express gratitude for blessings In this spirit, let me thank LaToya Ruby Frazier for championing my work and the Museum of Modern Art for presenting my creative life so magnificently. And, keep Joseph Campbell’s words in mind, Change the focus of the eye. When you have done that, then the end of the world as you formerly knew it will have occurred, and you will experience the radiance of the divine presence everywhere, here and now. Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford Presenting arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. COMMENT. Click Here to view Sandra’s 2-Minute, Exhibition Walk Through The background voice is Sandra talking about her steel mill days Two The New York Times articles “LaToya Ruby Frazier is Paying It Forward” “At MoMA, LaToya Ruby Frazier Asks What Our Monuments Should Be” Here’s Information and Special Events during Monuments of Solidarity Exhibition Museum of Modern Art, New York City Note the Free, Online Writing Workshop on July 26, 2024. Sandra’s Steel Mill Memories Few remain who experienced an old-time steel mill’s awesome, harrowing and magical world. As a young mother, I worked at Jones and Laughlin Steel’s Pittsburgh Works during its heyday when over 10,000 people struggled and snoozed, played pranks and died in that fire and brimstone world. I saw the last steel poured inside those bleak walls. I watched those miles of cinder and char change as new life evolved from the mill’s ashes. Steel Genesis presents images and experiences of making steel, the metal and human mettle. Details: 6×9, flexible, high gloss cover, $17 Shop 8×10 Photo Album,flexible, laminated cover, $69 Shop 8×10 Premium Lustre, Hard cover Photo Album $125 Shop Also visit SteelGenesis.com. Shop All Radiant Tree Books Thanks for your support!
Dolphins Discover Bubbles
Let them play! The more they play, the more resilient and socially adept they will become. Jessica Joelle Alexander These special, Succeed and Soar posts offer little videos, often less than five minutes. Some are selected to inspire. Some to amaze. Some to fascinate, even shock. All are chosen to fulfill Succeed and Soar’s mission: To lift the heart and spirit, our awareness and humanity. Of this refreshing and fun, 4-minute video, viewers said, Also intriguing that the dolphins seemed to be taking turns, allowing everyone the opportunity to play … This machine blows bubble rings, something dolphins will never have seen before. Well, to be fair, I haven’t either, and would definitely want to play with them … I wonder if they can reflect upon this to one another later. Like, “Hey, remember that time those animals put that thing by the dock that made those circular bubbles? That was a fun time, hope they do it again someday.” A Dolphin-Porpoise True or False Answers Below Dolphins live in all oceans. Dolphins and porpoises are related to whales Dolphins are larger than porpoises Orcas [killer whales] are dolphins Click Here to View. Dolphins Investigate Bizarre Bubbles 4 minutes, 12 seconds. Natural Intelligence After one dolphin learned to make these bubble rings, he taught others. View Shop Succeed and Soar Weekenders Details: Chic tote perfect for a day on the town, staycation or weekend Soft, spun poly-poplin fabric Double-stitched seams for added durability Size: 24”x16” 1” thick rope, color choices: White or Natural Cleaning: spot clean or dry clean See All Weekenders Thanks for your support! Dolphin-Porpoise Answers True: Dolphins live in all oceans. Porpoises stay in the Pacific Ocean. True. Both are related to whales, thus to each other. True: Dolphins are larger than porpoises. True: Of the 40 dolphin species, orcas are the largest. Picture to right shows three porpoises. Photo Source: PNGTree.com
Authors Speak, COMBEE
The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. – Gustav Flaubert Post Updated 2025, July 12 Congratulations Dr. Edda Fields-Black for receiving the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for in History for COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War. This Succeed and Soar series invites writers to answer questions about their artforms and special inspirations. Welcome Edda Fields-Black Photo Credit: Sandra Gould Ford Visit Sandra’s Fine Art America Collections Edda, what phrase inspires your writing and life? Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity. ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Edda, how have Adichie’s words helped your writing, your life? Answer: I write to restore the humanity of my enslaved ancestors, which has been denied by enslavers and plantation records. How these words inspired Edda Field-Black’s COMBEE. The story in this book has taken us from the forested wetlands of Maryland’s Eastern Shore to forested wetlands of the lower Combahee River, from tobacco farms to tidal rice fields, and from the “prison-house of bondage” to the delirium of freedom. A story of triumph, it is also one of broken promises and fractured pasts, one I have tried to tell not just in terms of its greater events, as part of the momentous upheaval of the Civil War, but also in the details of human life— in the slave transactions through which enslavers bought, sold, bequeathed, and gifted their property, separating husbands from wives and parents from children, and in the land transactions through which after the war freed people in coastal South Carolina bought land, tried to hold on to it and pass it down, and often lost it. In the end it is a story about transformation: African Americans who had been held in bondage on lower Combahee rice plantations identified themselves in freedom as “Combee” through the end of the nineteenth century. Over time, they became part of a broader community and forged common institutions, which flowered and caught the attention of outsiders who called it Gullah in popular media in the 1920s and 1930s. Lastly, this story ties in with and chronicles the least-known chapter of the life of one of America’s best- known patriots, Harriet Tubman, while simultaneously featuring the stories of heretofore nameless and faceless enslaved people who joined her in fighting for freedom. STARRED REVIEW in Booklist, COMBEE named one of the “Top 10 History Books: 2024”! Purchase COMBEE at Bookshop.org. About Edda Fields-Black Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black is a direct descendant of a formerly enslaved man who liberated himself after the Battle of Port Royal, joined the 2nd South Carolina Volunteers (34th Regiment USCT), and fought in the Combahee River Raid in Colleton County, SC. Since an early age, she has been curious about her grandparents “peculiar” speech patterns. Her mother’s historical and genealogical research was her first inkling of Gullah as both a rich language and culture. Fields-Black is a specialist in the transnational history of West Africa rice, peasant farmers in the pre-colonial Upper Guinea coast and enslaved laborers on antebellum Lowcountry South Carolina and Georgia rice plantations. She is author of Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora and executive producer of “Unburied, Unmourned, Unmarked: Requiem for Rice.” Fields-Black has worked as a consultant at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the International African American Museum, and the Senator John Heinz History Center. Web Site: https://eddafieldsblack.com * Keep in mind, Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary. – Jim Rohn Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford Presenting arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. Radiant Tree Books Catalogue Includes: 12 Paths to Joy Wise Ways Beyond the Sky’s Limits Steel Genesis Sketch Journals Shop the Growing Selections
Cholesterol, Both Good and Bad
The best six doctors anywhere and no one can deny it are sunshine, water, rest, air, exercise and diet. – Wayne Fields What is Cholesterol? Click Here to View See the two types of cholesterol and how one harms while the other can help 01:40 minutes Scroll down. Video embedded in the report. Did you know that cholesterol is a waxy substance that’s helpful, especially in building the body’s cells. Live Strong reports that cholesterol also produces hormones like estrogen and testosterone. It creates bile acids that help digestion, and is so important that the liver makes all the cholesterol the body needs. Too much LDL [Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol] can clogs blood vessels and lead to heart attacks and strokes. HDL [High-density lipoprotein Cholesterol] gathers excess cholesterol and takes it to the liver where it’s broken down and removed from the body. So, when discussing cholesterol with a physician, knowing the LDL and HDL levels helps. See source. Also helpful are natural ways of maintaining healthy cholesterol levels, which can include:: A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar daily Consuming polyunsaturated fats like flax seeds, flax seed oil, walnuts and fish Moderation in eating monounsaturated fats like olive, canola and safflower oil Eating soluble fibers [the type that dissolve in water to form a gel-like substance, which includes prunes, kidney beans, carrots, broccoli, oranges and pears Physical, aerobic activity that raises heartbeat and breathing Read more tips at: Healthline Very Well Health Metamucil According to the 1-minute video embedded in the article, “How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally,” Swiss researchers found napping can also help! Succeed and Soar! COMMENT Shop Succeed & Soar’s Weekenders Details: Chic tote perfect for a day on the town, staycation or weekend Soft, spun poly-poplin fabric Double-stitched seams for added durability Size: 24”x16” 1” thick rope, color choices: White or Natural Cleaning: spot clean or dry clean Shop All Weekenderes Thanks !
Hug Power
Don’t forget, you are the hero of your own story. -Greg Boyle When steel magnate Andrew Carnegie set aside over $175 million [in 2024 dollars] to support those who’d performed heroic acts, his criteria included: The life of a human victim must be in imminent danger of being lost without intervention; this must be believed by the rescuer. The rescuer must be a civilian who knowingly and voluntarily risks death or serious physical injury to an extraordinary degree. The rescuer must have rescued or attempted the rescue of another person. Since 1904, 10,422 people from the United States and Canada have been honored. Here’s the nomination form Ages can range from teenager to elderly. Adding this year’s honorees, 10,422 have received the award since 1904. Among those recognized this year were: Junyi Liu, A Fiery Escape On May 20, 2023, Junyi Liu was working as co-owner of a Comox, British Columbia gas station a woman’s car struck a gas pump. As Lin turned off the pumps’ electrical breakers, flames erupted from the car’s front end and a gallon of gas caught fire. Then propane spilled onto the woman’s vehicle, flowing from burned rubber nozzles on a nearby dispenser. Flames flared ten feet high as Liu tried to release a fire extinguisher’s pin, but it was too tight. After trying to reach the woman from the passenger door, he ran to the driver’s side. By the time Liu pulled the woman to safety, flames filled the entire carport. The woman was in shock, with burns to her face. Liu’s hand and arm were also burned. Read More. Robyn Handley, Savage Dogs On Dec. 22, 2020, Robyn Handley heard screams. She ran barefoot from her Florissant, Missouri home, waving and shouting at four pit bulls that were biting into a woman’s body, limbs and had torn off parts of the woman’s scalp. While the dogs circled in a nearby yard, Robyn’s calls for help drew another woman. The dogs also attached her. By the time Robyn again chased the dogs, another neighbor arrived. He loaded the first woman into his car to await medics. She continues to recover from scalp and leg wounds, plus severe eye and facial damage. The second woman was treated for bites to her legs. The dogs later attacked two more people. One was hit by a car. The other three were caught and euthanized. All three women were in their mid sixties. Read More. Myths tell of ancient gods placing heroes among the stars. Some stories tell of heroes’ eyes becoming stars to watch over their children. ‘Hero’ comes from ancient words meaning demi [half, unfinished, almost]-god and to watch over, to protect. A “Random Act of Kindness” qualifies, as in this post’s video. Imagine a world where everyone goes to bed a hero. Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford Presenting arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire.COMMENT. A Bond for the Ages Click Here to View [5 minutes, 19 seconds] Heroes can come at all ages. Here, a 4-year-old opens an elderly widower to a love he didn’t know existed. First aired November 18, 2016. This Month, Shop Inspiring Succeed & Soar Weekenders Details: Chic tote perfect for a day on the town, staycation or weekend Soft, spun poly-poplin fabric Double-stitched seams for added durability Size: 24”x16” 1” thick rope, color choices: White or Natural Cleaning: spot clean or dry clean Shop All Weekenders Thanks!