Welcome to Succeed and Soar
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For decades, precious insights have been gathered. The thoughts and advice from wise and accomplished people have lifted my heart and spirit. Reflecting
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Success: Six Ingredients
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Decades ago, I wrote the six ingredients of a successful life on a manila folder and tacked it on my sewing room wall.
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You Deserve Delight
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“Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve
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Thanks-Giving
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If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "Thank you," that would suffice. -- Meister Eckhart
Traditions change. Now, some
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Circles Guaranteed
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Think of the wonderful circles in which our whole being moves and from which we cannot escape no matter how we try. E.
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Seven Intentions
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Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it. Begin it now.
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Autumn Treasures
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“Memories are the treasures locked deep within the storehouse of our souls; to keep our hearts warm.” -- Becky Aligata
A Meditation
Once upon a summer,
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Solstice
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Face the Sun, and all your shadows fall behind you. – African Proverb
A meditation
When hydrogen atoms become helium deep inside the sun, gamma
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Happy New Year & Delicious Dishes
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We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what
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The Rescue Airboat
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And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that never were.
-Rainer Maria Rilke
In German, the ancient knot is called, palstek.
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Discovery
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Your heart is the size of the ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths. – Rumi
In 2010, I flew across the Rocky
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Time: Important and Urgent
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As Amtrak’s Capitol Limited approached Connellsville, Pennsylvania, the rows of black holes in wilderness covered with thick, fresh-fallen snow registered at the edge
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Making Hot Sauce
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Each of us, as we journey through life, has the opportunity to find and to give his or her unique gift. Whether this
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Horseshoe Curve
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There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart.
-- Willie Nelson
Horseshoe Curve is the engineering feat
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Forgive and Forget? Part 1 of 2: Sometimes, Maybe.
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For the past week, I‘ve been rethinking whether ‘forgive and forget’ is a good idea and found recommendations like Sydney Banks’, “If we can forgive
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Forgive and Forget? Part 2 of 2: Sometimes Never.
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Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson. – Paulo Coelho
Dr. Gerald
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Because You Live. Thank Goodness!
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To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and
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LEAP(ing) Day
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Whatever you are ready for is ready for you. -- Reverend Ike
A Meditation: LEAP(ing) Day
U.S. Route 30 is Pennsylvania’s portion of this country’s
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The Road from Casper
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Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own.
-- Adam Lindsay Gordon
A MEDITATION: The Road from Casper
The
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Circles and The Hero's Journey
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The world is round, and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.
~ Ivy Baker Priest
A Meditation
Years ago, I
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Face Everything And Rise (fear)
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When I was in tenth grade, my family lived on a lonely hilltop . The narrow, two-story house was surrounded by apple and
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Desiderata [the List]
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When I was twenty, I worked for an airline and used my first travel passes to fly my mom cross country to San
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New Schedule
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One year ago, Succeed and Soar launched. Since then, illustrated inspirations have posted each week. Thank you for reading.
For the next year, I'll post
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We are the ones we have been waiting for.
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Every moment offers choices. As this year progresses, decisions about how we live have larger effects with multi-generational influences. Although my posts were
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Scorpio Season: Halloween, Samhain & Day of The Dead
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You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.
—Alan Watts
Imagine long ago, when people lit the night with
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Post Election Oasis
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You must be the change you want to see in the world.
– Mahatma Gandhi
Have you, like me, worked to avoid being upset about
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Fire Cider
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Every since happiness heard your name,
it has been running through the streets trying to find you.
– Hafiz
Have you ever juggled a bunch too
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To Be Great Again
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You were born with potential.
You were born with goodness and trust.
You were born with ideals and dreams.
You were born with greatness.
You were born
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Thank You
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The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches.
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Samurai Code & Change
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It is said that what is called ‘the spirit of an age’ is something to which one cannot return. … For this reason,
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