Tag: kindness
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What lies beneath? A hundred reasons to be kind
No time to read? Listen here: Have you ever heard someone say that people are like icebergs? The part of a person we see — the way someone acts, what they say, the version of themselves they show us — it’s all just the top. A tiny peak above the surface. The biggest part of…
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Make something beautiful in June: beautiful ground
In 1950, Detroit, Michigan was home to the biggest car companies in the world including Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors. At the time, the “Motor City” was the fourth largest city in the U.S. after New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. But as auto companies decentralized manufacturing far and wide, Detroit’s population decreased — in 2021…
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Make something beautiful in June: Week 2
What kind of creativity brings you joy? Gardening, cooking, drawing, writing? Maybe it’s baking or woodworking. There is something, beautiful someone. And you know what? Maybe it isn’t a traditional creative pursuit. Making something beautiful doesn’t necessarily mean creating art or having a unique idea. Maybe you lose yourself solving a problem at work. Or…
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Make something beautiful in June
“And since all this loveliness cannot be Heaven, I know in my heart it is June.” – Abba Woolson June comes bearing many gifts. Here in the northeast, it’s finally sunny and warm again. Roses and peonies are blooming and strawberries are ripening. We’re planning vacations and sitting poolside. Surrounded by this gorgeous bounty, I…
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“It’s amazing what love can do”
Please enjoy this excerpt from my new book: You, Beautiful: Getting gorgeous from the inside out. Coming soon! No time to read? Listen here! When we say someone loves themselves, it’s not a compliment. Just the opposite. Loving yourself is being self-involved, selfish. It’s embarrassing to be described this way. “It’s amazing what love can…
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Be kind to yourself
Please enjoy this excerpt from my new book: You, Beautiful: Getting gorgeous from the inside out. Coming soon! Blossie’s Books started with journal entries, just pages of scribbles and reflections about my life: a young marriage, his infidelity, then divorce. Remarriage, infertility, miscarriages, then one day, two beautiful babies. Working for other people, then myself…
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Love changes us
Happy October, beautiful someone! A long time ago, I was taking a fitness class in New York City. It was early morning, a Saturday in the middle of winter. I was going through a seriously bad patch — my husband had decided he was done with marriage. This was a shock, and I hurt everywhere.…
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Yes doesn’t have to scream—it’s that powerful
There is this amazing story about the day John Lennon and Yoko Ono met: in the Fall of 1966, Yoko was in London for an art exhibition. Already an accomplished avant-garde artist, Yoko was displaying her works at the Indica Gallery as part of an exhibition called Unfinished Paintings and Objects. John visited the…
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“The infinite capacity of hope”
Hi Beautiful Someone, Sorry for the long post, but I really wanted to share this excerpt from my new book, Yes Changes Everything! Please enjoy, and let me know what you think! What do you know about Helen Keller? Probably that she was blind and deaf and lived a long and influential life. Me too.…
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Listening is an act of love
Is there anything better than knowing — not just believing, but knowing in your bones — that someone is truly listening to you, that they’re “getting it”? The person values your ideas and dreams enough to stop what they’re doing and hear you out. I’ve worked with thousands of people facing all kinds of challenges,…
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