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26 Facts of Courage

HAPPY VIEWS DAY! Several readers asked for my list of weekly posts so far in this Year of Courage. This is the halfway through the year Facts of Courage. Anticipating your input, Christina First dog: a black Pekingese/Poodle mix named Boomer. My 5-year-old answer to, “what do you want to be when you grow up?”…

PROJECT COURAGE

Happy Views Day! Here is #27 in my Year of Courageous Acts. Each week, I share something you may not know about me. If you want to follow my Year of Courage project, you can view Tuesday posts beginning last August. Experience that made me the coolest middle schooler: Dad took all of us kids…

IT’S NOT FAIR!

Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? In this tale, Snow White’s mom dies, and her father marries a wickedly jealous woman. The new queen envies Snow White’s beauty and desires to be considered the most beautiful. The stepmom goes to the mirror daily to ask, “Mirror mirror on the wall,…

COURAGE to RECONCILE

Happy Views Day! This week’s Act of Courage post reveals hindsight that invited insight and later foresight. Stepping bravely to share something you may not know about me… College degree: Wanted to major in journalism/communications. Graduated with Business Administration-Personnel degree because it made sense to the world. I spent 30 years with jobs that fit…

COURAGE PROJECT

Happy Views Day! My weekly installment of Project Courage follows this short outreach invitation… On behalf of the team of 11-17-year-old authors who courageously wrote what they’ve learned about life, relationships and how the world works, we started a fundraiser for St. Jude’s. We’ll donate all proceeds from Tadpoles: Tiny Tales from Freshwater Adventures book…

HALF-TIME REPORT

Happy Views Day! This week is the halfway point in my Year of Courageous Acts. Since August 1, 2021, I’ve posted an inside look into my professional and personal life. These reveals are unnatural for me, but I press on. #26 of 52: Third biggest business change for 2022: After 3 ½ years and 6…

GUTSY CHANGE FOR 2022

Happy Views Day! Healthy New Year! I’ve posted an Act of Courage every Tuesday since August 2021. It’s my one-year online accountability format to invite readers to know about me. This Year of Courage project evolved after a friend said I don’t allow people to know more about me than where I walked that day….

Courageous food for thought

Happy Views Day! Time for a weekly check-in from my Year of Courageous Acts. Something you may not know about me… Unusual jobs: Managing a Chinese restaurant; Server at a Mexican Restaurant. As a blue-eyed, blonde-haired lady, I was a stand-out employee 😉. Working from my lily pad of life, Christina

BEST SCHOOL YEAR

Happy Views Day! In this reflective time of Christmas, I share another fact from my Year of Courageous Practices. Best year of school: Sophomore in high school. I got to take typing, journalism, and psychology classes. I also made show choir (an alto). Your encouragement and responses have invited me to open myself to allow…