Author: Michelle Fairchild
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Mojo Monday ~ The Dressing Room Project
Need a little pick-me-up today? Feeling a bit down on yourself? Has the critical monster in your head been picking away at your self-esteem when you look in the mirror? Well it is time to pick yourself up. It is time to start feeling good about yourself. And it is way over time to banish…
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Thriving In Spite of Adversity
The most recent article I wrote for my column called We Are All Meant to Shine! in Cosmic Cowgirls Magazine is called Thriving In Spite of Adversity. This particular article is about former foster youths Ashley Rhodes-Courter and Derek Clark. Both of them are such an inspiration. They are modeling for all of us, that…
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Mojo Monday ~ A Friendship Quiz
Friendship Quiz as seen here. You don’t actually have to take the quiz. Just read straight through, and you’ll get the point. 1) Name the five wealthiest people in the world.2) Name the top five news stories five years ago.3) Name ten presidents or leaders of the biggest countries in the world.4) Name ten people…
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Mojo Monday ~ Gerda Lerner
In 2011 women in the USA may hear of the injustices and lack of rights of women in other countries and wonder how is this possible? Our younger generations of women residing may take many things for granted that women in this country once had to fight for and in some cases even go to…
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Mojo Monday ~ Forgiveness
The dictionary defines forgiveness as the process of concluding resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offense, difference or mistake, and/or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution. Author Don Miguel Ruiz wrote The Four Agreements, The Fifth Agreement, The Mastery of Love and The Voice of Knowledge. One of Don Miguel Ruiz’s…
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Mojo Monday ~ All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten
My twin daughters started Kindergarten this morning. Such a milestone for us all that they are starting school. Various emotions fill my heart and complicated thoughts fill my mind. I am excited for them, as well as a little scared and sad. They are entering a more public world. Our well protected daughters will be…
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Mojo Monday ~ When I Loved Myself Enough
When I Loved Myself Enough began as one woman’s gift to the world, hand made by Kim McMillen and given to her friends. As word spread, its heartfelt honesty won it a growing following. The introduction to When I Loved Myself Enough by Kim McMillen begins this way: For many years I lived with a…
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Mojo Monday ~ Gift of Acceptance
India.Arie is one of my absolute favorite musical artists. She has been working on new music with composer Idan Raichel. Here is a video of a song they wrote together called Gift of Acceptance that was performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.
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Mojo Monday ~ Children’s Books Aren’t Just for Children
Anita Silvey has worked in the field of publishing children’s books for over 40 years and is an author of several books of her own including Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Children’s Book: Life Lessons from Notable People from All Walks of Life. Anita once wrote that early in her career,…
We Are All Meant to Shine! 