Until, they stop…
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Hump Day: Cat v Birds.
January 30, 2013 By 46 Comments
Don’t miss the birds on the branch at end of gif. Come on. Admit it. You smiled.
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Hump Day: Stress – Can YOU handle it?
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3:10am and inspired…
August 8, 2012 By 45 Comments
Thank you Glenn Weissel for nominating me for the Sunshine Award. Thank you for Cristi Moise @ Simple. Interesting., ForOnePlease and Ivon Prefontaine @ Teacher As Transformer for nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I’m humbled by your nominations.
As to seven facts about me: (1) I’ve never been to Paris. New Zealand. Or Australia. (2) I’m the breadwinner in our family but have absolutely no clout. (3) I have insomnia (like now). The excuse tonight, Zeke crowded me out of bed. (4) We’re empty nesters in less than 3 weeks. (sigh) (5) I’m afraid of heights yet have no fear of flying. (6) I’m a sap with babies and animals (not fish so much). (7) I relish Saturday afternoon naps (and Sunday afternoon naps for that matter). (Bonus Fact) I’m a lucky man in so many ways. Too many too count. And I’m grateful for it all.
In return, I’d like to nominate the following bloggers for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award:
- Mimi @ Waiting For The Karma Truck
- George W. Mahn III @ Vertical Leap
- Bill Moore @ coachbillmoore
- Jay Morris @ The wayward journey
- John E. Smith @ Strategic Learner
- James Young @ JamesYoung Artist
- Melody @ Donkey Whisperer Farm Blog
- Alex Jones @ Liberated Way
- LaDona @ LaDona’s Music Studio
- Tim Mushey @ Sell, Lead, Succeed
To accept the award, the rules are:
- Link back to the person who nominated you
- Post the award image to your page. (Here’s the Link)
- Tell seven facts about yourself
- Nominate 10 other blogs
- Let them know they are nominated
And here’s a few of the inspiring bloggers’ posts of the week:
4:23 am and inspired. Climbing the (big) dune…
August 1, 2012 By 22 Comments
GOOD SUNNY WEDNESDAY MORNING!!!!
The photo is a sand dune in Sossusvlei, Namib Desert in Namibia. The climbers are trying to catch the sunrise from the summit which rises 400 feet from the ground. Would love to be climbing this dune on Hump Day.
Here’s my selection of the most inspiring posts and moments of the week:
My Rachel was looking for research for a summer internship project to answer the question: “Are Leaders Born or Made.” The first person that came to mind to help was Susan Barrett Kelley @ Great Moments. Prior to jumping on this blogging train in 4Q11, I had never spoke to or met Susan but had come to admire her blog posts. And, yet I didn’t hesitate to drop her an email asking for help. (Love these blogging connections. Powerful.) Within several hours of my request, Susan had replied and the opening line in her email was: “Oh, this question is like handing a microphone to Charlie Sheen and asking if he has anything to say…” She proceeded to offer links to research papers, web sites and her own point of view on the subject. My reaction: Inspired. How I managed to get wired to fantastic human beings on this ride…
Mimi @ Waiting for the Karma Truck in a return visit to inspiration row with her post titled: Post This: “The Post-It notes had one of three messages – “You’re Terrific”, “Smile” or “Have A Wonderful Day”… I started at the gym, surreptitiously placing notes on the handle of an exercise bike, on the mirror in the locker room and on the windshields of two cars in the parking lot. Honestly? I felt both tremendously silly (and I do silly very well) and sneaky (I don’t do that as well) . Onto a quick meeting, where I left one Post-It on the panel of the receptionist’s desk and again on a windshield. At Starbucks I put one on the cash register (there was no one behind me in line – the place was empty for a change), left one on the sugar/cream counter and in the ladies’ room…Talk about stepping outside one’s comfort zone…(Finish reading this awesome post at this link.)
4:17 am and inspired…
July 25, 2012 By 13 Comments
GOOD SUNNY WEDNESDAY MORNING!!!!
No video clips…
No warm up bands…
No puppy or baby pictures…
We’re jumping right into the inspiring posts of the week:
Tony Caselli, a professional stage director from Williamston, Michigan, with his post: A Beautiful Night. “It’s gorgeous out. I’m on the back deck, just got back from a terrific night at the theatre – a great show, fabulous audience, good feelings all around. Sitting out here, 68 degrees, everything’s wet from the rain, the wind blowing gently, the dogs chasing the ball, and each other, playing…(Hit this link to read the rest…you won’t be disappointed.)
Erin @ Analyfe is back for another visit to inspiration row with a post titled: Fear, Secret Identities, and Superpowers…Here’s a few random nuggets: “Consider this: you already have superpowers…The opposite of fear is surrender…learn to untangle, both from criticism and praise…When someone says that they’re disappointed with you, that simply means that you’re not living out their script for you…If you can figure out confidence, your life will be awesomer sooner…If you don’t earn it, you don’t win…don’t get big on yourself…(hit this link for the entire post as I’ve cherry picked a few of my favorite lines and butchered the glue and flow from Erin’s exceptional post.)
4:12 am and inspired…
July 18, 2012 By 31 Comments
We’re opening Hump Day with a short two minute clip shared with me by Lori @ Donna & Diablo called The Future Is Ours. “We truly live in a extraordinary time…we forget this.” (Thank you Lori!) And then on to my inspiring posts of the week…
Rob Firchau @ The Hammock Papers, a 5th grade teacher, who is a fountain of inspirational posts and profound shares including this Abraham Lincoln quote that I’d never heard before that he calls Teach: “…Teach (your son) him that for every enemy there is a friend…teach him if you can, that a dollar earned is of far more value than five found…Teach him the secret of quiet laughter. Let him learn early that bullies are easiest to lick. Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books…but also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun and flowers on a green hillside. In school, teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong. Teach him to be gentle with [gentle] people and tough with the tough… (Read the rest of this quote @ Teach)
4:09 am and Inspired: Pandas + Puppies + More…
July 11, 2012 By 35 Comments
We’re opening Hump Day with a short one minute clip about Pandas. (Now who doesn’t just love Panda cubs.) And then on to my inspiring posts of the week…
From Baltimore, MD, George Amoss Jr. @ The Post Modern Quaker with his post: The Zen of Quakerism. “If, when I’m feeling a little playful, someone were to ask me to summarize Quakerism in a sentence or two, I might say this: You have a heart. Use it.”
From Blacksburg, VA, Erica Ann Sipes @ Beyond the Notes is a pianist and cellist, who is asked by a graduate trumpet student (a Marine) to serve as his pianist for his recital. In From Battlefield to Stage: “The recital began and I was literally bursting with pride by the end. Was it perfect? No, of course not…The trumpet player knew where he was and what he was supposed to be doing and he met his mission in a way that I’m sure would make his fellow Marines very proud. Fifth lesson: Semper fidelis. Semper fidelis. To ourselves; to each other; to our passions; to our calling.”
3:40 am and Inspired…
June 27, 2012 By 26 Comments
We’re opening Hump day with a clip about two good friends…an Elephant (Tara) and a Dog (Bella). We usually lead with a music video…not today. This was shared with me by a follower (Thanks SR) and it has stuck with me all week. And then on to the top posts of the week from my favorite bloggers…
Susan Kelley @ Great Moments with her post: “Keep Calm and Carry On.” It doesn’t take any more chaos than a bad day to show our propensity to focus on the negative and miss the joy in each day. (And yes, I resemble this remark.) Think of what we tell people about a bad day. We recount in detail the incompetence, laziness, selfishness and general cluelessness that diminished our brilliance. But seldom do we recall the smile and hug from a loved one, the extra mile effort of a co-worker, encouragement from a friend, and the contributions of strangers that make our productivity possible. And, the fact that we’re here to describe our day in lurid detail. We forget about that, too…”
4:24 a.m. and Inspired…
June 20, 2012 By 24 Comments
We’re kicking off Hump Day with The Romantics and “What I Like About You.” And then on to inspirational posts by my favorite bloggers.
5:29am and Inspired…
June 6, 2012 By 27 Comments
We’re kicking off Hump Day with John Mayer & “Slow Dancing In a Burning Room.” And then on to inspirational posts by my favorite bloggers.
4:02am and Inspired…
May 30, 2012 By 16 Comments
We’re kicking off Hump Day with the 2012 American Idol winner Phillip Phillips…and this will be followed by several inspirational posts by my favorite bloggers.
Hold on, to me as we go
As we roll down this unfamiliar road
And although this wave is stringing us along
Just know you’re not alone
Cause I’m going to make this place your home
Settle down, it’ll all be clear
Don’t pay no mind to the demons
They fill you with fear
The trouble it might drag you down
If you get lost, you can always be found
Just know you’re not alone
Cause I’m going to make this place your home
Settle down, it’ll all be clear
Don’t pay no mind to the demons
They fill you with fear
The trouble it might drag you down
If you get lost, you can always be found
Just know you’re not alone
Cause I’m going to make this place your home
Hump Day Inspiration: One-Two. One-Two. One-Two!!!!!
May 23, 2012 By 29 Comments
LET’S GO! LET’S GO! LET’S GO!
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3:51am and INSPIRED!
May 23, 2012 By 20 Comments
Today’s kick-off song is a tribute to Robin Gibb who died on Sunday at 62 years of age after a long battle with cancer. And then on to inspiring posts from some of my favorite bloggers…
From South East Queensland, Australia: Tracie Louise @ Tracie Louise Photography with her inspirational post titled “You Can Change the World”: 
“Maybe it’s not the job that is the problem. Maybe it’s you…DN changed his reality by changing his attitude…He did 3 things which turned his life around in record time…”
And after reading Tracie’s post above, if you do nothing else today, check out Tracie’s Challenge Wins & Top 10 Photos. INCREDIBLE. AMAZING PHOTOS. If you think the Birdie photo to the right is a great shot, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Bucket list here we come…
Hump Day: 4:02 am and inspired…
May 9, 2012 By 11 Comments
Kicking off Hump (Hug?) Day with Dave Matthews Band and “Everyday.” (Lori, music video is dedicated to you). And now to feature some of the most inspiring blog posts of the week by some of my favorite bloggers:
If I had a son who was playing high school football – he’d be lucky to play for Coach Bill Moore – the Westfield, MA High School Football Coach. I was inspired by Coach Moore’s recent post “Jugs”: “It was 1989 when I faced a monster nicknamed Jugs. He was a colossus of a man, six feet six inches tall and 300 pounds of powerful mass and ill content. I watched the film in the week before the game. I knew what was coming. I had faced powerful men before, but nothing like this…”
Leonard Buchholz at DealerPro Training Solutions with his post Want to have a big day today? Get a checkup. “Anyways, I think I have probably heard ‘do a checkup from the neck up’ at least a million times in my career. It is as pure an attitude adjustment technique today as it was when first uttered. I picture a Roman general saying to his troops just before battle “Hey, get in the war man. Do a checkup from the neck up before we rush over that moat” or something like that. That’s how old it is.” Check out his prescriptions. Leonard lands yet more ah-has with this post.
Hump Day Inspiration: True Heroism is…
May 2, 2012 By 10 Comments
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Hump Day: 4:16 am and inspired…
April 18, 2012 By 16 Comments
Thank you Steve Layman for kicking us off on Hump Day Inspirations with Joe Cocker singing “Feelin’ Alright.” VOLUME UP. Hit the link…let’s go…
Thank you Maria Popova at Explore a new site I’ve camped out in – chock full of inspirations. Maria’s share yesterday – - 50 things to do before you are 11 ¾ – - was from the UK National Trust which is encouraging kids to get outdoors. I walk around my neighborhood, and I rarely see kids playing outside. It is sad. I wandered down this list of 50 and it brought back a longing for memories of my childhood…
#1 Climb a tree…#3 Camp out in the wild…#6 Run around in the rain…#7 Fly a kite…#8 Catch a fish with a net…#9 Eat an apple straight from the tree…#11 Throw some snow…#14 Dam a stream…#21 Eat Blackberries growing in the wild (huckleberries for me)…#28 Climb a huge hill…
Trudging through hump day…
March 14, 2012 By 8 Comments
Inspired by Artist: Derrick Fielding; Inspiration provided by Mme Scherzo.
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