Pure Soapbox

SOAPBOX of the week: 154 million strong

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:09:20 +0000

“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” - Theodore Roosevelt, US President

Tis Labor Day, the day we honor all the folks that hustle each and every day. Even after the demise of our economy over the past two years, more than 154 million still shed blood, sweat and tears still roll up sleeves to roll in a paycheck. Whether you’re juggling 2 part-time positions, clocking a solid 40, or riding the entrepreneurial roller coaster, you contribute to the welfare of this massive nation and your own little neighborhood all the same. That said, I challenge you to REALLY THINK ABOUT the social and economic contributions that you, a vibrant, strong American worker bee, have made to the growth, wealth, and prosperity of this country. My pop used to say that hard work never killed anyone! Perhaps the opposite is moreso the truth. So take this day to reflect, reconnect and rejoice at the opportunities that knock at your door each day, then dive right back in with your hair on fire and believe that your labor is a gift that keep giving .

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SOAPBOX of the week: scheming success

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:44:55 +0000

“When you know what you want the whole world conspires you to achieve it.” - Paulo Coelho, lyricist & novelist

News flash, folks. You are standing in your own way. Mhmm. At least your negative thoughts are. Don’t believe me? What does it take to make you believe that “the system” is against you? That life is doling out a Groundhog’s Day serving of Murphy’s Law with a side-order of hell-in-a-hand-basket sandwich? Truth is, the real answers may lie in the fact that you still don’t know who you are, what you want or what your true purpose is, and you’re EXPECTING the universe to hand-deliver a silver platter of solutions with an entourage of screaming fans. So, Negative Nancy, what if you deleted those paranoiac judgments of an unyieldingly undermining world and considered all the things that are going right for you and setting you up for a killer day?!

Connect the dots and reality paints a whole new gloriously positive picture; and with it comes enlightenment and a resolute path of vitality and clarity. Perhaps then you’ll even choose to upload a new theory -one that will indeed lift your spirit with the compelling concept that the world is working synergistically and symbiotically in your favor…one person at a time! Around town, and perhaps around the world, random individuals are spreading your good name, sharing your information, completing tasks, investigating opportunities, and getting people talking… all for your benefit. Yup… people are conspiring FOR YOU. Working unsolicitously and hoping that others get fired up about your solid reputation, your brilliant work, your fresh ideas, your steadfast friendship…hell, even your stunning, perhaps quirky, smile! Pair a positive clear outlook with this presumed glee club of personal advocates, and there’s nothing you can’t achieve. Trust that at any moment, life is creating people who are indeed rooting for you …working to bless you beyond your imagination. So, cheer up, wake up, wise up, and ring the damn bell!

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SOAPBOX of the week: proclamation of emancipation

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:58:15 +0000

“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” - Janis Joplin, singer- songwriter

Are you living cage-free? Sounds like a silly question, right? But think about it. After all, we are all divinely blessed with sovereignty over our choices. And yet, so very many of us invest out time, energy, efforts, and emotions in obsolete, inconsequential “things” and, unknowingly, impound and chain ourselves to their immovable, valueless positions. SO I ask you:

If you are not free of debt, have you lost your priorities?

If you are not free of pride, have you lost your place in society?

If you are not free of distractions, have you lost your discipline?

If you are not free of conflict, have you lost your communication?

If you are not free of guilt, have you lost your value system?

If you are not free of fear, have you lost your ability to love?

If you are not free of worry, have you lost your faith?

If you are not free to speak the truth, have you lost your voice?

A “yes” to any of these doesn’t forever fence you in. Heck, if anything, a confession of self-containment might just smack you upside the head and prompt you to fly the coop without hesitation. And in acknowledging what indeed needs to be shed, you’ll understand just how to swaddle yourself in what is worth becoming your second skin…and immediately notice how much “lighter” living can feel. So, start sloughing, bust through the barricades and embrace the vitality of emancipation.

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SOAPBOX of the week: the essence of existence

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:15:16 +0000

“Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., physician, professor and poet

Something gurgles within, gaining importance and purpose for revealing. It brews up sensations that tickle your spine and widen your eyes. You catch your breath and out pours an idea that changes your collective current reality. Wow! And to think, a moment ago, “it” wasn’t even a notion! Our own earthly existence is perpetually being eclipsed and even erased. Yet a mere conversation can re-bloom the beautiful bouquet of our adventures and discoveries and astonish us once again. For sharing multiplies the effect and unveils more about your past, present and future. Proving again that no man can be a solo artist and truly extrapolate what the soul has sewn. So, get talking, people! Your life depends on it!

Copyright 2000-2010 by Kimberlie Dykeman. SUBSCRIBE to FREE feed/email HERE!
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SOAPBOX of the week: brutal truth of brilliance

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:51:28 +0000

“Don’t worry about people stealing an idea. If it’s original, you will have to ram it down their throats.” ~ Howard Aiken, physicist and computing pioneer

A lightbulb flickers on and its monumental “a-ha moment” sparks a Fourth of July display in your mind, lighting a future glistening with influence, income and an influx of opportunities your opponents will soon envy. We’re talking an idea worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, Top Invention of the Decade, or at least a key to the city and a park in your name. And with life-and-death urgency you ready to share it with the world… or at least your nosy neighbor, seeking wonder-filled ooh’s and aah’s. Oh, but then the bulb dims when you realize revealing your “golden idea” to give it a pulse and bring it to the masses one day… means letting the BIG SECRET out! So you cower and cover the brilliance of your brainstorm for fear of another pilfering its power. Sound familiar? The good news is, if it’s not just another regurgitated, so-called revolutionary way to slice bread, the boxed-in thinkers won’t want to touch it with a 10-foot pole. It’s ALL you, baby! The bad news is (as seasoned entrepreneurs will attest)…it’s ONLY you. Like the painstakingly clichéd process of feeding veggies to a defiant kiddo, you’d better ready for a battle with equally the belligerent naysayers. But… if you stay passionate and true to your revelation and its reach, reinforcements will eventually rally your cause and illuminate the path to your success. So, if you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, my friend, go ahead and clear space on the shelves for those awards!

Copyright 2000-2010 by Kimberlie Dykeman. SUBSCRIBE to FREE feed/email HERE!
“Pure Soapbox“ available nationwide & audiobook available on iTUNES & Audible.com! A portion of the proceeds of all book sales is donated to LIVESTRONG.

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SOAPBOX of the week: age-old action-reaction

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:01:15 +0000

“The meaning of good and bad… is simply helping or hurting.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher and poet

Such a simple statement, which no one can debunk. You and I both know, it ain’t tough to find “evil” lurking about. Temptations and trickery, loopholes and white lies, judgments and limitless opportunities for self-serving joy. And when we ourselves participate in creating, delivering or supporting such bad thought, words, and works, we do damage to people and the planet at large… only to have it circle right back to our own backyards. I only pray that the karmic boomerang effect ultimately instigates change in your choices. Conversely, it’s tough to argue or ignore the gratification that rushes in when you do good, right? The excitement in the wonderment of how far the ripple will stretch and even a rejoicing in tapping your own power to help! That said, there’s an everlasting supply of this glorious feeling at your fingertips. For it’s the by-product of simply doing good…and there’s an opportunity around every corner, folks. So seek them, seize them and spread ‘em with love!

Copyright 2000-2010 by Kimberlie Dykeman. SUBSCRIBE to FREE feed/email HERE!
“Pure Soapbox“ available nationwide & audiobook available on iTUNES & Audible.com! A portion of the proceeds of all book sales is donated to LIVESTRONG.

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SOAPBOX of the week: devotion to the dream

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:17:18 +0000

“The very least thing you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it at a distance but live right in it, under its roof.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver, author

Aaah, words that would make Walt Disney smile. At some golden, defining moment in your life, a glorious vision plants its seed in your heart and mind and begins to branch through your imagination. An unflickering image of a person, place, event, achievement, or experience -it eclipses your fears and ignites your future perfect with wild hope. Over time, as it grows from idea to driving force, you flip-flop it from top priority to back-burner ideology in reaction to life’s roller coaster, yet you remain steadfast to its potential and focused on its eventual fruits. And that’s the part that the average person can’t grasp. The ones who staple a shelf-life on childhood dreams and adult ambitions alike, in turn projecting their own insecurities and unforgiving failures. It’s these hope-deficient naysayers who toss prickly words in envious aim to pop the faith-filled balloon that lifts you up daily. And they turn up amongst friends, family and strangers, chancing that you’ll question mark your passionate pursuit of purpose and join their crowd of cowards. But, each day that you face them down, your wish seemingly comes closer to becoming true, as if it champions the cause of YOU. That said, never divorce from the dream, folks; for there is joy, love, excitement and priceless memories in the house of hope…and it’s safe inside.

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SOAPBOX of the week: families valued

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:08:02 +0000

“Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.” ~ Anthony Brandt, author

…and on that note, this week I take reprieve and leave tech and task to sit idle for a few. Family calls across the country and my heart sings to follow. So, perhaps this prompts you to ponder the connection with your own Alpha and Omega and do the very same.

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SOAPBOX of the week: the upshot of upset

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:50:15 +0000

“If you’ve broken the eggs, you should make the omelette.” – Sir Robert Anthony Eden, British politician

Aaahhhh, crap! You dropped the ball and somehow missed that crucial appointment or forgot a birthday; totally bombed a performance or royally embarrassed yourself in front of someone important. You know it the moment it happens, and you literally feel like the world is about to collapse. Perhaps you even wish it might open up and swallow you whole! Even with the most calculated gameplans and benevolent intentions, we all screw up something every day…and sometimes more than once! On top of that, we make mini-mistakes left and right without realizing it. After all, we’re only human, right? Thought armed with 5 senses, 4 limbs, and 1 brain, the hands of time challenge us with a mere 24 hours in each day. Alas, with an out-of-control list of tasks, trips and tabulations, the fumbles are just bound to happen. But of course, not every spill is remedied with a simple “cleanup on aisle 9.” Nope, some are royal messes! Regardless of the magnitude, we have both obligation and opportunity to flip each situation back to the plus side… and who knows how surprisingly sweet the aftertaste may turn out after all. To err is human, so forgive yourself and go concoct a divine batch of lemonade.

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SOAPBOX of the week: the melody of epiphany

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:58:27 +0000

“Never underestimate the power of listening.” – Anonymous

So, you’ve heard that song a million times, tapped your foot to it, even sang along. But one random radio-logged day, your steel-trap mind somehow sifts through the memorized words to unveil eerily profound meaning and magic…and something just shifts. A veritable musical masterpiece colors your eardrums with a delightful enlightenment as the crooner sings directly to an audience of one. At once, all other soundful distraction is eclipsed; your mind’s attention is fully focused; and understanding floods through every ounce of your being. Amazing, you think, as the a-ha’s widen your eyes and lift your heart! All that from just a simple song you’ve heard a million times. Now, just think of all the points and perspectives you may have missed not truly “tuning in” to the sounds that hold much greater importance –like the voice of your loving spouse, hopeful child, overwhelmed business partner, needy friend, or special stranger… but most importantly yourself. Prick your ears to hear the music of life and listen closely to embrace the power in its blessed lyrics whispered just for you.

Copyright 2000-2010 by Kimberlie Dykeman. SUBSCRIBE to FREE feed/email HERE!
“Pure Soapbox“ available nationwide & audiobook available on iTUNES & Audible.com! A portion of the proceeds of all book sales is donated to LIVESTRONG.

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