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And he said: “It was because of my daughter.” It was a speech at the conference on social entrepreneurship in Ontario. Wally B. Hawley, venture capitalist, was presenting about partnerships, contacts,...
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View ArticleHow Mahatma Gandhi Teaches Us: To Be…Love and Change, Start with You Now
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View ArticleBeautiful Thoughts, Part 3: Fill Your Mind With Gratitude
It flows through your body, your soul and is a life force… It will reach everyone you come in contact with. It will make your heart happy, your mind clear, your body glowing. You are flushed with rosy...
View ArticleLove Be With Me-From St.Patrick
Love Be With Me Love with me, Love before me, Love behind me, Love in me, Love beneath me, Love above me, Love on my right, Love on my left, Love where I lie, Love where I sit, Love where I arise,...
View ArticleThe Best Way To Save The World
“The best way to save the world” “The best way to save the world is to rule out of ourselves anything that is unlike God, or good. When we can with the sage pray, “Dear God, reform the world beginning...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: Deal with the Complete Person – Zig Ziglar
“Man is tridimensional (physical, mental, and spiritual). I deal with the complete person. This is the only way to have complete success.” – Zig Ziglar We can’t just deal with people from one...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: “Man Was Never Intended to Become an Oyster”– Theodore...
“Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.” – Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was a true action man. He tumbled down the rivers of Brazil in turbulent times in...
View ArticleThe Classic Pamela Positive: Sticking with the Beauty of Loving Yourself and...
In this article by fellow Fast Company blogger, Alicia Morga, advised: “Adopt the Cindy Crawford motto: no flaws…stick with the beauty of loving yourself and others.” As Cindy Crawford says, “Never...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: “Be Clear About What Is Truly Essential”
Marine corps officer Robert J. Wicks shares with us some important lessons on life and nature. Rather than read, he encourages us to reflect. If we face a challenge, we can act not from anger but...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: “UnConference Room” Your Meeting with a Peaceful Banyan...
There are many images that come to mind when we think of Asia, from dragons to beautiful beaches, spanning varied cultures. One of my favorite views is that of the banyan tree, for it must be strongly...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: “Manifest Plainness, Embrace Simplicity. Reduce...
“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity. Reduce selfishness, have few desires.” – Lao Tzu Lao Tzu’s counsel helps us to keep life pure. If we are running from one activity to the next, we are...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: “A Selfless Person Is More Concerned About the Happiness...
“A selfless person is one who is more concerned about the happiness and well-being of another than about his or her own convenience or comfort, one who is willing to serve another when it is neither...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: “Do What’s Right For You…Nothing Good Happens Out of Fear.”
“Do what’s right for you…nothing good happens out of fear.” – Juliana Margulies Juliana is an accomplished actress with ER and The Good Wife. As an actress, she faces fear continually in performing...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: A Home Should Be…
A home should be inspiring. All the objects in your home should reinforce your values and character. Home should be a respite of calm and peace, and a reflection of who you are. A home should...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: “A Fit Soul”– Dominic Novak
“I learned that a fit body is nothing without a fit soul.” – Dominic Novak Dominic Novak is the President, owner and lead trainer of Peak Physique in Greenwich, Connecticut. He has been in the fitness...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: Better To Make a Few Mistakes Being Natural
“Better to make a few mistakes being natural than to do everything out of a feeling of worry.” – The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, Dr. Benjamin Spock, 1946 It’s better to make a few...
View ArticleThe Pamela Positive: Loyalty to Those Not Present
“One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present. When you defend those who are absent, you...
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