BLUE TRUE DREAM OF SKY

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I thank You God for this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes

(I who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any—lifted from the no
of all nothing—human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?
(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)

—e. e. cummings

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.

List Your Life Dream

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Instead of writing up and crossing things off of a bucket list, create a “life list.” Let your hopes, dreams, fears, and thoughts spill out of you and onto this list. Next to each entry, write down how that emotion or fear makes you feel—does it hold you back or empower you? This task will put you on the road to self-discovery. Knowing who you are is important in order to have relationships with others. Know thyself.

This post is an excerpt from Badass Affirmations Habit Tracker by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Shake Up the System

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Have your current circumstances have convinced you that you aren’t capable of achieving your dreams? You’re not alone. Women have often found themselves in that painful place. Maybe you’re thinking, “my kids are grown and now I want to go back to school and get my degree.” Perhaps you want to make a career change and start your own business. Or maybe you want to leave your current job to do some soul searching about what lies ahead. Wherever you find yourself, it is imperative that you remember that you are a badass. Nothing and no one can stop you from accomplishing whatever it is you have set out to do.

This post is an excerpt from Positively Badass by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

I Can Make My Dreams Come True

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“Life will move on. Life will not stop for you because you
have pain, no. You have to move on. You have to work
on everything.”
—Yusra Mardini, swimmer from the country of Syria who
competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics

“It isn’t what we say or think that defines us but what we do.”
—Jane Austen, late-eighteenth-century novelist who wrote
several classic works of literature that continue to be
loved today

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that
I have it, I am not going to be silent.”
—Madeleine Albright, politician and diplomat who served as
the US Secretary of State, the first female in history to do so

“It irritates me to be told how things have always been done.
I defy the tyranny of precedent. I cannot afford the luxury
of a closed mind. I go for anything that might improve [on]
the past.”
—Clara Barton, nurse during the Civil War who founded the
American Red Cross

“Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding
the twentieth.”
—Dame Julie Andrews, award-winning actress and singer with
a career spanning over seven decades

Affirmation Station

I will step out of my comfort zone.
I am not going to be afraid.
I can make my dreams come true.

This post is an excerpt from Positively Badass by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner

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Throughout history, women have been kept on the sidelines, told that they were not capable or good enough and that the only things they had to offer were their appearance and their ability to produce children. Today? We can strike down those stereotypes—and we should never hesitate to do so. If there is something you want to do, what are you waiting for? Dream up a goal, make a plan, and stay present in the moment as you work it out. Most importantly, do not let anyone discourage you
from stepping up to the plate and achieving that goal.

Affirmation Station

I will not be held back.
I am a woman of spirit.
I am stronger than my fear.

This post is an excerpt from Positively Badass by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Make New Friends and Keep the Old

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A new friendship is like an unripened fruit—it may become either an orange or a lemon.

—EMMA STACEY

They call it “making friends” for a reason. It takes effort, and the right ingredients.

—SANDRA GARRETT

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

—ERMA BOMBECK

Make new friends and keep the old; one is silver and the other’s gold.

—GIRL SCOUT MOTTO

Strangers are just friends waiting to happen!

—WENDY WENTWORTH

Ah, how good it feels…the hand of an old friend.

—MARY ENGELBREIT

This post is an excerpt from Friendship Isn’t a Big Thing, It’s a Million Little Things by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Sweet Sleep, Sweet Dreams for All

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Bless me, Lord, this night I pray,

Keep me safe till dawn of day,
Bless my mother and my father,
Bless my sister and my brother,
Bless each little girl and boy,
Bless them all for heavenly joy.

Amen..

– Author Unknown

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Hard Times by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Life Is Short, Don’t Blow It

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Life is like a blink of an eye,

Death is for eternity.

Therefore, life is really just a dream,

And death is the reality.

– Betty Pritchard, 1905

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Hard Times by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Know Thyself, Know Myself

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And a man said, speak to us of Self-Knowledge.

And he answered, saying:

Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.

But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart’s knowledge.

You would know in words that
which you have always known in thought.

You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams.

And it is well you should.

The hidden well-spring of your soul must needs
rise and run murmuring to the sea;

And the treasure of your infinite depths
would be revealed to your eyes.

But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown treasure;

And seek not the depths of your knowledge
with staff or sounding line.

For self is a sea boundless and measureless.

Say not, “I have found the truth”,
but rather, “I have found a truth.”

Say not, “I have found the path of the soul.”

Say rather, “I have met the soul walking upon my path.”

For the soul walks upon all paths.

The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.

The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.

– Kahlil Gibran

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Hard Times by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Desiderata

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Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;

it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

– Max Ehrmann, 1927

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Hard Times by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.