Reblogged from National Domestic Violence Survivor Law Project: The story of my past experiences with domestic violence and how I have moved forward throughout the years to provide advocacy to others. Being a survivor from domestic violence can mean many things to many different people. Here is my story, and my journey after that in [...]
Archive for the ‘A Way With Words’ Category
Tell Somebody Campaign
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, DV Warrior, Health, Healthy Living, humanity, Law & Legislation, News, Our Heroes, Relationships, Society, Survivors, Victimology, Violence, tagged Glamour Magazine, National Domestic Violence Hotline, Tell Somebody Campaign on July 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Domestic Violence is no joke. Glamour and the National Domestic Violence Hotline are working on a campaign called, “Tell Somebody Campaign”. Click on the video below to learn more about what you can do to help stop domestic violence in your area. http://www.glamour.com/tell-somebody/video/2011/05/tell-somebody-help-put-an-end-to-relationship-violence #DVWarrior
Lymphedema Fashion Scarf
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Creativity, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Lymphedema, Society, Survivors on July 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
As one that has Lymphedema in the legs since 2004, I just love it when folks can come up with creative solutions to the fashion of having to wear unslightly compression garments, which always lead to questions of “What did you do to your leg/arm?” ”Is it going to go away?” ”Is it just water [...]
Compassion Fatigue
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Customer Service, DV Warrior, Education, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Keeping in Touch, Love, Positivism, Procrastination, Relationships, Self Help Sites, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Survivors, Volunteering on July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue Some of the tell tale signs of compassion fatigue are listed below. Lack of enjoyment in day to day activities Not deriving any joy from things that used to excite the person earlier Difficulty in concentrating in any task Feelings of anxiety and perpetual fear Feelings of irritability triggered by trivial [...]
So how do you get empathy, anyway?
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Beyond Words Live, Business Ethics, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, DV Warrior, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Love, Positivism, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Volunteering on July 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Empathy can be literally defined as: em·pa·thy [ émpəthee ] understanding of another’s feelings:the ability to identify with and understand somebody else’s feelings or difficulties attribution of feelings to an object:the transfer of somebody’s own feelings and emotions to an object such as a painting [ Early 20th century. < Greek empatheia "affection, passion" ] Ashoka Fellow Molly Barker, Founder of Girls [...]
Personal Fundraising Page for Kathryn Benefiting the Lymphatic Research of the Lymphatic Research Foundation!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Advocacy Reports, Beyond Words Live, Economic Recession, Education, Fund Raising, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, humanity, Insurance Reform, Keeping in Touch, Lymphedema, News, Our Heroes, Relationships, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Storytelling, Survivors, Volunteering on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Kathryn’s Story Please join me in the fundraising effort for this organization, the Lymphatic Research Foundation who strives to find a cure for Lymphedema. In 2004, when a suburban hit me in an intersection and spun me around, my knees hit the steering wheel hard. At the time, I didn’t have medical insurance; just the [...]
And, speaking of childhood trauma…
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Advocacy Reports, Childhood Trauma, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, humanity, Language Growth, Law & Legislation, Mental Illness, Parenting, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Survivors, Violence, Volunteering on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides a great fact sheet resource to Domestic Violence and Children: Questions and Answers for Domestic Violence Project Advocates, answering such questions as: How do children react to domestic violence? What are some typical short-term responses? What about children’s responses in the long term? What are the factors that [...]
A Creative Way to Raise a Legal Fees Owed by a Victim
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Cartoon, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Fund Raising, humanity, News, Positivism, Relationships, Society, Violence, Volunteering, tagged Court System, Domestic Violence, Fund Raising, Revictimization, Victim Support on June 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just happened upon this today. You’ll just need to read the article to understand the full scope: Reposted article for quick viewing here: In case you hadn’t heard the latest news to make you doubt the basic humanity of the people around you, several years ago a 16-year-old cheerleader from Silsbee High School in Texas [...]
An Embarrassing Comment Upon Politicians
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Economic Recession, Humor & Laughter, Politics, tagged Drama, Moral Dilemma, Political Antics, Politicians on June 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, my! I just can’t believe that it has come down to discussing politician’s many love lives and infidelities, and let that drama get in way of what is truly underlying on the the important aspects of getting us out of this economic “bliss” and recession. Don’t get me wrong — when we vote a [...]
Hello, again!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Domestic Violence, DV Warrior, Victimology, Violence, Volunteering, tagged advocate, Blogger, Domestic Violence on June 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The other day, I popped onto the site and realized just how long it has been since I have been on this site writing and sharing with you all various tidbits of interest that embarked upon various issues — especially domestic violence issues — mixed in with a variety of diverse things. What have I [...]
The “Myth” of Domestic Violence Being Worse on Superbowl Sunday
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, News, Our Heroes, Relationships, Society, Victimology, Violence, Well said!, tagged dispelling, domestic, myth, Sunday, Superbowl, Violence on February 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
OMG, just read a blog posting that an author stated that, “There is an oft-repeated, but false, myth that Super Bowl Sunday is the worst day for violence against women.” Of course, the author then adds, “Would that it were that easy. Domestic violence doesn’t care what day it is. It is an every day [...]
I wish you enough….
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Customer Service, Great Quotes, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Keeping in Touch, Love, Mission Work, National Day of Prayer, Our Heroes, Parenting, Positivism, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Storytelling, Well said!, tagged blessing, enough, gratefulness, I, thankfulness, wish, you on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just something inspirational to share with you today: “I Wish You Enough Recently, I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at a regional airport. They had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.” She in turn said, [...]
Do you ever feel like you have one of these days???? :)
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Cartoon, Creativity, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Our Heroes, Positivism, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Violence, Well said!, tagged Advocacy, against, focus, help, me, the, world, you on January 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Victim Advocacy
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Love, Positivism, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Well said!, tagged Advocacy, bereavement, Blessings, death, life, victim on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Life isn’t perfect — it never really is. A man lost his wife tonight who he had been married to for 14 years, dated for 10, and known each other as children growing up. I have been on many victim bereavement calls after the death of a person. They all take you back in a [...]
Scarlet Letter?
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Career, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Elderly, Health, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Love, Relationships, Self Marketing, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Well said!, tagged ambition, appearance, clothes, goal, gootah, hope, looking, looks, Love, man, marriage, relationship, right, sexy on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I awakened at my Alzhiemer’s client’s home to find that she is distraught over her cat. She threw her cat out the door after the cat appearing to have changed colors (say what?). She said that the cat turned pink. After seeing the cat last night myself and wondering if the cat were pregnant [...]
No joy stolen today!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Creative Ideas, Creativity, De-Cluttering, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Trainings & Conferences, Victimology, Well said!, tagged Advocacy, bump, Career, focus, joy, plans, steal, stolen on January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just had a bump in some plans… lol. While I didn’t get the FT position that I was vying for, I did get a raise finally that I really should have received back in October. I am just thankful that I did get that much good news today. Just took of the 9th quote for [...]
No Stealing the Joy!!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Career, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Domestic Violence, Elderly, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Positivism, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged joy, no, stealing on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is the first morning that I have felt half way awake since I woke up on Saturday afternoon b/c I then left Saturday night to work a shift from 6pm Saturday night until 2pm Sunday with an Alzhiemers client. When I arrived her, there was a new shift person that was there for the [...]
I believe — do you???
Posted in A Way With Words, Babies, Being famous, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Keeping in Touch, Love, Recycling, Relationships, Self Marketing, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Well said!, tagged are, background, become, believe, circumstances, form, I, responsible, we, who on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Remaining Positive?
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Blogging, Business Ethics, Career, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Elderly, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Job/Careers Search, Love, Mental Illness, Positivism, Procrastination, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Volunteering, Well said!, Writing, tagged abandon, achievements, Advocacy, advocate, care, discouragement, dreams, Elderly, encouragement, expectations, life, pay, positive, remaining, values on January 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Actually written 1/2/08:) I saw a bumper sticker the other day and was puzzled slightly by what it said — “Those who abandon their dreams, will discourage others.” Although I wrote it on my hand, and later on in my datebook journal I received as a Christmas gift, it just didn’t make sense to me [...]
May we all feel changes for 2008,
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Holiday Celebrations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, President George Bush, Savage Chickens, Society, tagged celebration, Changes, Day, Happy, New, Resolutions, Year's on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
unlike our favorite chickens! lol…
Possible Goal for the New Year?
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Art, Blogging, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, De-Cluttering, Great Quotes, Health, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Love, Mission Work, Procrastination, Recycling, Relationships, Research, Self Marketing, Self Promotion, Sexual Assault, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Well said!, Writing, writing research, tagged birth, cycle, death, Desire, divorce, Domestic Violence, focus, future, Goals, happiness, hope, inspiration, life, marriage, Mission, New, opportunity, Oprah, Resolutions, Stability, statement, Year's on December 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Received Oprah’s “Today’s Mission Calendar Inspiration” email today wherein in the first paragraph it states about the January issue, “Let the hot air out of the self-esteem balloon–and find a more stable basis for carrying yourself through the world.” What a great quote! Wow! Isn’t that a formidable quest at times??? A more stable basis for [...]
As Allergy Ridden as I am….
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Society, Viruses, Weather, tagged allergies, allergy, cats, cedar, dander, fever, Heathcliff, nose, pollen, stuffed, suffering on December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I sure feel like Heathcliff — excepting it has been ongoing for the past couple of weeks…and, I suspect, it isn’t going away anytime soon. I saw something big, black and furry scurry aross the ditch along the roadway on the way into work tonight — it could have been a skunk that sprayed me [...]
As Families Grow and Expand,
Posted in A Way With Words, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Holiday Celebrations, Human Relations, Relationships, Shopping, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged Christmas, Day, Eve, family, figgy, happiness, Happy, Merry, pudding, tradition on December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
so do the family traditions. It is time for my daughter to develop new traditions with her new family with the onset of their baby girl this past June. They are quickly learning how to adjust to meeting each sides’ family to continue Christmas family traditions. Because I have to work today and tomorrow, I [...]
Old Fashioned Caroling???
Posted in A Way With Words, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Mission Work, Music Collections, Music Events, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Volunteering, Youth on December 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Gone seem to be the days when the neighbors would gather at someone’s home, practice some caroling songs that they would be singing, have hot chocolate and goodies to warm themselves up, put on their scarves and mittens, and head out the door to sing from house to house in their neighborhood. Why would that [...]
In the times of religious acknowledgment…
Posted in A Way With Words, Censorship, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, Politics, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged book, Chanukah, Christmas, Church, faith, God, Happy, Jim, Merry, Politics, Public Radio, State, Viewpoint, Wallis on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
especially in the world of the media and politics which can often grey out some black and white viewpoints, leaving folks not knowing whether they stand for what they believe in or believe in what they stand for, an author comes forward and writes a book entitled, God’s Politics: Why the Right gets it Wrong [...]
Creative Career Marketing!
Posted in A Way With Words, Career, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Marketing Ideas, Self Marketing, Society, Spiritual, Telemarketers, Well said!, tagged Advantage, Career, Chimney, Christmas, Claus, Creative, Helper, Marketing, Moment, Santa, Sweeper on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Not too sure that it is going to work for the Easter Bunny too, though!!
Mike Huckabee on the “floating cross” image…
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Censorship, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Politics, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged adknowledgment, Christmas, faith, Merry, public, Religion, wishing on December 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
and the overreaction of the criticism of his message to wish everyone a Merry Christmas in one of his recent messages on tv. This video is from the Today Show appearance… [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKMDJ46G4M4] It is such a shame that folks have to be intimidated by expressing a simple greeting based on their religious belief. Gone are [...]
A Naughty Balloon: Good Grief!
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Cartoon, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Humor & Laughter, Relationships, Religion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged Accountable, Christmas, Naughty, Nice, Santa, visit on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What happend to the giving of the lump of coal in the stocking??? Can you imagine the psychiatrist bill in overcoming a child’s potential emotional impact from being degraded and humiliated by carrying a balloon marked “Naughty!”??? Of course, on the other hand, if the child deserved it though, is it good to hold them [...]
Chris Taylor: Stay Wild…
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Music Events, Relationships, San Antonio Music, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Texas Music, You Tube Videos, tagged Artist, Chris, Music, San Antonio, Stay, Taylor, Wild on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Congrats, Chris, on your new marriage…. [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaH4iJVdcPU] See Chris’ page on MySpace — http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=54285664
Maybe a change of uniforms is necessary???
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Marketing Ideas, Relationships, Self Marketing, Shopping, Society, Sports, tagged footlocker, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, referree, uniform on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas Elf Annoyances??
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Humor & Laughter, Relationships, Religion, Savage Chickens, Society, tagged Annoyances, Christmas, Elf, Elves, Holiday on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Powerful Speech by Evel Knievel on God!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Being famous, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, National Day of Prayer, Our Heroes, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Storytelling, Well said!, You Tube Videos, tagged Evel, God, Knievel, Testimony on December 17, 2007 | 5 Comments »
[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZVNOGtEINw]
Ordered one of those programs on tvs…
Posted in A Way With Words, Adademia, Career, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Education, Finance, Fund Raising, Human Relations, Internet Savvy, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Marketing Ideas, Procrastination, Realty, Self Help Sites, Self Marketing, Self Promotion, Shopping, Society, Telemarketers on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
that promise to instruct you how to make it rich selling real estate. Although I suspect that it won’t be all that it purports to be, I am hoping that I, at least, learn a few things from it. Has anyone ever found these programs helpful to direct you to the appropriate sources??? See more [...]
Not necessarily a “God Bless You!”,
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged fuzzies, Warm on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
but it was a very kind note that I received from a scheduler today, “Just taking a moment to say hellow and thank you for all the wonderful work you do for our clients and FE. Thank you for always brightening my day, and for puting up with my always being scatterbrained! We are very [...]
Counting “God Bless You!”s …
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Customer Service, Domestic Violence, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Mission Work, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Volunteering, Well said! on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
has become a way of my looking at life in the advocacy world when answering domestic violence calls on a daily basis… or in working with the elderly… or in my victim advocacies…. It is a way of, essentially, looking at the glass half full rather than half empty. Instead of going home a bit [...]
Still working on finding the Feng Shui…
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Environmental Concerns, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Procrastination, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged Feng Shui on December 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
in my apartment. It has a lot of good possibilities; however, I have been busy trying to make ends meet and have some for savings, that it never seems to find the way to the feng shui. lol… Any ideas??? See more progress on: Finding feng shui
“It’s Called Christmas with a Capital C” by Go Fish!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Austintatious, Censorship, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Language Growth, Politics, Prayer, Relationships, Religion, Shopping, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Well said!, tagged , About, All, along, C, Capital, celebration, Christians, Christmas, Fish, Go, Holiday, hope, It's, joyous, proud, sing, splendor, With on December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s about time… bring back the jingle and the jangle back into Christmas!! Make us proud of our beliefs…not having to hide them like many countries have to do in their countries. After all, being proud of our beliefs and not having to hide our thoughts, dreams, and ambitions is part of what make Americans [...]
Searching your dream job…
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Business Ethics, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Customer Service, Domestic Violence, Education, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Law & Legislation, Love, Our Heroes, Relationships, Research, Self Promotion, Society, Technology, Well said!, Youth, tagged , 50th anniversaries, 75th, ambitions, American, Career, culture, dreams, fulfilling, growing up, jobs, leaders, retirements, Society on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Does anyone actually achieve their dream job — or, is it just merely a figment of everyone’s imagination? While someone may be doing the job they absolutely love to do, it may not pay all that well and they have to struggle to make ends meet. Additionally, family members or friends may look down upon [...]
Where do you think it would be the quietest place???
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Relationships, Savage Chickens, Society, Violence, Well said! on December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tired of Storytelling??? ;)
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Parenting, Procrastination, Relationships, Savage Chickens, Society, Storytelling, Well said!, Youth on December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Reasons to be Thankful…
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Our Heroes, Parenting, Pets, Relationships, Self Marketing, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Well said!, tagged , anniversary, Blessings, cats, Football, Gibson, gift, Grateful, joel, Moobaby, olsteen, parents, Thankful, Thanksgiving Day, today, Turkey, wedding on November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1. I am alive and survived the 5th year after the death of my late husband! 2. I have a beautiful daughter who has a loving hubby who both have a beautiful daughter (my first Granddaughter) born this year! 3. I have parents who will share a 50th Wedding Anniversary this year! 4. I have [...]
While everything comes to a standstill during the holidays,
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Customer Service, Entertainment, Health, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Love, Our Heroes, Parenting, Pets, Relationships, Shopping, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Travels, tagged care, caring, giving, happiness, Holiday, sacrifice, splendor, time on November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
it is oftentimes that the social service industry is often at its busiest of times. Pet sitters are needed for the pets while folks go on trips to visit relatives during the holidays. Babysitters are needed so that the adults can go to their fabulously rocking, cheery holiday celebrations or just for some hassle free [...]
Obama Returning to Austin — Sat Nov 17th
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Armed Forces, Business Ethics, Cast your vote!, Creative Ideas, Human Relations, Iraq, News, Our Heroes, Politics, Society, War, Well said!, You Tube Videos, tagged 2008 Presidential Campaign on November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
See the inspiring speaker, Barack Obama, as he spoke in Austin on February 23, 2007: [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45jM2DKwCKI] What could be better than watching the next President of the United States at a classic Texas hillside ampitheater? It’s going to be beautiful weather, and we look forward to seeing you this Saturday afternoon at The Backyard. Who: [...]
And, the world revolves around — who???
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Cartoon, Creativity, De-Cluttering, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Relationships, Savage Chickens, Society, Well said! on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While raising my daughter, I grew up in a world that we tried to make sure that we made our children feel important although we were raising them often in two income families or a single parent family; oftentimes, overcompensating to make up for lost time. Sometimes though there are children who have been raised to [...]
Is this live or memorex??? lol….
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Art, Cartoon, Creativity, Customer Service, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Keeping in Touch, Marketing Ideas, Procrastination, Relationships, Savage Chickens, Society, Technology Support, Telemarketers, Victimology, Well said! on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lol… anyone who remembers the old Memorex commercials may know what I am talking about here!! lol…
Verteran’s Day Thanks!
Posted in 911 Remembrance, A Way With Words, Armed Forces, Criminal Justice, Human Relations, Iraq, Our Heroes, Politics, Relationships, Society, Spiritual Growth, Texas, US History, Violence, War, Well said!, tagged Veteran's Memorial Day on November 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While I am presently at work this morning, I was up in the wee hours of the morning (besides increasing my inventories on eBay and Half) watching the news blurps about the Memorial Wall of the Vietnam soldiers who didn’t make it back to the States. It made me teary eyed to think that so [...]
Aging Alphabet
Posted in A Way With Words, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Relationships, Society, Well said! on November 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Received this in an email from a friend in Canada….enjoy!!! A is for apple, and B is for boat, That used to be right, but now it won’t float! Age before beauty is what we once said, But let’s be a bit more realistic instead. A is for arthritis; B is the bad back, C [...]
PBS Sprout – a New Jolly Green Giant???
Posted in A Way With Words, Adademia, Advocacy, Babies, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Education, Entertainment, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Language Growth, News, Parenting, Relationships, Society, Well said!, Youth, tagged , 24, broadcast, children's, educational, Entertainment, hours, kids, network, PBS, programming, promotion, shows, sprout, twenty-four on November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
No, I know. Jolly Green Giant and Sprout are generally the animated characters associated with the line of vegetables that you see in your grocers’ aisles for many, many years and years throughout the past decades upon decades. Today, though, while driving from home to a meeting this afternoon, I heard that they are advocating [...]
Did you remember to set your clocks back on Sunday? lol….
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, How to, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Maxine, Relationships, Society on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously, I wish it were ever that simple!! LOL!!!
A Woman is Beautiful at any Age…
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Domestic Violence, Great Quotes, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Love, Relationships, Self Promotion, So What Campaign, Society, Spiritual Growth, Well said! on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“A woman is beautiful at any age, if she feels good about herself.” –Rose Morgan
Good Morning, Monday!! … lol ….
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Health, Healthy Living, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Savage Chickens, Society, Well said! on November 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“Grace Will Lead Me Home” – Robin Givins
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Being famous, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Great Quotes, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, Love, News, Our Heroes, Politics, Relationships, Sexual Assault, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Violence, Well said!, You Tube Videos, tagged book, domestic, Givins, grace, home, lead, me, Mike, out, Robin, speaking, Tyson, Violence, will on November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Grace will lead me home” – the title of the book she is promoting and speaking out about domestic violence, bringing home to a lot of victims of domestic exactly the fears, trials and tribulations that they have faced and feared. Check out her story in these YouTube videos: [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcZg2_BDZKo] – Robin Givins Story, Pt 1 [...]
Woodrow Landfair….
Posted in A Way With Words, Austintatious, Being famous, Blogging, Creative Ideas, Creative Writing Sites, Creativity, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Keeping in Touch, News, News Media Blog Sites, Our Heroes, Photography, Procrastination, Relationships, Research, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Stanley Wood "Pack" Landfair, Thrill Seeking, Travel, Travels, Video Documentary, writer documentation, Writing, writing research, You Tube Videos, tagged anticipation, glory, intrigue, laughter, reaching for dreams, stardom on November 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »
[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE16oMoVzCs] One leg of his life journey — the whole story yet to be unfolded before our eyes. Are you reaching for your dreams??? or, are you willing to procrastinate your entire life away??? Kat
We are shaped by…
Posted in A Way With Words, Great Quotes, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Love, Relationships, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Well said! on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Who Says Big Boys Don’t Cry??? lol…
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Pets, Relationships, Society, Well said!, tagged cry, let it out men, men, men who can cry, okay for men to cry, stigma on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Supporting Sears; Supporting Our Troops!
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Armed Forces, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Finance, Fund Raising, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Iraq, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Law & Legislation, Our Heroes, Politics, Relationships, Shopping, Society, War, Well said!, tagged beyond call of duty, salaries, Sears, Shopping, soldiers, supportive, troops on October 24, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Received this in my email today. It is comforting that some businesses can and do actually go beyond their call of duty these days; so many don’t. It is indeed a rare find and we should support those who do. See below for full story: Sears Walks the Walk… Could we each buy at [...]
Boy Suspended for Drawing
Posted in A Way With Words, Academia, Accountability, Advocacy, Art, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Education, Healthy Living, Higher Education, Human Relations, Keeping in Touch, Language Growth, Law & Legislation, Mental Illness, News, Parenting, Relationships, Society, Victimology, Violence, Youth, tagged artwork, boy, Education, expression, focus, help, meaning, outcry, overreacting, understanding on October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So frustrating is the fear of the unknown. I remember when I was mentoring a after school program in an Community Program in a poorer segment of Austin (not East Austin) and a young boy had drawn a much worse picture than this child who had been suspended. While I was alarmed that a boy [...]
Amazing Painter at it Again! Firefighter Omage!!
Posted in 911 Remembrance, A Way With Words, Art, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Great Email Sites, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Iraq, News, Our Heroes, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Well said!, You Tube Videos, tagged Firefighters, NYC on October 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZFkZiwMLZ4]
Margaret Mead – “Never doubt…”
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Art, Austintatious, Being famous, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Internet Savvy, Keeping in Touch, Law & Legislation, Love, Margaret Mead, Our Heroes, Relationships, Society, Writing on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On another domestic violence note,
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living, Internet Savvy, Law & Legislation, Law Action Alerts, Relationships, So What Campaign, Society, Victimology, Violence, What's so funny about this? on October 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
October is domestic violence month. I have a dear friend in Pennsylvania who heard one of Congresswomen speak out with the declaration of Domestic Violence Month and everything uttered out of that woman’s mouth was as if the victim is always a woman. Here, in this video below, sent to me via a Canadian friend [...]
Happiness is like a butterfly???
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Art, Being famous, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Great Quotes, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Love, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth on October 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
For Anyone That is a Pet Owner in This World….
Posted in A Way With Words, Cartoon, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Healthy Living, How to, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Pets, Relationships, Society, Technology on October 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Censorship at the Capitol of the United States?
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Censorship, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, National Day of Prayer, Our Heroes, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, US History on October 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Received this in my email today. It is amazing at what lengths people will go who “think” that they have the rights and authority to do so, when in fact they do not. Will this guy be held accountable for his actions? What do you think???? ********************************************************************************** Religious words such as God, Lord banned by [...]
Worrying is like a Rocking Chair???
Posted in A Way With Words, Counseling, Creativity, Great Quotes, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Relationships, Society on October 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but doesn’t get you anywhere. – Anonymous
Savage Chicken on Pranks!
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, How to, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Relationships, Savage Chickens, Society on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Geico’s Caveman Meets The View!!!
Posted in A Way With Words, Being famous, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Humor & Laughter, Radio-TV-Film, Relationships, Society, You Tube Videos on October 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx9vW6lHDqY] OMG! Did he just say Neil Diamond??? lol…
Battered, but not Broken — Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October 1-31, 2007)
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Counseling, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Law & Legislation, Love, Parenting, Relationships, Security, Sexual Assault, Society, Suicide, Violence, Youth on October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Fern & The Bamboo
Posted in A Way With Words, Counseling, Creativity, Healthy Living, Human Relations, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Suicide on October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One day I decided to quit…. I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality.. I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. “God”, I said. “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?” His answer surprised me… “Look around”, He said. “Do you [...]
Speed Interview!!
Posted in A Way With Words, Blogging, Business, How to, Human Relations, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Relationships, Society on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
LOL… Although my interview was comprised of a full 30 minutes, I never before in my life have felt so very rushed. As soon as I arrived (early), I was given a packet of information to read and review. Sat down for a few moments to read through it all and door opens to the [...]
Reclaiming Our Power
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Domestic Violence, Great Quotes, Love, Relationships, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual on August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Women, please let your own sun, your concentrated energy, your own submerged authentic vital power shine out from you. We are no longer the moon, Today we are truly the sun. We will build shining golden cathedrals at the top of crystal mountains, East of the Land of the Rising Sun. Women, when [...]
Homely Gift
Posted in A Way With Words, Creativity, Health, Relationships, Society on August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“By homely gift and hindered Words The human heart is told Of Nothing — ‘Nothing’ is the force That renovates the World —” –Emily Dickinson
Resolving Life’s Disdains….
Posted in A Way With Words, Armed Forces, Blogging, Criminal Justice, Great Quotes, Our Heroes, Politics, President George Bush, Security, Society, Violence, War on August 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In regards to the blog posting entitled, It has been a long night, I submitted the following response: “I certainly do understand all that. The spoken words of “Make Love, Not War” is certainly oblivious to the fact that there are people in other countries ready, willing and able to shake up our lives. 911 [...]
Human Weakness Protection
Posted in A Way With Words, Great Quotes, Relationships, Society, Spiritual on July 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Our human weakness is protected by the assistance of the angels and…in all our perils, provided faith remain with us, we are defended by the aid of spiritual powers.” -Gregory of Nyssa
Second Chance Changes?
Posted in A Way With Words, Cancer, Great Quotes, Relationships, Society, Spiritual on July 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.” – Harrison Ford Isn’t it a great way to look at the changes in our lives??????
Losing or not losing??
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Counseling, Creativity, Great Quotes, Health, Humor & Laughter, Relationships, Society on July 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“Lose your wealth, you lose nothing. Lose your health, you lose something. Lose your integrity, you lose everything.” – Stew Leonard
Fire Engine at a Dead Stop on Upper Deck of IH35
Posted in A Way With Words, Austintatious, Law & Legislation, News, Photo Projects, Society, Technology on July 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was in another part of the same highway and noticed this fire engine that decided to take the upperdeck of the highway at about 4pm that day with its lights on. Normally, not a bad decision as the traffic begins to build up later. Couldn’t get a good shot of it where it had [...]
Mema
Posted in A Way With Words, Babies, Creativity, Humor & Laughter, Parenting, Relationships, Society on June 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Well my daughter had her baby yesterday, but the day before they had the baby, they had text message calling me “Mema”. Looks like I am going to be called “Mema” when the granddaughter is old enough to say anything…. K See more progress on: Pick a name for my Granddaughter to call me
Sometimes, it is not for us to ask the reason why….
Posted in A Way With Words, Health, Humor & Laughter, Parenting, Relationships, Society on June 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
but, to just accept the why nots and proceed forward. As much as we prepare for everything, we often find ourselves never truly prepared. Take for example, today… 1. I decide to make it a day for my daughter by taking her to breakfast. 2. Then I gave her a choice of what to do [...]
Mr. Bean on Elementary Dating Guidelines…
Posted in A Way With Words, Creativity, Entertainment, Humor & Laughter, Relationships, Society, You Tube Videos on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mr. Bean can be absolutely hilarious… Enjoy!! [YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luBbtOoVOKU] For more bits of laughter, check out my HUMOR MEDICINE tab….
Angelic formations?
Posted in A Way With Words, Creativity, Great Quotes, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual on June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Limited as we are to our steadily aging bodies, we find it fascinating that angels can take any form that suits the message. A “classic” angel, with wings and all lighted up, perhaps with pale skin and eyes of blue flame, seems to be less often glimpsed than do angels in the guise of ordinary [...]
Great purpose for great people???
Posted in A Way With Words, Creativity, Great Quotes, Procrastination, Society on June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds… and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.” – Patanjali, physician and “founder” of yoga
Shirley Temple on Santa Claus:
Posted in A Way With Words, Being famous, Great Quotes, Humor & Laughter, Marketing Ideas, Shopping, Society on June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.” – Shirley Temple
Something to remember about changing….
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Being famous, Business Ethics, Counseling, Creativity, Domestic Violence, Great Quotes, Love, Parenting, Politics, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Violence, War on June 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.” – Aldous Huxley
In re Deadlines!
Posted in A Way With Words, Creativity, Great Quotes, Procrastination, Society on June 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.” – Scott Adams, Dilbert
Gold & Books…
Posted in A Way With Words, Creativity, Great Quotes, Humor & Laughter, Procrastination, Society on June 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“If you drop gold and books, pick up the books first, then the gold.” – Jewish Saying
Money is easy to make???
Posted in A Way With Words, Creativity, Great Quotes, Society on June 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Money’s easy to make if it’s money you want. But with few exceptions people don’t want money. They want luxury and they want love and they want admiration.” – John Steinbeck
Wisdom per Hoover
Posted in A Way With Words, Being famous, Counseling, Great Quotes, Parenting, Procrastination, Society on June 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next.” – Herbert Hoover
A Point to Ponder…
Posted in A Way With Words, Great Quotes, Love, Relationships, Society on June 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Point to ponder: The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
Is there hope for us? :)
Posted in A Way With Words, Being famous, Creativity, Great Quotes, Humor & Laughter, Our Heroes, Society, Travels on June 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Let us not forget that Christopher Columbus did not know where he was going. When he got back, he didn’t know where he had been. And he did it all on borrowed money. There’s hope for all of us! – Terry Braverman
6 year old Conny even amazes Simon!
Posted in A Way With Words, Art, Being famous, Creativity, Entertainment, Music Events, News, Society, You Tube Videos on June 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En0A8KGMgq8]
Words of diversity; 4 decades later, still ringing true!
Posted in A Way With Words, Being famous, Creativity, Great Quotes, Politics, Relationships, Society, Violence, War on June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” – John F. Kennedy
Never Walking Back
Posted in A Way With Words, Being famous, Creativity, Great Quotes, Relationships, Society on June 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“I’m a slow walker, but I never walk back.” – Abraham Lincoln
How would you like to be known as “LAME”???
Posted in A Way With Words, Austintatious, Entertainment, Great Quotes, Humor & Laughter, Society, Texas, Travels on May 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Visited some family in San Antonio this past weekend. Some of them told me that, like Austin has the phrase of “Keep Austin Weird”, San Antonio has adopted the phrase, “Keep San Antonio Lame”! What the heck???
UPDATE: Emilio Gonzales
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Babies, Baby Emilio Gonzales, Catarina Gonzales, Futile Care Legislation, Health, Insurance Reform, Law & Legislation, News, Parenting, Relationships, Society, Texas on May 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
See the Austin American Statesman’s article, “Emilio’s short life likely to be long remembered: Terminally ill child’s case could influence laws and debate on end-of-life care”. I couldn’t have put it to words better myself. I certainly do hope some laws do get to change. The thing is, it wasn’t just about spending more money [...]



