This week Awesome Stories brings you feeding souls, gratitude, and courage. Feeding Souls MacKenzie Hinson is a very special young woman. She started the Make A Difference Food Pantry in Mt. Olive NC at age 10 as her way of giving back to the community for helping her family through a hard time. At 13,…
This week Awesome Stories brings you DIY homes, hopelessness, and courage. DIY Homes I’ve always loved the flowing lines of dome homes and these DIY ones from DomeGaia look beautiful. They also seem like a lot of work. If you’re willing to invest a lot of labor, they estimate you can build a dome home…
This week Awesome Stories brings you the cowboy life, gypsy goats, and the gifts of resiliency. The Cowboy Life I found this conversation with Jim Brooks very interesting. Jim is a black man with a passion for the cowboy life, horses, music, and more. He seems to have followed his passions all through his life…
Glennon’s recent post knocked me down and lifted me back up. Her post on meltdowns sent me on an emotional roller coaster. Reading her post, I was sad, angry, awed, inspired and a bundle of raw emotions. I totally relate to her experience of college, and feeling lost and out of place. Somehow I managed…
The Power of Vulnerability The wound is the place where the Light enters you. ~ Rumi Rumi’s quote reminds me that vulnerability is often a gateway for intimacy, both with myself and others. I was talking to a friend at Unity recently and she mentioned how much see enjoyed my post on Bitter Medicine. She…
Welcome to Awesome Stories. Get ready to love, smile and be awesome. Do you have what it takes to be a great leader? According to Jane Harper, it takes “humbitious”, a unique blend of humbleness and ambition, leaders to create innovation and creativity. She sites IBM research stating “We notice that by far the lion’s share of world-changing luminaries…
writing to freedom 