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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Stephen Hopson Interview with Barbara Swafford of Blogging without a Blog, Part II of II

October 28th, 2008 at 7:00 pm » Comments (39)

My goodness where did the time go?  It was just a week ago when we aired Part I of my interview with Barbara Swafford but it felt like it happened ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #50

October 24th, 2008 at 10:03 am » Comments (29)

[caption id="attachment_721" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="View outside my office window Thursday morning"][/caption] As I sit here Thursday morning, I am feeling a burst of incredible sense of gratitude that it only made ...more »

Stephen Hopson Interview with Barbara Swafford of Blogging without a Blog, Part I of II

October 21st, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Comments (57)

Ok, it looks like we're back to interviewing people again after a few absent weeks.    Sorry about that folks! Now the blogger I'm about to introduce you to was brought to ...more »

Weekend Update: Six Ways I Managed to Win the Humorous Speech District Finals

October 19th, 2008 at 11:02 pm » Comments (29)

[caption id="attachment_693" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="District Humorous Speech Contest First Place Trophy"][/caption] If you've been following my journey on the Toastmasters Humorous Speech Contest in the last month or so, you know ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #49

October 17th, 2008 at 9:45 am » Comments (6)

Well, hello there my good friends! How is everything going with you?  Are you holding up okay despite the yo-yo behavior of the stock market and the results of the third ...more »

Raw Food Journey: Let’s Clear Up Some Myths

October 12th, 2008 at 10:56 pm » Comments (24)

At the end of my post, "Update on the Raw Food 30-Day Experiment" last week, I put it out there to the community and asked if this experience was something ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #48

October 9th, 2008 at 9:00 pm » Comments (2)

As I sit here and write this gratitude post, I'm admiring the flood of sunshine splashing all over the place outside.  The sky is crystal blue and the air is ...more »

Update on the Raw Food 30-Day Experiment

October 8th, 2008 at 6:00 pm » Comments (28)

I am incredulous how quickly 30 days have whizzed by because I really wanted to give you a week-by-week progress report on this new lifestyle like I did with the ...more »

Stephen Hopson Interview with Jennifer Abbott of Principles of Peace, Part II of II

October 7th, 2008 at 9:00 pm » Comments (25)

Last week's Part I interview with Jennifer Abbott was a hoot - it elicited tremendous amount of response from the Adversity University community!   It generated a record amount of interest ...more »

Inspirational Luminary Announcement

October 7th, 2008 at 9:50 am » Comments (2)

Today, Tuesday, October 7, 2008 is the day I am the featured inspirational luminary on InspireMeToday.com, a website that provides the Best of the Best Inspiration Daily from different luminaries. Go ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #47

October 3rd, 2008 at 9:30 am » Comments (9)

From Sarah Ban Breathnach's "The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude": "Gratitude is the most passionate transformative force in the cosmos.  When we offer thanks to God or to another human being, ...more »