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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 »

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