... be with. I love and I am loved. I am respected and valued for who I am – a treasure-seeking adventurer. I shine with a beautiful inner light that touches those around me.
#6) I accept others
I accept ...
... events, retreats and workshops, focused on personal growth, leadership and adventure – and motorcycles are often included. She has appeared on TV and radio shows and written for numerous print and online ...
Australians have gathered around Sydney harbour to welcome back teenager Jessica Watson from her record round-the-world sailing adventure. The 16-year-old is said to be the youngest person to sail ...
Ida Tarbell, Journalist (1857 - 1944)
Born in Pennsylvania, USA, in 1857, Tarbell was the only woman in her graduating class in 1880.
She became and investigative reporting pioneer whose stories ...
Guest blog post by author & motorcycle aficionado Liz Jansen.
Have you ever dreamed of having a great adventure? Or of doing something a bit "wild and crazy?
How about finding the road to a better life ...
During my amazing trip to Japan in November 2008, I had the incredible good fortune of staying with Fukiko Yuki Teramachi in her traditional Japanese home, which she operates as a guesthouse.
Fukiko ...
... in
Orange, Mass., after a tandem dive.
For Bockstruck, it was just another in a string of adventures in her
full life. She has traveled around the world, been married seven times,
and loves to boast ...
Getting to Abu Dhabi the first time was a real adventure.
A lady at the mission planned the trip for me and bought the ticket,
because I'd never been anywhere, except once to Chicago. That was the
only ...
Susan notes: Thanks to TED for making TED Talks downloadable and embeddable, and for providing the biographical information that goes along with them.
Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks ...
Susan notes: I've copied and pasted this biographical information and talk unabashedly from the TED website.
In this TED archive video from 1998, paralympic sprinter Aimee Mullins
talks about her ...
Alexandra David-Néel was born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David in Saint-Mandé on 24 October 1868; she died in Digne-les-Bains, on 8 September 1969 at the age of 100.
David-Neel was a Belgian-French ...
Alice Huyler Ramsey (11 November 1886 – 10 September 1983) was the first woman to drive across the United States from coast to coast.
Ramsey was born Alice Taylor Huyler, the daughter of John Edwin ...
If you ever wondered what true exhaustion feels like, or claustrophobia,
or utter loneliness for human companionship, Katie Spotz can
enlighten you.
And if you wonder whether these things can indeed ...
... up to be. Yes, I had moved (willingly), from my native Canada to the United Arab Emirates, excited at the prospect of adventures abroad. And yes, life was relatively carefree, but I often felt out of ...
Amelia Mary Earhart (born July 24, 1897; missing July 2, 1937; declared legally dead January 5, 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer and author.
Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished ...
... together hasn’t been any less of new learning, inspirations and adventures. We spent two weeks in Cambodia and three weeks in Indonesia.
I was worried that people will not be interested, whatsoever, ...
Annie Oakley (August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926), born Phoebe Ann Mosey, was an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter.
Oakley's amazing talent and timely rise to fame led to a starring role in ...
... report:
I visited Tiananmen Square in May 2004 on a Gulf for Good adventure challenge to The Great Wall of China.
While in the Square, I felt deeply moved as I walked in the same place
where ...
Nancy Bird-Walton was born in the New South Wales north coast town of Kew in 1915.
Walton became the first female pilot to get her commercial pilot's licence at the age of 19.
She wanted to fly from ...
... adventure. It occurs to me that being a survivor is kind of like riding a bike...
When I was about 7 or 8 years old my father was teaching me how to ride bike. He held onto the seat and I started pedaling. ...
... Jazeerah ran this report: I visited Tiananmen Square in May 2004 on a Gulf for Good adventure challenge to The Great Wall of China. While in the Square, I felt deeply moved as I walked in the ...
... Studies. Laufenberg’s latest adventure finds her at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. SLA, one of Philadelphia’s newer high schools, in partnership with the Franklin Institute. The approach ...
Susan notes: as usual, this message from the Daily Om came at exactly the right time for me. Maybe it’s the right time for you too... Each human life has the potential to be dramatic, thrilling, and ...
... theory, Morgan's adventure was chronicled in the 1998 BBC documentary The Aquatic Ape.
Morgan is well respected in both the scientific and entertainment
worlds. She's an award-winning television writer (she ...
Susan notes: find out more about Al Qasimi at these links.
TEDxDubai 2010| Elham Qasimi from Giorgio Ungania on Vimeo.
Susan notes: Thanks to ...
... Grow
and The Seeker’s Guide: Making Your Life a Spiritual Adventure. For more
than 30 years Lesser has worked with leading figures in the fields of
healing—healing self and healing society.
For the ...
... her Klemm. Stephens and travel-adventure writer Richard Halliburton were flying around the world in a Stearman C-3B biplane, they called the Flying Carpet. She accompanied them on part of their flight, ...
... a 75-year career. What keeps her work as fresh today (her latest line debuted in 2008) as in 1926? Her sense of play and beauty, and her drive for adventure. Listen for stories from a rich, colorful life. ...
... my core, and the lyrics caused me to reflect on youth, travel, adventure, love, loss, life, and what it means to be free. Almost a year ago, Josh, Shane and Sarah, three Americans in their late 20s, ...
... and lots of action. Here's what she had to say about the Australia trip:
Hoffmeister's epic adventure is documented by journalist and marathon kayaker Joe Glickman in the page-turner Fearless: ...
February 9, 2010, update from the Dubai Today show (weekdays 09:00 - 12:00 on Dubai 103.8): Jessica Swann, broadcaster extraordinaire, and Mohammed Parham Awadhi, co-founder of Wild Peeta, interview ...
... movie
debuting on YouTube this week.
It's called The Girl Scout Law
Adventure, and it made me think of British Petroleum and the Gulf debacle.
I found The Girl Scout Law on the Girl Scout ...
... 92-year-old Sky Diver Still Finding Adventure Never Too Old To Salsa Music, Dance & More On AWR
Thanks to: Lynn Harris Author of Unwritten Rules: What Women Need To Know About Leading In Today' ...
The Goddess Project is a feature length documentary that captures the lives of empowered women across America.
Through the lens of three young women in their 20's, this film is an intimate look at ...
... therapy expert, Hedy Schleifer "crosses the bridge" with TEDxTelAviv audience and brings laughter and passion to the adventure of learning the art of listening. Hedy Schleifer is a Licensed Mental Health ...
I think I wrote the post below in about 2008.
I know I took the pink hair selfie above in June 2015.
Some things never change.
I don’t fit in. Never have. Maybe never will. And while the ...
... … she’s sometimes naïve or too trusting in people. She also does have more than one ditzy moment. However, she is a good person and always has a positive outlook, which makes every day an adventure and ...
Being a vagabond and a nomad, (a cowgirl on the road as it were), has its up and downs.
On the one hand, travel is all about adventure, experiencing new stuff, and often being outside of your comfort ...
Janet Guthrie (born March 7, 1938, in Iowa City, Iowa) is a retired professional race car driver and the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500. Guthrie was ...
Katherine Anne "Katie" Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American journalist and author.
She serves as Special Correspondent for ABC News, contributing to ABC World News, Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning ...
... Lowell Thomas Award for travel writing. His work has appeared in Outside, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Adventure, Backpacker, Canoe & Kayak, and leading national newspapers. His books include To ...
Updated January 30, 2016: Thank you once again Margaret Moth for a life will lived. You are remembered.
Susan's update, March 21, 2010: CNN reports that Margaret Moth, a woman whose courage almost ...
... the can-do attitude of humanitarian Maria Conceicao, the founder of the Maria Christina Foundation, who is about to set off on her latest adventure.
Conceicao, from Portugal, will brave the freezing temperatures ...
After graduating from the University of Virginia in 2006, Milena worked for several years as an investment banker at JPMorgan in New York City.
Craving adventure and purpose, she quit her job after 2.5 ...
Nellie Bly (May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922) was the pen name of pioneer female journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran.
She remains notable for two feats: a record-breaking trip around the world in emulation ...
... films from a wide range of genres, including the comedy Waking Up in Reno (2002), the thriller Gothika (2003), the Christmas movie Noel (2004), the action adventure Sahara (2005), the animated G-Force ...
Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly known as "The Bandit Queen", was an Indian dacoit (bandit) and later a politician. She was notorious across India during her time as a bandit. Phoolan ...
Susan notes: from sand to snow and back again - an interesting interview with a brave, thoughtful and driven young Emirati woman who has become a heroine to her countrywomen and men in the United Arab ...