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Penny for Your Thoughts

Administrator — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:08:51 +0000

So, Happy Monday! You often read what I have to say…and now, it’s your turn! What do you have to say? I hope you will comment here, email me, or message me on Facebook with what you are thinking about and what you would like to hear more about this year. I am interested in our readers and what YOU want! (Or, if no one is out there reading, this will let us know that, too…if no one participates, we may just….) Please, don’t let me down now! I take time from my busy schedule to write for us…and I would like this blog to continue to be meaningful for you.

Are you up for the challenge? Inquiring minds want to know…!

Contest Update

Administrator — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:44:30 +0000

Here is a contest prize update:

First prize (1)–MPower Music CD (tunes will be announced shortly)

Second prize (2)–MPower Flower designer tshirts (choice of black, brown, pink, blue, lime)

Third prize (3)–MPower Flower logo bags (large enough for groceries or beach/yoga/exercise stuff)

To enter:

(A) write a guest blog (topic can be anything appropriate to Mpowering yourself, your marriage, your children, your friends, or an empowering moment). 200-400 words (edited). Submit blogs through FB message to one of us or through Contact Us on our site.

(B) cut and paste the following on your facebook status–and for every fan we gain because of you, you will both be entered to win (note: please remember to write your name & your referring friend’s name on our wall so you get credit for your awesomeness!):

Become a fan of http://mpowergen.com like me & you and I will be entered in a contest to win a fabulous prize!!!! Paste this as your status, fan us, write your name & the person who referred you on our wall & you are both entered to win!!!!

Now, get busy and be Mpowered!!!

MPower Music Contest

Administrator — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:05:39 +0000

So, instead of our traditional Tuesday Guest Blog, we are announcing the first MPower Music contest. We are gathering lists of Mpowering songs (if you have any ideas, you can post in comments here or on our Facebook fan page). There are two ways to enter, and you can do either one as often as you would like.

The first way to enter is to write a guest blog. The blog topic can be anything appropriate to Mpowering yourself, your marriage, your children, your friends, or an empowering moment. The blog should be 200-400 words and will be open to our editor’s assistance. Submit blogs through FB message to one of us or through Contact Us on our site.

The second way is to cut and paste the following on your facebook status–and for every fan we gain because of you, you will both be entered to win (note: please remember to write your name & your referring friend’s name on our wall so you get credit for your awesomeness!):

Become a fan of www.mpowergen.com on Facebook like me & you and I will be entered in a contest to win a fabulous prize!!!!

“The prize?” you inquire…well, the prize is a free to you amazingly awesome CD of Mpower music, of course–just for you for guest blogging or spreading the word about us to your friends!!!
Now, get busy and be Mpowered!!!

Bloggg

Administrator — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:33:34 +0000

So, yesterday I didn’t write my blog like I usually do on Wednesday. It wasn’t that I didn’t try. In fact I had been trying for two days to think of something worth writing in a blog, but the words simply didn’t come.

I couldn’t think of anything inspiring to share with you or words that would give you solace in a challenging time. The reason for this is that over the last week or so my life has been taking unexpected, devastating falls bringing me deeper and deeper into the pit of despair that has temporarily become my life. Not fun. Some difficult news came last Tuesday that made my complicated and stressful life more complicated and stressful. As hard to swallow as that news was, I made an effort to keep things level headed without any kind of significant break down over the holidays, and basically succeeded. I did my best to not let it take over, even though it was resting heavily on my mind. That was a good thing. The holidays were wonderful and I was thankfully able to enjoy them despite the struggles.

Last Saturday meant a dive back into reality for me as I started to gather more details that needed to go into the mix for my difficult decisions ahead. As I was coping with that, some even more-totally unrelated-news came on Monday that made matters worse bringing me into some of the most difficult of times I’ve faced. All I could seem to think about was the horrible situation that I had been placed in almost completely out of my control. That was why I didn’t have anything to say. My world was colored by tragedy and dismay to the point that everything seemed totally awful. Even the good things in life seemed insignificant in comparison to the devastation.

I hate being in that place where everything seems bad and rotten. So this morning I woke up and decided to bring the levels of negativity down. I had to choose not to let this devastation take over every waking minute of my life anymore. Yes, my challenges are still totally present in my life. However, there is a time and a place for them which doesn’t need to be dominating my life for more than a couple of days.

So for you and for me there is only so much time we can spend in agony before we pick ourselves up again. We cannot spend every day complaining over the misfortunes of our lives for they will be easily found as long as we live. Some things are harder to deal with than others and for those things we must allow ourselves time to heal. Something I am working hard to learn how to do is let things be what they are, especially the things that are out of my control.