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- Your Dream of Giving Two Weeks Notice - by Submitted on May 19, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Do you like your work? Do you get a kick out of reaching the “office” daily as a park ranger, chef, teacher, truck driver, fireman, manager, waitress or hairdresser? Note this fact: what you do daily in your life affects your mind, body and spirit. If you love your ...
Views: 2008(1 vote) - Crossing the Bridge into 2015 - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Quick as a wink, Christmas faded into our rear view mirrors. Up ahead, a brand spanking New Year 2015 awaits! New possibilities! Fresh ideas! A new set of 365 days to accomplish something marvelous in your life. What actions will you take in the New Year? How will ...
Views: 1695(1 vote) - Salvaging Our Plastic Oceans: Angela Haseltine Pozzi - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge “Cultures have long heard wisdom in non-human voices: Apollo, god of music, medicine and knowledge, came to Delphi in the form of a dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz - a true rhapsody ...
Views: 1677(1 vote) - It Happened To Elvis Presley: Infidelity & Betrayal - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeOver the years, one of my friends married a beautiful woman and fathered two boys. He shared his pride with me as they grew to become men. I watched their pictures fill the entire front of his refrigerator. His boys adorned the walls of the living room and his office. Both boys graduated ...
Views: 1548(2 votes) - Speak Up About Something: Courage To Create Good In The World - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeHenry David Thoreau said, “The masses of men (and women) live lives of quiet desperation.” That equates to the fact that most people lack the courage or incentive to get involved with the great events of life within their communities, states or nations. When you attended high school or ...
Views: 1480(1 vote) - Unleash the Daring Dance Within You - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Sometimes in life, no matter your stature, success, sartorial dress, rich or modest home, friends and magnificent job—you may come to a point of getting down on yourself. If you live by modest means or in poverty, you may come to the conclusion that your life sucks all ...
Views: 1474(1 vote) - A Single Thread In The Tapestry Of Life: Tuscany, Italy - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge The mystique of bicycle travel fascinates most people. Why would anyone “endure” the pains of providing their own locomotion via pedaling rather than the comfort and speed of a car, boat, plane or train? The answer lies in the antiquity of “pedaling bliss.” It thrives ...
Views: 1432(1 vote) - Oracle of the soul: discovering gems of understanding - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeAs you grew up, you experienced different lessons along your life-path. You discovered a hot stove hurt when you touched it. A candle flame caused pain when you passed your finger over it. A rosebush thorn made your finger bleed. A bee sting caused you terrible agony. From those ...
Views: 1362(1 vote) - Emotions: The Weight of a Sack Full of Potatoes - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeIn a presentation I attended years ago, the speaker asked the audience, “How much do you think this eight ounce glass of water weighs?” After many guesses, the speaker said, “The weight depends on how far you hold it from your body and how long you hold it.” In other words, by holding the ...
Views: 1355(1 vote) - Always Sit Down Wind of Flowers - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Susan Schutz said, “Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair.” (Stopping to inhale the fragrances of flowers along your journey.) Years ago, I backpacked in Nepal, Tibet and other parts of Asia. I distinctly remember the peace and quietude of ...
Views: 1350(1 vote) - Boyan Slat: Cleaning up 300 million tons of ocean plastic - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge “Once there was the Stone Age, then the Bronze Age, and now we are in the middle of the Plastic Age,” said teenager Boyan Slat. “Ever year, we produce 300 million tons of plastic. Much of it reaches our oceans.” At 16 years of age, Boyan Slat scuba dived off Greece ...
Views: 1338(2 votes) - Death: A Tight Shoe Taken Off So You Can Find A New Way To Dance - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeLast year, seven of my lifelong friends made their transition back to the greater dimensions of the universe. One very young and the rest spread across a time line of decades. Each lived a spectacular life. You might say that each died with a grin on his or her face because they squeezed ...
Views: 1329(1 vote) - Lori L. Bell: Pedaling for Peace - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Lori Bell pedals a bicycle around the United States in order to create a much-needed discussion on America’s continual participation in wars: she pedals for peace. Bell, 49, single, and having taken a non-traditional path in her life and work career—decided America ...
Views: 1316(1 vote) - Erik Weihenmayer: Turning Into the Storm of Life - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Ray Charles learned to play the piano as he lost his vision during his childhood. In his 70 years, he scaled musical heights beyond the ordinary. Helen Keller, blind, deaf and mute, learned to read and write as she sped toward becoming one of the 20th century’s greatest ...
Views: 1315(1 vote) - Harriet Anderson: 78 Year Old Ironman Champion - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeIn 2013, Harriet Anderson raced the Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii. No big deal if you’re 25, full of muscle, pep and vinegar! You can power through the 2.4-mile swim in ocean water. You can jump on your 27-speed carbon bicycle to ram through 112 miles of hot, dry pavement. Finally, you ...
Views: 1267(1 vote) - Hold the Sky: What You Can Do About Personal Grief - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge During your journey on Earth, you face incredible moments of joy, challenge and discomfort. You never know where those “moments” may originate or for how long. In your life, you may face an accident, loss of a loved one, disintegration of a friendship or disease. A ...
Views: 1205(1 vote) - Your Subconscious Mind Works 24/7: Harness It - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Have you ever wondered where songwriters, poets, sculptors and artists come up with new ideas? How do inventors create concepts that morph into Smart Phones, miniature drones and ocean liners? Who dreams up a screenplay for a movie or the design for a new ...
Views: 1194(1 vote) - Bird Tracker on Bicycle: Dorian Anderson - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge “Have you ever observed a humming-bird moving about in an aerial dance among the flowers - a living prismatic gem.... it is a creature of such fairy-like loveliness as to mock all description.” ~W.H. Hudson, Green Mansions Individual passions glide on America’s ...
Views: 1144(1 vote) - Your Creative Mind: Unpredictable Collision of Thought and Circumstance - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeHow do ideas strike you? When do they hit? Have you heard of the phrase, “Stroke of luck…flash of insight…eureka moment!” Creativity involves anticipation mingled with uncertainty. For the record, ideas grow out of your brain through a simple yet complex capturing of creative energy. ...
Views: 1139(2 votes) - Life Choices: Confidence versus Insecurity - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this trauma. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ...
Views: 1134(1 vote) - Living In The Conversation of Your Life - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeSix days a week, I wake up early, pull on my jeans and head to the recreation center where I commit my body to a two hour workout. I swim a half-mile, lift weights, run, bicycle and meditate along with stretching in the hot tub. Why? I engage those workouts to maintain my body, mind and ...
Views: 1074(1 vote) - You Against Yourself: Which Wolf Wins? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge At one point in history, President Thomas Jefferson faced a national crisis. He said, “We have a wolf by the ears; he’s too dangerous to keep and he’s even more dangerous if we let him go.” Jefferson also spoke about his own battles within himself. You may find ...
Views: 1072(1 vote) - Life Choices: Optimism vs. Pessimism - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge “To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but great deeds. To live in faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.” Christian D. Larson (Life can be an uplifting ...
Views: 1059(1 vote) - Difference Between An Average Life Vs. A Spectacular Life - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeDo you work a nine to five disinteresting job? Do you watch four hours of television everyday after work? Are your weekends filled with powerboats, beer and grilled ribs? Do you lust for the thrill of the NFL season? Will you be remembered for contributing something significant to the world? ...
Views: 1057(2 votes) - Pulling On A Life-Coat That Fits Your Aspirations - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeToo often, countless Americans stumble out of high school into ill-suited jobs, incompatible relationships and no plans for the future. They hang with discordant jobs in order to write checks for food, rent and car payments. Without using an ounce of common sense or rational thought process, ...
Views: 1055(1 vote) - Your Brain: Where Ideas Consummate Sex - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeCreativity involves anticipation mingled with uncertainty. For the record, ideas grow out of your brain through a simple yet complex union of egg and creative energy. What mental soil allows you to become a songwriter, poet, artist or inventor? Why do some of us “pop” with ideas while ...
Views: 1046(1 vote) - Your Creative Mind: Unpredictable Collision of Thought and Circumstance - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeHow do ideas strike you? When do they hit? Have you heard of the phrase, “Stroke of luck…flash of insight…eureka moment!” Creativity involves anticipation mingled with uncertainty. For the record, ideas grow out of your brain through a simple yet complex capturing of creative energy. ...
Views: 1043(2 votes) - Pulling On A Life-Coat That Fits Your Aspirations - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeToo often, countless Americans stumble out of high school into ill-suited jobs, incompatible relationships and no plans for the future. They hang with discordant jobs in order to write checks for food, rent and car payments. Without using an ounce of common sense or rational thought process, ...
Views: 1042(1 vote) - Fleeting Pleasures: Manufactured Happiness - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Today, you may take a trip to Disney World for the ride of a lifetime. A quick excursion on a Caribbean cruise promises to whisk you away from the world’s troubles. Drug stores offer pills to cure your headaches, insomnia and sexual dysfunction. A gleaming car races ...
Views: 1038(1 vote) - Illusion of Being Right: High Level Fear Wearing A Mask - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeWe humans make judgments on just about everything that comes into our eyesight. We judge ourselves when we look into the mirror in the morning. We judge our friends by the cars they drive. We judge strangers by the clothes they wear. We judge incessantly beyond the borders of our ...
Views: 1036(1 vote) - Death: A Tight Shoe Taken Off So You Can Find A New Way To Dance - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeLast year, seven of my lifelong friends made their transition back to the greater dimensions of the universe. One very young and the rest spread across a time line of decades. Each lived a spectacular life. You might say that each died with a grin on his or her face because they squeezed ...
Views: 1034(1 vote) - Chad Pregracke: Cleaning up the Mississippi River one piece at a time - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge The Mississippi River sweeps millions of bottles, cans, tires, oil, plastic bags and containers, along with junk of every description, and chemicals into the Gulf of Mexico 24/7. From Minnesota where it starts as a six foot wide, 15 inches deep stream, it travels 2,552 ...
Views: 1033(2 votes) - Betrayal: How It Feels & What To Do About It - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeThroughout my life, I have considered every human being on an even keel with me. I treat each person I meet with dignity and respect; and I expect them to return the same. I’m the guy who walks into the gym with a smile on my face and a greeting, “Top of the morning ma’am.” I open doors for ...
Views: 1022(1 vote) - How to Handle Discouragement - by Submitted on May 01, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeAt some moments in our lives, we feel depressed or “low” from something that happened to us. We might suffer a defeat on the sporting field. We may lose a friend or spouse. At some juncture, we may grieve our circumstance in a hopeless job or situation. When the world contrives against ...
Views: 1020(1 vote) - What Do You Do With Despair? - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeOn your life journey, different events take hold of you whether you like it or not. One day you can be riding high; and the next, you feel lower than a well-digger’s rear end at the bottom of a mineshaft. Life doesn’t care about your looks, brains, wealth, status or age. Life treats you ...
Views: 1019(1 vote) - Choosing Low Self-Esteem: Carrying The Mental Equivalent For Self-defeat - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeMillions of Americans live their lives with low self-esteem. Teenagers learn it from one or both parents. Others choose it by comparing themselves with movie stars. Many young women mutter to themselves, “I’m not good enough…I’m not as pretty as Becky the captain of the cheerleading squad…I’m ...
Views: 1014(1 vote) - You Can Do That: The Key to Your Life’s Successful Path - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Have you ever faced a situation that caused you to question yourself? Did you confront a teacher that you disliked or a fellow student who badgered you? Have you dwelt with co-workers that made you tear your hair out? Welcome to the human race! When I grew up, my ...
Views: 1000(1 vote) - Your Invitation to a Great Life - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge In recent weeks, my son Trevor quit his well-paying pharmacy tech job in Denver, Colorado for a “room and board” position in a quiet village in the Austrian Alps. He sickened of his role in filling drug prescriptions for people addicted to poor health, synthetic ...
Views: 985(1 vote) - Your Destiny Sings In Your Ears At the Darnedest Times - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeEach time I stand up in front of an audience, I invite every person in the room to accept himself or herself unconditionally. “You are a one time miracle of the universe,” I boldly state. “Accept your height, weight, build, looks, hair, personality, mind, spirit and, well, everything about ...
Views: 983(1 vote) - The Point Of True Beginning: Your Perfection - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeBack in the 1880s while living as a sawyer in Yosemite National Park, America’s first ecologist, John Muir, lived face to face with nature. He climbed into the High Sierras throughout his life. He summited mountains, fished in clear streams and discovered deep secrets of Earth’s eternal ...
Views: 982(1 vote) - Immortality: Ascending The Spiraling Staircase of Your Life - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeDuring your life journey, you may read different authors who share their insights with you. As a matter of fact, writers lay their guts on the line to aid, assist and support you on your own life path. So often, you hear older people say they suffer from afflictions, lack of energy and the ...
Views: 981(1 vote) - Find a Safe Place to Dance - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeIn your life, someone cheated you out of something. Another lied to you. Others gossiped about you. At some point, you suffered the loss of a friend, parent or spouse. Someone hammered you on the tennis court, chessboard or the boardroom. A spouse cheated on you and left for another woman or ...
Views: 978(1 vote) - Bottled Lightning: Skin Your Knees On Eternity - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeAt the beginning of my presentations on “How to Live a Life of Adventure” at high schools, colleges, civic clubs and church groups, my first words exclaim, “I live a spectacular life!” (Sometimes, you must express that “bottled lightning” with a kiss, a sport, a dance, a job, a moment, or ...
Views: 969(1 vote) - Life Is Too Short: Get Off Your Cell Phone - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeDuring my youth, my dad took me fishing. My mom took me on bicycle rides. My dad shouldered me with a small daypack for hikes in the woods. He pointed out chattering squirrels. He helped me see my first deer. He pointed out a fox on a ridge. He hiked me into Glacier National Park to see my ...
Views: 966(1 vote) - How To Empty Your Emotional Backpack When It Gets Too Heavy - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeEach winter I load my backpack up for mountaineering skiing to 10th Mountain Huts in the Rocky Mountains. I load survival gear to make sure I don’t die while I cross-country up to the top of 13,000-foot mountains at 40 below zero. In the summers, I load my backpack up for long treks along the ...
Views: 960(1 vote) - Live Happily Ever After—Day to Day - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Snow White discovered her prince, embraced him and kissed him. Prince Charming swept her off her feet and carried the young maiden to the castle to live happily ever after. John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and Steve McQueen captured the desperadoes before riding into the ...
Views: 958(1 vote) - Your Inner Life Elevates Your Outer Life - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Back in our college years, my younger brother cut himself shaving one morning. He bled all over the washbasin. Blood ran down his neck and into the drain. (Everyone hits some “deep” snow on their journey through life. You can choose to get stuck in it or keep ...
Views: 945(1 vote) - Losing Your Friends: Vacancies of the Heart - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeAlong life’s highway, you will befriend countless people from school, work, sports and church. Each person offers you different degrees of friendship. Some casual, some close and a few become best friends. Gym-rat friends encourage you. Work friends give you fits, starts and frustrations. ...
Views: 941(1 vote) - Along Your Life Path: Death Hides In The Bushes - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeAt the age of 17 while driving home from baseball practice, my father’s best friend pulled me over in my Chevy clunker. He walked up to my window with a sad look on his face. “Frosty,” he said. “I’ve got some bad news for you…your father died while umpiring the Albany-Valdosta game today. ...
Views: 939(1 vote) - Societal Exhaustion in Our High Speed World: Slow It Down - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge You live in a high speed, high stress society. Everything ramps you up to meet deadlines, reach class on time and excel at work. You face texting, emails and Smart Phone recordings. If you’re a parent, you must take the kids to soccer practice, swim meets and sports ...
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