by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Sep 26, 2012 | Beautiful Things, Featured Articles, Gratitude
Want to change your mind? Be grateful for something. Anything. Today I’m grateful for the process. What process? Is it too lame to say any process? But specifically I’m grateful for the process of change—the time it takes to shift from one way of being,...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Sep 17, 2012 | Beautiful Things, Fresh Start
Believe in yourself Believe in your dreams Believe in your choices Believe your needs are important Believe the people in your life want you in theirs, not because they pity you, but because they love you Believe all good things are available to you Believe in...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Sep 12, 2012 | Beautiful Things, The Kindness Project
I don’t remember the exact words and, sadly, I can barely remember the names of the two girl who left the note on my car, but I do remember the little folded paper and how it felt to know someone had noticed–that someone cared. I’d had a terrible...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Sep 5, 2012 | Beautiful Things, Courage
cour·age [kur-ij] the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear I used to believe courage was a characteristic possessed by great people doing great things, like Superman and Wonder Woman. Some were born with...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Jun 13, 2012 | Beautiful Things, Courage
“If you’re going to do something, make it matter.” ~HP Discover Conference 2012 The husb brought home this little nugget of wisdom from the HP conference he attended recently and WOW! It’s pinged around in my soul for the last week like a...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | May 22, 2012 | Beautiful Things, Broken Pieces, Worth Mentioning
I normally don’t post reviews here… too many industry rules (mostly unwritten) for my taste, but I had to share this one. Rape Girl by Alina Klein My rating: 4 of 5 stars Blurb “Valerie always wanted to be the smart girl. The pretty girl. The popular...
