Image by elizplummer via Flickr “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” -Soren Kierkegaard As we reflect upon 2008, patterns emerge and the moments meld together to form a collage of life lived. Mistakes and triumphs march side by side and simply become a unified journey. We are here [...]
Blowing in the Wind
December 29, 2008 By 7 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday morning I was jarred awake by the sound of rattling windows. My heart pounded as I rose slowly listening to the wind howling all around me. I crept to the window and peered out. I struggled to see past the rain bashing against the window. The wind was blowing with such [...]
Simply the Best?
December 19, 2008 By 12 Comments
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Written by Karen D. Swim The gracious Joanna Young invited everyone to reflect upon this past year of blogging and select their best post from 2008. Now I must admit when I saw the title Simply the Best I wondered how Joanna would tie Tina Turner to writing. I [...]
Meme Mashup
December 18, 2008 By 16 Comments
Image by FL4Y via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim I was tagged by the uber talented Ann Handley a few weeks ago for a meme. Ann is the Chief Content Officer of Marketing Profs, a sought after speaker, a masterful storyteller and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Ann did a [...]
The Friendship that Ignited a Blog
December 17, 2008 By 31 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim This time last year, I was an occasional blogger. I had done a fair amount of ghostblogging for clients and had tackled a few posts for my own blogger blog. I started blogging in 2005 – well kind of, I wrote 7 posts that year and 3 [...]
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