Lara Nieberding

The Purple Lara

“No matter what accomplishments you achieve…

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“No matter what accomplishments you achieve, somebody always helps you.” ~Althea Gibson

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Shower of hearts

I think of all the accomplishments I have achieved. There was always someone there to help. I am so grateful to them for recognizing something in me and encouraging me. My life has been enriched for having crossed paths with them.

Sending out a thank you into the universe to those that have journeyed with me.

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June 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM

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“If you tell the truth…

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“If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.” ~Mark Twain

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Twirling hearts

LOL. This quote is quite true. Which then begs the question…Can a person live a truth filled life? I mean really. How truthful can you be? Aren’t there little lies we tell ourselves just to make it through the day? What if we didn’t lie to ourselves? Could we really not lie to ourselves?

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May 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM

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“If you want something you have never had…

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”If you want something you have never had, you will have to do something you have never done.” ~Lou Cassara

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Swirls of forces

This quote intrigues me because I wonder…would I recognize what it is I would have to do? If I have never done it before, would I know what to do?

I think I live a safe life. I like being safe. Very rarely do I step outside my boundaries. So maybe the challenge is asking for something I have never had. I have been give a lot in this life. I am content. Will keep my mind open to new possibilities.

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April 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM

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“Forever is a long time, but not as long as it was yesterday.”

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Forever just got one day shorter and eternity lasts a lifetime.

“Forever is a long time, but not as long as it was yesterday.”

An Unknown Author

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April 20, 2010 at 11:19 AM

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“The only man who can’t change his mind is a man who hasn’t got one.” Westcott

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“The only man who can’t change his mind is a man who hasn’t got one.”
American Novelist, Edward Noyes Westcott

So, if you’ve got a mind then use it.

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April 16, 2010 at 10:10 AM

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We Had Eight Years of Bush and Cheney, Now You Get Mad!?

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You didn’t get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.

You didn’t get mad when we let a major US city, New Orleans, drown.

You didn’t get mad when the Patriot Act got passed.

You didn’t get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us.

You didn’t get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in  Iraq.

You didn’t get mad when we didn’t catch Bin Laden.

You didn’t get mad when we gave a 900 billion tax break to the rich.

You didn’t get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar mark.

You didn’t get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed.

You didn’t get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans.

You finally got mad when the government decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick.  Yes, illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer, are all okay with you, but helping other Americans…oh hell no.

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April 6, 2010 at 11:55 AM

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#Quote “The purpose of an education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.”

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“The purpose of an education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.”
Magazine Publisher, Malcolm Forbes

Education is the key to success.

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April 6, 2010 at 10:11 AM

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The pro-life conundrum

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I have been saying this for 20 years. The fundamentalist Christians want you to believe life is sacred. However, pressure them for affordable health care, housing, food, education and all of a sudden life isn’t so valuable.
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No Health Care for Wanted Pregnancies, No Abortions for Unwanted Ones

In Nebraska, if you don’t want to be pregnant, anti-choice lawmakers will do their best to force you to act as an incubator. But if you do want to give birth, then they couldn’t care less if your newborn baby dies due to their laws.

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April 5, 2010 at 8:28 AM

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When will you know you have enough, and what will you do then?” Author, Barbara De Angelis

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When will you know you have enough, and what will you do then?”
Author, Barbara De Angelis

I know I have enough.  Now, I enjoy.

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March 29, 2010 at 9:14 AM

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“Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.” Estonian Proverb

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“Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.”
Estonian Proverb

Ever have one of those days?  The day where everything irritates you.  The day where the things you need to go right go miserably wrong?  I found a way to correct this.  As soon as you notice your day is off kilter-stop.  For one moment stop the inner voice.  For one moment stand still.  For one moment take a deep breath.  Then, be truly thankful for something.  It does not matter how small or unrelated or silly it is just be sincerely thankful. By focusing on something positively it adjusts your perspective enough to stop obsessing about things that aren’t exactly going as planned.

Be thankful for little

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March 25, 2010 at 9:15 AM

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