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What is Your Dream?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Edie Galley ~ 1 Comments

Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream, do you? Today we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Another holiday of no school, no work, parades and less traffic. All of that is great but it is much more than that, it is the celebration of the life of a man who had a dream, who believed in his…

Who is the Bully Now?

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Edie Galley ~ 4 Comments

We hear a lot about bullying in the news these days and we probably all experienced bullying growing up or at least witnessed it. You may worry about it happening to your kids. You know how horrible it can make someone feel and the devastating effect it can have on how one feels about themselves and their ability to accomplish…

Really Was I Speeding?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Edie Galley ~ 7 Comments

Really Was I Speeding? Have you ever noticed how often you go faster than the speed limit? What is it about that speed limit sign that is never quite fast enough? Well what about your self-imposed “speed limits” or limitations? Why do you stay lower than those? Why not break your own limits as often as you do the ones…

Have You Challenged Yourself Today?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Edie Galley ~ 3 Comments

Challenges are not just about things happening that we don’t like. When is the last time you challenged yourself to do something you haven’t done, step out a little further, think a little bigger. Recently I challenged myself to give up caffeine and it was a major challenge for me. I struggled through days of headaches not to mention the…

How Do the Little Things Make Such A Big Difference?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Edie Galley ~ 7 Comments

Just returning from attending an event hosted by Dixie “Dynamite” Gillaspie in St. Louis this weekend I sat down to catch up on some of my favorite blogs and read the following phrase: “quite often it’s the obscure things that we do…that we don’t even notice…that are meaningful and memorable to others…” this saying, from one of my new favorite…

I Wanna Make Lots of Mistakes!

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Edie Galley ~ 6 Comments

I want to make lots of mistakes. I just don’t want to keep making the same mistake over and over. We are taught or conditioned that we need to get to this place where we make no mistakes. If you are learning, growing and trying things you have never done odds are you will make mistakes. The more things you…