100 Posts - 100 Attempts at Change

This is my 100th post on LifePrints. 100 posts ago I knew next to nothing about blogging or the blogging community. I did a days worth of research on launching a blog, picked a template on Blogspot and dove right in. I hoped my love for writing would carry me along until I figured out what the heck I'd gotten myself into.

Back in the spring, my husband looked at me and said, "You know I read a great article about blogging. You should start your own instead of all that writing you're doing on myspace." I remember rolling my eyes then quickly thinking that he was right. I expected an adventure but what I've gotten is an education.

Because of LifePrints I search high and low for the best humanity has to offer. When I find a topic of importance that is normally reported on in a negative way, I find the positive spin. It gives me hope and I pray that I pass some of that on to my readers.

My readers - I wish you could see my big smile - they are a loyal bunch and I love them. They never fail to let me know that what I'm doing matters in some small way. They are my friends, family, and strangers that I now love and long to meet someday. They are the best, the ones who see the glass half full. They are the ones seeking out confirmation that we are NOT going to hell in a hand basket as quickly as mass media wants us to believe.

That is my mission with LifePrints - to give hope, to shine a light into the darkness, to pull from the crowd those who clearly rise above the fray, holding them out as examples to follow through the fog.

For myself and my family I hold onto these dreams of the future:


Peace, equality and stability for the sake of all. With that I believe will come an awareness about our impact on the planet and a reversal of our selfishness with natural resources. When we truly GET that everything is connected - all life - we will stop abusing our world and each other.





Crowded book signings where people line up around the block to allow me the privilege of signing my books that they've so thoughtfully purchased. Television and media appearances that allow me not only to speak about my writing but larger issues that face humanity.



My family living in THIS small community nestled in the mountains of Northern New Mexico. My husband and I running a successful retreat center where great minds from all over the world come to share their ideas and knowledge with others. I want to sit by my bend in the Chamita river and write best sellers that touch peoples hearts and cause them to think outside the box.



Who knows if the things I long for will come to pass? I'll keep seeing them right around the corner. As for LifePrints I will keep going, keep learning, keep expressing, keep hoping.

Here are a few of my favorite posts I found buried in my archives. Read and enjoy if you wish:


Free Hugs Campaign Hits Las Vegas


Billy Jonas - Industrial Re-percussionist Extraordinaire


The Forgotten Children of Sierra Leone


Laughter - The Universal Language


Miracles are Happening


For the Incredible Fathers I Know and Love


Stoves from Berkeley Scientists Saving Lives in Darfur


My sincere thanks to everyone who has supported my efforts with LifePrints. If I could reach you I'd give you a great big hug...so please accept my virtual efforts at passing on some of my gratitude.