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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Mark Twain I'm doing something I've never done before with today's Survivor's Nest post - I'm talking about a person. This is a courageous woman with cancer who doesn't even have a nest of her own - she is homeless right now and [...]
Yes, your home is your castle, but it is also your identity and your possibility to be open to others. David Soul David Soul is the guy who played Hutch in the TV series "Starsky and Hutch" and sang the one-hit wonder "Don't Give Up on Us." But, the man has a point. If we look at our [...]
You know what your problem is, it's that you haven't seen enough movies - all of life's riddles are answered in the movies. Steve Martin Every year, when the Oscars roll around, I look at the list of nominated movies and mentally count how many I've seen. Unfortunately, the number is always pretty low. Out of [...]
Winter is lagging on with one more month to go. If you're feeling a bit of the winter blues, maybe your nest could use a little color pick me up.That being said, I bet you're not in the mood to paint an entire room. Instead, why not find an easier and less expensive way to [...]
The Survivor's Nest series is very special to me, as an interior decorator and a cancer survivor. As an interior decorator, I've always approached my work with the belief that a house isn't a home until it provides a soft place to land at the end of a stressful day. Living with cancer only intensified [...]
Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action. Mother Teresa Because Valentine's Day is right around the corner, it's time to talk about love. The obvious Valentine's Day symbols - hearts, flowers, chocolates - aren't bad in their place. I've always been happy [...]
Yoga doesn't take time, it gives time. - Ganga White About two years ago, I took my first yoga class. I had no idea what to expect, but figured a class called "Stress Management Yoga" would move slowly enough for me to keep up. I've been going to this class ever since and love it. [...]
When I learn something new - and it happens every day - I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest. Bill Moyers I'm middle aged (of course, I'll have to live to 100+ for the term to apply literally) and a long way from my school days. [...]
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