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Books For Children And Social Awareness

Societal pressures affect people of all ages in one way or another. As a child, I was not only affected by the pressures of society, I succumbed to them in many ways. Dealing with bullies, having low self-esteem, and wanting desperately to fit in were things I was faced with daily. Fortunately, I was able to get past much of this but, will never forget what the pain felt like. Rather than dwell on the negatives, which don’t benefit anyone, I prefer to use what I went through to educate others and pray each day that my girls don’t ever have to be faced with the same kind of pain.

It took me almost 30 years to finally speak out about the bullying I experienced. Through this, a few things happened. First, I was interviewed by Care2 about my childhood and was featured on their activist profile page which reached mass amounts of viewers. Second, I was able to work with an amazing organization called uknow.com, who have developed a sophisticated parental intelligence software which helps us, as parents, change the way we parent since our children have changed the way they socialize. Makes sense right? The third reason is the main reason for this article. Through writing, and others reading what I have written, I was very fortunate to connect with another blogger with a fantastic website called S.O.S. Mom. Melissa (aka S.O.S Mom) recently contacted me about an amazing giveaway she is currently doing. She thought that I would be interested since the books she chose to promote are about bullying.

Hearing what Melissa had to say and learning more about the books, it only seemed obvious that we both needed to collaborate! Melissa, being one of the first bloggers I met in the blogosphere was easy for me to connect with. Reading her blog gave me a bit of insight on her… she is real. Her blog offers a ton of great giveaways as well as tips for a variety of things! My favorite giveaway though, is definitely near and dear to my heart. Her giveaway features the Howard B. Wigglebottom series books. Howard B. Wigglebottom: Learns About Bullies from the We Do Listen Foundation. The books are meant to help children with their self-esteem, how to deal with bullying and violence and much more. These are truly a “must have” for our children. Awareness about bullying has reached a new high! Educating and talking to our children about bullying promotes awareness as well as helps leave the door open for communicating about bullying. Please take a moment and check out S.O.S. Mom and participate in this giveaway!

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Change Agents: Amazing Women, Activists, Charity, Humanity And More

Humanist – Pioneer – Activist – Philanthropist – Innovator – Change-Agent

As humans, we should live each day giving a little something of ourselves selflessly like some of the women below. The women listed, are some of the most influential and brave souls I have ever read about. They are an inspiration to many, including myself! As a mother, I can only hope to teach my daughters a bit of what their stories have taught me. Hopefully, their stories will be part of the foundation my daughters choose to build their lives on. I encourage you to take a moment, and read some of their stories.

These Women, And Many More, Encompass The True Meaning Of Some Of The Strongest Words In The English Language

Humanist

A believer in the principles of humanism. One who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans.

(definition from Answers.com)

http://www.answers.com/topic/humanist/

Activist

An activist is someone who takes action in support of or opposition to a cause. Activism can take a range of forms, from writing letters to government representatives to organizing boycotts. Some activists engage in radical or even illegal activity to further their ends, while others prefer to stay within the boundaries of the law to win more supporters to their causes. Every time someone writes a letter to the editor, educates a friend about an issue, or phones an elected official, he or she is participating in activism.

(definition From the wiseGEEK)

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-activist.htm/

Pioneer

One who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development.

(definition from The Free Dictionary)

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pioneer/

Philanthropist

One who makes an active effort to promote human welfare.

(definition from m-w.com)

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/philanthropist/

Innovator

An innovator in a general sense, is a person or an organization who is one of the first to introduce into reality something better than before. That often opens up a new area for others and achieves an innovation.

(definition From Wikepedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovator/

Change-Agent

A change agent is an event, organization, material thing or, more usually, a person that acts as a catalyst for change. In business terms, a change agent is a person chosen to bring about organisational change. Corporations often hire senior managers or even chief executives because of their ability to effect change.

(definition from Answers.com)

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_change_agent/

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Make An Idea Come To Life

I did everything in my power to stay clear of my keyboard after my last post. I thought for sure, if I walked away, I would not have an urge to write and simply relax this evening. Clearly, that didn’t happen. The problem is in my noggin. I cannot seem to slow it down. Myy mind consistently spins with different ideas about things I would love to do! If only I could clone another 10 of me, I may be able to get to a few of them! Instead, the ideas linger in my brain and I only hope that I can bring all of them to fruition some day.

Each day, I wake to hear about someone who had an idea, which turned into a reality, which in turn, became something pretty darn great! So the question is, what are we all waiting for? Take those ideas and make something of them. Ok, so I get that some ideas take money… Well, isn’t that what websites like Kickstarter are for? With a great business idea, and a good business plan that makes sense, Kickstarter can help you make your idea a reality. You, on the other hand, need to breath your idea, and believe your idea,for it to become anything! Live it, love it, feed it, and watch it grow. If you don’t, someone else is going to create your little baby, and you will be left … well, we won’t go into that.

Something that I have always wanted to focus more on, and is always on my mind, is participating more on humanitarian efforts. Previously, I had excuse after excuse as to why I was not more involved in things that meant something to me. Enough with the excuses though. I felt like a little kid jumping off a diving board for the first time. I was right on the edge, and could see the water. I just couldn’t jump, but was hoping desperately for someone to push me in. That someone ended up being me. I am excited to share more with you on this front. Hopefully, you will want to get involved as well. Here’s to making big ideas a reality!