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Full of Faith

They can because they think they can. – Virgil

The bird that sings before dawn, the farmer who plants a seed, the entrepreneur who starts a business, the individual who dines at a restaurant, are all forms of faith. The sun will rise, the seed will grow, the business will begin, and the food will be [...]

Desperation

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.  - Henry David Thoreau

To despair is to give up on hope. I, admittedly, have been guilty of the crippling feelings of desperation in my life.  Desperate that I would never find love; work that would fulfill [...]

True Beauty

Yesterday I couldn’t wait to slice up some of the most perfect and beautiful strawberries that I’d have ever seen.  Every strawberry in the carton was perfect; large, red, and perfectly shaped with the greenest and healthiest caps, stems, and leaves attached.  And, as I sliced each strawberry into half, displaying its internal structure, one [...]

Love Yourself + Love the World= Happy Earth Day

Life’s Compounding Interest-Nothing Happens and Then Everything Happens

“Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens.” – Fay Weldon

Compound interest is where interest is collected and added to the principle amount invested so that the principle plus the interest are now earning interest. I have thought of it mostly in regards to finance, and still remember the story told to me by [...]

The secret to life…

The secret to life is love.  Love for your family. Love for your friends. Love for the environment. Love for what you do – what your passion is, and Love for who you are.

Just a thought…

Love, Goldi

Goldilocks Blog

Having a perfect life in a perfect world…

President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Committee has awarded US President Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”  

In 1895 Alfred Nobel stipulated in his will that the peace prize should go “to the person who shall have done the most orthe best work for fraternity between [...]

Everyday Hero:Dr. James Lace

Click here to link – Everyday Hero:Dr. James Lace 

KATU in Portland OR, reported in April, about Dr. James Lace, bringing hope and making a difference in this world! 

One man can, and in this case does, make a difference!

Just a thought!

Love, Goldi

GoldilocksBlog.com

searching for the perfect life in a perfect world…

Creating a Better Life – The boy who harnessed the wind!

The boy who harnessed the wind is a memoir of William Kamkwamba, a young African growing up in one of the poorest areas.  He holds true to his vision and uses his creativity and resourcefulness to engineer wind energy.  Allowing for a better life for his family and his village…an inspiring story!

http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/williamkamkwamba/book.html

One person making a [...]

Goldilocks Call For Action

Looking for the Good!  Seeing the Good!  Watching for the Good!

We are all the same, and yet different.  We are all beautiful and yet ugly.  We are all good and yet bad.  When we turn on the news [...]