In Pursuit of Fulfillment

Julia Ward Howe: A Congress of Women Without Limit of Nationality

Angela Atkinson — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:05:19 +0000

In the United States, many consider the first celebration of Mother’s Day to have happened in 1870, when Julia Ward Howe wrote the Mother’s Day Proclamation. Howe had written The Battle Hymn of the Republic 12 years earlier, but she became so distressed by the events of the Civil War that she asked mothers everywhere [...]

Interview: Sam Spurlin, TEDx Organizer and Personal Development Coach

Guest Bloggers at In Pursuit of Fulfillment — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:31:44 +0000

Interview: Sam Spurlin, TEDx Organizer and Personal Development Coach (via Rainy of the Dark) Special guest Sam Spurlin talking about the importance of conscious living. I’m really happy he took the time for this. What is conscious living and positive psychology? Conscious living is just what I call living in a way that aligns with [...]

Michelle Obama: You Do Live in a Grateful Nation

Angela Atkinson — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:22:43 +0000

Michelle Obama’s Message to Military Families: You Do Live in a Grateful Nation (via The White House) First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden today marked the one year anniversary of the launch of Joining Forces with an event on the South Lawn of the White House, and Mrs. Obama used the occasion to [...]

White House Releases Report on Women and the Economy

Guest Bloggers at In Pursuit of Fulfillment — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:18:42 +0000

Today, at the White House Forum on Women and the Economy, the President will discuss the importance of restoring the economic security for the middle class and creating an economy that’s built to last for America’s women. The President believes we must build an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone pays their fair [...]

The Pressure To Be Perfect

Guest Bloggers at In Pursuit of Fulfillment — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:35:05 +0000

By Lissa Rankin, Owning Pink When I wrote The Story Of An Imperfect Woman, I ran it by my hubby to get his blessing since it referred, not only to my quirks and imperfections, but to his. He gave me his blessing, but then he said, “I’m not sure it’s such a good idea [...]

The Secret to Being Happy

Guest Bloggers at In Pursuit of Fulfillment — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:15:07 +0000

By TheAlphaPussy, Owning Pink These last 2 years have been ones of complete upheaval and change. I have failed, succeeded, conquered, lost, gained and learned a lifetime’s worth in 24 short months. Throughout it all, the one thing that remained constant was my burning desire to be happy. My whole life, I chased being happy. [...]

What made you happy today?

Angela Atkinson — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:00:40 +0000

By Angela Atkinson You can never be too happy, I always say. And, happiness is contagious (in a good way!) That’s why, in addition to polling the world at large in this happiness-inducing Storify, I took a poll of my Facebook friends to find out what makes them happy–I hope something they mention might inspire [...]

3 Steps to a Permanently Clear Desk

Guest Bloggers at In Pursuit of Fulfillment — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:35:09 +0000

Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. Once upon a time, my desk was cluttered with all the things I was currently working on — not to mention dozens of things I wasn’t working on: notes, post-its, phone numbers, papers to be filed, stacks of stuff to work on later. I was too [...]

Happiness Is…

Angela Atkinson — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:07:21 +0000

[View the story "What makes you happy? " on Storify]

The Day Oprah Winfrey Broke My Heart

Angela Atkinson — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:00:04 +0000

By Angela Atkinson Oh, Oprah! My heart, it’s in pieces. I’m not one of these people who blindly follows celebrities just because everyone else does, and I’m not generally one to even think too hard about anything a celebrity does. I’m not into the reality shows (with the exception of American Idol, of course), and [...]