Downton Abbey: Last Century’s 1% and 99%
History repeats itself. I think this is why so many people are fascinated by the PBS series Downton Abbey. 100 years ago the hot technologies were electricity, the telephone, and […]
Tag Archives: emPOWERment
FB Favorites: Thanks for Sharing Your Wit and Wisdom
The wound is the place where the light enters you. ~ Rumi Not All Wounds Are Visible: PTSD Support and Global Awareness is a phenomenal Facebook resource for people with […]
Sen. Bill Bradley: We Can All Do Better
Love is our truest impulse. Love translated into policy is justice. Sen. Bill Bradley, We Can All Do Better
Memorial Day Weekend: Expressing Sympathy with Empathy
There will come a day, I promise you. . . when the thought of your [loved one] brings a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eye. […]
Memorial Day Weekend: What the World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love
Memorial Day has been gradually morphing from a celebration of war to a celebration of loved ones who are no longer with us. Cindy Waitt at the Waitt Foundation is writing a […]
War on Women: “Hell to the NO!” Campaign ~ Are You In?
Y’all know I’m a huge Tyler Perry fan. Through his iconic character Madea, he is trying to teach women to become emPOWERed ~ to stand tall for ourselves ~ to […]
Fear Is a Shitty Address
This tree with its twisted trunk stands where the Pacific Ocean meets the Strait of San Juan de Fuca, which divides the US and Canada. I wanted to visit Neah […]
J2J: Bulbs in Bloom, 2012
My flowers bring me tremendous joy. I love the romantic blend of pale pink, lavender, and white. Hyacinths are favorite bulbs because they herald Spring. I discovered these tiny grape […]
Good Grief, Charlie Brown! I Need a Vacation!
A quarter is about as simple as math gets. The quarter is our most popular coin. Little kids who can’t count know that a quarter is 25 cents, and it […]
Celebrating Over a Quarter Million Visitors from Over 125 Countries!
This weekend I’m celebrating the quarter million visitor milestone for Navigating Unchartered Waters. The little blog that started out with just 20 visitors/day on V-Day, 2009 has grown up. Visitors now […]
Anne Caroline Drake 