#FF Friday's Fabulous Finds: World Changing Women: Suffragetts, Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill & Omaha Girls Rock

Thought for the Day: It has been a very busy couple of weeks for me & I must admit that I have been working hard to stay on top of family life, my practice, all the social media sites, the e-book promotion & writing this blog. It was worth it to watch my book's ranking rise to the top of two categories in Amazon's Kindle Free Store bestseller list. I am humbled knowing how many self help and mental health books dealing with dreams & happiness that are listed on Amazon. Thanks to all of you who downloaded my book during the promotion. Please let me know how you like it or if you have questions about the book. 

I had to take some shortcuts this week. I posted a video from the campaign on Tuesday. On Wednesday I shared a tip I wrote about women's health for the HealthTap site. It is a site I have been actively supporting via what they call TipTaps and answering people's questions from around the USA's on psychology & mental health issues. Therefore, it's appropriate that as I was searching for fabulous finds today, the first three relate to women accomplishing their dreams: a women's history lesson, a historic first for female news anchors, Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill, on PBS & a camp in Omaha, Nebraska helping build girls self esteem via rock music. The 4th find raises the question of whether restaurants should ban children below the age of 9 during certain hours. Should children not be seen or heard at dinner time in family friendly restaurants? What do you think?

I hope you enjoy the finds & have a great weekend!

Anti-Suffragette Postcards Show Fighting For Change Has Never Been Easy The Huffington Post  |  By Julie Zeilinge These postcards really give perspective on how far we have come. However, some things have remained the same & still need to be changed. What do you think?

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Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill Named 'PBS NewsHour' Co-Anchors  The Huffington Post  |  By Katherine Fung I love the PBS NewsHour and applaud them for choosing to place two trailblazing female news anchors at the head of their operations. They are true role models for girls and women. Their presence at the helm lets girls know they can be intelligent and accomplish whatever dreams they set for themselves.

'Omaha Girls Rock' Summer Camp Turns Teen Girls Into Rock Stars (VIDEO Huffington Post Parents This summer camp is also teaching girls that they can reach for their dreams. Great video as well!

La Fisheria, 'Family Friendly' Houston Restaurant, Bans Kids Under 9 At Night The Huffington Post  |  By Mandy Velez What do you think of this policy? Is it family friendly? How will it impact on single parents who want to take their kids out for dinner?

*Image courtesy of: Palczewski, Catherine H. Postcard Archive. University of Northern Iowa. Cedar Falls, IA.

 

Saturday's Songs for the Soul: Rising Up Singing & Building Self Confidence

 

Image: 'Music makes me happy ....'

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Thought for the Day: The rest of this week's blog posts have been focused on the psychology of self confidence: how it is built & how it can be reinforced. Therefore, I chose a few songs that relate to how rising up singing can build self confidence. In the 1st 2 songs, "The Greatest" & "You Can Let Go Now Daddy," the hero in the song is building self confidence.  Read on to see how the artists, Kenny Rodgers & Crystal Shawanda, also boosted their self esteem by recording these songs.  In the third song, "Here Come the Memories,"a singer songwriter, Sally Spring, epitomizes how an amazing voice & passion for music helped build self confidence.

There are many more songs that exhibit how self confidence can be nurtured. "Summertime," "High Hopes," gospel & protest songs come to mind. Do you have a favorite? I'd love to hear the confidence building songs that inspire you, so feel free to share them in the comments section & I may share them in a later post.

^{I hope you enjoy the music & come back for Sunday's Comic Strips tomorrow. Have a great weekend!  
                 Barbara}
 

 

"The Greatest"

"The Greatest" written by Don Schlitz & performed by by Kenny Rodgers, has meaning on two levels. The obvious one is the story line which shows how a child builds his self esteem.   If you have never heard it, you are in for a wonderful surprise. The less obvious back story relates to the artist, Kenny Rogers, one of Country Music's greatest artists, who was able to show the Music Industry that older artists can have hits. Many people do not know that older artists in country music are discriminated against & have difficulty getting air time. The images on the video found on You Tube are also inspiring. 

 

"You Can Let Go Now Daddy"

The second song, "You Can Let Go Now Daddy," was the first single by the Canadian country music artist Crystal Shawanda. It is a touching testimony to how a father's relationship to his daughter leads to the development of self confidence & independence. It was also a huge hit for the artist on her first album.

 

"Here Come the Memories" 

The third song is a testimony to the determination, perseverance & passion which led to Sally Spring's confidence in herself. As a young child she loved to sing & wanted to make music. She taught herself to play the guitar & became a performer despite a a physical difference. I met Sally in 2007 at the New Song Festival where we studied together. She is a wonderful talented singer songwriter from NC who is an inspiration to all, but rarely says a word about the challenges she overcame to make music. She humbly says it's just a part of who she is & she does not see it as anything out of the ordinary. Her CDs have charted #1 in Europe & #2 worldwide.