5 Things to Take Away from Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis' Life
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, is a unique woman of style, grace, and class. She left behind many things: a restored and modernized White House that many enjoy today; New York’s Grand Central Station, which she helped fight to keep untouched when there were those who wanted to tear it down; her iconic vogue fashion that still inspires people today; and a sense that some people feel connected to her long after she has passed.
Why I keep going back to Italy
Kunal Patankar, food blogger and start up consultant keeps going back to Italy for the food, culture, history, scenery, and gelato.
Reaction to Action- Reaction to Outcomes
Believe it or not, we have as much access to God as we have the faith receive Him. It can be the most challenging thing in life to make time for God. What is your reaction when the Holy Spirit is prompting you to connect with God? Do you seek God or put Him on the lower end of the list of “things to get to later?”
Reaction to Action- Moving On
When it’s time to move on from a thing God will let you know and confirm it. And sure, God understands your attachment to the old thing. And sure, there might need to be a period of mourning and sulking. But after time has passed, you’ll sense God saying “You have mourned long enough for this thing, and it's time to let it go.”
Charity Wallace Opens Up about life from University to the Bush White House, to Women's Empowerment & to Texas BBQ
During her time in the Bush Administration, Charity Wallace, was the Deputy Chief of Protocol of the United States and Director of Advance for First Lady Laura Bush, and from 2009-2010, Charity was the Chief of Staff to Mrs. Laura Bush.
Reaction to Action- Reaction to Success, By Tony Alany
We can’t always control what actions we are faced with and that includes success, but we can control our reaction to actions. God is far more interested in our reaction to a situation than we think. Tony Alany, the Pastor of Worship at McLean Bible Church in the U.S., unpacks that in life's successes we Christ is all we need, and how humility should be our response to success.
Christine Caine- Undaunted, Unstoppable & Now Unashamed
Christine is a is a respected evangelists, speaker, author, and activists. She's also a wife and mother, and she cofounded the A21 Campaign, an anti-human trafficking organization that fights slavery around the globe with her husband, Nick.
Bathsheba was a mother too
It’s easy to remember Bathsheba by her sin and not by her accomplishments. As humans we tend to remember people by their sinful mistakes, years after they took place.
Alvin Portee, Jr.: On Why a ‘Back-Up Plan’ is important, On Being a Mortician and Why Politics Appealed To Him
Alvin speaks about going into the U.S. Air Force at at 17, becoming a mortician, and running for a county-wide seat for over 20 years in South Carolina.
Lessons I Learned from My Mother- By Cassandra Portee
For Seele's Mother's Day contribution, Cassandra S. Portee highlights 7 lessons she learned from her mother.
Seele Book of the Month- May
In The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership, Jenni Catron, executive church leader and author of Clout, reveals the secrets to standout leadership found in the Great Commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”
Thorns in the Flesh
Now, God doesn't cause thorns. They're here because of sin and He allows them because He has a greater plan, and one day there will be no more thorns. But, they keep us humble.
Friends vs Acquaintances
It’s common to have a lot of people around you in your early 20s, but as you mature in your 20s, you realize that you’d rather have a few quarters around you than lots of pennies.
How Blogging Has Empowered Women
Blogger, Laura Saxby weighs in how blogging empowers women- "Blogging has been a way for individuals to express their thoughts and opinions for some years now. Both men and women get on their computer and tippy tap away sharing thoughts, feelings, positive messages, disgust and interests through the likes of public online article writing."
The ‘Uber’ Style Technique of Feeding the Poor of Egypt
How a husband and wife coordinate’s with restaurants across Egypt to donate their leftover food, in an ‘Uber-style’ system that feeds the poor.
Jodie Fox- Doing Everything Before She's Ready
From corporate litigator to co-founder of a multi million dollar company, Jodie Fox opens up about the importance of 'doing everything before you're ready.'
How God Led Me to A Group of Monks Living on A Pacific Island
Journalist Ben Mack spends his Easter in the Solomon Islands, in an unexpected way.
In Whom Do You Trust: Knowing how to Manage Life's Disappointments – By Rachel Reed
Disappointment can often drive how we make decisions. We don't want to experience this emotion, so we shape our actions to secure reward or our desired outcome.