by Francine Ward | Apr 5, 2019 | Choice, Choices, Courage, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog, Fear, Freedom
Freedom through defeat. I have never been good at tests. I’ve never been blessed with succeeding at anything—the first time. Everything I have ever been successful at doing, came as a result of repeated failures, repeated humiliation, and not giving up. I experience... by Francine Ward | May 20, 2018 | Courage, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog
Did you know that speaking up in the moment is a positive step toward real and lasting self-love? It keeps us from holding on to grudges that eventually eat away at us, because our anger at others eventually turns into anger at ourselves for not taking better care of... by Francine Ward | Apr 11, 2018 | Courage, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog
Weight Watchers. At a recent Weight Watchers meeting the topic was “Speak Up for Yourself.” How appropriate a topic, at almost any time. In our weekly Weight Watchers pamphlet, a member shared a story of how sabotage works. Friends will say, “Have another slice of... by Francine Ward | Apr 10, 2018 | Change, Change your life, Courage, Esteemable Acts Blog, Self esteem
Here we are. It’s April and spring upon us. How many of you made resolutions a couple of months ago, and what is it that you wanted to change or accomplish? How is it going for you so far? Are you having a tough time achieving the goals you set for yourself? Are you... by Francine Ward | Nov 2, 2016 | Achieve Goals, Air Travel, Angels, appreciation, attitude of gratitude, Change your life, Choices, Courage, Dreams, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog, Fun, Fun activities, How to build self esteem, improve self esteem, Life, Life Choices, Life Goals, Living your dreams
Bucket List. Not sure why it’s taken me so long to publish this post, but it has. Some might call it lazy, but lazy I’m not. Some might say, I was too busy to focus on it. But if the truth be known, I was not too busy; I was just a procrastinator. In any event, here... by Francine Ward | May 11, 2016 | attitude of gratitude, Change your life, Choice, Courage, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog, Francine D. Ward, Francine Ward, Happily ever after, Inspirational Stories., Live life quotes, Love life
I Ain’t Dead yet! One of the good things about my life is that I have all kinds of friends and acquaintances. Some are moms. Some are dads. Some are child-free. Some are retired. Some work. Some are gay. Some are straight. Some aren’t sure. Some are dreamers....
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