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Breaking ice

April 23, 2013 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Every now and then I head to Excelsior Commons to watch the water. Being near water helps me get back to me and often provides a new perspective or a creative thought. Yesterday, April 22, 2013, I sat in my car in a parking space and watched as a boat hugged the ice, breaking it up into bits and pieces. One would think a barge-like boat would be used for this, but the boat used was just an ordinary speed boat created floating chunks of ice, with the waves from the boat sending them to shore. Later, I paid Dunn Bros. coffee shop…

Making Dreams Become Real

January 21, 2013 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed dreams could become real. He, like Anne Frank who coined a beautiful phrase, were the forerunners to not “wait[ing] a day longer to bring change to a world they wanted to see.” I was 10 years old when Pastor King was assassinated. 1968 was the same year in which Robert Kennedy was assassinated. I did not understand these killings…

In Closing: 2012 My Year in Review

December 31, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

“In the end, it’s not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away.” – shing xiong In Closing 2012: My Year in Review Things I learned in 2012. Great is good. Hire a graphic designer who captures your book idea and makes it real. Thankful to Angie Hughes of Angie’s Creative, for her ability to design the inside and the outside of my book and a new website. Hire a friend who is a great photographer. Thankful for Scott Knutson of InsideOut Studios for his incredible talent. Keep your friends: Thankful to…

A First Christmas as a Paperboy

December 24, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Christmas Day is upon us and as we celebrate this beautiful season, I wish you a blessed and wonderful day of remembering the first Christmas. I also want to express my heartfelt “thank you” to everyone who has had a part in making BlessBack turn from a dream into a published book. I could not have done it without your support and encouragement. Thank you for buying the book, reading it and passing along your good words about it. Thanks to new friends both in the United States and in the United Kingdom for reading and reviewing my book. Thanks to fellow bloggers for hosting…

A Teacher’s Lasting Impression, a guest post by leadership coach, Barb Dusek

December 19, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

Today’s guest blog post is written by Barb Dusek, founder of CorSpective and creator of the DIAL ClarityTM methodology. She is a presenter, trainer and meeting facilitator with experience in corporate management and human resources as well as holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology. I am honored to have her today as my guest blogger. Welcome, Barb! A Teacher’s Lasting Impression by Barb Dusek At a leadership development conference in November 2007, the workshop speaker asked those of us in the audience a seemingly innocuous question. “Who,” she asked, “is one of your earliest memories of good leadership?” With hardly a…

Time, Distance and a BlessBack

December 12, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Today’s guest post is by Sue Bradley, author of the delightful book, Who Knew? The Inside Story of Being a Mom, a humorous and encouraging look at the joys and frustrations of parenting. Sue is a freelance editor and proofreader in Eagan, Minnesota. If you know of a new mom, this is the book to gift to her for Christmas. It will put a smile on her face and remind her that though the journey of raising kids is at times hard and exasperating, it is a road worthy of our pursuit for the countless treasures found along the way. Books ($9.00 plus postage)…

Do it Afraid – Give a BlessBack

December 6, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

In my book, BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life, I tell the story of Elisabeth Elliot feeling compelled to return to the very tribe in Ecuador that took the life of her husband Jim. Elisabeth told her friend, “I want to go back, but I am afraid.” Her friend said to her, “Do it afraid.” And Elisabeth did. These past two weeks at Hope Presbyterian Church in Richfield, Minn., we’ve learned about gratitude and the power of a BlessBack and how it changes our lives as well as the people we go back and thank. We have shared our stories of…

Courage as a Worthy Ideal

December 6, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

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Giving Thanks: Honor a Loved One Who Has Passed

November 28, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

“So, will everyone be home for the holidays?” For many of us whose loved ones have passed away, this is a question we dread. When you’ve lost a family member, never again will everyone be home for the holidays. You will always be missing your loved one’s presence at your family’s celebrations…. Come read the rest of my guest blog post on Teri Johnson’s Keeping It Personal blog.

Free book download! Shelley Hitz’s new book, 21 Ways to Celebrate Gratitude

November 14, 2012 • Julie Saffrin • 1 Comment

Shelley Hitz and I both write about gratitude. I’m delighted to feature her today on the release of her new book, 21 Stories of Gratitude: The Power of Living Life with a Grateful Heart. Today she features her fifth way to celebrate gratitude by feeding families Thanksgiving meals. Welcome, Shelley! 21 Ways to Celebrate Gratitude Idea #5: Feed Families Thanksgiving Meals by Shelley Hitz Thanksgiving season is soon approaching and this year, I encourage you to take the opportunity to celebrate gratitude. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of this holiday season, take a moment (or two) to…

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