Information & Inspiration
For all those who are striving for happiness and
success in their personal and professional lives.
After 21 years on my first domain, I launched this all-new, ad-free website so I could continue to encourage and help others through my writing and special services. Everything I write is based on decades of personal and business experience that reflects my life-related interests, philosophy, and Christian beliefs.
Timely Quotes
“I’m sorry that we live in a time when language is being manipulated to try to silence you, but we do, so you have to understand a bit more about what you believe in the world and why you believe it.” – Allen Jackson Mlnistries
“I’ve learned that the wonderful thing about a real friendship is that time and distance doesn’t matter. Real friends are there for life, whether you actually get to see them often or not.” – Barbara
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Visit the ARTICLES Table of Contents page for content in 14 life-related topic categories. Here you’ll be linked to my newest content and dozens of my most popular and timeless articles, reports, and PDF documents, all relative to current times.
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THIS MONTH'S
Featured Articles
NEW “Personal Musings” post: Thoughts on the Reality of Loss and Death. There’s something about turning forty that wakes us up and makes us look at life through different eyes. Few people want to think about the eventual end of their lives, but sooner or later, we all must accept that we won’t live forever.
• Business Deadlines Were Meant to Be Broken. Are you stressed because your happiness and time with loved ones is slipping away as you allow business deadlines or customer demands to dictate how you live your life? (“This article is one of the most important articles I’ve ever read,” one businesswoman wrote.)
• The Life-Changing Consequences of a Bad Fall. Lessons Barbara learned after her second bad fall, products that helped her recover, and her strategies for getting help. (Updated; with reader feedback.)
NEW Brabec Bulletin: Are You Ready for Such a Time as This? Who can deny that we are living in chaotic and dangerous times when things are happening that no one could have imagined before?
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See the Bengal tiger wall of cross-stitch embroideries that took thousands of hours to stitch over several years.
Remembering Harry
1927 – 2005
Barbara and Harry Brabec —partners in both life and business for nearly 44 years. Barbara's memoir of their unusual and adventurous musical life together is documented in The Drummer Drives! Everybody Else Rides.
• Remembering Harry Brabec. Barbara's tribute documents Harry's unusual and amazing professional life, with historical music information and colorful stories and photos.
• A Widow’s Thoughts and Advice. A PDF collection of Barbara's series of articles for widows and other grieving hearts.
My Favorite "Harryisms"
“The world is round, but I am square.”
“He was always difficult, but he never was a bore.”
“I have a weight problem. When it comes to eating, I can hardly wait.”
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