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 reflect my life-related interests, philosophy, and Christian beliefs.
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Timely Quotes
“The healing of old wounds comes not from pushing tragic memories away but from remembering them, filtering them through love, to transform their distinctive brand of pain.” – Jane Kirkpatrick, The Memory Weaver
“There’s a difference between joy and happiness. Happiness is based on happenings. Joy is an inside job. It’s a fruit of the Holy Spirit.” – Kendra Smiley, author of Live Free: Eliminate the If Onlys and What Ifs of life
Visit the ARTICLES Table of Contents page for content in 15 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 relevant to current times.
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THIS MONTH'S
Featured Articles
NEW “Personal Musings” post: Moving Forward as You Cope with Change and Uncertainty. Reflections from Barbara’s Journals and Articles—What I learned each time things in my life changed, forcing me to move to a new area of life outside my comfort zone.
• Be a Fearless Dreamer and Reinvent Your Life at Any Age. Inspirational thoughts and research about the importance of dreaming and changing your life or work if it’s not all you want it to be, and the necessity of lifelong study on how to get where you want to go.
• Living in the Age of Electronic Friendships. A reminder of all the personal and business friends you have now that you never would have had if you hadn’t begun to communicate electronically with others. You’ll be introduced to several of Barbara’s online friends in various walks of life that you might like to connect with, too.
NOTE: All Musings posts published this year are now archived. For a descriptive list, click here.
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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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