for all those who are striving for happiness and
success in their personal and professional lives.
Self-employed at home for most of her adult life, Barbara Brabec continues to move in new directions as an author and independent publisher, and author's consultant. This Christian-oriented ad-free site reflects her professional and personal interests, philosophy, and beliefs.
Looking for new perspective on dealing with various life and business-related issues? Want information you can trust from an acclaimed writer experienced in every topic she writes about? Then you've come to the right place.
“There are things only you can do, and YOU are alive to do them. In the great orchestra we call Life, you have an instrument and a song, and you owe it to God to play them both sublimely.” –Max Lucado
“Life is fleeting. But if you live your life in hope, hope that you can make a difference somehow, and you strive to succeed, then your life will last forever and you will never be forgotten.” –Samuel Johnson, author of “A Dictionary of the English Language” (1755), the most influential and idiosyncratic lexicon ever written
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After 21 years on my former domain, I opened this new site in late 2021 so I could continue to encourage and help others through my writing and professional services for years to come.
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For an overview of articles in 14 life-related topic categories, visit the ARTICLES Table of Contents page. Here you’ll be linked to my newest content and dozens of my most popular and timeless articles, reports, and PDF documents, all updated for today’s times.
THIS MONTH'S
Featured Articles
• Documenting Your Christian Journey. The benefits of journaling about your life experiences, with Barbara’s special journaling tips and short examples from her Christian journals to inspire you to document your own walk with Christ.
• How to Be All You Can Be. How do you prefer to live? Being pushed and pressed by others, or being pulled and stretched as you reach for your dream? Here’s perspective on this topic from someone with a lifetime of experience as a self-employed individual.
• Stress and Blood Pressure: What Stress Does to You and What You Can Do About It. How Barbara dramatically lowered her blood pressure by identifying the one thing that was causing most of her stress.
• Yellowstone National Park in 1959 [PDF]. A historical, pictorial look back at the Park in 1959, with Barbara’s photos and comments on things that have changed since then
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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 documenting 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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