“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”—Winston Churchill Single parents tend to get blamed for a lot of the ills of the world. And while there are some who do not take the job seriously, the majority are just trying to get through their day-to- day and build something positive and lasting from which to…
Month: April 2016
The Hidden Why: A Fun Podcast on Passion and Purpose
We’re very excited to announce our first podcast hosted by Australian purpose guru Leigh Martinuzzi at The Hidden Why, with lots of laughs, a few awkward pauses, and a whole lot of passion and purpose. Enjoy! – Kirstie and Trina
What Your Coffee Mug Says About You
Today we welcome guest blogger Michele Smarty. She wrote a fun post about one of our favorite things to keep us fueled along the road to enlightenment: coffee! Take a look at her coffee mug personality assessments, and for more fun coffee mug sightings, check out 111 World’s Best Cool Coffee Mugs to Collect. In the market for…
Random Sagittarian Bluntness: To What Was, What Is, and Always Will Be.
A tribute to someone I will always miss, and the reasons why. Originally written in 2014. I loved his hats–how he really wore them, as if they were a part of him—an extension of whom he truly was. I loved how he dressed. I loved how well-read he was and how a conversation with him…
What the Bleep is a Hashtag??!!
April 29th marks the one year anniversary of Enlightenment for Schmucks with the first article we ever posted: The 10 Stages of Purpose. With a single digit under our belts as official Schmucks (and according to our ex’s, several more unofficial years holding that status – I kid – I think) I couldn’t help but recall one…
Random Sagittarian Bluntness: The Karma Gladiator
What value do you place on your life in comparison to the lives of others? Are you willing to set yourself back at least a decade or more championing causes that have nothing to do with your development as a person, but benefits others with a track record of ignoring tough decisions that would remedy…
Excerpt from STUMBLING TOWARDS ENLIGHTENMENT: FACING FEARS
On the first day that I ever walked into a counselor’s office I was shaking so much that you would have thought I had to give a speech that would either save the world from nuclear disaster, or send humanity to the brink of extinction, depending on my delivery. I had just separated from my…
Random Sagittarian Bluntness: Chasing Eighteen
I am embarking upon a very ambitious project. I am rewinding everything back to eighteen. This may be a different year for you, but for me, it was the age I felt most in control of my life, dreams and direction. It was also the year, despite great, heart-wrenching loss, that my vision was laser-focused–the…
