As a child growing up in Clarksville, Tennessee, Wilma Rudolph, Olympic Champion, was my hero. After becoming the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field in a single Olympics, Wilma championed civil rights. I think it’s fair to say she changed history in her corner of the world. You can read more about Wilma in my upcoming book about champions who made the world a better place.
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People Who Changed Their Corners of the World
I am pleased to say that I am compiling stories about people who changed their corners of the world and are quietly proud of what they achieved. So far, those featured include my childhood hero, Wilma Rudolph, members of the United Farm Workers union who marched with Cesar Chavez and a Florida woman who provides housing for women newly in recovery from substance abuse. They are diverse, resolved, committed, humble and heroic. If you have others you’d like to recommend, please let me know. And, please, wish me good luck on this journey. Thank you!
I Don’t Want to Be Nice
There are times, plenty of them, when I don’t want to be known as nice. According to Oxford Languages, nice means “pleasant, agreeable, satisfactory.” Hardly glowing terms.
Those of us who are relatively quiet are often overlooked, dismissed. I don’t know about you, but it makes me want to stomp my foot.
Telling Your Story Your Way
You are a unique individual, but your family, friends and the greater world won’t know about the adventures you’ve had, victories you’ve won and lessons you’ve learned unless you write them down. Veteran writing teachers, Margo Wilson and Jane Falkner, are teaming up to lead a one-day workshop to help you find your method for telling your story your way.
The workshop will be held on Saturday, June 5th, from 10 am to noon at the Dunnellon Arts Association in the historic district of Dunnellon, Florida. For questions or to register, please send us a message. The cost for the event is $40 which includes course materials and light refreshments. Participants are asked to bring a laptop. and/or a a pencil or pen and paper or notebook.
Jane of All Trades. World Wide. 