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Venusvoyager: An Introduction to my Travel Bog

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A introduction to my blog Venus voyager : January 27th 2012 In addition to this blog I also have a travel blog on Tumblr called Venus Voyager Girl. Here's what it's all about. Venus: the planet which supposedly women hail from; a symbol of feminine power Voyager: one who travels on a long and sometimes dangerous journey About Venus Voyager Girl  Venus voyager girl focuses on empowering women to travel even if they must go alone. We all must face inner journeys of the heart even if we never leave our doorstep. For the Venus Voyager Girl she knows the beautiful wisdom to be gained on the other side of her path and she isn't afraid to travel through dangerous paths to get there. I love adventure, I have caught the travel bug, I love to explore new places and try new things both near and far. I am a confident, independent woman embracing the modern age. I am a Venus Voyager Girl. Are you? Inspiring, empowering and growing together as women. http...

Philosophy of Challenge: Being vs. Doing

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Much of life is a series of challenges and events, and your character is made up of how you respond to these challenges. I personally feel life would be utterly boring if I did not have some goal or plan that I was working towards achieving. I am often driven in life by the mere fact that there are a million things I want to achieve and each day is a new opportunity to achieve those. Though these challenges may make life enriching, there is a downfall to being motivated by them because, if left unchecked you can get a case of what I call "achieveritis," meaning you loose sight of yourself aside from the things you do. Ultimately I believe that we have an end goal of "being". Though most of life is decisions and actions, the purpose of these is to shape our being and make us who we are. Being yourself, being who God truly made you to be; that is "being." When we become focused only on the "doing" we become legalistic."Being" is the...