Soul to Soul
A blog about adoption and the journey of life
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"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."
— Winston Churchill
"Everything you can imagine is real." — Pablo Picasso
"Life is to be enjoyed, not endured." — Gordon B. Hinckley
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." — Helen Keller
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” — Dr. Seuss
“Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.”
— Dr. Seuss
"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits." — Albert Einstein
“Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” — Albert Einstein
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." — Confucious
"When you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true." — Paulo Coelho
"We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be." — May Sarton
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone." — Bill Cosby
"You cannot find peace by avoiding life." — Virginia Woolf
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."
— Kurt Vonnegut (Mother Night)
"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple."
— Oscar Wilde
“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same. — Unknown
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." — Mahatma Gandhi
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one." — John Lennon
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Welcome to my blog:
“Soul to Soul” is a blog that will address matters of the heart and soul. My primary reason for starting this blog (2008) is our adoption of two Ethiopian children - when we will merge our lives, soul to soul. So here's to the soul, and to the journey! Thanks for joining us.
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Name: Amy
Birthday: December 4
Status: Married
Where We’re From: Winston-Salem, NC and Omaha, Nebraska
Current Hometown: Denver, CO
Places We’ve Lived: NC, Nebraska, Iowa, Boston/Cambridge, Washington, DC/NOVA, Chicago/Evanston & Cleveland, Ohio
Favorite Quotes:
“Knowing yourself is the
beginning of all wisdom.”
— Aristotle
“Not all of us can do great
things. But we can do small
things with great love.”
— Mother Teresa
“Life is not measured by
the number of breaths we
take, but by the moments
that take our breath away.”
— Maya Angelou
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” — Lao Tzu
“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
— Albert Camus
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Gandhi
“Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, either way you’re right.” — Henry Ford
“Women are like tea bags; you never know how strong they are until they’re put in hot water.” & “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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Adoption Books I’ve Read:
Adoption Parenting, Jean MacLeos & Sheena Macrae; Toddler Adoption, Mary Hopkins-Best; There is no Me Without You (One Woman’s Odyssey to Rescue Africa’s Children), Melissa Fay Greene;
The Complete Book of International Adoption, Dawn Davenport; Raising Adopted Children, Lois Ruskai Melina; Black Baby, White Hands, Jaiya John
Recommended Reading:
Nonfiction - A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle; The Secret, Rhonda Byrne; The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz; Eat, Pray, Love, Melissa Gilbert; Loving What Is, Byron Katie; Fiction - Peony in Love and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See; The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini; Plainsong, Kent Haruf; The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
Other Ethiopia Blogs
100% of the money raised through the sale of Little Traveller’s dolls is used to support people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Approximately half goes to providing an income for the crafters, and the rest goes towards the Hillcrest AIDS Centre's home-based care and respite programs.
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The Ethiopian mountains
