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  • Memphis Blogger Meet Up

    Hello Honeybees,

    Friday night I attended the first meet up of Memphis Blogger Mastermind Group (MBMG).  MBMG is a network of like-minded creatives who are passionate about sharing ideas with the world. Since I’ve been blogging I have always admired how bloggers in other cities were able to come together to share and network. Well we can now add Memphis to the list.

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    The meet up was held at The Lab-Memphis Fashion Week.  This is such a creative space.  If you are into fashion or design this is the place for you.  Drop by for a visit. You will not be disappointed.

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    Being able to hear from “The Real Life Willy Wonka”, Chef Phillip Ashley was a perfect addition to the meet up. The lessons, experience and advice were memorable. Sampling his chocolate creations was icing on the cake.
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    A special thank you  https://blueprintblackink.com/ for taking the lead and bringing us all together.

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    If you would like to join us for the next Memphis Blogger Meet Up you can send your information to info.memphisblogger@gmail.com.

    Hope to see you next time.

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    Beewisdom- Blogging requires passion!!

  • The F Word

    Hello Honeybees,

    I am afraid!

    What am I afraid of?

    I am afraid to FAIL!!!

    We all have a fear of something and I think that’s ok but what I don’t think is ok is letting that fear stop you.  And that’s what I have been doing.

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    Yes, I admit it.  I am letting this fear stop me from moving forward. But recently God has been putting me in situations that are making me confront that fear.  I can’t deny it, I can’t hide from it or run from it.  If I want to move forward I have to just do it!  This fear is a stumbling block in my career.

    So I am doing it.  I am confronting my fear.  I started with baby steps.  I dipped my toe in the water. I’m not sure of the outcome yet but no matter what it is I took the first step. Yep, I am so proud of myself.

    I recently saw this video clip and it made me look at my fear of failure in a different way.  The thing that caught my attention was reframing what failure meant.  The failure is in the NOT TRYING versus the outcome.

    How powerful is that!

    Those words made me reflect on what has been happening in the last couple of weeks.  How I have been forced to face this fear.

    What’s crazy is that I tell my sons all the time that they HAVE TO TRY but guess what???  I am NOT practicing what I preach or rather I wasn’t practicing what I preached.   I’m over my initial fear, I took the first step. I think I’m ready to start walking & before you know it I’ll be running.

    Belinda Bee pic

    Beewisdom- The fears we don’t face become our limits

  • Happiness or Success

    Hello Honeybees,

    I have been debating this question: What do I want more out of life happiness or success?

    Is this an either or?

    Can I not have both?

    IF I HAD to choose between the two I would choose HAPPINESS.

    Success does not guarantee happiness!  You can be successful at a lot of things but they might not make you happy.  There are a lot of people that are extremely successful in their chosen career but are not happy at all. The money is good and the title is impressive but happy…NOPE.   You might be successful in college, making the grades, but you might not be happy. We all know someone who graduated from college but are not happy because they picked a safe major. You know the major that would ensure that they found a “good job” after graduation but it stifled their natural creativity.

    When I think of happiness I think of people, places and things that put a smile on my face People, places and things that make my heart all warm and fuzzy.

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    For me happiness is seeing my children smile, or when they give me a hug & say I Love You.  Happiness is having a career that lets me make a difference in the community.  Happiness is knowing that I am blessed.  Happiness is having an amazing support system of family & friends.

    So YES I choose Happiness over Success and guess what…..

    That makes ME happy

    What makes you happy?

    Belinda Bee pic

    Beewisdom-Happiness is the highest level of success-author unknown