One of our traditions at Small Biz Survival is the Brag Basket. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one May 6-8, 2011. In honor of US Mother’s Day, why not share a story of an important or powerful woman?
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| Mother’s Day basket. Photo (cc) by Awoodvine. |
Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. It’s here so you can introduce yourself, share some good news, or congratulate a friend. Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you hide your good news and accomplishments that might inspire others.
Speak up and add yourself or another deserving soul in the comments. We all cheer, and everyone feels great. It lets you meet each other a bit. Reading each others’ stories brings us a bit closer to being a community.
How does it work? You write a comment on this post, email me, tweet me, or comment on Facebook. You tell something great about your week, or you give applause to someone who did good stuff this week. Or you celebrate something wonderful that you tried that failed.
This is not an ad. (I delete the ads.) It’s a conversation with friends. So jump in. And remember to cheer for each other.
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Becky, I want to extend to kudos to one hard-working woman, Aiesha Long. She’s a single mom who is an administrator at Rutgers for the New Jersey Space Grant Consortium. Among many other tasks, she coordinated the poster session last Friday of innovative research students who got fellowships through NJSGC.
Becky:
One stupendous (really!) fact I keep in mind this weekend. You can pose it as a question: “Where would I be without my Mother?’ Whoa! I am going to brag on my Sister Lynne who at the age of 65 is a single Mom to her own two grandchildren, ages 5 and 7. This woman is a living embodiment of compassion, understanding, wisdom, kindness, tough love, conviction, belief, faith, and a sure knowledge that we are destined to serve one another. So, having already had nature impose upon her the role of Mother she has chosen yet again to assume it by choice out of love.
She says many things which ring true – Here’s one: “No one owes me anything.”
She wows me.
I love her.
Leora, thanks for sharing Aiesha’s story. Congratulations to her!
Wayne, a round of applause for your sister Lynne!
Jane sent this item by email:
Ava Viehman passed away recently, but her son wrote this editorial about her this week.
http://www.threeriverspublishing.com/TRP/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8216:mothers-day-wont-be-the-same-this-year&catid=34&Itemid=213
Jane S. Reed
Cuba, Missouri
Simply put, my own mother is a big force in our little community. Volunteering for way too many things, she seems to get it all done, and then some. She guides bus tours, she works tirelessly on historic preservation boards, she donates time and materials to our community organizations and she also does all the things a good mother, daughter, and sister would be expected to do. I will gladly brag about my mom, Judy, today or any day. Thanks for being so much to so many, mom!
Shannon, I gladly join you in cheering for your mother!