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Kinwomen — Don’t push away all that is uncomfortable, and cling to all that is pleasurable. This is ego. Instead, breathe deeply and relax into the present moment. This nervous feeling in your heart? Breathe in, breathe out. Stay for one moment. This is fearlessness. Waylon Lewis. In this Kinwomen year of […]

Finding Fearlessness

27 Mar, 2018 in 2018 your limitations tagged #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraserauthor / #fear / #fearless / #fearlessness / #findingfearlessness / #notgoodenough / #thresholds / courage / kinwomen / limitations by Elaine Fraser

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.― R.J. Palacio, Wonder Wonder is one of those movies that will stay with you for a long time. It’s sweet, sad, and so profound. The main character, Auggie, has a facial […]

The Wonder of Humanity

10 Dec, 2017 in 2017 wonder tagged # / #character / #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #rjpalacio / #wonder / #wonderofhumanity / #wonderthemovie / courage / friendship / kindness / kinwomen by Elaine Fraser

In ninety seconds, you can tidy your desk, change your clothes, or audition for a role in a TV commercial or movie. In ninety seconds, you can put on your makeup, brush your teeth, or win an Olympic gold medal in the 200 metres. In ninety seconds, you can control your emotions […]

Ninety Seconds of Hesitation by Elaine Fraser

8 Nov, 2017 in 2017 Certainty tagged #90secondsofhesitation / #anger / #certainty / #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraserauthor / #elephantjournal / #inninetysecondsyoucan / #jillboltetaylor / #ninetysecondsofhesitation / #opinionspectrum / #spacebetween / #uncertainty / conversation / kinwomen / no regrets / regrets / socialmedia / women by Elaine Fraser

There are no regrets in life, just lessons. Jennifer Aniston I have many reasons to regret the choice to climb Kilimanjaro. The mountain is 19,341feet (5895m) and altitude affects you very early on. The lack of sleep and extreme physical challenge make it feel like you’re in a military training camp […]

No Regrets

25 Oct, 2017 in 17 Regret tagged #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraserauthor / #kilimanjaro / #mountainclimbing / kinwomen / regrets / women by Elaine Fraser

“you will never regret doing the right thing but you will always regret doing nothing when you could have done something” Max Hanson Two weeks ago, I was in a remote village in Tanzania with the team from Water for Africa. They’d put in a well in the village and […]

Never Regret Doing the Right Thing

9 Oct, 2017 in 17 Regret tagged #choices / #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraserauthor / #waterforafrica / kinwomen / no regrets / women by Elaine Fraser

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost I’ve been travelling pretty much since March this year on a quest to finish a novel I began in 2013. I worked on my book […]

The Road Not Taken by Elaine Fraser

11 Sep, 2017 in 2017 Purpose tagged #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #elizabethgilbert / #elizabethgilbertauthor / #purpose / #roadnottaken / #robertfrost / #susandavid / #travel / #writing / kinwomen / no regrets / spirituality / women by Elaine Fraser