Poetry Saved My Life “My Gutsy Story®” by Angela Marie Carter We don't have to die in order to stop living. In fact, most of my childhood and teen years were a form of sleeprunning, (not to be confused with sleepwalking), that led to my one and only suicide attempt. At around 15-years of age, I made a decision to play Russian Roulette with Continue Reading
Archives for March 2014
Annabel Candy is a Gutsy Woman Who Runs 2 Successful Blogs
When I first started blogging in 2009, I had no idea what I was doing. It took me a while to come up with the name "Gutsy Writer" for my free blogger.com blog. Little did I know at the time, that this was a perfect name for me, and that it would lead to my brand. I often tell my audiences the story of why I started blogging, and Continue Reading
“Doing Everything, Being Happy” by Peter Jones
On my thirty-second birthday, as I sat at my mother’s dining room table in front of a large cake, thirty two candles threatening to ignite my beard should I lean too far forward, I realised that the only ambition I had left in life – the only dream I hadn’t given up on – was to be married. Or at least in some sort of steady, loving Continue Reading
2014 “Gusty Gals Inspire Me®” Nominees and Winners
The photo above shows what a wonderful weekend I had at the Gutsy Gals Inspire Me Awards Ceremony. I wish to thank all my social media and other friends who nominated me, and also Fee Johnson, who was nominated, and who wrote a My Gutsy Story®, :How Writing Saved My Life." Meet all the "Gutsy Gals Inspire Me" on stage. "Gusty Gals Inspire Me® Continue Reading
Exploration, Freedom and Being in Control of My Life
Age of Exploration A “My Gutsy Story®” by Rachael Rifkin Growing up, summer vacations meant hiking in Mammoth Mountain. After the first couple consecutive years, I was ready to go somewhere else. We used to go other places—Palm Springs, Big Bear, San Francisco, Arizona, Utah. We even went all the way to Disney World when I was seven. So I began Continue Reading