The gracious and lively Sonia Marsh at Gutsy Living nominated me to participate in the My 7 Links blog post project created by the Tripbase travel blog.
Then, on the eve of publishing my post, I was also nominated by two other favorite bloggers Meg Wolfe, The Minimalist Woman and Steve Marquez, The Spartan Penguin. I feel triply honored and blessed!
The goal of the My 7 Links project is:
“To unite bloggers (from all sectors) in a joint endeavor to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of day again.”
Tripbase shares the best posts from participating bloggers on their blog and everyday on Facebook and Twitter at #My7Links.
Do you ever have the feeling that some of your best writing is gradually dissolving into the vast emptiness called the ‘archive’ rarely to be found again? What a wonderful effort on the part of Tripbase to infuse our most compelling blog posts with a new life and send them out on the ethers once again.
My 7 Links
Without further ado, here are my carefully selected 7 links.
Most Beautiful Post
What could be more beautiful than love, which begins with loving yourself? When you love yourself, you naturally love others. Are You Series About Loving Yourself is all about moving through obstacles to self-love and discover the unceasing spring of love within.
Most Popular Post
100 Inspirational Quotes to Celebrate 100 Blog Posts has gone wild on StumbledUpon again and again. It’s a little treasury of inspiration and wisdom. I feel uplifted and illuminated every time I revisit it. I hope you do too.
Most Controversial Post
I don’t shy away from writing controversial posts. But each time I push the publish button on one, I feel a small sense of panic.
Can We Afford to Fly? The Impact of Air Travel ruffled more than a few feathers. Hardly anyone likes the idea of curtailing their travel freedom. It probably won’t be a popular post among the travel community either! Sorry guys and gals.
Most Helpful Post
Book reviews have not been my most popular blog posts. But there’s always an exception to the rule. You Are Not Your Brain, which presents a 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life, really seemed to strike a very strong chord. I found it an extremely helpful book myself and plan to delve into it more deeply as one of my summer experiments.
Post Whose Success Most Surprised You
I was surprised by the interest in Why Sadness is the Key to True Happiness. After all, it uses the word “sadness” in the title! It seems there’s a great longing for happiness in these confusing modern times. I’m glad this article stirred peoples’ hearts.
I feel deeply honored that Carolyn Thomas chose this article as a framework for exploring the question Is It Post Heart Attack Depression – or Just Feeling Sad? Carolyn’s blog Heart Sisters is all about women and heart disease. It’s been called “the best heart blog on the web.”
Post That Didn’t Get the Attention It Deserved
Given the angst that most of us seem to work up about the success of our blogs, I was surprised that Hope and Fear in Blogging and Life didn’t receive more attention. I suspect it was the timing of this blog post, the week after Christmas.
Post that I’m Most Proud Of
In Changing the World with Love and Compassion – Advice from the Dalai Lama, and the subsequent post in this series, I distilled several chapters of heart advice into the most essential points. I feel this article captures the most important message for our times. I would love to see this post fly.
5 Bloggers I Appreciate
Now it’s my turn to nominate five other bloggers as part of the deal. This is always the hard part, right? There are so many bloggers I appreciate!
These are my nominees. You are not required to accept the challenge. But I’d love to see your seven special posts.
- Meg Wolfe at The Minimalist Woman ~ a double dip of acknowledgement for Meg!
- Zeenat Syal at Positive Provocations
- Tess Marshall at The Bold Life
- Galen Pearl at 10 Steps to Finding Your Happy Place
- Gail Brenner at A Flourishing Life
I hope there’s a link or two in my 7 links that tickles your fancy or helps you in some way. And I’d love to hear if there’s another article on my blog that especially stands out for you. I’ll be back on Sunday with an article about my recent week-long loving kindness meditation retreat and digital sabbatical.
With love, Sandra
Image: The highest peak in Kham, Tibet ©Matteo Pistono
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Thank you Sandra for including my Heart Sisters post in your ‘most surprising’ category! I absolutely loved reading “Why Sadness Is The Key To True Happiness” and knew instantly that it resonated perfectly with what heart attack survivors tell me they have experienced, too. It must have also resonated with Dr. Jessie Gruman over at her Prepared Patient site – she’s picked up “our” post, too. Watch for it in the next week or so at http://www.preparedpatientforum.org/
Cheers,
C.
You’re welcome! It’s an excellent post. And you know I am totally in love with your site. It’s so beautiful and informative.
Thanks for the update. How exciting to have your post (and thus mine) featured on another site.
Wishing you well.
Funny how things come in 3s!
Really pleased you took part Sandra – love your list of nominated bloggers – shall be looking forward to their posts. Now, time to read some of your back catalogue!
Steve
Thank you for inviting me, Steve. You headlines on your 7-links definitely have me curious too.
Sandra, I appreciate this post as a new reader to your blog. Thanks also to the introduction to the 5 bloggers you admire.
I’m glad you like it, Vishnu. I like seeing other bloggers 7-links myself. It gives me an eye to some of their best material. Be well!
A well-deserved honor. I am glad to get caught up on what I missed before joining the blogging world.
Thank you, Windsombella!
Hi Sandra,
I so appreciate that you included me in your list of nominees. Thank you. I have read some of the posts you listed, and always appreciate the clarity of your writing and the profound sense of compassion that you express.
I look forward to giving some thought to my list. I love being part of this amazing community of bloggers who are true friends and kindred spirits.
Hi Gail,
I love your positive take on being part of an “amazing community of bloggers who are true friends and kindred spirits”! That’s such an inspiring view and I find it to be true too.
I think you will find it challenging to make your 7 link lists since seriously everyone of your posts is timeless and replete with kindness and wisdom.
Darling Sandra,
But still this is an amazing way to bring out the old which is still very much of value to the readers. Plus it makes me meet new amazing bloggers too! win-win hmm 
I’m so so happy to be included in this post and yup I think I’ll bow and take it as a compliment to be included in here
I do feel most of our best writing is sitting idle, and then I find stumbleupon gives me my much needed traffic luv and I’m happy
As for my 7 links post..it will be up after the “happy relationships series” of articles is completed….mostly next weekend
Lots of love to you,
Z~
p.s. thank god youre back online….I’ve missed your presence a LOT!
Dear One,
What a great idea to Stumble your older posts. I hadn’t thought of that. Thanks for the tip. I look forward to seeing your 7 links. I’m sure they will be very precious. I missed you too!
Hi Sandra,
I love your 7 links *and* your list of bloggers! I use what you share in your space to affirm and create within my own life. Thank you for all that you share:)
Thank you, Joy. I love all those bloggers too. And I especially love your heart-filled (blog) space.
First I want to thank you for participating, and my apologies for not responding when this was your featured post. I’m on vacation in Florida with my youngest son and husband, sitting in the business center of our hotel as I read your: “Post That Didn’t Get the Attention It Deserved,” and obviously feel the hope and fear as it relates to my blogging life. I’m so glad you pointed this out and also the excerpt from Chris Guillebeau’s blog about this subject, which I hadn’t seen. It makes me realize we all have the same feelings when we blog and it’s like the fear of success and rejection.
I also enjoyed reading your “Most helpful post,” and the book you mentioned, “You are not your brain,” is now on my list to purchase. It seems to make so much sense and perhaps can change some of my bad habits, not that I have any! HAHA.
Now I have to go out and enjoy the Pensecola white sandy beach with my family, and hope you accept my delayed apology for not coming sooner. Sonia.
No worries, Sonia! As you can see from my current post, I am a keen advocate of digital sabbatical. I’m delighted to hear that you are on vacation!
I also really appreciated that quote from Chris Guillebeau. It does show how we all have the same or similar challenges and, thus, we are never truly alone with our dilemmas. Hope and fear is such a core issue for almost all of us. Thank you for reading these past posts, Sonia. I feel honored. And thanks for nominating me for the project.
All my love to you.
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