[caption id="attachment_3673" align="alignright" width="300"] Look Up from Cuba[/caption] As I witness people walking across the street glued to their phones or catch myself Snapchatting while on a mini-getaway to the Bahamas, I have to slap myself and virtually you all too. What are we doing? Are we living life in front of a screen instead…
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Take the Time to Look Up – Because this Life is Pretty Frickin’ Amazing
Hey you! Yes, you, the one with the never-ending to-do list. I know you. I bet that sometimes you have nightmares about your to-do list. Yeah, when you should be dreaming of pleasant things and recharging your battery, you're up late at night with your lists. Why? I have been like you. And, I admit…
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Best Life Tool – Remember to Look Up
When others ask me for words of advice or encouragement, I revert back to the lesson I learned six years ago: Remember to #LookUp What is so valuable about #LookUp? With only two practical, yet powerful words, #LookUp can help you shift your mental channel and gain perspective. Regardless of what you're going through: a bad…
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When All Balls Drop Spotted Backpacking Across Europe – Reminding You to Look Up
With the name Heidi, it is quite fitting to receive this reader picture of When All Balls Drop at Hohenzollern Castle, Germany. Not only is the picture beautiful, but the reader is also pointing up, communicating the book's take-away, which is the mantra #LookUp. For those of you that haven't read When All Balls Drop or…
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Author Heidi Siefkas Takes an Adventure on the Kalalau Trail in Kauai
What would you do to celebrate completion of a book? On this Look Up Day, a holiday celebrated each 27th to remind up all to #Look Up (Be mindful & Spin each situation positively), I wanted to share with you an amazing adventure that I took on the North Shore of Kauai this summer, the…
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Remember to Look Up
Earlier this month, I took the challenge to hike the Kalalau Trail on Kauai's NaPali Coast. If you haven't heard of this hike, it is ranked as one of North America's most dangerous trails. There are no roads to the Kalalau Valley. You can get there via an 11-mile, one-way trail. Why on earth would…
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Look Up – The Power of Perspective
What is the story behind Look Up? Five years ago, I unveiled a holiday to the world, Look Up Day. It started as a celebration each month on the 27th as a way for me to share the powerful lesson that I learned from a traumatic, life-altering accident (9/27/09). It has since morphed into more…
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Look Up – Wise Words in the Sand – Submit Your Look Up
If you have been following me for awhile or just stumbled across this post, I wanted to share with you what I have been writing in the sand, including in each post, and sharing in my books. Look Up is a powerful statement and mantra that I adopted almost five years ago. These two wise…
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Celebrating Look Up Day from Cuba to US
Today is Look Up Day. If you haven't heard of it or have been celebrating for some time, welcome all! Look Up Day is a holiday that has been celebrated each 27th of month since its conception in 2010. I started Look Up Day to share a powerful lesson that I learned from a freak…
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Happy Look Up Day – A Simple Mantra to Shift Your Perspective
Happy Look Up Day! I started Look Up Day nearly five years ago to remind myself of lessons learned from a tragic accident and a lengthy recovery. Although I naturally thought celebrating the anniversary (9/27/09) would be needed, I knew that the remainder of the year, I would have the opportunity to revert back to…
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