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One-Word Theme for 2015: FORZA!

My one-word theme of 2015: FORZA! The word means strength, power, intensity, and I can barely even type it without using ALL CAPS. It’s that strong, folks.

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Oppian Hill Park, Rome

Finding Your Own Path via WTF

Everyone who has ever achieved any kind of success got there in his or her own way. What’s yours?

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Finish What You Start — Or Don’t. That’s Cool Too.

“If it’s important you’ll find way. If not, you’ll find an excuse.”

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Convento Santa Maria degli Angeli, Badolato, Calabria, Italy

Start Where You Are

Don’t let anyone, especially that perfectionist in your head, tell you that you can’t or that you’re not good enough. You are — or at least you will be — but you’ll never get there without starting.

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GROW - Thanks for use of the image, Tim!

My One-Word Theme for 2013: GROW

The past two years, I’ve adopted a one-word theme to guide me throughout the next twelve months; I’ve always waited until after the new year to write about the choice here, but this year I can’t wait. I don’t like to wish away time, but I could not be more ready for 2012 to end and for 2013 to begin.

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Michelle KaminskyMichelle Kaminsky is an American attorney-turned-freelance writer who lived in her family's ancestral village in Calabria, Italy for 15 years. This blog is now archived. 

Calabria Guidebook

Calabria travel guide by Michelle Fabio

Recipes

 

Homemade apple butter
Green beans, potatoes, and pancetta
Glazed Apple Oatmeal Cinnamon Muffins
Pasta with snails alla calabrese
Onion, Oregano, and Thyme Focaccia
Oatmeal Banana Craisin Muffins
Prosciutto wrapped watermelon with bel paese cheese
Fried eggs with red onion and cheese
Calabrian sausage and fava beans
Ricotta Pound Cake