Battle Of The Blogopolis Belters | Community Insight

Celine Dion and Josh Groban

Since we’re getting ever so close to Christmas and since I LOVE this time of year, I felt that a Christmas season ‘Belt Off’ was in order.  Here’s the deal:

I keep hearing these two versions of ‘Oh Holy Night’ on the radio.  One is by Celine Dion and the other, by Josh Groban.  I think they’re both AMAZING singers and can really hit both ends of the vocal spectrum, but I keep thinking I like one version better than the other.  Then I HEAR the other and decide that, well, I’m not sure.  So what I’d like for you guys to do is listen to both versions, back to back, and decide which one you prefer and why.  Then be sure to share your thoughts to add to the ‘Insight’. Read more »

Painting Your Picture Of Paradise | Community Insight

Image courtesy of PatrickSmithPhotography

This is a perfect case of backward blogging.  Instead of a post prompting a picture, it was this picture that inspired the post.

Last Friday’s ‘Community Insight’ post brought us an amazing array of ‘colors’ to the “Motivate Thyself” archives.  I was blown away with the detailed dioramas that had bloomed from the soil of a single shade of light (or dark in some cases).  It was quickly evident that we are all blessed with ‘talented’ imaginations as well as unique perspectives on the world around us.  So it is from these findings that I’ve brought to you this next ‘forum’ for you to show your true colors.  But this time, we’re going to get out our paint brushes as we bring texture to our own personal paradise. Read more »