Motivational Speaker/Author

Overview Karen’s Blog Your Inner Butterfly

As a loving and passionate woman, I inspire myself and others to use our gifts and be more authentic in our lives. I seek a life that is filled with purpose and I surrender daily to God’s will, thus creating a life far greater than anything I can ever imagine or dream of on my own. I am creating a life filled with…

compassion, giving and service to all humanity;
miracles (both great and small), prosperity, simple joys and daring adventures; and
fruits of the Spirit such as love, joy, peace, patience (this is a work in progress), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

I believe in listening to the inner voice of our own heart and developing our own unique gifts. I believe in evolving our Spiritual, Emotional and Intellectual qualities so the soul does not lay dormant in all that it is meant to be. I believe through this practice, we can fulfill our destiny on this earth. I believe in embracing people of different cultures and respecting those with different beliefs even though we may not totally agree. I believe in giving out many random acts of kindness where one good deed can set a ripple effect that can potentially change a life forever.

The Power of the Pause, the moment the auction changes

Sometimes in life, business or relations, we must stop and pause. But by stopping, we are not doing nothing, in fact the point at which we stop may be the point of greatest change, when the most happens. The philosopher Lao-Tzu said, “when nothing is done, nothing is left undone.”…

Never Give Up! Persist Until You Succeed!!

Here is a parable that I would like to share with you today. The author of this great parable is unknown but it is a very well-known parable. A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule feel into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard…

Finding Your Blessing

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. Martha Washington (1731-1802). When we are able to appreciate what we have in this moment, our blessing, instead of fretting about the past or worrying about the future, our life changes. Living in…

Giving

Those who know me know my motto: “If you make the people who give $25 feel just as special as those who gave $25,000, you’ll have work the next day.” This is my motto not only because I like to stay gainfully employed, but also because I believe that the…

Different But Not Other

It is perhaps human nature to notice when something or someone is different. It is one thing to notice these differences, it is quite another to designate the difference as other and therefore less than. Back in 1991, when I became Mrs. Minnesota International, I was interviewed as part of…

Expectations

We all have expectations: of ourselves, of others, of how events will turn out and even of how we will feel. We expect that our holiday will be straight off the pages of Martha Stewart, or we dread a meeting because we assume it will be uncomfortable. An expectation is…

Confidence

I will admit it, there have been items at my auctions that have caused one to wonder. When I had to auction off bull sperm, the first thought I had was, “what am I going to say about this?” Life presents moments such as these: the awkward question at the…

Second Chances

A special thing happens sometimes at auctions. Two bidders are actively biding against one another for a unique item, perhaps a backstage pass or a meal with someone influential or famous. But in the end, only the highest bidder wins. On rare occasions the donor offers another event, meal or…

Nourish

We’ve all heard the word nourish. Perhaps it makes us think of skincare or food and nutrition. It does mean to provide sustenance. But it also means to aid, strengthen and enrich. In that sense, when we get involved with non-profit or charitable organizations, we seek to nourish the needs…

Hope

Whenever I meet someone new and they find out that I am an auctioneer who specializes in charity events, a funny look crosses their face, I guess because there just aren’t many full time auctioneers out there, even fewer of us women. But, as I’ve said in past posts, I…

Your Inner Butterfly by Karen Sorbo

If you take a true story, add raw emotion, embrace the experience, and allow space for reflection, you will gain wisdom.

Story ~ Emotion ~ Experience ~ Reflection ~ Wisdom

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It is for this reason that I wrote this book, with the hope of adding value to your life through the stories and lessons contained hereafter. We all have a story, the golden thread that is the culmination of all our experiences, some worse than others. I certainly know that there are many out there who have gone through far worse than I. When we embrace the idea that our past stories had a purpose specially designed for each of us, then we can begin to re-write the way we viewed and perceived that which has happened to us, into that which has happened for us.

It is my hope that as I tell the healing pain and joy in my life story, you will see the same in yours. As I express the valleys and peaks of my emotions, you will find peace in your own. As I describe trials and challenges of my experiences, you will draw knowledge and inspiration from them. And, as I pause to slowly reflect, you will relate with others and do the same; through this, perhaps much deeper relationships will be built.

What Others Have to Say…

Words cannot express our deepest gratitude for your generous participation in our Unstoppable Gala again this year. You are always a delight to work with and you added so much to our evening. People were RAVING about you and how fun you were. Your contribution that evening will enable us to bring education to 1,500 children. With Love & Gratitude

The Unstoppable Foundation (March 2014)