<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Donna L Holloman]]></title><description><![CDATA[A small corner of the internet where I share the ideas, creativity, and projects that inspire my journey.]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:42:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.donnalholloman.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Heavenly Amusement Park: Is Earth the Wildest Ride of All?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if life is Heaven's wildest amusement park ride… and we simply forgot we bought the ticket? Imagine a world of chaos yet love, joy yet pain, and extraordinary twists we never saw coming. Then, on one ordinary day, a mysterious elevator encounter changed the questions I began asking about life. What if Earth isn't a puzzle to solve, but an adventure to experience? Hmm…]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/the-heavenly-amusement-park-is-earth-the-wildest-ride-of-all</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ada87d047b5c2b3430475ae</guid><category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Perspective]]></category><category><![CDATA[Creative Storytelling]]></category><category><![CDATA[My Awakening Journey]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:06:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_770314f98b464aaab6c2d9b2f27ef8e5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pain Has a Purpose What Life Teaches Us Through Hurt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pain isn’t always the enemy. Sometimes it’s a warning, sometimes a teacher, and sometimes simply proof that we loved. Looking back, I’ve learned that pain wasn’t always the end of the story—it was often just one scene.]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/pain-has-a-purpose-what-life-teaches-us-through-hurt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab6a32e26fe68309c05cb46</guid><category><![CDATA[Life Lessons]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing and Resiliance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category><category><![CDATA[My Journey]]></category><category><![CDATA[Family & Life]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:03:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_63e14ab2e52c41149aa9b9fa8722812c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_948,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Blindness to Boldness My Journey to the Runway]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was preparing to attend a national political convention—along with debates, elegant galas, formal dinners, and other important events. These were not ordinary rooms. People noticed how you entered, carried yourself, spoke, and handled attention. I knew I needed to prepare for more than the trip—I needed to prepare myself.]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/from-blindness-to-boldness-my-journey-to-the-runway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aaec3abfc1b448c3a7affa7</guid><category><![CDATA[Through My Big Red Glasses]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:21:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_49456f1e02ba4295a6ca96f764180aa6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_948,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Woman Who Kept Walking and Found Her Vision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet the Woman in the BIG RED GLASSES. Donna L. Holloman shares her journey from legal blindness to education, entrepreneurship, creativity and dreaming bigger at 65. ❤️]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/the-woman-who-kept-walking-and-found-her-vision</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa59fb8571318e8c9e7a392</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_a70ea22d83014fa2865865fd394491d5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facing the Woman in the Dark Mirror]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used to think growth meant staying in the light. But sometimes the greatest growth happens when we’re brave enough to turn around, face our darkness, and ask, “What are you here to teach me?” My dark side isn’t my enemy—it’s part of my story. And every time I face it, I return to the light a little wiser. ✨]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/facing-the-woman-in-the-dark-mirror</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9730a2796715a5cd525417</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Growth & Reflection]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_14297e4e49384d65ae167a170adb9e12~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donna Behind the Big Red Glasses and Big Ideas]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Donna, Founder, the big red eyeglasses became much more than a fashion statement. They became a symbol of vision—in every sense of the word.]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/donna-behind-the-big-red-glasses-and-big-ideas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a81591ca7a7d1a936d68bb3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:06:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_610661f468164a4aa11058fbd92e8b9f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_948,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go Ahead Let Them Talk Anyway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone will think you are too loud. Someone else will think you are too quiet. One person will call you brave. Another will whisper that you are doing too much. You can shrink yourself down to a polite little shadow, and even then, somebody will have something to say about the shape of your shadow.]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/go-ahead-let-them-talk-anyway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a95a4fc978d27f7d8e60a20</guid><category><![CDATA[Just Do It Anyway]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:44:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_b03f7cb11db24328a7bf776d5fe09732~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_948,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Dream Job Doesn't Exist Create Your Own]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Big Red Glasses became a symbol of seeing differently]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/when-the-dream-job-doesnt-exist-create-your-own</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a94c6445009bafb68b27c3a</guid><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Job seeker]]></category><category><![CDATA[Graduate]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:48:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_ad3dd5341be249f883a52d7f9d987536~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_947,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Assume From a Distance Give People Grace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently, I had convinced myself I was some kind of long-distance people detector. Spoiler alert, I was not. ]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/don-t-assume-from-a-distance-give-people-grace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a820f4f0d24f7afd0f37f63</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:01:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_b1b6fd66cef8477ab089c7e8fc99983f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[VW Peace Van, Niko, and a Full Tank of Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people wake up one day and buy a flashy car, book a silent retreat, or start pricing motorcycles they have no business trying to balance at a red light. Me? I have decided I do not need a midlife crisis. I need a VW peace van, a full tank of gas, a ridiculous playlist, some tie-dye, and Niko. That is the whole plan. No color-coded itinerary. No laminated schedule. No “be there by 3:15” energy. Just me in the front seat with my big red glasses on, singing like I have backup dancers,...]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/vw-peace-van-niko-and-a-full-tank-of-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8203d368f1938b2e2f9430</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:02:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_6f4e8ea5ca6e4c29a3577b0495faabde~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_809,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starting Where We Are: The Story Behind DonnaLHolloman.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a special kind of courage in sharing something before it feels finished. Not broken. Not careless. Not thrown together without thought. Just unfinished in the honest, human way that all good beginnings are unfinished. That is where DonnaLHolloman.com is right now. It is not the grand final reveal. It is not the polished, perfectly arranged, every-page-has-a-plan version. It is the early version. The “we are figuring this out as we go” version. The “one day we may look back and laugh,...]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/starting-where-we-are-the-story-behind-donnalholloman-com</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a81652a0184b89c47fab56d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:33:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_aa4f9b7661e0497cbd4c52998020c7bd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_948,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Red Glasses, Big Vision: Donna L Holloman’s Remarkable Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[That kind of visual uncertainty changes the way a person moves through the world. It affects small things and large things. It affects how far ahead you can see, both literally and emotionally.]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/big-red-glasses-big-vision-donna-holloman-s-remarkable-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a815bf40d24f7afd0f21ead</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:16:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_ad3dd5341be249f883a52d7f9d987536~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_947,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From White Picket Fence Dreams to a Blessed Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[A house is never just a house when you are little. It becomes safety. A fence becomes belonging. A dog becomes loyalty. A smiling family becomes proof that everything will be alright.]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/from-white-picket-fence-dreams-to-a-blessed-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a814ede0184b89c47fa8be2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:20:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_d598a44336e140a895cdf9ad9f4825bd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Growing Dreams Raising Longtime Goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am still here, a Boomer ✌, a Leo ♌️, showing up with my big red glasses ❤️, catching 11:11 when it flashes across the clock, and doing life with Niko , who contributes absolutely nothing financially but remains Senior Vice President of Snacks.]]></description><link>https://www.donnalholloman.com/post/still-growing-dreams-raising-longtime-goals</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a81443340f3daf10ba436df</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:32:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d11b57_b62ef54626c74497a13812ad51285280~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donna L Holloman BRG</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>