Tag Archives: growing-up

WHY?

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

Why? It’s a simple one word question, and the first one we learn to ask as a small child. And we never stop looking to answer it. I certainly haven’t. With age I ask “why” more, but expect an answer … Continue reading →

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The Pain that Motivates Us to Change

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

Forgive yourself for everything that was and start living for tomorrow. Create the destiny that you truly know you’re capable of. The power to create the best you and the best life possible for tomorrow is in this moment. You … Continue reading →

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Edge of Discomfort

Posted on June 1, 2013 by

We are born helpless and completely dependent on others to stay alive. From a lack of love and nurturing many never overcome this need to be taken care of. Such people grow up with a fear of being alone that … Continue reading →

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When God Created Mothers

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into his sixth day of “overtime” when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.” And the Lord said, “Have you read the specs … Continue reading →

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Inspiring His Father

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn . . . If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight . . . If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive . . . … Continue reading →

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The Bad Seems So Much Smaller Now

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

While the resolution of the image above is weak, the message it carries is strong. Many children not having enough to eat is a common reality. And it’s not only in some foreign country. Statistics say around 1 in 5 … Continue reading →

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Pay Attention In Class

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

You can’t stop the future You can’t rewind the past The only way to learn the secret …is to press play. From “Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Clearly I recall being in fourth grade dreading the possibility of being … Continue reading →

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A Greater Amount of Peace

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Getting to know myself more intimately and growing wiser with years has helped me see the greatest barrier to knowing “peace” has been ‘me’ all along. Being focused on everything and everyone external as the cause for a lack of … Continue reading →

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What A Child Sees

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

No one is ever quite ready; everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you. And you open your eyes, look at what you’ve got, say “Oh, my gosh,” and recognize that of all the balls there ever were, this … Continue reading →

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Only Time Will Tell

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

Having grown up in 1960′s Alabama, it seemed everyday I witnessed the distance between people; the void between have’s and have not’s and between races. I was blessed to grow up poor in a family that believed all people should … Continue reading →

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