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Doing Something Right

Thumbnail image for Doing Something Right by Moments Count October 11, 2011

by Kristie Wang Transforming inmates into entrepreneurs in Texas — and saving millions of tax dollars Texas has been the center of a swirl of controversy lately in two very different arenas: the state’s enthusiastic embrace of the death penalty, and Republican frontrunner Rick Perry’s touted track record of job creation. Perry’s history of job [...]

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Are you getting warmer?

Thumbnail image for Are you getting warmer? by Paula O Sullivan September 23, 2011

When I was a little child, I used to play a game with my friends. I don’t recall if we had a name for it, but it went something like this…. Someone would hide an object and as the searcher got further away from finding it, the other person would say’ you’re getting colder , [...]

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Full Speed Ahead

Thumbnail image for Full Speed Ahead by Brooke Leigh Sheldon September 21, 2011

How do you sail through your life? What I am asking you is if you are the Captain of your life’s journey or a Passenger on your voyage? Do you choose to accept responsibility for making the decisions about the course you intend to take? Or, do you prefer to look out across the vastness [...]

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What I Ask

Thumbnail image for What I Ask by Brooke Leigh Sheldon September 9, 2011
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What can one ordinary person do when they give themselves permission to be the best that they can be?  What is the yardstick that you use to measure your personal worth? Music Credits:  Kevin MacLeod Please share this story!

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Staring Into The Red-Hot Eyes of Fear

Thumbnail image for Staring Into The Red-Hot Eyes of Fear by Brooke Leigh Sheldon June 1, 2011
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None of us is alone in this experience. Every one of us has felt Fear. Every one of us has known Fear. Every one of us has lived in Fear. Fear knows us and we know fear, too well. But thankfully, we also know the other side of the coin. Photo Credit:  Loretta Prencipe @ [...]

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IT HIT ME LIKE A TON OF BRICKS

Thumbnail image for IT HIT ME LIKE A TON OF BRICKS by Paula O Sullivan April 20, 2011

“Listen… are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?” –Mary Oliver Wow! This hit me like a ton of bricks when I read it, because up til last year, I was only breathing just a little and calling it my life. In fact I can elaborate further and go so far as [...]

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Destination You

Thumbnail image for Destination You by Paula O Sullivan March 2, 2011

Isn’t life a bit like an airport? Lots of ‘Arrivals’, people coming into our lives, lots of laughter, people leaving our lives ‘Departures’, lots of crying. Some feelings of dread and fear perhaps. Feelings of happiness and love and joyfulness. When I think of an airport, I think of the excitement and the anticipation of [...]

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Let Your Light Shine

Thumbnail image for Let Your Light Shine by Donna Morask February 9, 2011

  “As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people the permission to do the same.” Nelson Mandela As I reflect on these words I think about the many people I have been blessed to meet, whose light shone brighter than the Northern Star on a clear starlit night. As I ponder these [...]

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The secret to building self-confidence

Thumbnail image for The secret to building self-confidence by Brooke Leigh Sheldon February 2, 2011

I am currently working on a new project with a colleague and we were brainstorming a few days ago about the best way to move the project ahead. I love brainstorming, the incredible feeling of feeling your mind working, moving, ticking and expanding. So, in my usual way, I shot out some pretty aggressive goals. [...]

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Luck comes in threes, don’t ya know?

Thumbnail image for Luck comes in threes, don’t ya know? by Paula O Sullivan February 2, 2011

I was thinking about the things that we say and how we make the things we say come true. Well I’ve got a lot of time on my hands lately, just humour me okay! I moved house recently and on the second night in the house as I was surrounded by a lot of unopened [...]

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