courage

Cynicism is a cinch

I have come to a realization. Cynicism is a cinch! Perhaps you know some people who are true masters of cynicism. Let me help you identify them. They are pretty easy to recognize. They may say things like: “It won’t work!” “You can’t do it.” “No. It’s impossible.” “You’ll never do be able to.” “We [...]

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New Ideas and the Brick Wall

by Rochelle Burns

You know your idea is excellent. You just can’t see why others don’t get it. There’s a reason for that. You are at a point where you grew to accept that idea. Your listeners aren’t there – yet. Using your inner wisdom, your understanding of that fact is what will get your idea across to [...]

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Staring Into The Red-Hot Eyes of Fear

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

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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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People I’ve met along the way: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

by John W Strobel III

Thievery is a terrible crime. When someone steals from you they invade the inner sanctum of your soul. The things you have worked so hard and so long to acquire are the jewels in your crown of existence. I don’t mean to attach too much importance to “things”, but let’s face it most of us [...]

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Funny Shorebirds

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

Mind tickling entertainment is about anywhere you throw your gaze. So when I was on the beach at dusk today I found myself grinning, then smiling and finally chuckling aloud at those tiny, squat shorebirds who, in their hunt for edible sand-living critters, hurriedly sprint back and forth in some rhythmic frantic race down to [...]

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Sometimes You Have to Choose to Love — A Love Story after PTSD

by Lily Casura

Into the dearth of “good news” about combat veterans with PTSD and their partners comes the remarkable love story of Josh and Helen, who met and fell in love AFTER his service, his suicide attempts, and his PTSD diagnosis. While PTSD can seem like the “third partner” in a relationship — the ever-present elephant in [...]

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Oops! Your Shadow of Insecurity is Showing

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

Have you ever found yourself standing in the shadow of someone else’s insecurity? Perhaps you know right off the bat what I mean. You are talking with someone about a situation or an idea and suddenly you notice a strange coolness has fallen on the space. You look about and suddenly you realize that in [...]

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Let Your Light Shine

by Donna Morask

“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

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

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 [...]

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Too Tough to Heal: Is That Your Identity?

by Lily Casura

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. Henry Ford There’s an old-ish Don Henley song where he asks, “How Bad Do You Want it?” And though he was singing about sex, the topic could just as easily be healing, when that question is on the table. (Even Jesus was [...]

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