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What I Ask

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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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Cynicism is a cinch

Thumbnail image for Cynicism is a cinch by Brooke Leigh Sheldon June 29, 2011

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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We are a giant Web, truly a Social Network…so, why do we so often forget that?

Thumbnail image for We are a giant Web, truly a Social Network…so, why do we so often forget that? by Brooke Leigh Sheldon November 11, 2010

About a decade ago my mother and stepfather, because of a series of unfortunate investments and dismal financial missteps, found themselves living in their motor home in a shopping mall parking lot. Different people approach the world and its circumstances in different ways. For my stepfather, well, it was a grand adventure. My parents were [...]

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Five Ways to Jumpstart the World

Thumbnail image for Five Ways to Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde October 27, 2010

In my new young adult novel Jumpstart the World, Frank, my transgender character, tells Elle,”The world doesn’t always play by its own rules.” He says we all agree that there should be equality for everyone. But of course there isn’t. And we just let it slide. He says, “That’s why there’s such a thing as [...]

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Train – MTV EXIT

Thumbnail image for Train – MTV EXIT by Brooke Leigh Sheldon October 21, 2010

It happens everywhere. It’s in your country. It’s in your city. It’s in your town. What will you do when it’s in front of you? Please share this story!

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Different than all the rest

Thumbnail image for Different than all the rest by Brooke Leigh Sheldon October 21, 2010
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It was late. We talked about all the adventures she had lived, experiences I could only imagine. Then, I asked her about the book I had found, the book that was different than all the rest. iPhones use the download link to listen Music Credit: Admiral Bob at ccMixter Photo Credit: Cool Valley, Flickr Please [...]

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VetWow’s Short Podcasts for MST Survivors, Friends and Family

Thumbnail image for VetWow’s Short Podcasts for MST Survivors, Friends and Family by Lily Casura October 6, 2010

Susan Avila Smith Military Sexual Trauma, like PTSD another “invisible wound,” is unfortunately more prevalent in the military than we would want to believe, though little discussed officially. It’s different though when combatants get together who have experienced it. Among female service members in particular, it is all too often a common experience; and whether [...]

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ZCD Foundation Interview

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Zee Becket (3rd from left) In Gao, Sierra Leone   “Zee Becket Watched a CNN Special – And Changed 14,000 Lives” September 20, 2009 In 2008 Zainab Beckett saw a special report on CNN. A small boy begged for his life before a group of soldiers. When the child turned, they shot him. They killed [...]

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Leftover

Thumbnail image for Leftover by Brooke Leigh Sheldon November 3, 2009

I talk to you all the time about the moments that count. However, I understand there are a lot of you out there who think that a bunch of your moments do not count for as much as you’d like them to. So you’ve asked me if, well, you can store them somewhere to use [...]

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My Journey East of Eden

Thumbnail image for My Journey East of Eden by Brooke Leigh Sheldon October 31, 2009

At what age do we take responsibility for our actions? When do we become accountable for our decisions? I learned a critical life lesson when I decided to use John Steinbeck’s East of Eden for a class assignment. I was 15. I haven’t forgotten the book – or what it taught me about myself. Brooke [...]

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