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Rollover Moments

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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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Pike’s Peak: Promises, Promises

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Here are a few photos from my hike up the Barr Trail to Barr Camp, which is 6.5 miles and 3,800 vertical feet, or a little better than half the way to Pike’s Peak summit. I just got back to the motor home about an hour ago. I’d had the night’s reservation for Barr Camp [...]

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How Many Slaves Are Working For You?

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by Ariel Schwartz A new website and mobile app looks at your purchases and determines the amount of forced labor that’s gone into everything you own. The number may surprise you. It’s not easy to be a socially responsible consumer. Even if you buy mostly local products and diligently keep track of corporate environmental footprints, [...]

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Doing Something Right

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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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96

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  My grandmother turned 96 years old today, Sept 19, 2011, and we were here in Michigan to celebrate with her. Please share this story!

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Violating Gender Norms

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                    We are taught to live by the norms for our gender, but when these norms are too rigid and contradict the truth of our being, we can and should violate them. We need not be afraid to be strong, but also nurturing, reflective, but also [...]

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Full Speed Ahead

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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

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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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How Useful is Wisdom

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When you delve into your inner wisdom you realize how much there is to learn in life and about life. You realize you cannot do it all alone. You realize that gaining wisdom from all sources is like having a multi-purpose fertilizer on your life path. Eleanor Roosevelt, in her autobiography, alluded to benefits of [...]

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Kangaroo Cuddle

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What can kangaroos teach us about neonatal care? David and Kate Ogg found out when their baby, Jamie, was born barely clinging to life at 26 weeks and was declared dead shortly after birth. Well, Jamie is very much alive, thanks to some very good instincts on Kate’s part. It’s called the Kangaroo Cuddle and [...]

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