“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it” – Jean de La Fontaine Being a trailblazer is often looked upon as something cool, dynamic and inspirational. The few that have set trends, established new ways of thinking and embarked on ideas that have impacted the many is something […]
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“Success is not final, failure is not final: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill I recently went on a long over due vacation, nothing tropical this time, but nonetheless fun, a bit adventurous and relaxing. On the days leading up to my glorious day of departure from
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“To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift” – Steve Prefontaine Me and my Mother -2015 Life is funny. How we start is not necessarily a guarantee on how we will finish. What we thought was true ten years ago may be different now for us today. How we define
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“Love is not something we give or get; it is something we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each of them – we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.” – Brene Brown By nature I’m an optimist, so
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“The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” – Steve Marboli Have you ever ran into someone from years back and found yourself surprised about their present life condition, whether it was a career path choice or simply their mere presentation? We may never admit this
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“The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.” – Rebecca Harding Davis I have had the privilege of experiencing and participating in the birth of each of my three children. As I took part in this wonderful miracle I remember the lessons taught to me and their mom
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“Fake a frown, you hurt others. Fake a smile, you hurt yourself.” – Unknown For the last ten months I have had the privilege of becoming a part of a community that often shares explicit stories, real life events (that don’t always have a happy ending) and truth to a point that hurts. Many
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“When everything seems like it’s falling apart that’s when God is putting things together just the way He wants it” – Unknown Approximately one year ago, we experienced a 6.0 earthquake in Napa county. It was quite a jolting experience, occurring at approximately three o’clock in the morning. I remember being abruptly awakened by the
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“Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are” – Norman Vincent Peale As Indie
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“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities” – J.K. Rowling How many times have you found yourself emotionally troubled where it seemed like there was no way out? There’s nothing like a healthy dose of pain to wake us up, get us back on track or to
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