“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 more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey Over this weekend I was having a conversation with one of my colleagues about a few recent accomplishments I made at work that included receiving a few signed awards by city and state officials.
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“Sometimes we must experience the low points in life in order to learn lessons we wouldn’t have learned any other way.” – Unknown The other day as I stood in the mirror and washed my face I took a moment to reflect on my life. I thought about what I’ve been through, what I’m currently
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“Be the change you want to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi For all of my life I have witnessed and been shaped by a vast array of images and ideas that have either represented me and my beliefs well, or they have been grossly inaccurate to the point of instigating anger, fear
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“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou As each of my children begin a new endeavor, whether it be academic or sports related I always tell them to have fun and to do their best. In sports it was and still
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The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable, but infinitely subtle and delicate. – Daisaku Ikeda As I prepared for church on Sunday morning, I had a few topics on my mind to write about for Monday, but nothing that really stuck, so as I was in the shower I asked God to
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“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me” – Jim Valvano Sometimes, for no particular reason (that I’m aware of anyway) I find myself reflecting on the role I have as a father to my children. Whether we’re about to embark on a summer road trip
“Peace secured by slavish submission is not peace.” – Kim II-sung “The submission of her body without love or desire is degrading to the woman’s finer sensibility, all the marriage certificates on earth to the contrary notwithstanding.” – Margaret Sanger So often when we hear any form of the word submit, it can take us
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“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong” – Charles Wadsworth It’s probably impossible to truly understand or appreciate the many sacrifices a parent makes when you’re a child, however once we grow up, (usually with children of our own) we
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[vsw id=”nKhN1t_7PEY” source=”youtube” width=”400″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”] I have always loved this song. And like so many of us, as a kid I had no idea what I was singing about, but the melody sure was nice. Now as an adult I can appreciate the words, along with the melody. I think of love, good and
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