Posted in Descriptive Words, Frustration, Impact, Labor, Luck, anger, communication, control, controversy, depression, disappointments, emotions, expectations, family, giving, help, hero, inspiration, job, leadership, life, loneliness, loss, love, observations, pain and misery, parenting, relationships, responsibility, sadness, sensitivity on Jul 8th, 2010
Ever have a can’t do anything right kind of day? Miscommunications, delays, accidents, bad luck…upset people…how can you move past a day like that?
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Posted in Faith, Fear, Heart, Impact, Uncategorized, compassion, emotions, encouragement, family, friendship, help, leadership, life, loneliness, loss, love, observations, pain and misery, prayer, prayer, relationships, sadness, sensitivity, support on Feb 15th, 2010
In times of difficulty or tragedy, people are desperate for compassionate emotional support. How can you shine a light in the midst of a dark storm?
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Posted in Fear, Impact, Toxic, Uncategorized, abandonment, abuse, anger, attitude, awareness, cancer, comfort, communication, compassion, depression, disappointments, disaster, disease, divorce, emotions, encouragement, friendship, funeral, giving, grief, health, help, hopes, illness, inspiration, leadership, life, loneliness, loss, love, loyalty, ministry, observations, opinion, pain and misery, relationships, sensitivity, support, trauma, unhappiness, well-being on Oct 30th, 2009
Life can throw some difficult things at people…sometimes words are not enough. When that happens, an action needs to take place to offer encouragement & hope.
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Posted in Faith, Labor, Passion, Uncategorized, accountability, anger, art, attitude, authorities, awareness, career, celebrity, children, controversy, emotions, entertainment, family, job, law enforcement, leadership, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, relationships, respect, sensitivity, sex, support, trust on Oct 8th, 2009
There David Letterman supporters who are standing by him during his sex scandal. There are others who are not. Here are the top 10 reasons he should stop making jokes about his behavior.
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Posted in Blogging, Fear, Hate Crimes, Impact, Patriotism, Remembering, anger, attitude, awareness, comfort, communication, compassion, control, controversy, culture, danger, death, disaster, emotions, future, grief, history, horror, life, loss, mental and physical health, military, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, power, relationships, religion, respect, sadness, safety, sensitivity, service, sickness, trauma, values, violence on Sep 11th, 2009
In life we all have moments that are frozen in time in our memories; 911 is one of those moments. This post is written about observing how we process it & heal.
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Posted in Fear, Threats, abuse, anger, attitude, baby, birth, children, compassion, crime, elderly, emotions, family, future, grandchildren, grandparents, grandparents, hospital, kids, life, love, loyalty, mom, news, observations, of connections, pain and misery, parenting, relationships, sadness, sensitivity on Jul 8th, 2009
Having a loving relationship between grandparent and granchild is joyful. A recent news story sheds light on the cruel, abusive treatment of an elderly grandparent.
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, Education, Fear, Frustration, Impact, Remembering, Uncategorized, baby boomers, book Recommendations, books, commitment, communication, compassion, depression, disease, elderly, emotions, encouragement, expectations, family, fathers, grief, health, husband, illness, life, loss, medical, medicine, mental and physical health, mother, music, observations, of connections, organizations for special needs, physician, responsibility, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, safety, sensitivity, service, stress, support on Jun 17th, 2009
The tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease is that it is a thief…the condition steals so much from those who are struggling to live with it. Not only does it steal a person’s ability to remember day- to- day activities and responsibilities; it steals a person’s independence. As the disease progresses, it takes away the individuals [...]
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Posted in Business, Frustration, Heart, Impact, abuse, anger, attitude, career, communication, disappointments, emotions, encouragement, expectations, failure, family, friendship, help, learning, life, love, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, personal development, relationships, respect, restlessness, expectations, callings, sensitivity, unhappiness on Jun 14th, 2009
Now that title hits people where they live, don’t ya think? Human beings just don’t tolerate being taken for granted very well. It is a reactionary thing…no one wants to find themselves being used and abused. When someone takes another person for granted they are assuming alot. They are also not being sensitive to [...]
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