Posted in awareness, control, emotions, life, mental and physical health, Opportunities, pain and misery, personal development, safety, Uncategorized on Jun 5th, 2010
What happens when we try to avoid making a decision; what can be learned from the stress of avoidance? Personal growth & knowledge is valuable for making good choices over destructive decisions.
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Posted in church, comfort, control, courage, emotions, encouragement, expectations, failure, Faith, Fear, help, Impact, inspiration, life, loneliness, loss, love, mental and physical health, miracles, observations, pain and misery, prayer, relationships, religion, self doubt, sickness, spiritual, storms, stress, Uncategorized on May 12th, 2010
Life throws challenges our way, how do we find faith or encouragement to go on and trust God when we don’t like where we are or feel fearful?
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Posted in abuse, accountability, advertising, anger, authorities, awareness, children, compassion, control, culture, dance, danger, drinks, emotions, Fear, Frustration, help, horror, law enforcement, marketing, memories, mental and physical health, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, power, responsibility, safety, teens, Threats, trauma, violence on Oct 28th, 2009
The case of the California gang rape of a 15yr old female minor after a high school dance is a clear warning flag of our deteriorating standard of acceptable behavior.
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Posted in anger, attitude, awareness, Blogging, comfort, communication, compassion, control, controversy, culture, danger, death, disaster, emotions, Fear, future, grief, Hate Crimes, history, horror, Impact, life, loss, mental and physical health, military, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, Patriotism, power, relationships, religion, Remembering, 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 awareness, Beauty, control, courage, Creating, danger, Descriptive Words, Education, emotions, expectations, failure, Faith, Fear, happiness, inspiration, joy, leadership, learning, life, meaning of life, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, opinion, relationships, safety, trust, well-being on Aug 19th, 2009
Life is a risky journey; understanding what you control & what you can’t is one of the greatest lessons in life. It’s like an adventure down a river;some obstacles can’t be avoided.
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Posted in abuse, accountability, anger, animals, armed forces, awareness, crime, culture, danger, government, law enforcement, legal, mental and physical health, military, news, observations, opinion, politics, power, religion, responsibility, safety, Threats, Uncategorized, violence on Aug 12th, 2009
Michigan is in need of jobs…but a plan to possibly move Guantanamo Bay prisoners to prisons in the midwest is objectionable to many residents because of possible violence.
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Posted in anger, attitude, awareness, commitment, communication, control, emotions, expectations, Frustration, health, observations, power, relationships, respect, safety, well-being on Jul 24th, 2009
It is important to have boundaries in relationships to keep them healthy. Communication about expectations is important to find balance.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 12th, 2009
James von Brunn is the alleged shooter at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC yesterday. He is in the custody of the authorities, in a hospital, in serious condition from the wounds he received when he allegedly stormed into the museum with a 22 caliber rifle, shooting and killing a museum security guard, by the name [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, attitude, authorities, coaching, commitment, communication, control, disappointments, Education, emotions, encouragement, expectations, failure, Fear, goals, help, hopes, inspiration, leadership, learning, life, mentoring, observations, opinion, Opportunities, personal development, relationships, respect, restlessness, expectations, callings, self doubt, success, support, trust, Uncategorized, values, well-being on Jun 7th, 2009
Are you a person who easily listens and responds to instruction, direction, advice or guidance? Most people aren’t; most of us struggle against those who try to inspire, discipline, encourage or outright set up boundaries for us. It is human nature to say, think, or feel…It is my life; I make my own decisions. Ultimately [...]
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Posted in abuse, anger, children, control, crime, death, depression, domestic violence, Education, emergency, emotions, failure, family, fathers, Fear, government, grief, help, horror, illness, kids, law enforcement, life, loss, love, marriage, media, medical, mental and physical health, mother, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting, personal development, power, protect, relationships, respect, responsibility, sadness, safety, sickness, suicidal, suicide, Suicide prevention, support, teens, Toxic, trauma, trust, violence on May 5th, 2009
Once again a news story breaks my heart because of unnecessary violence. A man by the name of Troy Ryan Bellar who lived in Florida shot and killed most of his immediate family. The family lived in Florida and evidently was in the middle of a domestic dispute. The reason for the violence has not been [...]
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