Posted in behavior, cancer, career, celebrity, communication, conduct, controversy, crime, culture, death, emotions, family, grief, health, Heart, help, Impact, legacy, legal, life, medical, medicine, mental and physical health, murder, murder, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, Passing Away, pharmacist, physician, religion, self doubt, sickness, spiritual, stress, suicidal, suicide, Suicide prevention, Uncategorized, values on Jun 3rd, 2011
Jack Kevorkian’s life and career was a study in death and dying. Today he has passed away after a hospital stay…and his life and death are still provoking legal and moral questions.
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Posted in abandonment, abuse, addiction, addictions, anger, armed forces, attitude, aunt, awareness, behavior, children, compassion, conduct, counseling, culture, custody fight, danger, death, depression, disappointments, disaster, domestic violence, Education, elderly, emergency, emotions, encouragement, environment, expectations, failure, Faith, family, fathers, finances, friendship, Frustration, future, grief, health, Heart to heart, help, hopes, husband, Impact, joy, kids, law enforcement, leadership, learning, legal, life, loneliness, loss, media, medical, mental and physical health, military, mom, mother, news, observations, of connections, pain and misery, parenting, physician, prayer, relationships, religion, Remembering, respect, responsibility, sadness, school, sensitivity, sickness, spiritual, spiritual, stress, success, suicidal, suicidal, suicide, Suicide prevention, support, trauma, violence on Apr 14th, 2011
Suicide happens everyday and we need to be aware of it and look for ways to prevent those we care about from being a victim of suicide; it’s permanent solution to a passing circumstance.
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Posted in anger, attitude, behavior, church, comfort, communication, compassion, controversy, counseling, death, denial, depression, disappointments, disaster, emotions, Faith, family, friendship, Frustration, grief, Heart, life, loss, mental and physical health, observations, opinion, pain and misery, Passing Away, prayer, relationships, religion, sadness, stress, Uncategorized on Jan 21st, 2011
When it comes to suffering or grief many people ask, Why God? How does faith play into the tragedies of life?
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Posted in attitude, charitable organizations, chemo, children, comfort, compassion, donate, elderly, emergency, emotions, encouragement, environment, family, finances, health, Heart, Heart to heart, help, holidays, home, hospital, hospitals, hunger, Impact, inspiration, joy, kids, leadership, learning, legacy, library, life, love, meals, medical, mental and physical health, mentoring, ministry, observations, of connections, opinion, Opportunities, pain and misery, parenting, service, stress, support, surgery, talent, talents, Time, volunteering on Jun 10th, 2010
The Renucci Hospitality House in Grand Rapids Michigan provides temporary housing to families who have loved ones in the Spectrum Hospital. Volunteers are needed.
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Posted in abuse, accountability, addictions, anger, authorities, church, crime, death, depression, Faith, family, hopes, law enforcement, life, loneliness, loss, murder, observations, opinion, parenting, relationships, religion, respect, sadness, safety, schools, spiritual, teens, Threats, Uncategorized, violence on Apr 1st, 2010
You always think while watching a news piece on your local television station that those horrible stories won’t touch your life; and when one does, it is a shock to your system. Of course, this particular news story is just the beginning of the story; and, in some ways it is the end as well. When a young person, [...]
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Posted in abortion, adoption, Advocating for special needs, anti-abortion, authorities, baby, birth, children, communication, controversy, crime, danger, death, Education, emotions, expectations, Faith, Fame, family, fathers, Impact, kids, legal, life, media, medicine, mental and physical health, micro media (social networking), micro media (social networking), news, observations, opinion, persuasion, pregnancy, publicity, relationships, Remembering, respect, sex, special needs, spiritual, support, Threats, Twitter, values on Mar 1st, 2010
Social media opens the door to conversations about what is acceptable to share online and what limitations should be applied. Do people expect support or controversial reactions?
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Posted in adoption, Advocating for special needs, authorities, awareness, church, commitment, communication, compassion, culture, danger, death, disaster, donate, economy, emergency, emotions, environment, Fear, finances, food, Frustration, future, giving, help, hunger, Impact, kids, leadership, legal, life, loss, medical on Jan 19th, 2010
The earthquake in Haiti has caused alot of suffering; when does a sensitivity towards those in need gravitate towards a life goes on moment?
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Posted in addiction, addictions, awareness, celebrity, children, controversy, danger, death, health, kids, life, medical, mental and physical health, murder, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, Uncategorized on Dec 15th, 2009
Parents, educators and health care professionals should be aware of the choking game and look for signs of it affecting those they care about. It affects teens, pre-teens and even some adults.
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, animals, awareness, cancer, charitable organizations, children, comfort, commitment, compassion, disease, elderly, emotions, encouragement, finances, friendship, health, illness, Impact, inspiration, kids, life, loneliness, love, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, pets, relationships, responsibility, service, sickness, special needs, stress, support, well-being on Oct 27th, 2009
Pet ownership can improve the quality of life for the elderly, disabled, or those struggling with a chronic illness or disease. Pets can teach responsibility and improve a person’s health.
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Posted in accountability, addiction, addictions, attitude, awareness, Business, children, comfort, compassion, culture, depression, depression, disappointments, elderly, emotions, encouragement, environment, expectations, failure, Faith, finances, health, Heart, Honor, illness, Impact, job, life, loss, love, medicine, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, personal development, purpose, relationships, religion, respect, responsibility, stress, Uncategorized, unhappiness, values, well-being, work on Sep 28th, 2009
We all make decisions in life that affect others. Personal and professional integrity is both given and received. Do we present our integrity in equal measure to the level of integrity that we expect to receive?
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