Posted in abuse, alternative energy sources, anger, comfort, commitment, death, elderly, environment, finances, goals, government, Green, High Energy, home, inspiration, leadership, life, MONEY, news, observations, opinion, politics, power, responsibility on Feb 5th, 2009
As a person living in the midwest, in one of the coldest, snowiest winters in the last 25 years…i have to say i was irritated when i read that since President Obama moved into the White House the thermostat has allegedly gone up. For a man who made it part of his campaign to [...]
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Posted in abuse, anger, children, crime, death, depression, divorce, emotions, encouragement, family, fathers, finances, friendship, Frustration, grief, health, help, husband, ideas, Impact, life, loss, love, medical, mental and physical health, mom, mother, murder, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, protect, relationships, sadness, suicidal, suicide, Suicide prevention, support, trauma, violence on Jan 30th, 2009
Ok, I am going to rant a bit for a minute. Twice this week the news has hit us with two terrible stories about families that self-destructed through murder-suicide. Two families that were destroyed. One family in particular left a suicide note allegedly saying that the reason they were dead was because both the [...]
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Posted in abuse, art, courage, crime, death, denial, emotions, Fear, Hate Crimes, history, horror, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, power, sadness, Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2009
Today is a day to remember, it is the 64th anniversary of the liberation of the Jewish people from the concentration camp Auschwitz. It was a day of relief and a day of sadness. Sadness for those who’s lives were lost before they could be rescued…and a day of relief for those who were [...]
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Posted in children, crime, culture, death, Education, emotions, entertainment, failure, family, friendship, grief, health, Heart, help, Impact, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, meaning of life, mental and physical health, murder, news, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, Passing Away, relationships, Remembering, respect, sadness, suicide, teens, the impact factor, violence, well-being on Nov 22nd, 2008
I remember back when i was in high school, back in the 80′s, we had a class on social issues. In that class we discussed high profile situations in our society; which underscored how desensitized our society was becoming to people in pain and misery. There was a case of a woman who [...]
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Posted in anger, Business, economy, elderly, emotions, family, finances, future, Impact, life, MONEY, news on Oct 16th, 2008
Here is something to think about with all of the financial crisis making the daily news. Have you signed anything legal agreeing to rip yourself off financially? Many people probably haven’t realized this aspect of the times yet…but, a normally smart thing to do each summer is to sign up for a budget plan [...]
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Posted in Business, disaster, economy, emotions, family, finances, future, government, history, home, Impact, life, loss, MONEY, news on Sep 28th, 2008
Titanic, the US economy & rescue boats; what do they have in common? Much! Do you remember seeing the pictures of the Titanic ship as she prepared for her maiden voyage? It was large, it was the ultimate in luxury and it was celebrated as “unsinkable”. The US economy has sort of lived in [...]
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Posted in alternative energy sources, Business, celebrity, children, commitment, communication, culture, denial, ecology, economy, Education, encouragement, environment, family, fathers, future, goals, grandchildren, Green, health, Impact, kids, life, news, politics, power, safety on Jul 18th, 2008
If you knew that your child, sister, brother, father, mother or someone important to you was in danger…would you take action to change what was about to happen? I would say that most of us would agree, that if we could change the chances of our loved ones being in danger or suffering….most of [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, adoption, Advocating for special needs, authors, book launch, book Recommendations, books, Business, Celebration, charity, children, commitment, communication, disaster, Dreams, economy, Education, elderly, emotions, Faith, family, Family Time, Fear, foster parenting, friendship, giving, health, Heart, help, Impact, inspiration, Ken McArthur, life, loneliness, loss, mental and physical health, miracles, mother, Opportunities, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, sadness, stress, support, the impact factor, well-being, What's Normal?, writing on May 20th, 2008
Raising children is one of the most important things a person can do. It not only impacts a family; it impacts communities, businesses, organizations and individuals. Raising children well; it is an art form. In our world today, there are many things pulling at a family unit trying to divide it and conquor it. [...]
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Posted in charity, death, disaster, economy, elderly, emergency, family, giving, grandchildren, grief, health, Heart, help, hopes, hospitals, Impact, life, loss, medical, mental and physical health, miracles, news, pain and misery, parenting, politics, sadness, safety, school, stress, support, Time, trauma, weather on May 18th, 2008
Are you safe and warm; do you have food to eat and clean water to drink where you are? You are blessed. China is in the middle of a mass of miracles and mourning after the earthquake this past week. Families are suffering; and, grieving losses of people and possessions. Many are without a safe [...]
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