Viewing The World From Write Where You Are
Posted in abuse, Advocating for special needs, bullying, children, compassion, courage, crime, emotions, entertainment, Heart, Impact, kids, law enforcement, leadership, Threats on May 23rd, 2010
Four adults allegedly cruelly forced a special needs minor to get a tattoo; & then pictures of the victim’s abuse & humiliation were shown at school.
Posted in art, authors, books, career, children, communication, compassion, courage, creative writing, death, Descriptive Words, emotions on Jul 20th, 2009
Frank McCourt the author of, Angela’s Ashes passed away today. He wrote of an impoverished childhood and his journey to adulthood. His ordinary life became extra-ordinary in it’s ability to overcome.
Posted in abuse, adoption, Advocating for special needs, aunt, baby, children, compassion, crime, death, Education, emotions, family, fathers, Frustration, giving, grandchildren, grandparents, grief, help, home, kids, law enforcement, life, loss, media, missing and exploited children, mom, mother, news, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, Passing Away, publicity, relationships, respect, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, safety, schools, trauma, Twitter, uncles, well-being on May 20th, 2009
If you have not heard about me…let me tell you something; this is not how it was supposed to be. I am a young man, somewhere between the ages of 3 and 5; I weighed about 38 lbs. Something happened to me; I died. People just don’t know how or why I died yet. I was [...]
Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, Business, career, celebrity, charitable organizations, children, coaching, commitment, communication, compassion, competition, confidence, culture, Dreams, Education, emotions, encouragement, failure, Faith, Fame, family, finances, friendship, Frustration, Fun, future, giving, goals, help, hopes, Impact, inspiration, kids, law enforcement, leadership, learning, life, loneliness, loss, mental and physical health, mentoring, Models, MONEY, observations, of connections, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, parenting, personal development, poverty, power, relationships, religion, responsibility, school, service, special needs, success, support, talent, teens, Uncategorized, values on May 3rd, 2009
It has been becoming difficult for me to quietly sit back and not scream my frustration with people in a position of power who are not standing up for youth at risk of failure. Whether you are a parent, a teacher, a mentor, a friend, social worker, counselor, tutor, a member of clergy, member of [...]
Posted in cancer, Celebration, celebrity, charitable organizations, chemo, children, coaching, emotions, encouragement, Faith, Fame, family, Fear, Good Morning America, grief, health, Heart, hospital, Impact, life, loneliness, loss, medical, mental and physical health, news, of connections, pain and misery, parenting, Patriotism, politics, prayer, relationships, Robin Roberts, sadness, spiritual, support, television, trauma, well-being on Jul 14th, 2008
There is something special and unique about the bonding that takes place when people bond through their shared experiences. Something that i noticed when my parents each went through their cancer diagnosis and treatment sessions…intense bonding with fellow cancer patients and their families. That bond in those relationships was a lifeline at times. The fear [...]
Posted in cancer, children, courage, death, health, Impact, mental and physical health on Jun 3rd, 2008
Well, another life was stolen by cancer. Today, we found out that a person that we loved and admired was taken too young by breast cancer. She was the mother of a young 3 year old son. She was the wife of a strong upstanding positive man. She was the teacher of my sons and [...]
Posted in children, Education, emotions, fathers, Impact, kids, mental and physical health, mother, pain and misery, parenting, school on May 28th, 2008
A Kindergarten teacher in Indiana told a young 5 year old kindergartener, named Gabriel Ross, that he “tortured and tormented” her all year. Young Gabriel kept telling his mother and step-father that his teacher was mean to him. He said that other children didn’t like him because he was bad. Who told him he [...]
Posted in hospitals on Nov 7th, 2007
Got a phone call from the high school today regarding my 16 year old son. The teacher said he was having a hard time breathing and had chest pains. I tried not to panic and actually did well, considering that i knew the new medications he was on could be causing him a bad [...]
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