Posted in attitude, comfort, communication, compassion, depression, domestic violence, emotions, encouragement, family, Fear, friendship, Frustration, Heart, help, hopes, Impact, inspiration, life, loneliness, loss, love, mental and physical health, news, observations, of connections, Opportunities, pain and misery, relationships on Mar 7th, 2009
Have you ever talked with someone, in person or on the phone, and FELT the pain that they were going through? Staying connected to those around us demands an attitude of awareness and compassion. Having a relationship with others, that goes beyond the surface, requires time, attention, and sensitivity. Are you able to feel someone [...]
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Posted in authors, baby, birth, Blogging, Business, commitment, communication, creative writing, domain names, Dreams, emotions, encouragement, environment, family, goals, ideas, Impact, inspiration, Labor, love, news, observations, of connections, online traffic, opinion, Opportunities, pain and misery, parenting, protect, publisher, publishing, relationships, responsibility, success, support, values, well-being, words, writing on Feb 21st, 2009
Well, this past week has been a lesson on nurturing my blog. This past week was a week out of the ordinary and I was not able to nurture my blog in the way that I normally do. I began to think on that thought. A blog is a bit like a baby…it needs [...]
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Posted in children, crime, death, denial, emotions, family, fathers, friendship, grandchildren, grief, help, law enforcement, life, loss, media, mental and physical health, mother, murder, news, pain and misery, parenting, relationships, sadness, stress, suicidal, suicide, support, trauma, well-being on Jan 24th, 2009
Another chapter to the sad story of 2 year old Caylee Anthony’s death. Early this morning, Friday January 23, 2009, Caylee’s grandfather, George Anthony, was picked up at a Florida hotel after he disappeared and allegedly sent family members text messages saying that no longer wanted to live. George also left a five page suicide letter [...]
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When you have given your all and feel like you have nothing left to give…that is a great time to do a little Rest & Renewal. Stop, don’t make any decisions; or, take any actions when you are feeling burned out and overburdened. Stop, take a few deep breaths and re-evaluate the situation when [...]
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Posted in abuse, anger, children, crime, culture, elderly, emergency, emotions, failure, family, friendship, health, Heart, help, home, Impact, law enforcement, life, loneliness, medical, mental and physical health, news, pain and misery, relationships, respect, sadness, service, support, surgery, Uncategorized, well-being on Nov 27th, 2008
I don’t know about you but hearing about the elderly being abused makes me mad. Yesterday on my home television station there was a terrible story about a elderly woman who was allegedly abused by her own son. She was left on her couch allegedly for approximately three weeks without medical help. She was so weak from lack [...]
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Posted in Dreams, emotions, Faith, family, future, goals, happiness, health, Heart, hopes, Impact, inspiration, joy, life, meaning of life, mental and physical health, opinion, service, well-being on Nov 26th, 2008
Want to be happy? Live out loud, be who you are, conduct yourself with integrity, reach out to others, stand up to injustice, satisfy your soul, don’t allow yourself to continue to live with regrets or leave things undone; and, peace will be yours forever! Words to live by.
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Posted in celebrity, competition, death, emotions, entertainment, Fame, family, life, loss, media, news, pain and misery, suicide, television on Nov 13th, 2008
A really difficult part of celebrity is being put on a pedestal by some fans. Sometimes that turns into stalking or worse…sometimes attacks. Celebrity can cause many people to feel as if they know the celebrity because of so much access to information about the celebrities by tabloid newspapers and interviews. It is difficult [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, armed forces, birthday, commitment, courage, family, Honor, life, military, Patriotism, respect, service, support, well-being on Nov 11th, 2008
Today is the Marine Corps birthday…hope it is a great one for all of our men and women in the Corps. God bless you for all of your sacrifices for us civilians. For those serving overseas we thank you and we appreciate you. To all of the Marines who serve here at home on [...]
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Posted in Business, celebrity, children, economy, Education, emotions, Fame, family, finances, future, health, help, home, Impact, life, loss, medical, mental and physical health, MONEY, news, pain and misery, school, stress, well-being on Jun 7th, 2008
You know what…i don’t know much about foreclosures on a home; but, my family came closer to it than i want to think about this past winter. I know that foreclosure is happening to more and more people. I live in a state where the economy is all but paralyzed. People are loosing their jobs, left [...]
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Posted in commitment, courage, crime, emotions, Faith, Family Time, Fear, health, Heart, help, inspiration, joy, life, loneliness, loss, medical, mental and physical health, mother, news, pain and misery, Remembering, resilient, sadness, safety, self doubt, sick and tired, stress, success, support, trauma, violence, well-being on May 15th, 2008
For those of you who have been depressed, despondent, abused, neglected, suicidal, victimized or just oppressed; know this, the human spirit is subject to change at any moment…it is resilient. The absolutely amazing thing about going through any of those difficulties in life, is that it has the potential of either destroying a person, [...]
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