Tonight was a lesson in making someone feel loved and cherished. A young lady who has been missing from our community for personal reasons returned for a brief reunion with the people who truly care about her; I think it surprised her. It was emotional; she was embraced and verbally told that she was [...]
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Making Someone Feel Loved
Posted in Amazing, Heart, anger, compassion, emotions, encouragement, excitement, friendship, life, loneliness, love, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, pain and misery, relationships, surprise, tagged acceptance, adulthood, compassion, embrace, emotions, excitement, Heart, hug, hurt, joy, lady, loneliness, love, pain, reassurance, relationships, sadness, teen, unconditional, worthy on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Military Deaths, Should Those Photographs Be Published?
Posted in Frustration, Impact, Patriotism, Remembering, abuse, death, emotions, family, government, grief, hopes, horror, leadership, life, loss, loyalty, media, mental and physical health, military, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, politics, protect, publicity, relationships, respect, sadness, service, stress, support, tagged abuse, American, conflict, cost, death, death toll, decisions, emotions, exploitation, families, family members, feelings, George H. Bush, goals, grieving, Impact, loss, media, military, opinion, Patriotism, photos, policy, President Obama, recommendation, respect, Robert Gates, sacrifice, sadness, service personel, support, thoughts, war on February 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There is a debate brewing about whether news media should have access to photograph the coffins of returning military men and women, killed in the line of duty, when their bodies are returned to Dover Air Force Base. There is strong controversy about whether this should be allowed or not. In 1991, President George H. Bush [...]
Personal Responsibilities-Who And What Are You Responsible For?
Posted in Faith, accomplishments, attitude, charity, children, commitment, culture, emotions, encouragement, giving, inspiration, legal, life, love, observations, responsibility, service, spiritual, tagged abilities, attitude, Bible, caregiving, emotions, family, fulfilled, funding, God, instructions, knowledge, legal, limits, moral, needs, Opportunities, personal, poor, priviledge, responsibilities, road map, servants, service, skills, society, spirituality, successful, truth, wants, widows on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you ever wonder what your personal responsibilities are? I mean, most people understand that they must work, take care of their children, nuture their personal relationships, and pay their bills; what else is there? Being a responsible person is a way of life; are you required to take care of others outside the close personal [...]
On A Wing And A Prayer-New York City Plane Crash
Posted in Celebration, Faith, communication, emergency, emotions, help, news, prayer, tagged 911, amazement, Celebration, communication, emergency, emergency landing, emotions, ferries, joy, New York City, news, NYC, on a wing and a prayer, pilot, plane crash, Robin Roberts, water park ride on January 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today a totally spectacular emergency landing in NYC. A plane on it’s way to North Carolina from New York radioed the controllers and communicated that the plane was struck by birds twice and the pilot stated that he wanted to return to the airport. This flight was on a wing and a prayer at this [...]
Santa Needed Help
Posted in Christmas, Holiday, Passion, abandonment, anger, children, crime, custody fight, death, depression, divorce, emotions, family, finances, friendship, help, home, husband, life, loss, love, marriage, mental and physical health, mother, murder, news, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, parenting, relationships, sadness, suicidal, suicide, support, trauma, violence, tagged answers, assets, child, Christmas, counseling, custody, disabled, divorce, domestic violence, emotions, friends, husband, job loss, lawyers, marriage, mental health, needed, Passion, questions, revenge, Santa, shooting, suicide, survivors, tragedy, violence, wife on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For those who have not heard the news story this past week; a man by the name of Bruce Pardo dressed up as Santa and went on a shooting rampage directed at his ex-wife and her family. He was aware that they held an annual Christmas party. He had been planning this for quite [...]
Cruel Twisted Bullies
Posted in Frustration, Heart, Impact, abuse, anger, attitude, courage, emotions, life, mental and physical health, opinion, relationships, teens, tagged bullies, compassion, cruelty, emotions, Heart, humiliation, library, love, peace, spirit, teens, upset on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe I am naive, I don’t think that I am…but, truly I try to think well of others unless they give me a rather royal reason not to. Tonight , I am more than a little annoyed at a few teenagers. I stopped off at the local library and was perusing the books in [...]
When You’ve Given Your All…And Think You’ve Got Nothing Left To Give
Posted in Frustration, Impact, attitude, emotions, giving, service, spiritual, stress, well-being, tagged blessings, discouragement, emotions, giving, limitations, needs, physical, purpose, spiritual, vision, weariness, well-being on December 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
When Oprah Talks…People Listen & Comment
Posted in Beauty, Business, Fame, Frustration, addiction, celebrity, diet, emotions, encouragement, entertainment, goals, health, help, life, loss, medical, mental and physical health, publishing, roller coaster ride, success, television, tagged addictions, body image, Business, calories, celebrities, dieting, emotions, encouragement, exercise, Frustration, goals, health, holidays, lifestyle, loyalty, Oprah, patterns of behavior, public, publishing, self confidence, struggle, television, tools, traditions, weight, weight loss on December 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Oprah has been discussing her frustration with her recent weight gain over the last two years. This has been an ongoing problem for Oprah (and many others as well) year after year. Weight gain/weight loss cycles are hard on the body and even harder on the psyche. No one needs to pile on the negative comments…because the person [...]
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