Category Archives: Motivate
Choose Your Parents Carefully, Please #Broken #Blessed #Family #Gifts
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. – Desmond Tutu There has been a time when almost every child has wanted someone else to be their parent. Maybe your parent danced just a little … Continue reading
Just Before I Jumped… #Perserverance, #Patience, and #Pain
“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.” Beecher, Henry Ward American Congregational preacher (1813–1887) I know that feels like a life threat, to say I’m about … Continue reading
When the Variables X & Y are #Love and #Trust
Love all, trust a few. – William Shakespeare Love so extreme…as words go. It’s forceful enough that it can be a verb and a noun. It’s definition can be contained in the dictionary, but not in the hearts of man. It’s … Continue reading
…because bouncing goes down hard – and then up… #Hope
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean … Continue reading
Commitment Equals Life #YourDestiny
“Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes… but no plans.” Peter F. Drucker So many people want to do so many things. So they say, but it often just amounts to talk. It’s only hopeless dreams and aspirations … Continue reading
New Life, New Day #Promise #Potential #Possibilities
We love because it’s the only true adventure. ~Nikki Giovanni
…and The Case for Normal – to Be or Not to Be… #FosterCare #Promise
“My whole life I wanted to be normal. Everybody knows there’s no such thing as normal. There is no black-and-white definition of normal. Normal is subjective… It’s family and love and safety. It’s bravery and hope. It’s work and laughter … Continue reading
The Beginning…Again #FosterCare #Renewal
“We attain freedom as we let go of whatever does not reflect our magnificence. A bird cannot fly high or far with a stone tied to its back. But release the impediment, and we are free to soar to unprecedented … Continue reading
Thank You for Rising #RIPMayaAngelou
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” ― Maya Angelou Like you, the news hit me like a rock. As the Amazing Dr. Maya Angelou made her final ascension, I was sitting at my … Continue reading
Love 2 for You, Love 6 for Me
Love is that condition in the human spirit so profound that it allows me to survive, and better than that, to thrive with passion, compassion, and style. ~Maya Angelou There is no way for a person to talk about their … Continue reading
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