Category Archives: Family
Forever
This was written after sitting with a mother,
as she tried to explain how she feels living through another day
of her daughter’s addiction, and was first shared in December 2007.
I am posting it again, because there have been several people
that have recently shared stories of addiction that they are facing in their families.
This is an issue [...]
The Impact of You…
“Think you can’t change the world?
Too late, you already have.
It was changed for the better the minute you were born.
There are more people than you can imagine
who will never be the same because they came in contact with you…
if only for a fleeting moment.”
Gail Pursell Elliott
Sometimes, during a group or a training, people express feeling [...]
There are no replicas~
“Live up to YOUR potential, instead of imitating someone else’s.”
Martha Burgess
She wanted her daughter to be her own person.
She wanted her daughter to listen to her own voice, not the incessant clamoring of mass media, to determine her path.
She begged her daughter to believe that she is amazing and deserves respect and love from all [...]
Perspective
“If you want to feel rich,
just count the things that money can’t buy.”
Unknown
These are incredibly stressful times, and times of stress challenge us most to hold on to our perspective around our life and what matters.
We are facing massive financial struggles, both individually and collectively as a society, and people are feeling depleted and devastated [...]
Your Life, Your Way
“And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain,
My friends, I’ll say it clear,
I’ll state my case of which I’m certain.
I’ve lived a life that’s full.
I’ve traveled each and ev’ry highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way.”
Paul Anka
The end.
This is a hard topic, and it’s one that so [...]
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