Category Archives: Power

The Reward of Effort

“I always tell the kids, ‘you know what’s great about going the extra mile? There’s very little traffic.’ ” Jim Larrangaga It is often acceptable to be good enough. A lot of people do just what they need to do to get by… and, they do get by. They aren’t [...]

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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 [...]

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Courage

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” Ambrose Redmoon When you’re driving, you can’t always see what’s coming on the road, can you? But yet you keep moving forward. You drive, and you trust that even when you [...]

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Believe in Your Power

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” Harriet Tubman I was asked what I think made some people so successful, and what my advice would be to those [...]

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Do you want to?

“The only people that can change the world are people who want to. And not everybody does.” Hugh Macleod I recently had a conversation with someone about inspiration, and where to find it. We talked about how each person responds and reacts differently, so we each need to find that [...]

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