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Pope Francis-words to live by

Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spray their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it...

Light trying to break through the clouds

HEALING The abuse keeps flashing back like little shards piercing my soul I lay awake at night wondering if I will ever be whole. The venom in his voice is fresh in my mind And I wonder what poison keeps him from being kind. He saves those morsels for the one who...

Fear not

PLEASE REMEMBER COMPASSION

WHO’S YOUR STARFISH TODAY?

SHINE YOUR LIGHT

BE THE LIGHT

BE A LIGHT!!!! Photo courtesy of Michael Gershe. See his awesome work @Michaelgershe.com  

LET IT START WITH ME

WILL YOU BE THE ONE THAT DOES SOMETHING?

I BELIEVE I DID GOOD THE OTHER DAY..... I SAW A SITUATION AND JUMPED TO ACTION WITH ALL THE BEST INTENTIONS. I DID NOT THINK ABOUT MYSELF OR THE DANGER I PUT MYSELF IN. Walking out from an outdoor concert venue, I witnessed a man verbally abusing his significant other...

THE POWER OF LOVE

This is a powerful story of love like I have not seen in a long time....maybe not ever outside of a Hollywood movie. It is love between a married couple combined with the love they have for those in their lives. They are the epitome of what I envisioned when I thought...

THOSE DARN CARTS!! IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS…

We all know how difficult those shopping carts can be when we are trying to separate them from each other! I walked into my neighborhood big box store and noticed a couple people having issues getting the carts apart. One was a gentleman and the other was a woman with...

THE GIFT OF LIFE

I met an unassuming gentleman yesterday and the more we spoke the more I realized he was a very special person. It took a couple hours of conversation and my blood donation story for him to divulge that he has donated bone marrow twice. Once, for his father and once...

KICK THE HABIT

As usual, the Holiday Season proved to be a very busy time. During his time I was elated to hear from a friend who sent me a note to thank me for helping him quit smoking 8 months prior. " Thx to you 8 months cigarette free. Good people do good(sometimes amazing)...

Medina you ROCK!!

Thank you Medina and Raspberry and the Rose Boutique for BEING A LIGHT! We battled the aftermath of a Tornado Warning and chilly weather but had a great time meeting wonderful people! Took shelter in a cozy place down the street periodically where the workers jumped...

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