The music beckons the timid crowd to the barren dance floor. You can almost hear the heartbeats of all the eager dancers as they await permission from the brave soul daring to be first. And then the moment that seemed to hang...
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Read MoreYou know that uncontrollable tickle you get, when everything seems funny? Your eyes beg for empathy as you look across the table but your friend just starts laughing with you. Eventually everyone joins in, laughing totally out...
Read MoreI watched as hundreds of chattering High School girls blazed a new path across the college campus where they were attending a summer camp. But to my surprise, they were ALL heading in the wrong direction! I had recently been...
Read MoreDo you want to know how to succeed in life without really trying? Make the right choices! That sounds way too easy. But is it really? When you have a lot of projects due in one week, do you: a) Wake up early every morning to get...
Read MoreYou feel a stirring inside of you A pulsating urge to go against the flow, To do the right thing even when no one else does, Creative options to make a difference in a world that encourages conformity and mediocrity rise up from...
Read MoreStaring up at the momentous task before you can be slightly daunting. New Year, new you, right? Because after all, it’s that time of year again – when millions of people look back on the last year and resolve to do...
Read MoreAwkward silence filled the room. The kids fidgeting, eager to dive into their carefully wrapped packages. My son had asked that I read the Christmas story before we unwrapped gifts, a tradition we had let lapse in recent years....
Read MoreThe YouTube sensation of her day, Erma Bombeck wrote what she knew. She inspired millions as an ordinary suburban housewife. She produced a humorous column that met women where they were . Where are you? That is the most...
Read MoreYou fail a class, your car breaks down, Your parents tell you after 23 years, they are getting a divorce. Who do you call? For some reason shedding tears over a cup of coffee with a really good friend makes the world seem a...
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