Archive for the 'Human Spirit'

Sticking With It

Why should we bother sticking with believing in and trying to live a life on purpose? This profound quote by Thomas Edison says it beautifully. “A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job.”—Thomas A. Edison A life lived on purpose is a life that will bring you treasures untold. If you find yourself wondering “why […]

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Today

It’s easy to think we don’t matter… Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf’s edge and and the beach. Back and forth this person went. As the man approached […]

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Life on Purpose # 82: A Message of Hope

My goal is to publish each days post at 12:00 am and then head off to bed, and this is what I had done. Only, as I was going through my nightly routine, Nightline News was playing in the background and the story they were reporting on caught my attention. Flashing across the screen […]

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Is a Nervous Breakdown Worth Celebrating?

If you have ever thought about having a nervous breakdown, or even if you have had a nervous breakdown you’re in good company. Did you know Abraham Lincoln suffered a nervous breakdown? Learning this fact caused my heart to celebrate. Abraham Lincoln’s life proves that we don’t have to be perfect to be powerful. We just […]

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Rape Victim and Her Daughter Find Purpose.

Last night for a brief moment I held my breath as I read an article from ABC News. Even though I know for myself that everything that happens to us can serve a divine purpose, my heart still skips a beat everytime I learn of a tragedy. Last night was no different, and as always the […]

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What Beats in Your Heart? - The Heart of Chris Gardner

“We were homeless. We were not hopeless. There’s a world of difference.” These are the words that beat strongly in the heart of a man whose story of courage my family and I had the privilege of watching tonight. His name is Chris Gardner, his story “The Pursuit of Happyness.” Chris’s life story demonstrates profoundly how life […]

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Five Boys - Cherries and Dr. Joyce Brothers?

I spent my teen years in foster homes. My last foster family was great. They had five boys and no girls. That was until I joined the family. When I moved in four of the five boys still lived at home. The youngest was a fiery red head with a sense of humor that could […]

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