She was abandoned at age 8. Now at age 42, she is an author, speaker, and business owner sharing her "recipe" for for living Life on Purpose with others.
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” Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you are riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, jealousy, and mischief. Don’t bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality. Wake up and live!”—Author Unknown
“Others people’s opinions don’t have to become your reality.”—Les Brown Have you ever heard of a criticism ball? Most of haven’t, yet we tend to catch these criticism balls often. Almost every day people throw critical remarks our way. Often others try to blame us for their failings or shortcomings. The problem is, most […]
I grabbed two bowls and then proceeded to fill them with miniature candy bars of all kinds: nutty-buddy bars, super-sized Cadbury bars, and then to top it off, some “Crystal Light” sugar-free candies. Then I headed off to class with my treasures in tow. Today I was teaching and as the ladies entered the room, I […]
The other day was career day at my daughter’s school. Not the normal, “bring a parent and have them speak to the students about their career” choice. Instead, it was dress up in your parents work clothes. My darling, fourteen year old daughter came up to me in pajamas and said: “Look mom, I chose […]
If you were a light bulb what watt would you be, 100, 75, 40 or 25 watt? If you’re like most it probably depends on the day. One thing is for sure people like moths are drawn to light. For example I seem to be drawn to: The light of the refrigerator The light from the TV The […]
Will, Will, Will where are you? I have been searching for Will for days. Usually I know right where he’s at. But now I can’t find him any where. I have exhausted all my resources. I don’t know if I should cry or scream. So I am asking for your help. I am putting […]
What’s red, velvety and delicious? Well that’s what I discovered for myself forkful after forkful after forkful last night, until I had actually eaten half a cake. I have a friend, and it was her birthday today. Red velvet is her favorite kind of cake, and I thought it might be nice to make […]
“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 […]
For years they have told us: “You are what you eat.” “Food is like medicine.” But what could possibly be the benefits of fish heads? There once was a story told about a man in a small village who, because of his ingenuity and intelligence, owned a very prosperous fish market. One day one […]
What will they think of next? Sturm Foods actually sells “Morning Spark” Caffeinated Oatmeal. I asked one New Yorker if he had heard of caffeinated oatmeal and he said “No, unless the Dr. Pepper I drink with my breakfast counts.” How do you get your morning spark, and does it really make a difference? We all know […]