Over the years the Christmas season has grown more and more difficult for me. My mother died Christmas of 1995. In the years that followed, losses mounted. My 20+ years of marriage ended in divorce. My children grew into strong, confident men with busy lives, but the pride, happiness and love I felt for them
Posts Tagged / self esteem
Wingless Butterfly Lands In Greece
I received an email a few days ago that touched me like none I had ever received before. It was from a woman who lives in Greece. Now I don’t know where all of you live, but Greece is literally on the other side of the world from me. I was so moved that she would take
Healing The Broken Child Within
I had such a wonderful time talking today with, Jory Fisher, my high school friend and host of the popular Internet talk show Heart & Soul. Jory’s BlogTalkRadio show focuses on making a meaningful difference in the world. You all know how passionate I am about pursuing dreams––and Jory inspires me. I’m adamant that surrounding
Belief In Yourself Is Contagious!
I had every intention of adding to my ‘Top 5 Reasons Relationships Fail’ today, and totally plan on continuing it, but I was side tracked this morning when I took a moment out of my busy schedule to take a closer look at a friend. Patty was my student a hundred years ago. Well, not
Positive Power-Contest Winners
Life has a way of throwing curveballs at us that can derail the best of plans, but instead of wallowing in Murphy’s Law, try looking at the silver linings along the way. I used to wonder why some people attain amazing goals despite adversity, while others cringe and complain at the slightest bump in the