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Category Archives: Hope
Priceless Gifts from a Homeless Stranger
I almost didn’t notice her as I drove by on the way back from a last-minute shopping run for forgotten items for Christmas dinner with extended family. She was all alone laying on a sidewalk on Christmas Day. The sight … Continue reading
Two Strangers at the End of their Rope
Two strangers meet in the middle of the night on a dark and lonely road, one young and the other old, both at the end of their rope. Their meeting lasts mere minutes yet changes destinies… That briefly describes my … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Hope, Loss, Making the World a Better Place, My Written Works Misc., Writing, Youth
Tagged author, book, broken heart, choices, desperate, desperation, fiction, fictional, Harold Nashton, hopeless, mystery, short story, story, writer
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Choices that Change the World
“Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices–just recognize them. –Edward R. Murrow (Source: A blogger I have a lot of respect for. I disagree with this quote so am choosing not to mention where … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Compassion, Connection/Connecting, Hope, Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Random Thoughts
Tagged change, choice, choices, compassion, Edward R. Murrow, Friendship, hate, kindness, Love, prejudice, prejudices, prisoner
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A Hole In My Heart That Wouldn’t Heal
This post is dedicated to all who have had someone dear to them choose to turn their back on them and walk away. If you have a hole in your heart that has never quite healed, this post is for … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Feelings/Emotions, Friendship, Healing, Hope
Tagged best, dearest, divorce, estranged, Friend, friends, Friendship, heart, hole, Hope, Love, oldest, reach out, reconcile, reconciliation
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Blessed Day
I dream of the blessed day when humanity awakens from its terrible nightmare and begins to fight for peace with as much ferocity, tenacity, and heroism as we’ve fought our wars. –Russ Towne
Posted in Breakthroughs, Courage, Dreams, Growth/Learning, Hope, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Peace, Poetry I Wrote, Words or Quotes I Believe I Coined but please let me know if you heard them earlier elsewhere
Tagged dream, ferocity, fight, fight for, for, fought, heroism, humanity, nightmare, peace, tenacity, wars, world
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