Tag: inspiration
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August 14, 2007 01:32 PM EDT --
At the tender age of eight I painfully discovered that I was of no productive value within my family. The youngest of twelve and the only girl I was a mere trinket to my father, his ‘princess'. . . . more
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July 23, 2008 06:51 PM EDT --
Plotting is a rude word. I prefer 'strategic planning.' Men make their plots, I make my plans. They think me brainless, suitable only for decoration and diversion. Won't they be . . . more
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December 30, 2007 07:12 PM EST --
"Peoplehave to face regrets. Becoming mature means learning to accept what youcannot change, facing unresolved sorrows and learning to love life asit really happens, not as you would have it happen. . . . more
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August 15, 2007 04:27 PM EDT --
I read that "The Champ" is a movie about how a homeless man inspires a reporter.
Truth can be stranger than fiction. Here is my true story of a "Champ" who inspired me when I needed . . . more
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November 14, 2007 08:13 PM EST --
From what we get, we can make a living; from what we give, however, makes a life.--Arthur Ashe
My husband, Stephen, drove to a bigger city about an hour away to pick . . . more
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August 15, 2007 03:41 PM EDT --
I haven't seen the movie "Resurrecting the Champ". I am writing this article for the contest, not to win, but to share a source of inspiration that always works for me.
My source . . . more
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October 03, 2007 01:55 PM EDT --
At work, we have a daily inspirational calendar from the local Hospice. This was the quote of the day on October 1st:
"Kindness is tenderness. Kindness is love, but . . . more
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November 17, 2007 02:59 PM EST --
There is no idea so uplifting as the idea of the service to humanity.—Woodrow Wilson
Have you ever given to others, only to receive in return ten-fold the blessings? . . . more
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February 28, 2008 09:25 PM EST --
"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."
-- James Crook
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January 03, 2008 10:44 AM EST --
My one, single New Year's Resolution is to find ways to de-stress. I've started taking care of my body better, eating right and being more active. I've started waking up earlier . . . more
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April 09, 2007 01:20 PM EDT --
When the cast list contains James Garner, the movie has a head start in my book. So it was with "The Ultimate Gift." Although his character dies early on in the flic, his presence is felt . . . more
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October 06, 2007 07:04 PM EDT --
Even us grownups can benefit from a good rhyme now and again. The librarian (aka media specialist -- ha, ha) from our school sent home a newsletter this weekend with the following inspirational . . . more
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June 02, 2007 02:51 PM EDT --
5 Keys To Becoming Happy
By Shin Yatomi
How do I become happy?
If you lived in a palace where you could enjoy everything - beauty, health, money and power - would you consider leaving . . . more
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April 16, 2008 03:46 AM EDT --
minarets and parapets
rock towers frame the shrine
decorate the lace of life
in phrases held sublime
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November 13, 2007 03:13 PM EST --
Many times my muses are running back and forth across my brain, not standing still long enough for me to get a decent look at them. My difficulty is less to wake them up as it is to slow them down.
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February 13, 2008 12:49 PM EST --
Don, Phil, Kentucky,
I'll never get over you.
Two voices, one dream.
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March 02, 2008 01:06 PM EST --
Once upon a time there was a brilliant doctor who, through an accident, was changed so that anytime he felt extreme emotion he shifted into a huge, powerful green monster.
This simple sentence . . . more
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March 30, 2008 01:24 PM EDT --
Jack threw the papers on the table beside Sue's plate, then turned and left the room. She put her coffee cup down and picked up the blue-wrapped document with trepidation. It looked very official. . . . more
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May 02, 2008 04:12 AM EDT --
April, of course
mountain gray horse
so swiftly here
nebulous force
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June 05, 2007 03:10 AM EDT --
The Sea
By Jen Donier
Copyright November 20, 2004
Dedicated to Yanni for his Music
Concert and love of the Sea
White frothed waves rolling in,
casting their treasures on the . . . more
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