She hooked my arm and pulled me off to the side. “How are you?” For a brief moment I contemplated generically saying, “Good, how are you?” simply so I could…
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It's called a fork because we're given three choices in life. Go straight. Turn right. Turn left. The straight path stretches safely and evenly into the future. The scenery is…
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There are days when I’m running on the treadmill and I don’t have it in me to run. There are days when I’m watching a World Famine commercial on TV…
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I saw a gratitude challenge floating around Facebook recently that caught my eye: "List three things you're grateful for." The goal was for people to post three things per day…
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I called my friend because I knew. I had spent two full days stewing over thought-chaos that had exploded in my brain. I was stumped, confused, tired, frustrated and I…
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You know when you're walking down a road, you think you know where you're going, and suddenly you realize you don't? There are forks in the road, you don't know…
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Yesterday my son wore Superman’s cape with Spiderman’s body suit with Iron man’s mask. He called himself “All Man!” and it looked ridiculous. This epiphany hit me like a ton…
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“I hate Father’s Day,” the bootless guy said. “Dude, that’s weird. Why?” "People go all out for one day then forget about the meaning of the celebration every other 364…
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There was a time when I didn’t feel community was important. The thought of admitting weakness struck a fear of being judged. But, experience has taught me that these kinds…
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We need each other. We need to be real. We need to encourage one another. We need to inspire each other to be better, and to feel like we aren't…
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