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May.27.2013
"You'll never run again!" The doctor's word's hit me like a fist from a prized fighter.
The arthritic pain in my hips became a reality I had never considered facing. The 14,300 mile running career had take its toll and I knew my running days were...
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Apr.22.2013
I was asked a rhetorical question recently while visiting a photography exhibit how I would like to be represented in a portrait, which got me thinking as I envisioned Pinkie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkie_%28Lawrence_painting%29 by Thomas Lawrence and The Blue Boy http://en.wikipedia.org/...
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Sep.21.2012
Watch out for that Plot Hole!
Reading good fiction is like taking a long car trip when the weather is fine. You experience the thrill of unexpected curves, the sense of freedom in taking the journey and the pleasure of a smooth ride. The beautiful scenery envelops you, entrances you and...
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Jul.17.2012
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.” St Jerome
These words were printed upon a poster, which hung on the door of my first grade classroom. Words meant to inspire and motivate. I would imagine most walked by but I read these words,...
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Feb.07.2012
It’s one thing to accept total responsibility for yourself, but there’s far more self-reliance and strength of character involved when you’ve undertaken an adventure nearly two months long, alone, and trekking nearly blind in the vast, cold region of Antarctica.
In January Felicity Aston became...
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Jan.28.2012
In spite of her family being homeless one 17-year-old girl has stayed focused. Samantha Garvey recently discovered she's being considered for a national prestigious science award, and hopes to get a full scholarship to college to study marine biology. Read her story on my Living in the Heartland...
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Jan.14.2012
As a young teenager Lateefah seemed to be going nowhere. She dropped out of school and was on probation for shoplifting. Then someone offered her a different path. She changed directions and at 19 she took over a women's center helped women and girls find hope. Read this MacArthur Foundation Genus...
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Jan.05.2012
Forgive me for all my past sinsIt was pursued with no aim of any winIt was just a young man’s ventureWithout knowing its implications or future
I had proved weak to all the challengesFailed to materialize support or ably managedIt was colorful life with appetite for all fancy thoughtsLife really...
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Oct.20.2011
Not an original post title. Sue me.
Cary Tennis' Salon article features someone writing to say, 'I'm a writer who doesn't write'. (http://www.salon.com/2011/10/20/im_a_writer_who_doesnt_write/) The writer nicely captures the writer's issues through the writing, self-discovery, publication war...
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Jul.14.2011
At 93 Therrell Camille Smith keeps everyone on their toes. She’s still teaching ballet in a school she established 60 plus years ago in her hometown of Washington D.C. Read more about this amazing woman on my blog Living in the Heartland.
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