In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdon Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdon — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now supporting his family — responded spectacularly by way of [...]
Ahhh! Turning lemons into lemonade… who would think a tart, bitter taste, that makes your face scrunch up and mouth pucker could be reconfigured into a thirst-quenching, cold, steam-heat-busting remedy? One is the seemingly ‘impossible’ problem. The other is the ‘I’m-possible’ solution. Just a ‘spoonful of sugar’ is all it takes. Contrast is our middle [...]
Some of us are lucky enough to find a person who takes on the role of cheerleader in our lives, when we realize we aren’t living the life we planned and decided to do something to change it. How many of you resonate with that idea? That is key… altering the course and outcome. Before [...]
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, When 24 hours in a day is not enough; remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large [...]
“Take Your Passion and Make It Happen”… What A Feeling! Flash Dance Part 3 of 3 In a major cosmopolitan city you would normally expect a cab to pull up to you at the curb (if you are lucky enough to hail), see the driver’s ID license up on the dash board with a [...]
“Take Your Passion and Make It Happen”… What A Feeling! Flash Dance Part 2 of 3 Things aren’t what they appear “The great oak tree had stood on a hill over the Hudson, in a lonely spot… aged seven he liked to come and look at that tree. It had stood there for hundreds [...]
“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is [...]
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