Life Lessons

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G....is for Grace

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For some grace can be a rather loaded word. I'm not talking about the kind of grace that one receives from a mighty deity. I'm talking about the action of grace in our lives. I define grace as the space in our lives for failure, and what that can gift us. Failure offers gifts?

Sure.  Read More »

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Instigate and Hate

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Instigating, hating, intimidating...story of the life lived.

As I try to hold on...I keep spreading the black hate that consumes.

Changing isn’t changing, the circle rounds itself.

The hate comes back to haunt, and as I try to breathe on,

The cycle starts over again.

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This is for me.
It’s time for me to let it all go.  Read More »

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Pity Parties.

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A few months back I was having parties everyday. Pity Parties that is and I was the only guest. It’s a lonely road. After all who wants to hang out with someone who is just going to bring them down?  Read More »

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My Grandmother's Passing

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I think sometimes that life itself is of very fickle nature. My Grandmother passed away today at age 91. I read somewhere that every person you meet and the information that you take away from encounters is comparable to that of your lifes story. My grandmother was a wonderful woman. I cannot begin to imagine living that long. Unfortunately, life had taken me to Washington.  Read More »

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questions, catalysts for growth

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Are we conditioned to be superficial? What is more jolting, the honest answer, or the penetrating question?

I have found that I enjoy answering questions, in a brutally honest and generally terrifying way. I have also noticed that it sometimes scares people more than the ambiguous unknown.  Read More »

Jimmy? Do you think we're sex fiends? No Sally. Now shut up. We have time to go again before nap-time is over.

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Times have changed since the days when sex was a private matter. Even more so however, they have changed since a time when sex was mainly introduced into life during the mid to late-teen years. Middle school children are having a great deal of sex currently and personally, I think it’s alarming.  Read More »

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With Each Day

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As my boyfriend and I were eating breakfast at a restaurant not too long ago, there sat an old couple at the table next to us. As we were leaving, I took a moment to glance at them - the clothes they were wearing, the conversation they were engaged in. I have always been fascinated by the places life can take an individual, and how each person’s life is different.  Read More »

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Betty Nguyen from CNN Visits the University of Memphis Campus

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