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Cancer: Faces of Bravery, Faces of Fear
The photos tell the tale clearly. Beth Whaanga, mother of four, has been through hell. She has the scars to prove it. And when she decided to show the world, people on Facebook unfriended her. Mood...
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Eleanor Roosevelt Was a Badass
I’ve always admired Eleanor Roosevelt. She defied the society of her day and forged a new path for women. She was a tireless fighter for the disadvantaged. During WWII, she traveled to the front to...
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To the Coward with the Cell Phone
In Tuesday’s post, I criticized a mother for giving in to her child’s spoiled tirade and whining about the legal ramifications. But there’s another irritant in this story: the anonymous bystander who...
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Support for Janessa Gordon
I’ve been following the story of 18-year-old Janessa Gordon’s hospitalization after a car wreck. I don’t know her personally, though I am acquainted with her mom, Kimberly Lepito, via Facebook. Mood...
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5 Things I’ve Done That Scare Me
A while back I wrote a post celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt’s call to “do something every day that scares you.” Rereading that post recently, I realized I forgot something important. Mood music: I forgot...
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9/11 Lessons: We Rise Again
As we take time to remember those we lost on Sept. 11, 2001, let’s also remember what we’ve held onto. Mood music: As the years have passed, I’ve found myself comparing the terrorist attacks to the...
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Homeless Veterans and American Hypocrisy
The band Five Finger Death Punch has a new video for the song “Wrong Side of Heaven,” which focuses on the plight of homeless veterans. It struck a chord with me. Mood music: I’m not a veteran, but I...
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God Bless Cousin Melanie
I’ve always looked up to my cousin Melanie Segal. She’s been through a medical grind that would make a lot of people understandably bitter. But that’s not how she operates. Mood music: Through kidney...
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The Only Way Out Of The Fog Is Through It
We all go through it: Something upsets us so much that we go into a fog; unable to function when we’re still required to do so. It rises up like a brick wall. Mood music: We smash into it a few too...
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See a Grown Man Cry
People are making fun of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner because of his penchant for crying. He did it yesterday during Pope Francis’ visit, and today when he announced plans to retire. But I think his...
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