Keep On, Keeping On

January 27, 2012

Keep On, Keeping On Author Unknown Colonel Sanders went to more than 1,000 places trying to sell his chicken recipe before he found an interested buyer. The fact that we can buy Kentucky Fried Chicken today attests to his perseverance. Thomas Edison tried almost 10,000 times before he succeeded in creating the electric light. If [...]

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3 Tips to Not Having the Same Ol’, Same Ol’ Year

January 24, 2012

     As we celebrate another year’s beginning, the phrase we tend to hear is, “Happy New Year!”  Have you ever heard, “Happy Old Year?”  No?  Why not?  Is it because we are optimistic that the new year…

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THANKFUL

January 20, 2012

THANKFUL by Annie Abraham     1.  The birds chirping early morning 2.  Waking up and seeing your partner sleeping peacefully next to you 3.  Kissing your sleeping child 4.  Seeing the early morning sky 5.  The sunset over the horizon 6.  The first cup of tea 7.  The steaming hot coffee 8.  Sloppy kisses [...]

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5 Things Survivors of Brain Injury Should Know about Caregivers

January 15, 2012

       Being a caregiver of a brain injury survivor isn’t easy.   Each caregiver’s story is different.  Some have experienced some similar and uniquely different things as they deal with the family membe…

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Life’s “Living” Moments

January 13, 2012

Life’s “Living” Moments By Annie Abraham   How many “living” moments did you experience today, in the last one-week or one month? Can’t remember! True because most of us are so busy trying to live life that what we are actually doing is not living but trying to catch up. Because we are conditioned to believe [...]

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UNTIL IT SNOWS

December 30, 2011

UNTIL IT SNOWS  By Bob Perks I love the quiet snow brings. My world is loud and busy. Until it snows. I love the pure, white satin finish snow brings. My world is dusty, dirty and very dull since summer faded leaving me longing for rose colored days and lilac scented nights. Its stays that [...]

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CHRISTMAS IS FOR LOVE

December 16, 2011

CHRISTMAS IS FOR LOVE  Author Unknown   Christmas is for love. It is for joy, for giving and sharing, for laughter, for reuniting with family and friends, for tinsel and brightly decorated packages. But mostly, Christmas is for love. I had not believed this until a small elf-like student with wide-eyed innocent eyes and soft [...]

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MEMORY TREE

December 9, 2011

MEMORY TREE By Michael T. Smith   I pull the boxes of ornaments from the closet and prepare myself for a trip into the past.  No photo album can bring back as many memories as my box of ornaments.  Like a picture, each ornament contains a memory.   There’s the box of wooden ones, handmade [...]

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The Story of the Butterfly

December 3, 2011

The Story of the Butterfly A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
One day a small opening appeared.
 He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours 
as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.
 Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. [...]

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3 Holiday Lessons from My Presentation with the Baltimore Ravens

November 22, 2011

     On November 7th, I had the distinct privilege to present the “Traffic Education and Decision Making” module of the NFL’s Rookie Success Program with the Baltimore Ravens’ rookies.  The focus of the module was on g…

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