At some point you have to come to a realization that you have done all you can and should to make things better. This could be with a coworker, partner, friend, place, peer group, or family. Any further efforts to be understood, no matter that your intentions and heart are in the right place,... Continue Reading →
PEARL #82: THINK ABOUT IT…..
When all is said and done, does it really matter how many "likes" we get on Facebook, or how many "shares" we get on our posts, or how many comments our threads attracted? What does it matter, if she didn't comment when we tagged her, or he didn't comment after all the times you... Continue Reading →
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." -ARISTOTLE
BE STILL AND DREAM
KNOW WHERE YOU ARE IN LIFE As the year comes to an end, and people wonder where the year went to, don't get caught up in the mindless musings, wondering where the time went. You know exactly where the time went, you know exactly what you were doing, what you were saying, what you were... Continue Reading →
THANKSGIVING – GIVING THANKS
Today in the United States of America, it is Thanksgiving day. All around, turkey has been cooked in all its forms and variations, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, candied yams, green-beans casserole spread out, some corn bread if you are from the south, sweet potato pies and all kinds of stuff. If you are me,... Continue Reading →
PEARL #82: ACCESS OR NO ACCESS? SET LIMITS
How many people have access to us on a daily basis? We might not think many do, especially when you look at the number of phone calls a day, or how many people you call on a personal level. However, in the new era of social media, changing work environment, and daily routines, there is... Continue Reading →
DEAR DIARY
My small library grows daily, and daily I hope and pray one day it will occupy the books I have written. In the mean time, I savor authors and amazing works of art, literature, penned by some of the most gifted minds. Everyone has a teacher in them, so as I learn and teach and... Continue Reading →
PEARL #81: PLAN YOUR LIFE
DEAR DIARY, IT'S NOVEMBER 1ST 2014 "FAILING TO PREPARE IS PREPARING TO FAIL..." I used to hear this from Dr Dawkins Derrol, senior Pastor and Pediatrician, Birmingham AL. At the time I was just a student in nursing school, working as a Medical Assistant in his Pediatric practice. I wondered, what did that mean?... Continue Reading →
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
"...God doesn't make mistakes, why will He start with you?..." Mah Mekolle
How often do you think about why you exist? Too complicated a thought or too simplistic a view? Truth is, whether we think about it consciously or unconsciously, we are in one way or another striving to make sense of our existence. It is hard to experience total peace until we feel a sense... Continue Reading →
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