By: Kathy Young Deegan

          “This is a moment of suffering. Suffering is part of life. May I be kind to myself in this moment. May I give myself the compassion I need.” — Kristin Neff

"Your blood pressure has just dropped danger...

By: Carol Doyel

                  “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” ~Brene Brown

I’ve never considered myself a particularly courageous person. But as I reflect on my life, I see that courage often comes...

By: Marcus Young

“If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King Jr

During my senior year of high school, I w...

By Kathy Young Deegan

“Even on hard days, remember: Our circumstances cannot ruin our lives without our permission. We can fight back. We can grieve our losses wholeheartedly—and then pick up the banner of gratitude and carry on."

--Sep...

by Dr. Erin Reynolds 

“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.”

--Dita Von Teese

 I was the second to arrive in a family of five daughters. Because my father was a...

By Rev. Carol Wilson

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” 

-- C.S. Lewis

Recently I found myself in a pickle. I made a mistake in an expensive purchase and called to reque...