We’ve all experienced moments like this. We felt scared but somehow found the strength to push through and take action. We didn’t let the fear paralyze us. Big or small, it was a moment of victory. What about you?
You’ve traveled through time and encounter a younger version of yourself. Choose one of the following approximate ages: seven, fifteen, twenty-three, or thirty-one. Given the opportunity, what life lesson would you share with yourself?
Our first experience with death opens our awareness to a new concept: loss. Depending on the proximity of the loss, we may have felt profoundly heartbroken or a distant sadness. In any case, we quickly learned life is temporal.
This Week's Writing Prompt
Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.
- John Maxwell from "Talent Is Never Enough"
Think of a choice you made in your life that defined you.
What was this choice?
At the time, did you consider it a positive or a…
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While undergoing chemotherapy at age twelve for an optic nerve brain tumor, Jeff Hanson began painting watercolor notecards to pass the time. Jeff's work transitioned to acrylics-on-canvas both for sale and charity live auctions. By age fifteen, the “accidental artist” founded a business built on a philanthropy-first model. Since then, Jeff…
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What did you drink as a child? Tea , m ilk , j uice , s oda , Kool-Aid, w ater , or something else ?
Think about what you drank when you were young.
Was…
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I received two unexpected pieces of mail recently. Both were friendly greetings sent for no other reason than to let me know someone was thinking of me. Such a simple act, dropping a card in the mail, yet it put fresh wind in my sails for days. Have you…