Tag: inspiration
Posted on September 11, 2018
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Today’s guest contributor is one of my English Composition I students, Ryan Clack. He’s graciously given me permission to share his first essay of the fall semester with all of you. I was inspired and touched by his essay; I’m sure you will be,…
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Category: gratitudeTags: adversity, baseball, beautiful, cancer, character, depression, English Composition, essay, experience, family, gratitude, growing up, hospice, inspiration, life lessons, Lyon College, maturity, mom, parents, Ryan Clack, strength
Posted on November 27, 2016
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Today’s post is written by my student, Katrina King. As a mother, I can relate to the love and pride she expresses for her daughter in this letter. I hope to write a letter like this to Maggie someday. Dear Kai Hey girl, so I…
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Category: gratitudeTags: brother, college, gratitude, higher education, inspiration, Kai, Katrina King, Lord, love, moon and back, online courses, parenting, pray, role model, thankful
Posted on August 24, 2015
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“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” My spiritual mentor has told me this on numerous occasions. The saying proved true in my journey to finding my spiritual mentor, and it proved true when finding my career mentor, too. In 2005, I…
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Category: gratitudeTags: AACE, Arkansas Association of Colleges and Employers, asking for help, career, career journey, career mentor, changing jobs, decision making, direction, Enlightened Marketing, feelings, goals, grateful, gratitude, guidance, guide, inspiration, interviews, leadership, LinkedIn, listening to your gut, mentor, networking, planning, purpose-driven, reaching out, salary, Samantha Hartley, spirituality, students, teacher, thankful, values, vision, vision board, vision card, word picture, work
Posted on February 8, 2014
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Today’s guest contributor is my childhood friend, Leslie Ferguson Thomas, who is on a fearless journey to become who she wants to be. Be sure to check out Leslie’s blog! My husband always refers to us as two puzzle pieces, and when we met,…
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Category: gratitude, photographyTags: ceremony, dating, everyday love, friendship, grateful, gratitude, healing, holding hands, husband, inspiration, internet dating, love, marriage, online dating, Plenty of Fish, romance, singing, songs, thankful, Valentine's Day, weather, wedding, weight loss, weight4baby, wife
*Thanks to my friend Debra Dickey-Liang for sharing as today’s guest contributor!* I’ve been a long-time fan of elephants! It’s taken me a while to figure out exactly why. I only knew that they were regal, majestic animals, dignified in their bearing, who…
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Category: gratitudeTags: admiration, age, ageing, animals, babies, big, character, confidence, elephant, elephant research, family, grateful, gratitude, hourglass figure, inspiration, love, mammals, maternal instincts, matriarch, motherhood, mothers, old age, self-esteem, unconditional love
Posted on February 21, 2013
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*Thank you, Alison Valderrama, for writing such an inspiring piece about an amazing woman. And for being a constant source of encouragement for me as well!* Sometimes we get a wake up call in life that shocks us to the core and leaves us…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 28 days of love project, ALS, church, count it all joy, faith, First United Oak Park, God, God is on the journey, God's love, hope, illness, inspiration, joy, Julie Harley, love, pastor, Philippians, Scripture, sermons, sickness, Teresa of Avila
Thank you, Henry Petty, for sharing this inspiring story with us! For more from Henry, check out his blog. Today, our company had a bone marrow drive to benefit those in need of a match and for Leslie Harris. I had the pleasure of…
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Category: gratitudeTags: advocate, bone marrow transplant, cancer, grateful, gratitude, inspiration, Leslie Harris, leukemia, life, loveforleslie.com, victim
