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Tag: Perspective

  • Breaking the Silence: Why Do Sexual Abuse Victims Stay Silent? (My Story)

    Breaking the Silence: Why Do Sexual Abuse Victims Stay Silent? (My Story)

    When the news first broke about Bill Cosby and numerous alleged sexual assaults, I could not figure out what I believed. At first, I did find it strange that so many women waited so long to speak out against Cosby. Why now? Many articles questioned the integrity of the women and others desperately tried to…

  • How to Accept the Cards You are Dealt

    How to Accept the Cards You are Dealt

    Why are we dealt different cards in life? How do you accept the cards you are dealt? What can we do if we don’t like the cards we are dealt? How many times have you asked yourself this question: “Why them and not me?” I am not an expert card player so I do not…

  • A Lesson On Living from Stuart Scott

    A Lesson On Living from Stuart Scott

    I am not going to lie. My first reaction to Stuart Scott’s passing was “he didn’t deserve to die.” I didn’t venture far enough to blame God, but I was initially baffled. But he fought so hard with such fortitude and faith. If anyone deserved to beat cancer, didn’t he? I thought about his ESPN…

  • Life is a Picture-Perfect Puzzle

    Life is a Picture-Perfect Puzzle

    “Most people think happiness is about gaining something, but it’s not. It’s all about getting rid of the darkness you’ve accumulated.” – Carolyn Crane I posted this quote a few weeks ago, but I had to revisit it because it presents such a different perspective on happiness as we know it. Let me begin by…

  • What I Learned About Myself From My Response to Weather

    What I Learned About Myself From My Response to Weather

    As I sat at my computer, with strong winds and rain determined to burst through my window, I thought about all the people that were likely very angry that it was rainy and cold in Boston in April after such a beautiful summer-like spring day. Little did they know Mother Nature was to serve up two inches of…