I was in a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous tonight; a woman spoke up. Her name will remain anonymous, but she shared something very deep. Sometimes at meetings related to recovery you hear someone really going through the thick
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“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Gandhi I was about to board a plane, and I was terrified. Not because I was afraid of flying — because I
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Spring has sprung, are you ready to tackle your spring cleaning? I thought I could skip it this year as I had just moved across the ocean from Taiwan to San Francisco with a total of four suitcases,
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“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell I got fired on
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True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.’ ― Oprah Winfrey I grew up as the “Daddy’s girl”. The bond my dad and I formed is something I held dear to my heart even
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“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” – Stephen King A few years ago, I started writing again. I badly needed it. It was
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I almost jumped out of my seat as I looked up at my friend who just sat down across from me. He was pale as a ghost and his eyes were wide as an owl’s. I looked at
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I thought I was going to die. Or that I was going to faint and collapse, at least. It was a slightly chilly morning in early spring, and I was staring at the ground in front of me,
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Change yourself – you are in control. – Mahatma Gandhi A few years ago, after some rough news from my doctors, I made a few decisions that literally changed my life. One decision was my nutrition and another
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I am, and have always been hungry. When I was a child, I was audaciously, passionately hungry for life, and theatre was my nourishment. I had one goal: Broadway or bust. As a performer, I was hungry to
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“Why are you trying so hard to fit in, when you’re born to stand out?” – Oliver James Nearly 15 years ago, I made the decision to shave off all my hair despite knowing very well that I
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