When I read the stories of victims and the families of victims that are raising their voices to bring greater awareness to the cost of drinking and driving I am humbled by their strength. I don't think I could or would be as strong as they are if I was in their shoes. I think [...]
Tag: change
Spotless future…
"Whatever your past has been, you have a spotless future." I saw this saying on a necklace in a catalog and I have not been able to get it out of my mind. It is one of those sentiments that speaks to the power of hope, the potential of determination, and the opportunity for change - [...]
Where did you start out from?
I always take a quiet moment when someone refers to me as determined, fierce, outgoing, feisty, strong, daring, or powerful. I take a moment because that is not where I started out from and I am amazed at how far off these references would have been when I was my shy, intimidated-by-life self. I would [...]
Comfortable shoes…
Last evening I was invited to attend a friendly get together (a reunion of sorts) with a group of NDSU Emergency Management alumni at the Bison Turf. As much as I would have liked to attend and visit with former students I have not had a chance to see for awhile, I had a higher calling that trumped all other [...]
The second coming of the Wild West…
I was not surprised, but still unhappy to read that criminal cases in the oil patch are skyrocketing. We probably all knew that would eventually come to pass. Let's face it, we have the second coming of the Wild West out in Western North Dakota. It just isn't the same place as it was a [...]
Rewrite…
I have dropped the ball on my new year resolution of self-love. Not that I have stopped loving myself - I have just stopped writing about it in my blog. In early January I wrote: My resolution is about recognizing and acknowledging something about myself that I love every week in 2012. 52 things I [...]
A rose by any another name…
The whole clan packed up and visited the beach community of Santa Cruz today. It was rainy and gloomy day in Santa Cruz. The temperature only reached the high 50s. In a local store, a young female employee dressed in jeans, a sweater and a scarf spotted me in my summery top, capris and light cardigan sweater and said [...]
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