At age 24 Lindsay Ess was a bubbly, beautiful, active recent college graduate with a degree in fashion who also worked as a model. She went in for surgery to correct an intestinal blockage caused by Crohn’s Disease, developed a massive infection, and doctors were forced to remove both feet and hands to save her […]
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We all need at least a few minutes at least once a day to recharge, to replenish the well, to become at peace with ourselves and the world. A wise man once told me if you can manage 10 minutes a day, 30 minutes once a week, and at least half of a day once
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Which one would you rather be? I have days that the scarcity concept overwhelms me, but I do make a conscious effort to spend the majority of my time live life in abundance and gratitude, it’s a much more peaceful place to be.
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Winter is My Favorite I love winter. It conjures up visions of hot chocolate by a fire, family celebrations, snowmobiling, sledding, skiing, making snowmen, pretty snowflakes covering the world with glitter. The cool crisp air, the blue and white landscape, snow covered trees, and icicles hanging from eaves. I know it also includes scarping the
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Poor Decisions We all make them, when it comes to love, money, food, and exercise, every single one of us has made a decision or two that is… not as good as it could have been. A new study shows that this is an international phenomenon, and maps of the world show that our food
Resolutions This time of year many of us are thinking about New Year’s Resolutions, a tradition for people who are wanting to improve themselves in some way. We don’t have to wait until a special day to make a change, but a new year is so filled with promise and expectation it can be a
10 Ways to Improve Your Life I love this so much, I try to read it every day, this poster was a gift to me, and I am giving it to you. The only person you need to try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday. Edited By: Ellie Aug 1st 14
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The Benefits of Meditation Mediation lessens stress, lowers blood pressure, decreases anxiety and depression, and enhances your sense of well-being. I am a big advocate of meditation, and practice mindfulness most often. This poster will show you the most common types and a short rundown on how to perform them, I recommend trying different styles,
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Cornhusk Angel Many years ago when my grown kids were babies and money was always a struggle the holiday season was really getting me down. I was a full-time college student, single mom of 2 little kids, I worked in a bar, and was barely making ends meet to pay for our little trailer, it
Thoughts on Death I usually write on positive subjects, but death is part of life, and sometimes we cannot get away from it. I think I am weird about death, I have worked with hospice patients for many years and I think, in a way, it makes you… more immune, almost, to the effects. Not
Speak Softly… I hear many people say these days that they wish for a simpler time, when people visited with their neighbors, when the front porch was the place to be, when people spoke softly and were kind to each other. A time when kids played together outside after school and weekends, and the storekeepers
One Child, Cancer-Free A little girl in Philipsburg, PA, is running about, doing somersaults, and playing and having fun, Emma Whitehead, age 6, is now in remission after being near death just last spring from leukemia. She had relapsed twice after chemotherapy and her doctors were running out of options. And Now… Her parents, desperate
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Reasons for Everything When I moved into this town, not even 4 months ago, I prayed to make new friends among my neighbors, in the last few places I have lived I have been blessed with amazing neighbors, really good people. The first person I tried to talk to, 2 houses away, turned around and
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Amazing life lessons we can learn from Mr. Albert Einstein, practical and fun life advice
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When 19 year old Courtney Sprenkle, a patient at Penn State Hershey with AML, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, stated her biggest dream was her perfect wedding, the nurses on 7 West got together and conspired to make it happen. The November 10 wedding had a beautiful bride in a gorgeous white dress, a handsome groom, Scott
Such a wise man, Mahatma Gandhi , I admire this simple and truthful poster. We must guard our virtues, especially in times of stress. I hope you enjoy!
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It’s true that you cannot truly enjoy sunshine without a little rain. Earthly life was never meant to be perfect, if it was, there would be no striving for better, there would be no growth, there would be no ideal goals. I have this theory, that if you are not where God wants you in
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This video is from a picture that has gone viral on the internet, and given millions of people faith and hope in humanity again. Officer Larry DePrimo states it’s “just what anyone would do.” I hope so, I really hope so. I hope you are as touched by this as I am:
