Turning Your Bad Day Right-Side Up By Amber De La Garza What will you do if your computer crashes today? Or, you spill coffee all over your white shirt right before an important meeting? Or, your cell phone falls in the toilet and won’t turn on? Or, [...]
Taking Chances for Bigger Thrills By Judi Moreo People want to be safe in everything they experience. We always want to see if others experienced something before we decide to pursue that experience ourselves. But, the very idea of staying safe can actually bring us to a [...]
Amazing Resilience By Joan S. Peck Resilience meant so many more things to me when I was younger. Now, when I think of the word resilience or its meaning of flexibility, the first thought that flashes through my mind is whether someone, particularly my age, has the [...]
Crash-Landed in Colorado By Holly Duckworth I landed in Denver, Colorado on Memorial Day of 2013. I had all my belongings in a moving van, a key to a new house, and plans of a new life. How does the line go? If you want to see God [...]
On the Cover Joan S. Peck Joan S. Peck was reared in a family of readers in the small town of Elmira, New York. Growing up, Sunday afternoons were special times when each member of her family was able to relax with a good book. In addition, [...]
The “Dandelion Child” Resilience Can Be Learned By Becky Grava Davis In my sixth decade of celebrating life, I still find simple pleasure in blowing dandelion puff-balls. Many hopes, wishes, and desires have been airborne by pursed lips blasting white fuzz and seeds to destinations and adventures [...]
Resilience After Crisis By Judi Moreo At some point in your life, you are going to have to deal with a crisis. Some lucky few people never experience this. However, most people will. When it does happen, it may, at first, seem like it’s never going to [...]
From the Editor By Judi Moreo Life is an adventure. Sometimes it’s a zip line down a mountain, other times it’s an exasperating delay due to bumper to bumper traffic. In either case, you are will enjoy the ride more if you have a friend or two to help you [...]
Empowerment - A Final Note By Judi Moreo One definition of empowerment is “the ability of individuals to take control of their circumstances, exercise power and achieve their own goals, and the process by which they are able to help themselves and others to maximize the quality [...]
The Book Club By Andrea Chestnut “If there are not any opportunities, how can there be possibilities? Without possibilities, how can one be empowered?” Why do you say that? I believe she meant for us to look deeper than the obvious. I believe the author meant for [...]
