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What happens when the system does not work? That’s where I come in. I am that voice.
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The Trouble with Being Harry All of my life, I have found many pros and cons, to being a girl with the name “Jimmie”. The biggest con is I am always assumed to be male even in light of having the female box marked on forms. People assume Jimmie must be a boy.. But the…
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My day started off quite like any other. Checking my inbox for prospective writing assignments. Then I came across an email from a gentleman. I was captivated at his request. He wanted me to tell his story. The man is from Italy and his name is Antonio. He’s involved in quite a complex enterprise. His…
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What I’ve learned is that people are people. A complex web of to emotion, intention, and aggression. At any moment, any combination of qualities could appear. Experiences elicit different facets of people’s personalities. In a time of trial, when the pressure is on, true personalities express themselves. When all the bravado is taken away, the…
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In November of 2001, getting into the car to take the kids to school, I kept hearing a cry. A cat crying. I couldn’t figure out where it was coming from. I initially thought this isn’t a distress sound but I continued to hear it as when I came home. The sound was coming from…
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What I’ve learned is that you can keep going long after you think you passed what you believe is your breaking point. When people say they “don’t have it in them?” or they “can’t go on”, is in every sense of the word a cop out. The power and drive inside you can sustain any…
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So today I sat and pondered what I want to be when I grow up. This is something that has really eluded me for the majority of my 38 years. What do you love? History, helping people, law. What can you do to feed your family? That has a million answers but in the…
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You’d think this is a rant. You would only be half right. It is the term used by Jay Bakker in one of the Revolution Churches posters. The sign reads: “As Christians, WE ARE SORRY for being self righteous bastards. Revolution: the Church for people who have given up on church.” How powerful of…
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Funny how heritage seems to play a role in everything. You may not see it clearly at first, but everything you do is a culmination of your heritage–social, ancestral, spiritual, cultural heritage. How you talk, how you walk, the things you say are all a reflection of your heritage. I have become much more aware…
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Justice. Such a subjective term. Justice is putting away the bad guy who harms society. On the other hand, justice can be freeing an innocent person of a crime they didn’t commit. Lady Justice is always pictured with a blindfold, signifying justice being blind. In reality, that is not the case. She is not only…