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From the abyss to the frying pan Brian Champlin finds life
America Inspired
December 23, 2011
Brian Champlin is like a cat with nine lives. Going through two near death experiences that he survived to tell about and discovering his real...
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Facing adversity
Adversity
December 1, 2011
We all face adversities in our lives. Some are natural such as the earthquakes in Haiti, Argentina and especially Japan's combined 8.9...
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Victim turned survivor: asking all Americans to join in a freedom pledge
Adversity
November 30, 2011
During Ateba Crocker’s childhood, sexual abuse was an everyday occurrence. She became pregnant as a teenager, and soon found herself in...
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Time for a NEW "New Age" movement
Religion & Spirituality
June 28, 2010
"It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which alone it finds liberation and delight, the first reaction of...
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Strategies for transforming challenges and tragedy into purpose and joy
Religion & Spirituality
April 20, 2010
"If we were supposed to have limited experiences, we would have been given a day, not a lifetime, to learn how to live." -- Judith Wright...
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AMERICA INSPIRED: Living the Dream Despite Adversity
overcome adversity
December 24, 2011
The following entails the real life account of a thirty year old woman, whom may individuals can relate to. She is a down-to-earth, and hard...
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Louis Armstrong impersonator proved the doctors wrong, look where he is today
Louis Armstrong
December 22, 2011
Troy "Satchmo" Anderson, who grew up in a Bahamian family, began playing the Trumpet at the early age of 10 and developed an intense...
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Tang Soo Do lesson: overcoming life challenges with martial arts
tang soo do lessons
May 6, 2011
Martial artists work very hard toward the goal of perfecting technique. Much of that training, no matter what style, involves rigorous physical...
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Trying to be happy will not make you happy
happiness
January 19, 2011
Many pursue happiness, but only some catch up with it. Part of the problem lies in the verbiage, “Trying to be happy.” Trying implies...
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Gen Y Gives Thanks: Lessons learned the hard way
Gen Y Gives Thanks
November 16, 2010
It’s said that it is always darkest just before dawn. The proverbial dawn really is the easing up of difficult times, yet its sunny rays...
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