We often don’t realize how the events in our lives are launching points to greater outcomes. These outcomes may manifest 10, 20 or 30 years later. My next chapter began…
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March 2015 Colton CA. Action Star Games Paintball was thriving back then. Every Saturday and Sunday 100-200 happy paintball players showed up to do what they love, play paintball. “Karen,…
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I shuttered from the thought of hearing Dad’s angry voice when he came home from work. With a window-shaking slam of the kitchen door as he entered the house, I…
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When your heart speaks, listen. Even if it makes no sense. I was sitting at my desk scanning through emails, hitting “delete” and stopped. “Writers Conference Los Angeles. October 26,…
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Too often we don’t know how our own stress patterns and negative self talk beats us down, blocks our dreams, or make us sick. My dear sister Kathy requested that…
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“We have to find a new home,” said Wayne. “We don’t have much time” It was January 2015. Wayne just heard the news that we had to move our then…
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“We’re going to climb up that?” The sun was shining brightly in cloudless sky on a hot November afternoon in Hawaii. Koko Crater had no trees. It wasn’t wet with…
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It was 6 a.m. Sunday morning. As the dawning sunlight lit up the sky, Wayne, Cody and I drove into the parking lot at Qual Com Stadium San Diego. I…
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Mom, Cheryl, Kathy, Derrick and I stood silently huddled around Dad’s bedside while the sound of spattering raindrops splashed on the rooftop overhead. “Isn’t my family beautiful?” he said to…
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It was one of those days when my nerves were frazzled. Every muscle and every limb was hardened and tensed. I couldn’t hold back the frustration that was building in…
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