Inspiration

What my Red Journal Revealed

When I first learned I had cancer I headed to Changing Hands…
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Kindness as a Survival Skill

The school doors have opened. The last of my grandchildren to…
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Story You Need to Tell Sedona

Finding Pockets of Calm in a Season of Fire

On June 19, I drove north to Sedona to escape the Phoenix heat…
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Listening as Kindness in a Loud World

Some stories stay with us not because of what explodes on the…
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Shining a Light on Stories of Quiet Courage

Last month I visited Nashville for a reunion of longtime college…
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Sandra Marinella, Story You Need to Tell, Kintsugi Mom

The Beauty of Imperfection: My Kintsugi Mom

Ten years ago, I made a trip that changed me. After hours on…
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Mantras Can Hold Us

When I was sixteen, working in a college cafeteria during summer…
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When Life Changes Your Story

Guest blog by Lynda Monk, written in January, 2025 I love…
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Scatter Joy

As a child, my favorite Christmas song was “Joy to the…
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