Lifetime

abuse, war, death of parents, these being but a few of the difficult things to remember, but we can still heal the damage and thereby project LIGHT instead of a wounded history! There are many ways to heal our childhood wounds but it can take a lifetime to resolve some of them completely. I am astounded by the many ways, the extremely creative ways, that my subconscious has

Once in a lifetime vacation in Jamaica. Since my husband and I got married in May of 2010, we did not have a honeymoon or a vacation. So my husband Ryan and I came to a decision that we are going to take this opportunity and spend lavishes on a combo vacation. This trip was once in a lifetime vacation in Jamaica, and we were very excited, I felt like a little kid waiting for my very first candy. Ryan and I went ahead and book our vacation at Sandals, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. There was so

Ahhhhh. I looked at the laughing faces, broad smiles, and love that last a lifetime. I could taste the salty air drop in my mouth and the color of the sea was as blue and vibrant as a blueberry. I can't remember another time that I was happier. The laughs seemed endless, just like the swaying ocean. Me and my sisters stopped fighting, I finally stopped complaining, and all was finally good. I felt happy and bright, and I know that I don’t have to worry about my school work or my next gymnastics

passionate about?” is one of the most daunting. In the book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, author Angela Duckworth makes the following point: “Passion for your work is a little bit of discovery, followed by a lot of development, and then a lifetime of deepening”. (103) The word passion gets thrown a lot by people as a buzzword to promote themselves. Duckworth provides a strong definition of what passion truly is, and how we can find it. One of the biggest misconception of passion is that they

Overview: "Differentiating Customers: Some Customers Are Worth More than Others" This chapter discusses the value of a customer. It indicates that customers have different and distinctive actual values, potential values, which lead to their lifetime values. It is important that a company understand first, and foremost that the only reason that they are able to make a profit is because of their customer base. However, it is also important to realize the cost to serve a customer and to know

Have you ever stopped and asked yourself “Did I make the right decision in my life?”? Most would answer yes to this question. Although some, would hide behind pride and rant on about their triumphs, or how they made just enough right choices to justify all the wrong. However, those same people lay awake when the morning dew is fresh, still counting the ways they may have been able to do better in the choices they made many years ago. Either way, if you admit it now or in the wee hours of the night

of Tommy Luck, son of Cherokee Sal, the camp’s prostitute, who died giving birth. Sometimes one doesn’t realize how much he needs to change until he gets a subtle push from fate. Just a little addition to the world can cause a regeneration of a lifetime. Bret Harte demonstrates this idea in the story "The Luck of Roaring Camp." In this story, Bret Harte shows that even the roughest men can regenerate into kind, gentle, wholesome people, with the love of a child. 	"The

Did you know that you only need just one friend to make kind of your day, really contrary to popular belief. When I specifically was 14 ½, I met a girl that I have never seen before. We started talking and eventually bonded it was for all intents and purposes weird. I didn’t know what it meant. As we basically grew closer, we started talking about anything and everything. I think I made a really good choice by choosing a friend as good as that in a very major way. I can already for all intents and

also be used as a giant fan if i whip it around quickly. In essence, even though bringing a blanket with me to an island sounds impractical,it comes in handy, and thats why I’m bringing it. Last but not least, the third item i would bring is a lifetime supply of food. This is obviously necessary considering the fact that I am a human, and humans need to eat.Contrary to Lord of the Flies, I don’t think i would have the guts to hunt and eat a raw, wild, pig. Just the thought of it grosses me out

Walls she depicts what happens when her siblings and her are all let down, time after time, again with their parents. Their father, Rex is alway making it seem like he never does, he is continuously saying “ Have I ever let you down”. Throughout her lifetime he has only came through a handful of times. Jeanette is the only one who keeps faith in her father, after he is always letting them down. As the successful memoir escalates, Rex claims to come through for his family with the odd jobs that he gets