By Lauren Catanese “The mind is like a monkey.” Said the monk who was teaching me to meditate. I was in a temple in Penom Phen, Cambodia. I knew exactly what the monk meant. My mind was raving from, “ Am I doing this right, how will I know, is he going to tell me […]
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By Sean Dietrich Colatta is her name. She and I are in the elevator together. She is pushing a large cart of cleaning supplies and mini shampoos. Colatta is short, cheery. She’s wearing scrubs. She is pure Alabama. She has an accent that won’t quit, and wears a War Eagle headband. “Went to Auburn,” she […]
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By Shelby Lynne Today for the first time in a long time I looked into the mirror and I recognized the reflection. I walked out the door without second guessing myself. I had a stride in my walk that screamed confidence within me. It was the strangest feeling. It’s been so long since I loved […]
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By Kirk McCarley Leadership. Endless literature exists about the subject. What characteristics constitute the makeup of those who direct others? While we may each be leaders or managers in some capacity, the fact is all of us function in some role of support: to those who may have elected or appointed us, to a board, to a supervisor, […]
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By Rick Moore The Lone Ranger, Phantom of the Opera, and Batman all have something in common: They wear a mask. A mask usually hides the identity of a person. Each year on October 31st, children of all ages dress up for the purpose of pretending to be someone they are not. Last year I […]
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By Lauren Catanese I’ve come to the feeling that being brave is mostly about believing in yourself. Having enough self-respect and love for who you are that you can stand tall when the time calls for it. We all face adversity. Though I sometimes imagine living in a world that was all love and roses, […]
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By Kirk Mc Carley After a successful run at the University of Central Florida, culminating in last year’s undefeated season and #6 ranking in the Associated Press final poll, head coach Scott Frost returned to his alma mater at Nebraska this season in the same capacity for the Cornhuskers. Freelance and SEC writer Andrew Astleford […]
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By Sean Dietrich Some fool called her, “trash.” And that’s when she made up her mind. She wanted to better herself, and her family. So, that’s what she did. “That GED test,” she said, while she checked my blood pressure. “That ain’t no joke, now. It’s tough.” Her accent is so Alabamian it hurts. She’s […]
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By Lauren Catanese Happiness is a choice. We say we are happy when things go our way; we get the job we wanted, our kids behave, our relationships are healthy. When life is pleasing to us it is easy to say we are happy. But how long does that last? Only as long until the […]
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By Rev. Pete Hyde It was the spring of 1963. He was eight years old. His father, a career Air Force man, had been assigned to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines and had gone ahead of the family to find a place for them to live before they made the trip. The eight-year-old and his mom made […]
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