Your Light IS Your Strength

~ True Story ~ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ~ John 1:5 Pamela Clay is an award-winning entertainer, singer, actress, and voiceover actress. Catahoula, her all-original New Orleans-flavored rock band’s music, as well as some of her solo French compositions and recordings, have been featured on film […]

Your Journey Creates Your Purpose

~ True Story ~ “You can recognize survivors of abuse by their courage. When silence is so very inviting, they step forward and share their truth, so others know they aren’t alone.” ― Jeanne McElvaney, Healing Insights: Effects of Abuse for Adults Abused as Children Terry C. is an Executive Assistant and Social Media Manager, and she […]

Staying True to Yourself

~ True Story ~ “Do you know where you’re going to…do you like the things that life is showin’ you. Where are you going to…do you know?” ~ By Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser (performed by Diana Ross) Michele MacShane, is an actress, singer and writer. She has been actively involved in the entertainment industry […]

When women support each other, incredible things happen…

~ True Story ~ “Women are more powerful than most of us give ourselves credit for. When we actually decide to stop the jealousy and the finger pointing, and band together to laugh with one another and understand one another, it’s like a beautiful firework display on the Fourth of July in Vegas, baby!” ― Helen […]

My Aftermath of 9/11

~ True Story ~ “If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” — Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl Jane L. Fitzpatrick, writer, TV series creator and business owner. Jane’s been a writer for over 30 years, writing the […]

Our Choices Affect All

~ History ~ Scene Description from the screenplay, Sacajawea, The Windcatcher — The Great Water stretches out before Sacajawea. Waves continue one after the other, pounding against her bare feet. She stretches her arms wide across the skeleton of the “Big Fish,” a whale washed ashore. She has chosen to obey her Chief and moves […]

Finding your mission and your moment

~ True Story ~ “Great harm has been done to us. We have suffered great loss. And in our grief and anger we have found our mission and our moment.” ― George W. Bush addressing joint session of Congress and the Nation. September 20, 2001 Maria Ragonese, Crisis Intervention Volunteer – These words were spoken […]

Awakening of Lewis & Clark

~ History ~ “Your woman who accompanied you [on] that long, dangerous and fatiguing route to the Pacific Ocean and back deserved a greater reward for her attention and services on that route than we had in our power to give her.” ― Captain William Clark Warrior Woman Spirit, Sacajawea – At a time when […]

Blended.

~ True Story ~ “Like an angel that shed the heaviness of an earthly body, the blindfold removed, I rise and see only one thing, answer to one thing… His face.” ― Debra Harris Johnson Debra Johnson, Keynote Speaker & Freelance Writer – Back in the day, I was called “mixed,” a term meaning different […]

No Shame.

~ True Story ~ “An exciting and inspiring future awaits you beyond the noise in your mind, beyond the guilt, doubt, fear, shame, insecurity and heaviness of the past you carry around.” ― Debbie Ford Stephanie Harris, teacher and advocate for others – Life is a compilation of intricate parts from all of our life […]