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Father’s Day
If there’s a day I would break, it was that day. The day my phone rang at 0419 and I knew. I got up and started my day in denial. I told the assistant principal I may have to leave and why, knowing that I was leaving but unwilling to admit the truth of it.…
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Daring
Fear is a great reason that many do not start. We fear that we may fail. Inevitably, we fail because we do not start. Every journey begins with a single step. It seems like such a simple concept. Life ultimately is simple. We have to dare to accomplish anything. Yet we fear and that fear…
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To those who stood on that wall
Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it. The author of the quote is unknown but it’s sentiment is felt deeply on Memorial Day. A day that we remember the soldiers that gave their all to guarantee our rights. They…
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Thank you for your service
I believe accurately remembering – and honoring – our whole past is the first step in governing in a way that effectively represents the whole America. ~~Tammy Duckworth~~ On Memorial Day weekend, we should take the time who were willing to stand on that wall during peacetime as well as wartime. They guaranteed that we…
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Struggling
https://youtu.be/2M0LvrMoAl0 Life has been tough lately. I’m thinking about those I love and struggling through my own emotions. It is at times like this that I turn to music. When I heard my grandma had passed at 100+ this was the song I thought of immediately because I knew the title expressed her feelings. I…
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My May 4th
I am a Kent State alumni. Thin date shaped the university from which I matriculated. As a history major, to me it is a significant date. No offense Star Wars fans but you trivialize my history
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A toast
Today would be the 62nd anniversary of my parents’ wedding. It is difficult to believe that dad died 18 years ago and dates like today still influence me. I know the remedy lies in concentrating on the good times and the lessons I learned. The difficult lies in not hurting for my mom. He was her…
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Never understand
There are many things I understand. And many things, I can explore to understand better. But there are some things, I will never understand and do not care to even research. I am a person that has always asked why. I asked this even when the why was not important and more significantly, not coming…
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Spring
Spring is coming!
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Change
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
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