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One thing we do as adults that puzzles me: we want children to know that Christmas isn’t just about gifts but some will go into debt to provide many lavish Christmas gifts for their kids, who grow up to perpetuate the cycle. Why do we do that? Why can’t the kids get gifts all year long and Christmas just be about gathering, eating, and singing as a family or group of good friends? Why do we tie ourselves to “traditions” that even scholars can’t agree on how they were begun and for what reason? Winter Solstice has always be a celebratory phase in almost every culture since the dawn of man. Each culture has a period of celebration to mark leaving the short and dark days behind and embracing the longer and brighter days ahead. As we walk into 2026, let us consider what darkness we can leave behind and what brightness we can embrace going forward. We are light. We must shed the layers that dim that light if we’re to shine brightly. Be blessed family and friends! Merry Christmas and sending hopes that everyone who reads this has a fabulous 2026. 🙌🏻🎉🙌🏻

Have you ever encountered someone who insists on being respected but never truly earns it? Let me give you a specific scenario: Picture a colleague or acquaintance who constantly reminds others of the...

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Excerpts from Nobody’s Girl. If I had just had bad luck with abuse a time or two, perhaps I’d have the Ostrich Effect and could live a life in ignorant bliss but abuse is a mainstay among humans and s...

I try to rise above the noise all the time, but this individual has no human decency. This goes beyond. It’s absolutely disgusting. We should all be horrified and disgusted by this inhumane behavior, because that’s what it is. Rob and Michele Reiner were good, kind, loving

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“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in th...

Yesterday, I was pondering what it is to be a woman. In a world ready to sell us any item imaginable to “perfect” the modern woman, I began by stripping away the vanity being sold to us. A woman is no...