Hmmm, it’s been raining these last couple of days here in the Midwest. There are flood warnings in parts of the area where I live. Therefore, waking up to a rain-fogged Monday doesn’t surprise me. What I’m feeling, deep down in my ‘soul sphere’ seems to mesh quite well with the weather! I’m being summoned, or, perhaps visited by a knowing intrusion upon my consciousness.  To make a long explanation short? My muse to create is bugging:) I’m not talking just today either. Read More →

  CONFRONT YOUR MINDSET & CONQUER YOUR FEAR OF FAILURE!   By: Coach Da-Nay Macklin BS, CCLC   Have you ever been arrested?  Well, of course you have.  We all have in fact!  Perhaps you are thinking, what a bold statement; along with what are you talking about Coach Da-Nay?  Please be enlightened by the following.  Believe it or not, we have all been mentally arrested and psychologically assaulted by our own doing and being.  Read More →

It’s very late and I’m feeling quite fatigued from working an exhausting 10 hour shift, but, I’m also feeling the need to express my gratitude to you guys:  My social media contributors and supporters, who have helped bring awareness to my website geared toward empowering women on a journey to passion & purpose. The blogosphere is an awesome tool for making connections and man, have I been blessed to connect with some inspiring and empowering folks here Read More →

  My name is Darlene Greene and I am a survivor.  I am a survivor of domestic abuse. The day after I got married, my life was turned upside down.   My husband immediately became physically, emotionally and financially abusive.  This was the man I thought who would love me; who shared my values; who was respected and highly thought of in the church and professed salvation in Christ.  So how did this happen to me? Read More →

If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can Read More →

On Friday, a nurse experienced a moment of “stress”. It was bound to happen. Working to save other folks lives, provide a measure of care and comfort to those in distress, can and oftentimes, does add up to a tremendous amount of day to day stress!  In nursing there’s no time to waste, ponder, or even reflect upon your next plan of action when it comes to change in a patient’s condition…people who depend on you to get it right! Nursing is a Read More →

An esteemed member of medicine goes on a rampage. His focus? An issue brought to his attention by a bearer of bad news. Caught in the eye of this man’s stormy rant was a person off guard and upset by the turn of events. A day passed and the man sought out those in the vicinity who witnessed his outburst in efforts to say he was sorry and offer regret for his behavior. Given the circumstance of the Read More →

Finding yourself again As young girls we begin to become conditioned to women being nurturers. We remember our mothers nurturing us from youngsters to young adults. We saw the difference in our father’s actions, assuming the head of the house by what they did and how they didn’t act. Our aunts played the same nurturing role with their children, and gave us a special dose if they had none of their own. Upon becoming women, Read More →

My parents had an infectious sense of humor. I remember how my siblings and I loved to sit around in their bedroom for those  family times when we’d share funny stories and jokes about any and everything under the sun. No family member was off limits, either, especially yours truly:) The  long suffering joke for me? My parents laughingly telling how I came into the world “screaming & hollering!” My siblings never seemed to tire of poking fun at my Read More →

I had a very rough upbringing, raised in less than ideal circumstances. As a child, I could recognize that my life was not the norm. At the age of 11, I started suffering from severe depression. Since then, depression has always been in the background waiting to surface. At the tender age of 11, I began writing poetry. As I grew up, I began to write songs, as I have always had a passion for Read More →