Some things in life are supposed to be easy—a walk in the park, as they say. I guess it’s a matter of perspective. I know this picture is beautiful and inviting—a place where you’d rather spend your day than most other places, but to some of us, we see long shadows, branches like tentacles looming […]
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We’re so thrilled to be collaborating for the first time with Desiree Cook and I AM YOU 360 in Tucson! Desiree and her team have established a wonderful institution focused on helping impoverished youth and families in Arizona. Their tireless dedication to creating better lives for society’s most vulnerable members is a monument to grassroots
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I’m really trying not to be part of the mass advertising campaigns littering the television and radio these days. It’s just nice to hear something other than political ads, right?! This is the time of year when people are feeling generous, and everyone wants a piece of the pie. I’ve seen shoppers buying in bulk,
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Imagine if your net worth could be contained within a single shopping cart. I once read that something like 95% of the things in your home are completely unnecessary. This may require a walk-thru to verify. I’ll wait while you have a look around… I recently came across a guy whose world was truly concentrated
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How many times have you said, “I can’t,” in your life? Were you right? How many times have you gone into a situation with the mindset of, “I am going to fail,” but succeeded anyway? I can tell you that, on those occasions when you succeeded despite your doubt, there was a part of you
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The holiday season is upon us, and this year, I want to throw some consideration at our homeless neighbors. What do Halloween and Thanksgiving, Christmas and News Years Day mean to those living in the Tunnel? I asked. The general consensus is: they’re a reminder of the absence of family. A lot of tunnel dwellers
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Let’s get right into it! These solutions will take time to end the homelessness phenomenon, but we have to start making the right moves as soon as possible. Continuing on the current path to enabling addicts to continue in their self-destructive behavior will only continue with its current success rate. The homeless population in America
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Alright, we looked at 10 causes of homelessness. Now, let’s look at what it’s going to take to address them. That’s no easy task since the causes tend to compound, one on top of another, on top of another. It’s estimated that between 500,000 and 600,000 Americans live in what we call “the tunnel.” I
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1. ADDICTION 2. MENTAL ILLNESS 3. VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC ABUSE 4. LACK OF INCOME 5. DISABILITY 6. VETS RETURNING 7. RUNAWAYS AND FOSTER KIDS 8. EMOTIONAL STRAIN 9. PRISON RELEASE 10. IMMIGRATION I hate those “list of 10” posts—they seem contrived, like, it has to be ten, not nine, not eleven—ten. Here I am, thinking
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For protection, I’ll change some of the names. Jose and Miranda are from Venezuela. That should suffice for now. Miranda holds a business degree from the university in her hometown, and Jose is a hard-working man for whom God threw a 20 when He cast the die for charisma. They have two lovely children, Miguel
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