Tag Archives: poverty

False Empowerment – One-Liner Wednesday

Posted on February 10, 2016 by mewhoami

“Blame doesn’t empower you. It keeps you stuck in a place you don’t want to be, because you don’t want to make the temporary, but painful decision, to be responsible for the outcome of your own life’s happiness.” ~ Shannon … Continue reading →

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Make it Great – One-Liner Wednesday

Posted on September 9, 2015 by mewhoami

“Things turn out best for people who make the best out of the way things turn out.” ~ John Wooden This is part of One-Liner Wednesday, hosted by LindaGHill.

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Get Uncomfortable

Posted on September 4, 2015 by mewhoami

When’s the last time you hung out in the ghetto or visited a drug rehab center? When’s the last time you sat on crates in a poor man’s house to have dinner or sat down with a boy who’s been … Continue reading →

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Tourists in Our Own City

Posted on August 6, 2015 by mewhoami

Yesterday, my son and I had the pleasure of being tourists in our own city, as we walked the streets of downtown. It’s amazing what a person can see when they look around them for the “first” time. There were … Continue reading →

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