Struggle

Are You Addicted To Struggle?

Mike Robbins | Posted 04.03.2012

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Mike Robbins

While working hard, overcoming challenges and adversity, and being passionately committed to important and complex things in our lives aren't inherently bad, resisting ease and being attached to struggle causes me and so many of us a great deal of stress, worry, and pain.

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My Other Calling? Coaching Jack and Luke

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Son Luke, Energy, Baseball Team, Politics, Major League Baseball, Men, Community, Struggle, Profession, Mary, Rediscovering Values, Baseball, Friendship, Young Men, Television, Dad, Sojourner, Principle, Water, Summer, Accomplishment, Father, Little League Baseball, Little League, Religion News
Jim Wallis

I know baseball well enough to teach and coach the kids, but the skills have never been my strength as a coach. Rather, I bring the qualities from the rest of my life as a speaker, preacher, and pastor to my Little League team.

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What a Shame

Nina Lorez Collins | Posted 08.15.2011

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Nina Lorez Collins

People screw up every day, and people suffer; that's the human condition. Sharing our stories, being supportive, offering some ideas for a path out, that's what love and friendship and art are for.

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War Veterans Turn Death Row Dogs Into Man's Best Friends

Posted 05.25.2011

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After serving in the Marines, Sonny Patrick found herself struggling with homelessness and alcoholism. But once she made friends with Sarge, a small m...

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One Cheating Woman's Story: Part 1

M. Gary Neuman | Posted 05.25.2011

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M. Gary Neuman

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Why Do We Feel We Have to Deserve What We Desire?

Karen Talavera | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Struggle, Challenge, Loss, Grow, Desire, Healthy Living News
Karen Talavera

It seems both sad and paradoxical to me that so often we sabotage our desires -- our forward propulsion -- with the need to feel deserving of what they might yield before we allow ourselves to accept or act on them.

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One man... One Story... One Life

Nick Vujicic | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Life Without Limits: How to Live a Ridiculously Good Life!, Down Syndrome, Struggle, Encouragement, Love, Impact News
Nick Vujicic

I just met a man today, face to face, who was facing various kinds of trials and depths of depression to a point where he felt like there was no hope.

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We Must Respond to the Needs of the Gulf Coast

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

At the heart of the Christian tradition lies the belief that transformation requires sacrifice. Deep and abiding change is hard. But the BP leak is only the latest sign that our society must do exactly that.

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Glenn Beck on Martin Luther King and Gandhi

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

I was heartened to hear Beck affirm the nonviolence of King, but I would also like to remind him of King's tireless commitment to social justice.

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Preaching Basketball Without the Baggage

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danny Groner

While trying to downplay differences in the world, Dave Cullen is doing his part to make a world of difference. The founder of Full Court Peace (FCP),...

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Obama Draws From The Wisdom of Frederick Douglass

Dan Kovalik | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Kovalik

At a rally, Obama ended his speech with an allusion to a famous quote by Frederick Douglass: "Don't believe this election is over. Don't think for a minute that power will concede anything."

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The Five Suprisingly Necessary Qualities for Small Business Owners

Mark Silver | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Silver

It can be a long, winding, rough path to get a business going. For the vast majority of small business owners, it can take a lot of elbow grease and a lot of time before there seems to be any solidity.

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