by Cindy Bratton | Jul 1, 2023 | Empathy, Grace, Love, Personal Stories, relationships
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.” ~ Meryl Streep What is empathy? Empathy is not just understanding what someone is going through. Nor is empathy simply pitying someone or feeling compassion toward them. It is the...
by Cindy Bratton | Apr 20, 2023 | Creativity, Grace, Personal Stories
Creativity takes courage.~ Henri Matisse For many of us, we limit the concept of creativity to the arts: painting, drawing, writing, music, dance, and such. It’s true these activities require creativity. But there is another aspect of creativity: creative thought. ...
by Cindy Bratton | Mar 20, 2023 | Authenticity, Grace, Gratitude, Personal Stories, relationships, Resilience
Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world. ~ Adam Grant Being you, in an authentic manner, can be difficult when your world has been overturned. When we are first in grief, our brains are...
by Cindy Bratton | Mar 6, 2023 | Gratitude, Hope, Personal Stories
I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy. ~ Will Arnett My Gratitude Story… Over the course of my life, I’ve seen how easy it is to be overwhelmed and literally unable to function when faced with a...
by Cindy Bratton | Feb 27, 2023 | Authenticity, Empathy, Hope, Personal Stories, Resilience, Uncategorized
“Just as it is impossible to explain childbirth to a woman who has never given birth, it is impossible to explain child loss to a person who has never lost a child.” ― Lynda Cheldelin Fell Loss… I’ve lost my grandparents. I’ve lost my father. But...
by HunrayOne | Feb 6, 2023 | Grace, Love, Personal Stories, Uncategorized
“The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his...
