I Was Handed a Big Lemon

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39506633159262333702024-08-29T11:46:50.572-07:00I Was Handed a Big LemonHow many times have we said this to ourselves? Are you hearing yourself thinking this more than you'd like to in the last more than a year since the global economy went down? This blog is for all of us, those of us that are still asking "why me", the ones that have found a way to face it, and the ones that saw the other side of this double-edged sword. Let's rally! Share, support and make a huge lemon pie from this big lemon that we were handed!TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12599373092997846792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950663315926233370.post-77731034922415029442010-09-17T15:07:00.001-07:002010-09-17T15:17:41.989-07:00What Happened? The Bethany Storro case.

A beautiful 28-year-old was thrown acid in her face as she was celebrating her new job at night.  This is the woman that suffered partial hearing loss since her childhood and just days earlier had her sister being married. The whole nation was shocked and community rallied to support.  And she showed great strength by appearing on Good Morning America, her head covered in gauze and

TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12599373092997846792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950663315926233370.post-24945178628096856202010-07-23T12:29:00.001-07:002010-07-23T13:01:25.506-07:00Happiness Is Made Up of Simple Things in Life

Who would have argued that one (if not the only one) of the goals of spending this lifetime on this earth is pursuit of happiness? Speaking of “pursuit”, it involves action, cognizant action.  For me, it’s a “soul searching” process that made me realize that I’m happy when I’m surrounded by good-hearted, caring people and when I’m able to give in ways of helping others, be it

TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12599373092997846792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950663315926233370.post-31498722226562584922010-06-03T16:23:00.001-07:002010-09-17T15:09:38.678-07:00We All Have the Power to Greatness

When perusing the June issue of The Costco Connection, something that best selling novelist Brad Meltzer said resonated with me.  This was when the 40-year old writer talked about his first non-fiction book “Heroes for My Son”, a booked that he meant to use to convey to his new-born son the importance of humility, sacrifice, perseverance, passion and integrity (click here to read the

TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12599373092997846792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950663315926233370.post-67222894510637436792010-05-06T14:40:00.001-07:002010-05-06T14:57:18.724-07:00What Does it Take to Become a Hero? A Lot!

Ever since I started this blog site a few months ago, I was looking for that perfect subject for the first post.  Today, when I read the story of this individual, I need to look no further. A Real Hero This is an individual that was named one of the Heros in the 2010 Time 100.  It’s no surprise to see “celebrities” such as Bill Clinton, Ben Stiller and Jet Li on the same list. 

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