Posts Tagged courage

Life is a Highway … unless it’s washed out?

Posted by shandracarlson in 7 Apples on a Saturday Night on July 7, 2013

The last couple weeks have made it difficult to want to write my 7 Apples at all. What can I offer to my readers after I’ve watched my City ravaged, after all I can think about is the grief, the loss and the recovery those in my community will be faced with for months and […]

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7 Apples on a Saturday Night | Dreams are So Overrated

Posted by shandracarlson in 7 Apples on a Saturday Night on April 27, 2013

Have you ever had your dreams squashed, told they were pie in the sky or that they could never possibly happen? I’m guessing it crushed a wee bit of your soul, left you deflated and maybe even left you wondering whether it was a pipe dream or not. Do you know what “Follow Your Dreams” […]

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He Made it to 12! (and so did I)

Posted by shandracarlson in My Stories on January 18, 2013

Almost a year ago I wrote about my boy wanting to die and “lay in a grave so I can have some peace”. I’ve been asked many times over how he’s doing and where things are at for him these days. Well, today is his 12th Birthday and we’re still here! Right before Christmas we were […]

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    "Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." ~ Jack Kerouac