Uncovering Your Own True Magnificence
November 21st, 2011
Uncovering Your Own True Magnificence
Like most women, I have endured some pretty rough times. As an ugly duckling child, I found myself surrounded by viciously mean “friends” whose cruel criticisms destroyed virtually every vestige of my self-esteem. Life at home became increasingly tense eventually pushing me to a complete disconnect from my parents. I am not blaming them completely; it was my fault as well. I just couldn’t communicate with them. Later, despite having evolved into a photogenic beauty and successful model, genuine relation
ships eluded me and heartache and self- loathing were my frequent companions. But in my late teens I had found a coping solution: Alcohol.
Authors and Teens Make a Difference for Tornado Torn Joplin
October 24th, 2011
Authors and Teens Make a Difference for Tornado Torn Joplin through Be the Star You Are!® charity
Moraga, California: When recent tornadoes destroyed 262 classrooms and 16 schools leaving almost 13,000 students without supplies or books in Joplin, Missouri, Be the Star You Are!® charity stepped forward to help by spearheading Operation Disaster Relief. Teen volunteers Courtney Cheng and Katherine Kim identified the sources that needed resources. Founder and Executive Director of the literacy charity, Cynthia Brian, who also is the producer and host of the upbeat radio show, Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® invited authors who had been guests on the show to help.
B.E.T. on Yourself!
September 8th, 2011
B.E.T. on Yourself!
As I travel the U.S. speaking…and then meeting and listening to people afterwards…one message is clear:
Life is not easy!
Horses with a Mission (part 2)
September 5th, 2011
Continued from September 1, 2011…
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Spring Thaw Becomes Mine
One day I arrived at the barn and heard the owner talking about liability and saying he had to get rid of that horse. I asked whom he was talking about. It was Spring Thaw. He had once again left a rider in the park somewhere, grazed on the public lawns,
Horses with a Mission (part 1)
September 1st, 2011
Horses with a Mission
Finding My Passionate Purpose with Spring Thaw
Christianna E. Capra, New York, New York
I have been horse-crazed since I was two years old. It wasn’t until adulthood, though, that I found a horse named Spring Thaw who would lead me to my life’s calling.
