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Kent Couch was living a normal life as the owner of a gas station until he decided he wanted to do more. He decided it was time to reach for the stars – and he almost got there.
Coaching or Counseling- What’s the difference? By Dwight Bain A common area of confusion for people helpers these days is in making the determination between coaching or counseling. Both are important skills that can bring transformational life change to clients however they are not the same. More and more professionals are hearing about the growing profession of life coaching and may want...
Second Deployment: Old Fears, New Fears We knew another deployment was looming. My soldier son had warned us long ago that it was coming. I managed to push it into the back of my mind for months, trying to pray it away. Maybe something would change, and he wouldn’t have to go. But the day has arrived: he just received his orders. I weep for hours at the news. I cajole God, beg...
We've just learned that one of our favorite explorers is ready her next adventure! 79-year-old cancer survivor Barbara Hillary is heading to the South Pole in her quest to become the first African-American woman to reach both poles.
Dennis Walters was on the verge on making the PGA Tour when a freak accident left him paralyzed. But his dreams never died.
A while back I wrote about the train tracks that cross Rte. 40, the highway leading from I-95 to A1A along the beach (http://growingbolder.com/blogs/uncategorized/sounds-in-the-night-673583.html). That same Rte. 40 is the road we travelled several times a month to visit Ormond Beach before we moved here permanently. After driving over those tracks you come to a bridge that spans the Halifax...
When Kids Carry their Parent’s Pain The warning signs of children facing complex family crisis By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach A dad loses a job. A family spits up through divorce. A drunk driver crashes into a mini-van and a mom is left in a coma. A natural disaster or foreclosure forces a family into the sad situation of having to leave a...
Sir Edmund Hillary, the New Zealander beekeeper who was the first person to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. His brave act has inspired countless others to reach for the heights. We introduce you to three courageous climbers.
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when I was much younger, an older woman, the mother of a friend, said, "John, there is a 45 year old woman trapped in this 75 year old body." I gave the polite and perfunctory nod and agreed that was true although privately I dismissed it... after all, if you are 70 or 75 then that is what you are and so be it.... but as I grew older something strange started happening... my body started...