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What is your level of self confidence or self esteem? Have you had extreme challenges in your life? How hard have you had to work to maintain an enthusiastic attitude of respect or positive self image? If you had Cerebral Palsy or some other similar disability, would you be doing what you do now at […]

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Is there any Hope?

Wally Retan I have struggled through a tough time recently. We all have experienced the pain of the pandemic, political and social unrest and life in the fast lane. But this is selfishly personal. So this post is about either embracing the inspiration that comes from maintaining Hope for the future, or falling into Hopelessness. […]

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Santa Claus

I didn’t know what to expect of my audience with Santa. It had been years since I have sat with him. So Bill Kinnebrew turned out to be everything I expected, physically and emotionally. Bill has an infectious hopeful spirit. Jolly does not describe him accurately. He has no bowls full of jelly in sight, […]

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A Sanctuary of Mind

Esperance Uwayirege TaylorEsperance was five years old and running in a forest a few miles away from her parents impressive compound in Rwanda that had been transformed into to a refugee camp for people of that country and others who were victims of government repression, cultural brutality, racism, domestic violence and human trafficking. While running, […]

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“Delight”. A new word for Hope

  Cheryl Morgan *Cheryl is an architect, designer, urban planner, educator, friend and passionate volunteer. She is one of those people that openly welcomes good conversation and shuns instant gratification in favor of the long run success that comes with thoughtful experienced reason and planning. Since the main focus of her career has been architecture […]

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She had a hole in her heart

Katrina Mitchell. Katrina has two children that live with her mother, and she works at a place called Workshops, Inc. whose mission is to help people with disabilities prepare for and find employment. I photographed her while working on an annual report for another non-profit that is a funder of Workshops, Inc. Katrina has recently […]

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Son is this truckers’ Hope

Michael Wallace – “If it wasn’t for Christopher, I wouldn’t be here.” Michael’s son Christopher harbors no resentments towards his older brother Jamie who killed their mother (Michael’s wife). Michael’s mother killed herself shortly afterwards in an episode of extreme grief. Jamie was born with many physical and mental problems and is institutionalized. Though he […]

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