World of Hurt

World of Hurtby Linda Slaton When someone tells you that the biggest blessing of her childhood was the day her mother died, you know her story is dark. You know the pain runs deep. That’s the gist of one story we heard last night at a prison near Little Rock. In...

I Don’t Get It

I Don’t Get It I don’t get why so many people are drawn to reality TV. The Bachelor, Bachelorette, Survival, American Ninja Warrior – all forms of a genre watched by the masses on a regular basis. I don’t get it because I simply cannot stand such programs. Tempted to...

Hungry Girl

Hungry GirlBy Linda SlatonAre you familiar with Hungry Girl? Lisa Lillien is Hungry Girl, a New York Times best-selling author and creator of the Hungry Girl empire, comprising a dozen books, a magazine, a weekly column in People magazine, TV appearances and a free...

What’s Your Why?

What’s your Why?  If you ever hope to accomplish your What, you need to get in touch with your Why. If you are currently going through Embracing Purpose or have in the past, it’s probably because you are hoping to find your purpose – your What. What am I to do? But...

All These Years

All These Yearsby Linda SlatonWhen my sisters and I traveled to Europe years ago, we splurged on one fine hotel –the Bella Rosa in the pedestrian district of Florence, Italy. I was utterly awed that we were staying in a structure that was 500 hundred years old. I...

New Eyes

 New Eyesby Linda Slaton Behind every pair of eyes, there is a soap-opera that rivals anything reality TV has to offer. I’m often bewildered at how resilient some deeply wounded people are while others become embittered and adrift in a sea of loss. Is it just...