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Are you growing, or just growing older?

“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a...

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Q&A: I love him, but I’m afraid all he wants is sex II

  Question submitted via Formspring: “I need advice. I've been seeing this guy for about 8 months now. We started out with a very casual relationship. We would hang out and we would have sex. That's...

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How to stop procrastinating and do what you know you should do

“Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn't matter. Cold or warm. Tired or well-rested. Despised or honored. Dying...or busy with other assignments. Because dying, too, is one of our...

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Thankfulness During Difficult Times (Video)

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., but I want to take some time out from cooking turkey to have a quick talk about what you're grateful for. On a recent episode of Rise UP with B. Dave...

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The Reason for the Season; Or, Would Jesus Celebrate Christmas?

On a recent episode of my radio show, Rise UP with B. Dave Walters we discussed the true meaning of Christmas, and...Read the full post here »The post The Reason for the Season; Or, Would Jesus...

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How to let go of pain and move on

If you look at your life, you might start to notice a pattern emerge: Certain kinds of relationships, certain kinds of job situations, certain kinds of body difficulties, and all sorts of other things....

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Mastering the mystery of motivation

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” -Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Motivation can often seem like a mystical force that some people...

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How to stay positive during times like these

Confession: I’ve spent about a week working on my follow-up article to my recent article: Read the full post here » The post How to stay positive during times like these appeared first on A Reason to...

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Dear America, from a Black guy II

America, my heart is broken. A couple of months ago, I wrote this letter about how awful it feels to be a Black guy who truly loves this country.  And you, America, have responded by making... Read the...

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The Reason for the Season; Or, Would Jesus Celebrate Christmas?

On a recent episode of my radio show, Rise UP with B. Dave Walters we discussed the true meaning of Christmas, and how to deal with some of the negative emotions that can come along with it.  I got so...

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