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Spring Forward in Your Health
“I did it!” I shouted, as I ran across the finish line at the Atlanta Mission 5K Run to End Homelessness. I heard the announcer call my...
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Apr 3, 20143 min read
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Coming of Spring: Renewal and Rebirth
“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” Isaiah 60:1 Yes! “arise” and “shine,” my fine people,...
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Apr 2, 20142 min read
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Sabrina Says…
Dear Sabrina: I really hope you can help me with this as I just do not know what to do. I am a single mother of 4 children and my...
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Feb 18, 20143 min read
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Thrive Short Story: The Club I Never Wanted to Join
This is a true account was submitted to Thrive Detroit for publication. The writer would like to remain anonymous. Before I became a...
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Nov 27, 201310 min read
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A Mom’s Perspective on Affordable Healthcare
Thrive Editor Sarah Schroeder is a 32-year-old mother, wife, and writer. She writes the blog “Twinkle Toes and Ninja Boy,” a chronicle...
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Nov 27, 20133 min read
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Support and Acceptance for Sex Industry Workers
This true account was submitted for publication. The writer wishes to remain anonymous under the pseudonym Jean Oaks At the tender age...
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Nov 17, 20133 min read
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They Called Me Moody
Note: The author chooses to write under the pseudonym; Peter James First of all, let me say that I have never been hospitalized for my...
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Oct 13, 20136 min read
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Monthly Jow: Self-Discipline: The Foundation of Success
“We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle Please read Aristotle’s quote above just one...
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Sep 21, 20132 min read
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A Father’s Story of Life, Love, and Mental Illness
Dean Dauphinais, Guest Contributor On a warm, muggy evening in July of 2002, after a weather delay of several hours, my oldest son John...
Thrive Detroit
Aug 22, 20136 min read
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A “New Red Barn”?
(This is the second in a series of articles on historic and significant buildings in Detroit history and how they may be part of...
Thrive Detroit
Aug 22, 20133 min read
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The Gift of Today
“This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” – Psalm 118:24 When I initially sat down to write this month’s...
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Aug 22, 20133 min read
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Moving Past Fear
When was the last time you traveled alone to an unknown destination? How did it make you feel? Are there other destinations that you want...
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Aug 4, 20133 min read
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Advice Column: Dr. Sabrina Says
Dear Sabrina: I really need some help. I am a father in a blended family. I have custody of my 2 children and my ex-wife is just a...
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Jul 14, 20132 min read
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What Are You Planting?
It’s that time of year again: spring. I love to see beautiful yards and to work in the garden. I’m not too much of a seed person,...
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May 17, 20133 min read
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Book Reflection: Love, by Leo Buscaglia
Behold what you love and find dear. Be blind of eye and deaf of ear, so that when you’ve taken firm grasp of what you love, not even...
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May 17, 20132 min read
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Detroit’s Castle
This is the first in a series on historic buildings in Detroit, some of which are being saved and re-purposed Many of you have passed by...
Thrive Detroit
May 17, 20133 min read
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Just Think ‘Bout It
I don’t know how old you are, but I’m only 11 years old, and driving is one of the things I think about a lot when I think about getting...
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May 17, 20132 min read
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Dr Sabrina Advice Column: Helping People with People
Dear Sabrina: I really need some help with my mess of a marriage. Let me begin by stating that I married my current husband to make my...
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May 3, 20132 min read
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The Monthly JOW: The Leader in You
The focus of this month’s Jewel of Wisdom is leadership: a concept that is familiar and generally understood by many. But I won’t speak...
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Apr 26, 20132 min read
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Healthy Eating!
Hey guys, Jelly’s back with you! Today’s topic is healthy eating. Now, what you probably don’t know is that, basically, I’m a psychic. I...
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Apr 26, 20133 min read
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