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In that moment, the dog bite represented physical things that require medical intervention. I have had my share of those this year. While in
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
Dec 24, 20232 min read
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A Balm in BerlinÂ
As I write this, I am in Berlin, Germany at the end of a two-week experimental treatment program to help restore my full eyesight. Â
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
Dec 13, 20233 min read
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OF ALL THAT IS GOOD
During this time when so many have come to the aid of others, without regard to themselves, these words are offered. High on the mountain...
Diana Creel Elarde
Oct 2, 20231 min read
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What’s in Your Jar?
Lately, I’ve been trying to untangle the difference between thanks and gratitude. It’s so easy to use them interchangeably. But I realize
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
Sep 22, 20233 min read
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Trust In What You Cannot See
Not able to sleep one night (possibly because I had fallen asleep before my usual 9PM bedtime and awoke several hours later and couldn’t...
Cynthia Johnson
Sep 8, 20234 min read
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You Are Not a Mistake
You may have made bad choices in life. You may have been in places and have done things that are embarrassing, but you are not a mistake....
Michelle Manns
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver, a master of storytelling as well as research, was awarded a well-deserved Pulitzer Prize for fiction early this year...
Laurie Fundukian
Aug 10, 20233 min read
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Mirror Mirror
As I write this, it’s been almost two years since I have been able to see my image clearly in the mirror. I have counted the mirrors in...
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
Aug 1, 20233 min read
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Time Tells
For more than five years, my mother and I have shared a weekly ritual: Sunday brunch, just me and Ma, or Mumsie, as I sometimes call her.
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
Jun 6, 20234 min read
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I’m Still Writing
But time and lived experience--what some call earned wisdom--have since taught me the value of NOW and how much there is to learn when we gi
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
May 8, 20236 min read
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Thorns or Prickles
I read a bit of trivia that surprised me and challenged something that I had been believing most my life. I love a challenge, especially...
Cynthia Johnson
Mar 23, 20234 min read
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When We Judge
Casting judgement is a reflex, a weapon that each of us wields and uses without realizing our guilt or that it cuts both ways....
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
Mar 21, 20236 min read
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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
Nomadland may have been published in 2017, but with inflation and other challenges in our country these days, it’s a very timely concept...
Laurie Fundukian
Mar 16, 20234 min read
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Lemonade & Stitches
Throughout my childhood, wherever we lived, there was always a vibrant, organic community made up of friendship, trust, and a sense that...
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
Feb 9, 20234 min read
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Cynthia J. Johnson - Life Coach, Living Life
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience." --Pierre Teilhard de Chardin...
Cynthia Johnson
Feb 2, 20233 min read
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