Sharon’s Blog

‘Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”–Mark Twain I am so happy and grateful to be where I am today in my life. It is amazing what age and experience...

I was reminded recently of the importance of dealing with your incompletes and messes. Every now and then a person comes into your life that makes a big impact. One such person in my life was over 25 years ago when I first began to work with emotionally disturbed...

When I was twenty-two, I thought that I had figured out my life purpose. At that time, I had completed my BS in Physical Education and Health and was working as a VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Volunteer in Columbia, Missouri. I was living with ten mentally...

What does it take to get started on the life you have always imagined for yourself? As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step”. We often have a dream that we visualize in our head...

I was sitting in my office the other day, looking outside at the warm Spring day and I was thinking about all the opportunities that come with a change of season. Flowers bloom, leaves and grass grow green and lush, winter is washed away with the rains. It occurred to...

Do you always know when you have received a gift in your life? Sometimes a gift is given to you and it could be days, months or years before you realize what a precious opportunity was given to you. Think back to a time when you thought it was the worst time of your...