Sarah Northrop
Title of Tip: Share Light, Give Light Name: Sarah Northrop, 36 Description: Failing yourself hurts because you can’t lie to yourself, you can’t coerce yourself, and you can’t make any of your decisions go away. You have to live with it every day. You have to forgive yourself for your light to shine through. The […]
Gene Moses
Name of Tip: The Hard Work Pays Off Name: Gene Moses, 68 Description: Persistence is the ability to stick with something and never quit. It is steady persistence in doing something, despite obstacles, failure, or discouragement. Doing the hard work pays off in the end. Instructions: Persistence comes from within a person; it’s something born […]
Brenda Johnson
Title of Tip: Clear Your Mind Name: Brenda Johnson, 52 Description: I’m good at cleaning; I think best when cleaning. When you are cleaning, you are focused on nothing but doing it, and many positive thoughts come through your mind. It’s not really the act of cleaning itself; it just gives you something to focus […]
Anita Jelks
Title of Tip: Seeing All the Pieces of the Puzzle Name: Anita Jelks, 54 Description: I see my life as a puzzle, working to fit all the pieces together. The puzzle pieces are different from when you took them apart. Time changes their shape. My pieces were scattered all over Ohio. I was reaching out, […]
Vincent Hillman
Title of Tip: Watch Out for Number One Name: Vincent Hillman, 62 Description: If you have been strung out on drugs, that most likely comes from a position of not really loving yourself. That’s what I had to learn because from 1983 to 1989, I was the biggest crackhead. I would scare you if you […]
Allonte Hart
Title of Tip: Diving Name: Allonte Hart, [age] Statement: I’ve always wanted to make clothes, but growing up, my friends and family never supported me, so I suppressed it. But this is my life, so I’m going to dive. Diving is being relentlessly focused on something you care about and giving yourself entirely to that. […]
Ashley Hackworth
Title of Tip: Open Your Mind to New Things Name: Ashley Hackworth, 35 Description: By opening your mind to new things and different spiritual beliefs, you can see the world differently, which can help you get out of bad situations, meet new people, and have different experiences. I believe in God and that there is […]
David Gadson
Title of Tip: Listen, Think, Decide Name: David Godson, 46 Statement: If someone is talking to you and you don’t like what they are saying, think before you react because you might make a better decision. The consequences of not thinking could be severe. You could hurt someone, or they could hurt you. Consider if […]
Chelsea Evans
Title of Tip: Facing Fears Name: Chelsea Evans, 31 Statement: Always face your fears head-on because the only fear is not facing them. If you don’t face whatever comes up, it will build up, and you will eventually have to face them. Instructions: Nobody can teach you how to face your fears; you have to […]
Jaleesa Dillingham
Title of Tip: No, A One-Word Sentence Name: Jaleesa Dillingham, 35 Statement: Be who you are and do what you feel is right, regardless of what everyone else does. Never let someone else’s influence alter your integrity. When you’re out and about with friends and a situation comes up, and what they want is not […]