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The Morning Glory ProjectAuthor: Betsy Graziani Fasbinder
The Morning Glory Project is my earnest attempt to listen to, learn from, and celebrate people of exceptional determination. Whether theyve overcome obstacles, endured traumas or tragic losses, experienced setbacks, disappointments, or failures, or theyve accomplished what others might have thought impossible, I want to know these folks, and its my joy to introduce them to you. Morning Glory People endure, when others around them may not. Theyve survived what others might not have. I want to know what inspiration, practices, resources, and decisions keep them going when so many others might quit. The stories of Morning Glory People are not all tidy, happy-ending stories. Those who endure do so with scars, but they endure. They survive. They thrive. They find meaninglife, love, joy, hope, passionbeyond their experience, and they turn their disappointments and disasters into determination. Morning Glory People inspire me; I just know theyll inspire you too. Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Books, Education, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Sandy Phillips: Self-care for Survival
Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
There are certain groups to which nobody wants to belong. High among that list of undesirable memberships is to be one whose loved one has been stolen from you by gun violence. Sandy Phillips and her husband Lonnie are members of this loathsome club. Their daughter, Jessica Ghawi, was murdered in the massacre at the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in the Summer of 2012 in Aurora, Colorado. Their grief and rage could not be measured and the loss of their beloved daughter was unimaginable. They made two life-changing decisions in the midst of their grief: they’d cling to one another, keeping their marriage intact as so many survivors had not, and they’d turn their heartbreak into action to prevent the tragedy of gun violence for other families. They founded an organization to offer compassion, support, and resources to help the far too many new survivors immediately after their loved ones are taken, and through their grief process. Survivors Empowered is exactly what its name implies, an empowerment group, to not only support survivors, but to relentlessly confront legislators and businesses who have the power to prevent future gun violence. Find out about Survivors Empowered at SurvivorsEmpowered.org
