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A Dark Hole, Some Creepy Crawlers and Me by Denise Barry

POSTED ON: April 22, 2013

NOTE: This is a guest blog by the inspiring Denise Barry! On a beautiful, sunny morning one day last week, minutes after a calming, refreshing meditation, I hit rock bottom. I had been questioning things about myself recently: my writing, my motivations, myself as a friend, my authenticity… Triggered by nothing more than the realization that [...]

Take A Stand Against Bullying by Nolan Barry, age 12

POSTED ON: February 26, 2013

This is a guest blog by 7th grader, Nolan Barry. He wrote this as a school assignment on the topic, “I have a dream…” Have you ever seen bullying in the hall? Did you do something about it? I have a dream that one day kids will stand up to bullying. From 3rd to [...]

It’s Okay To Be Happy…REALLY by Denise Barry

POSTED ON: February 26, 2013

NOTE: This is a guest blog by the awesome Denise Barry Negativity is nothing more than a socially accepted form of mental illness. I know people who, when asked how their day was, have never said “I had a good day!” Instead, they say, “my day was okay,” no matter how good it was! I [...]

One Home, One Heart by Denise Barry

POSTED ON: January 22, 2013

NOTE: This is a guest blog by the inspiring Denise Barry! I want to go home! I remember lying in my bed at night, listening to my sister snoring in the bed next to mine, and thinking this. I would remind myself that I was home, and that would make me feel worse, in a sad, lonely [...]

The Blank Page by Denise Barry

POSTED ON: January 9, 2013

When I was eight years old I desperately wanted to be a writer. I didn’t know I could be one without a typewriter (yes, I am old enough to have used a typewriter!) and I knew my parents couldn’t afford to buy me one, so I fiercely prayed to Santa Claus on a nightly basis, [...]

Queen(“B”) of the (Sand)Castle by Denise Barry

POSTED ON: January 9, 2013

All I wanted was a room with a view. When you don’t live anywhere near an ocean, and the snow is so high you can build an igloo the size of Trump Tower, and you travel on Christmas day because all you want is to see the ocean – a room without a view is [...]

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Denise Barry

POSTED ON: November 18, 2012

NOTE: This is a guest post by the inspiring Denise Barry Have you ever felt really good about yourself – and you’re just kind of coasting along in your own happiness – then WHAM! Someone comes along and reminds you that you’re not “perfect”? They make a comment that contradicts how you feel about yourself [...]

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