Malala Day – #StrongerThan

July 14th, 2014
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Today is not just any Monday in July.

It is July 14:  Malala Day.  A day of celebrating inner strength and courage.

I find strength through my connections with my family, friends and my faith and I hope you too have figured out your own emotional support system that helps you sustain a spirit of hope and get to the other side of those tough and challenging times that life sends our way.

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai

Besides those core resources, I also draw strength from other people that I have never met and don’t know personally at all.  Other people that … Read More

Malala’s Light

October 14th, 2013
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When the news first broke a year ago that 14-year old Malala Yousafzai had been shot in the head by the Taliban while sitting in a school bus all I could imagine was the extreme fear and chaos of that terrifying moment.   How could someone be so afraid of a child on her way to school? Just by going to school, Malala defied the Taliban and its oppressive measures directed towards women by supporting education for girls in her small village in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.  That simple act made her a target.  Given the extreme nature of her injuries… Read More