by Renie Bowman | Nov 5, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Relationships
Have you ever tried to help someone who doesn’t actually want help? Oh, they tell you they do. They call and beg for you to give them answers to their problems. But when you stop your busy life, put your thinking cap on, get creative and give them answers, suddenly...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 29, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Wisdom
It really is innocent looking, because it looks just like wet pavement. But it can be dangerous as a rattlesnake. And just like that reptile, it strikes when you least expect it, with the intent to cause you a lot of pain and destruction. Truly unseeable, hiding in...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 22, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Relationships
Depression. A word that absolutely can send dread coursing through the veins. Whether you have witnessed its debilitating effect on a loved one or experienced it yourself, you know it physically changes things. The depressed person can be blinded to seeing beauty...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 15, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Wisdom
The difference between a whistleblower or a tattler is their mission- no matter what they publicly declare. Whistling is to trying prevent potential disaster from happening to innocent people. In other words, whistleblowing is attempting to do your part to make sure...
by Renie Bowman | Oct 1, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Personal Growth
Nothing wrong with relaxing. With the right timing and amount. Being lazy? Nothing wrong with it – in moderation. After a fifteen-hour workday, certainly anyone would want a chance to just do nothing for a while. But when you decide that your thirty minutes of...
by Renie Bowman | Sep 24, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Inspiration, Wisdom
Most adults who have lived very long know that a strong storm – with its heavy clouds, pelting hail or blinding snow, driving winds, or flooding rain can bring on certain fear and anxiety. Not to mention downright physical and financial problems when actual...
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