by Renie Bowman | Jan 21, 2026 | Inspiration, Wisdom
A mirror has a tough job. To show you how fit, skinny or fat your body is. Your clothes have a tougher job, to make your body look good. Your body that is fit, ski…well, no need, you already have yourself categorized. A washing machine’s job is to clean those dirty...
by Renie Bowman | Jan 7, 2026 | Communication, Inspiration, Personal Growth
Maybe it truly has been horrible all this time, maybe God did pick you out of all humanity to suffer badly your entire life. Maybe, just maybe, you were selected to show the world how a life of pure misery looks. No way out, impossible to change your destiny. You are...
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...
by Renie Bowman | Aug 27, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Inspiration, Wisdom
If you have ever watched the old movie “Conagher,” a western based on a rough ‘n tough cowboy with a gigantic sense of right and wrong, then you might well remember the story line’s leading lady. An attractive young widow with two children, left in a lonely shack out...
by Renie Bowman | Aug 20, 2025 | Inspiration, Relationships, Wisdom
One of the most unsympathetic people in the world is the one who has never had pain. They’ve never lost a loved one and suffered the all-enveloping grief and soul-crushing depression that can come with knowing that you’ll never see their smile or feel hugged by...
by Renie Bowman | Aug 6, 2025 | Communication, Inspiration, Wisdom
You have probably been told a few times in your life to not let anyone take away your own peace. That you responsible if you are filled to the brim with good will toward all mankind – or had your fill of all mankind. “Your happiness is in your hands, and it...
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