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...
by Renie Bowman | Jun 18, 2025 | Faith, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
“HELP ME TO FORGET WHAT YOU CAN’T REMEMBER” That would definitely be wonderful, wouldn’t it? To have total amnesia regarding the awful things you have said or done in your past. To not remember the hurt you’ve caused, and the shame you have brought on yourself....
by Renie Bowman | Jun 11, 2025 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
You think that bold firefighters hold no fear in their bones when they rush into a red-hot cauldron of fire that was once a high-rise building? That police officers have no fear inside as they run toward an active crime scene? That parents don’t spend some...
by Renie Bowman | May 28, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Inspiration, Wisdom
I can vividly imagine the reactions of most who just read that title. “Are you nuts, Renie B?! Of course, being rich would be better for me than having to drive this old rattletrap of a car, that breaks down every time a wind any stronger than a baby’s breath blows...
by Renie Bowman | May 21, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Inspiration, Personal Growth
The angry and resentful young man sat sullenly on the edge of his narrow cot in the cell. He had no idea how long he had been sitting there, body motionless but with his brain racing in high gear. Ben’s pulse rate and stress level had shot through the roof when he...
by Renie Bowman | May 14, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Faith, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Having integrity. “Doing what you should do, even when no one is watching, and will never know if you did it or not.” It’s not something that is inexpensive and easily obtained for yourself – like a bottle of water. Indeed it is just the opposite, you have to...
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