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 | Jun 4, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Family, Personal Growth
If the adult version of you originated in a home that consisted of one child, that shaped you. You very likely grew up having no real concept of ‘sharing-because-you-have-to.’ Two in one bedroom, and having to learn to accept your different preferences? Probably...
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...
by Renie Bowman | Apr 16, 2025 | Personal Growth, Relationships
Most people with a beating heart want to be loved. Oh yes, I am certain that psychiatrists would be quick to point out there is a certain tiny percentage of humans who feel no love and have no need to be loved. But overwhelmingly, most of us crave the feeling of warm...
by Renie Bowman | Mar 26, 2025 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Self-Care, Wisdom
You are aging, every second you are alive, that is an inescapable fact. And right along with that joyous and party-mood-making pronouncement is another fact. Multiple years of aging most always brings on a certain amount of physical pain. Ready to invite me to your...