The Power of Precedents http://powerofprecedents.com Plant the Seeds of Life. Wed, 07 May 2014 18:19:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.4 Mary’s Story http://powerofprecedents.com/marys-story/ http://powerofprecedents.com/marys-story/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:52:27 +0000 http://powerofprecedents.com/?p=1899 Finding the Strength From God to Move Past Adversity. Meet Mary: Married, 58 years old, mother of 3 boys, grandmother of 2 girls, 1 boy. I was working full time in our business until 2 years ago when my health became my full time job. I enjoy yoga, gardening and cooking. My family is my [...]

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Kerri’s Story http://powerofprecedents.com/kerris-story/ http://powerofprecedents.com/kerris-story/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2014 13:43:45 +0000 http://powerofprecedents.com/?p=1879 Meet Kerri: Currently I am a stay at home mom who just moved across the country because of my fiancé’s job. A year ago I would not have came with him but now we are only two weeks away from our wedding. I grew up in a house with a dad with addictions. My depression [...]

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Stephanie’s Story http://powerofprecedents.com/stephanies-story/ http://powerofprecedents.com/stephanies-story/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:42:28 +0000 http://powerofprecedents.com/?p=1817 A rape victim finds her greatest gift by inspiring others that they are not  alone in this scary, yet overcoming battle.   Meet Stephanie Parness “When I was just 14 years old something horrible happened to me. It traumatized me and left my mind in chaos and confusion. It wasn’t until I went to Walkabout [...]

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Lauren’s Story http://powerofprecedents.com/laurens-story/ http://powerofprecedents.com/laurens-story/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:55:09 +0000 http://powerofprecedents.com/?p=1806 A path to finding oneself – overcoming adversity through self awareness and living honestly. Meet Lauren: She grew up in a shelter community and had her life turn upside down when she became addicted to drinking and drugs. She found her strength by attending Narcotics Anonymous. It was a constant battle but with persistence she finally [...]

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Adversity is a Blessing in Disguise http://powerofprecedents.com/adversity-blessing-disguise/ http://powerofprecedents.com/adversity-blessing-disguise/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:39:24 +0000 http://powerofprecedents.com/?p=1751 “You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity” -Epicurus What do all human beings have in common? We are all faced with the challenges and struggles that life brings. At the age of 18, I was sexually molested by an older man. [...]

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Don’t Go Without Your Life Map http://powerofprecedents.com/dont-go-without-life-map/ http://powerofprecedents.com/dont-go-without-life-map/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2014 02:05:05 +0000 http://powerofprecedents.com/?p=1724 Where are you heading?   A map has different roads that lead to a certain destination. Let’s just say you wake up one morning and decide that you want to go to New York City but don’t know how to get there from North Carolina. What do you do? You go on your laptop and [...]

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Lessons You Can Learn From Being an Introvert http://powerofprecedents.com/lessons-from-being-an-introvert/ http://powerofprecedents.com/lessons-from-being-an-introvert/#comments Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:30:22 +0000 http://powerofprecedents.com/?p=1588 I’ve always thought of myself as being shy and enjoyed spending quiet time reading or writing. It wasn’t until I watched this TED talk by Susan Cain on The Power of Introverts when I realized that are some great benefits of being an introvert. An introvert is highly stimulated in an environment that is quiet, clam [...]

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