By Dawn Onley It’s quite possible that we cannot fully realize our potential until we exercise faith. In love. In the pursuit of our passions. In our vocations. In healing. In life. Repeatedly we are instructed on the importance of faith, from a spiritual context: “Faith can move mountains.” – Matthew 17:20 “Faith is a…
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‘The Thing About Dreams is They Never Really Go Away’
“Dare to dream! If you did not have the capability to make your wildest wishes come true, your mind would not have the capacity to conjure such ideas in the first place. There is no limitation on what you can potentially achieve, except for the limitation you choose to impose on your own imagination….
Become the Change that You Seek
Resistance always takes the form of fear. That’s the overriding thing.” – Steven Pressfield, “The War of Art.” By Dawn Onley There has been a lot written over the years about change. It’s hard. It’s good. It’s necessary. It’s disruptive. It’s inevitable. It’s uncomfortable. It’s a process. It signifies growth. It’s the essence of life. It’s terrifying. We resist…
It Takes Courage to Catch Our Dreams
By Dawn Onley The beauty of the early morning is in the sounds of the wind rippling through the trees, the hum of the space heater and the rhythmic breathing of the babies as they sleep. It’s the perfect backdrop for which I whisper thank you to my creator. God knew my silent prayers and…
How Words, My Sister, and Mrs. Bessie Helped Me Work Through My Fear of Public Speaking
By Dawn Onley My sister is running late. She’s always running late. I look to see where we are on the program. After two more people, I’m next to go. I look at my watch and then glance up the hallway. Still no sign of her. I rehearse in my mind what I’m going…
‘We Are The Change That We Seek’
Resistance always takes the form of fear. That’s the overriding thing.” – Steven Pressfield, “The War of Art.” By Dawn Onley Change is scary business. Change is this massive unknown looming over the horizon like the pending storm, and causing us to reach for the negative, the worst case scenario, the doom-and-gloom/sky-is-falling pejoratives, because we’ve…
Women Who Hope 