by Francine Ward | Nov 8, 2022 | Esteemable Acts
“Why me?” Sometimes when we’re disappointed because we didn’t get the outcome we wanted, it’s hard to understand why it happened. It seems unfair that we try hard to achieve our goals with little visible success. It’s tough if we...
by Francine Ward | Nov 1, 2022 | Esteemable Acts
Being thoughtful and polite. Do you think there is a rudeness epidemic in America? According to a national survey conducted from 2011 to 2013 among 1,000 American adults, 70% believe incivility has hit pandemic proportions. And 43% percent anticipate they’ll...
by Francine Ward | Oct 25, 2022 | Esteemable Acts
Money: State of Imbalance Financial freedom results from effectively managing our finances, and how we handle our finances is how we conduct our lives. Are you having difficulty managing your personal affairs? Do you feel lost and confused more often than you’d...
by Francine Ward | Oct 18, 2022 | Esteemable Acts
I didn’t always love her even though she was my mother. She wasn’t there when I needed her, and we never seemed to connect when she was. As a kid, when I was told I looked like my mother, I’d cringe with pain at the thought that we were cut from the same cloth. At...
by Francine Ward | Oct 11, 2022 | Esteemable Acts
I’ve always been fearless, or so I thought. And as long as I had a drink or a drug in my hand, that was true. Chemicals gave me the courage to do the impossible, such as talking to people, feeling my feelings, asking for what I needed, taking what I wanted, being...