Author Archive: The Sparkled Life
Jason: Facing the Fire
Recently in my life I reached my all time low. I haven’t been through anything like this since I found out my daughter wasn’t mines, I was homeless, and my brother had been stabbed. This was over five years ago. In the middle of the class I received word that my grandmother was diagnosed with …
Brian: Shoes by the Beach
My father and I placed our shoes on the sand at the beach. A little later, we came across a woman who told us that her shoes had drifted away while she was staring into the ocean. I did not think too much about the implication regarding our own shoes. After we parted ways for half …
Debbie: Unicorns, Dreams, Wishes
I am a lively girl full of pomeranian fun and laughter. I have big dreams that entail big possibilities. . Finding the love of my life, living happily ever after… Getting my dream job and having a great boss… Getting my perfect body back at 112 pounds, revamping my diet to eat healthy. At times, …
Rossmery: A Magical Date
So as part of my 2013 vision, I’m creating a new bucket list and I share with my friend, one of my wishes: Me: #5: Experience a magical date: Pick me up in a limo, bring me flowers, take me to dinner to eat authentic Italian food, followed by a Broadway show, then takes me …
Geo…The Spectrum of Life
Life is a real b***h sometimes – if you don’t put your heart into anything your life has no meaning, but the more you put your heart into things the more you realize you shouldn’t take things too seriously. At the end life seems to be nothing more than pleasuring yourself (in some people’s cases …
Debbie: Cherry Blossoms, Spring Love
April. The season of cherry blossoms and spring love. I feel adrenaline shooting through my veins, an impassioned longing for these beautiful florets of pink. I revel in the fantasy it promises, the happily ever after it dangles. But, I am stopped by the cruelty of finding the perfect decor. Where is my lover, the …
Debbie: Touch of Gold…
“Everything I touch turns into gold.” Someone said this today, and it really had me thinking for a while. What if everything we touched could turn into gold? What if we had the potential to touch those we encounter, everywhere we go? We could leave our fellow humans bigger than they were. We could inspire …
Cinderella!
And for one evening, I felt like a Manhattan socialite.. like a Cinderella given access to a grand ballroom of characters in elaborate costumes. Despite not being dressed for the occasion, I still had a blast (once I learned to overcome my social anxiety that has come to be extremely reliable whenever I’m placed in a …
Heather’s Lil Boy, Lil Leprechaun!
Today Arden went to spend time with his Dad. Before committing to this arrangement he wanted me to secure several details. He must be able to bring his special container in which he will keep the Leprechaun that he catches for a short while. (My son assured me that the little …
Geoffrey: Winter Wonders
One of the longest day of my life… woke up 7:30am for snowboarding, and went to icy moguls double-diamonds multiple times on 8000 elevation where air is thin, had beers on mtn restaurants, and saw the BEST park terrain ever in my life with plenty of snow on a perfectly formed half-pipe, then back …
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