Tag Archives: inspiring
Leaving Everything on the Field
What’s worth doing even if you fail? -Brené Brown As a friend, Lecretia Anne Seales was just the sort of friend you want to have.1 As a lawyer, Lecretia was known for her “accuracy, her judgment, and her discretion.”2 Her resume is impressive. She worked for Kensington Swan, Chen Palmer & Partners, the Department of Prime…
The Gift of Opportunity
Be an opener of doors … -Ralph Waldo Emmerson Jane Doe, a 10-year-old girl born in Honduras, found herself in an unlikely place – the United States – unaccompanied, undocumented and among strangers. Normally, an undocumented unaccompanied minor would be sent back their home country.1 Since Jane is a minor, it would be inappropriate to reveal her…
Tired of Being Alone?
To be “a companion with others along the way, to carry the message that ‘you are not alone.’ and to give them courage to live humanly….” -William Stringfellow Sick and tired of being alone? Build a community. That is what Andrew W. McThenia, Jr. did. He built a community – that was worth building.1 First year…
Wicked Good Response to Haters
I didn’t have Bill Gates money. I didn’t have Warren Buffet money. I had a house. -Tony Tolbert If you have decided to give your house away, you probably put a lot of thought into it. You probably did some soul searching as well. If, like Tony Tolbert, you are an attorney, you probably took…
Mentoring is Noble
We were motivated by our mentors to go an extra mile. ― Lailah Gifty Akita Who do you most admire or who would you want to be more like? Most likely, that person is mentoring someone. Their mentees may go by other names like student or precept, disciple or upasika. Even so, a more experienced…
Living a Latin Phrase
Fiat justitia ruat caelum (Let justice be done though it tear down heaven) -Judge James Edwin Horton In 1931 Alabama, African Americans were, at best, referred to as blacks. Outside of a working relationship, blacks and whites didn’t mingle. Blacks went to black churches and whites to white churches. Blacks and whites were prohibited to…