by Mark DeBellis | Sep 14, 2025 | Inspirational, Personal Interview
Forced to rethink his future, he chose a path of advocacy and purpose. The lunch meeting of 30+ volunteer executives was wrapping up. We knew that we had a speaker coming, but we didn’t know who or what the topic was. I could see our hostess approach the handsome...
by Mark DeBellis | Jul 1, 2025 | Musing
Credit to: The Curiosity Chronicle, The Hidden Cost of Comfort / Sahil Bloom at Sahilbloom.com A man stumbled upon a cocoon of an emperor moth and took it home to witness its transformation. One day, a small opening appeared. The man watched as the moth began to...
by Mark DeBellis | Jun 22, 2025 | Inspirational, Personal Interview
Curt Everhart’s Spirt Was Christened at Birth What’s In a Name? Does the name make the man, or does the man give meaning to the name? Meet Curt Everhart—a name that quite literally means “brave as a boar.” Rooted in Germanic tradition, the surname suggests courage,...
by Mark DeBellis | May 15, 2025 | Inspirational, Personal Interview
From Street Survivor to Storyteller, Martha Trujillo Now Helps Others Martha Trujillo’s early years were steeped in uncertainty. Born into a broken home, she shared a single-room apartment with her sister and her mentally ill mother. Her father had been incarcerated...
by Mark DeBellis | Mar 24, 2025 | Musing
I listened to this song when I was young, but now I finally “hear” it. Why is it that the lessons of life are there for our learning, but we refuse to heed them? Especially when we are young. In our youth, we believe we know it all and will live forever....
