by Mark DeBellis | May 7, 2024 | Musing
“Life will continually present us with lessons…until we finally decide to learn from them.” Paula Steurer, 2024
by Mark DeBellis | Apr 17, 2024 | Inspirational, Visitor Submission
Everything is a matter of perspective for successful executive and author. As a young child growing up in the Jeffries Projects in Detroit, Michigan Elena Neely was surrounded by big dreams. The Projects were created as a safety net for the poorest among us but that...
by Mark DeBellis | Apr 12, 2024 | Musing
Adversity is the gift nobody asks for and nobody wants. It often comes at the worst of times and it doesn’t pay dividends until much later. We do our best to avoid it, struggle when we are in the midst of it, and are relieved when we get through it. How we deal...
by Mark DeBellis | Apr 8, 2024 | Musing
I’ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poetA pawn and a kingI’ve been up and down and over and outAnd I know one thingEach time I find myselfFlat on my faceI pick myself up and getBack in the race From a song made popular by Frank Sinatra Songwriters:...
by Mark DeBellis | Apr 2, 2024 | Musing
The gifts derived from your difficulties. Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems. Gever Tulley