“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ~Martin Luther King Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My Friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

“The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.” ~Martin Luther King Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My Friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

“I submit to you that if a man hasn’t discovered something he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” ~Martin Luther King Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My Friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

In a previous Blog post I talked about a safe way of expressing anger through the use of a ‘vesuvius’. A ‘vesuvius’ is not for everyone. —Before doing a ‘vesuvius’ you must make sure you are not a rageaholic (you don’t want to express your anger and be more angry). In every instance that my […]

Some people get so angry at the injustice of a death that they wish to destroy the perpetrator if only they could get their hands on them! Believe it or not, that is a normal reaction; it’s what you do with your anger that matters. But anger, a form of energy, can be transformed into […]

During the process of grief, you are bombarded with many stressful situations, feelings and thoughts that continually test your inner strength. You may deal with one matter only to find yourself facing another. Thus, anger can compound as well as seem to spring up anew. It can be frightening. You may be surprised at its […]

To see the world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wildflower, To hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. We are led to believe a lie! When we see with…not through the eye. Which was born in a night… To perish in a night… When […]

“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.” ~Sarah Dessen Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My Friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they meet. ~W. Clement Stone (1902-2002) Melanie Hack Author […]

“Again and again I therefore admonish my students in Europe and America: Don’t aim at success – the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side […]