Determined to Find a New Beginning
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The Center for Employment Opportunities provides former convicts living in New York City with temporary jobs.
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They are returning home with a sense of accomplishment, but also with feelings of anger and frustration, even despair.
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The winds of change are upon us.
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"You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need."
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Life & style: Private lives: After 23 years of marriage, I feel I have earned the right to change my life and begin a career of my own. But my husband is not being supportive.
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Pursuing oneâs passion for a living may involve taking a circuitous, costly and time-consuming route, but for some entrepreneurs, it is worth the journey.
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The Brazilian winter was almost over, and while the mild winters in Florianopolis allowed me to work on the Agape, the coming of spring meant that it was time to set sail for new adventures. Grayson, the youngest of the Pollywogs, showed up early in the morning at the dock, as I got ready to sail. "What are you doing?", he asked.  "I am getting ready to study algae", I answered. "Algae!", he exclaimed, "why are you looking for that?"
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Back on the island, things are looking up for a show that a lot of us had almost given up on.
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First comes love, then comes marriage. For some there are a few do-overs, too.
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Elizabeth Adak Shindu paid a high price to return home. She walked for 30 days, endured hunger and disease and used up the last of her life savings. When she finally reached this sprawling, dusty town, she found another family living on her land.
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Shake that hand and move on to the next one.
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Taking a look back a few years can be unreal. Things change so often that it can be hard to fathom the paths of life that take place.
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The transition from teen to young adult can be difficult enough on its own, but imagine making that change in front of a fickle public.
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If it's January, it's time to go out on a limb again.
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âThe challenge is to continue to grow in every way. Itâs a tricky game.â
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A few years ago, my life was roadworthy but lonely.
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Daunte Culpepper finally has what he asked the Miami Dolphins for weeks ago -- a chance to start over with a new team.