Jennifer Brown
Stories (4/0)
A CALL TO ACTION
While reading The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren, I was moved when he described applying our gifts and abilities passionately and from within. I began to ponder what activities bring me excitement. What captures my attention and reveals the true nature of my heart? I realize that I feel most accomplished, and utter joy from within, when I can help a person in need. “If I can help somebody, as I travel along….”, sings Mahalia Jackson. In my years, I have taken many people from all walks of life into my home. Even when I have had nothing to offer but shelter or a few words of advice. Some were family, some friends, and others have been strangers. I could not always give a person the help they needed and had to point them on to other alternatives in the right directions; but never because I did not try. As I look back over my life, even to the present, I realize that I was made to serve others. This has been my calling all along. My struggles of life prepared me for a future of knowing who to try to help, how, and why they were in my path. Everything happens for a reason.
By Jennifer Brown3 years ago in Humans
Mind Over Matter
I recently submitted a discussion post amongst my peers in Psychology 101 at Strayer University, where we were asked, "Can our personalities change with time throughout our life span, or do we consistently do things similarly throughout our aging process?" An example was included regarding a convicted felon who had committed many murders, but was adamant that his incarceration time had given him the space and opportunity to truly turn over a new leaf and change. Critics argued, saying of course that would be his perception while still inside, as the case study persisted that if paroled his new, exemplary behavior would be his norm moving forward. The question still being, whether or not such a dramatic change in personality and actions was possible?
By Jennifer Brown3 years ago in Families