Positive Impact NOLA Blog

Positive Impact NOLA Blog

Positive Impact NOLA Blog. Helping people learn to be competent and compassionate members of our communities, and to make a positive impact is our focus. Building families with empathy and compassion is an essential part of our mission. Topics of the Positive Impact NOLA Blog include peacemakers, mindfulness, service learning and more. Comments are open and we would love to hear what you think.

Happy Father’s Day

I speak from firsthand experience, parenting is not easy. I am the father of 3 teenage sons. My Three Sons is an appropriate reference for them. I probably could have my own TV show about the realities of parenting today. While our story might…
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Sniffing “it” Out

I don’t know why it is but there is something energetic about living life with your nose. I know that can be interpreted a number of ways but let me explain. I was recently walking my dog Bella, on the Levee of the Mississippi River. I don’t…
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It’s Time to Do the Laundry!

Today, I’d like continue with a line of thought from a recent post where I used the analogy of sorting and folding the household laundry to discuss the process of dealing with societies problems. I addressed the thought that might be on a…
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Let’s Talk About Love (Part 3)

As I approach my ½ century birthday, I have been reflective of my life’s mission. It is summed up in Jesus’ own words when he was talking to the religious leaders of His time. They asked him to state the greatest commandment of the Law. 37Jesus…
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Let’s Talk About Love: Part 2

When I first conceived of the phrase, “Let’s Talk About Love”, I was dealing with an almost overwhelming feeling of despair for my community, nation and for the world. I had been reading many post on social media and having conversations…
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Giving and Receiving

On April 15, members of Positive Impact completed our first quarter service project. In the beginning of the year “Homelessness” was selected as the first quarter focus. After discussing issues around homelessness it was decided to prepare…
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW…2013

We accomplished a lot in 2013 and here's a short video recap for all of you who have dedicated your time, skills, resources and money to helping us make a "Positive Impact" on the community. VIEW OUR 2013 IN REVIEW HERE: 2013-in-review1 …
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