Winston Churchill’s leadership during World War II was nothing short of exemplary. He was a leader of hope to his people. When the Nazis made their way through Europe, and began bombing England, the task of defeating Hitler and the Nazis seemed impossible. However, despite the overwhelming odds against them, the British stood firm. A small nation stood up to the Nazis for a long time. When Winston Churchill was asked what was England’s greatest weapon versus the Nazis, he responded with one word: Hope. Hope can become one of our greatest weapons to combat loss, if we allow it.…

Being born in a country ravaged by war has many challenges, from sleep deprivation due to the sirens alerting the citizens our city was under attack, to hiding in different corners of the house in hopes of avoiding shattered glass from the missiles, to waking up in the morning to find the magnitude of the destruction the previous night had left us with, along with the potential of mass casualties, to the fear and torture inflicted by the government itself to receive obedience and loyalty from the citizens. These are some of the many ways people of Iraq were treated,…

How often do you find yourself working extremely hard on something and then realizing it’s not what you wanted? Almost as if you’re climbing a ladder and finding out the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall. It is very common to be extremely busy with kids, life, and work, but yet at times be very ineffective, and have nothing to show for all the hard work for the day. Don’t waste your time achieving victories that are empty, and once completed you realize they were the wrong ones; especially when those victories take away from more valuable things and…