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CHCO Blog - Change the Narrative

Do you ever wonder about the stories we tell ourselves about our lives? How we write chapters about what is wrong, or not right, or doesn’t measure up in our life in comparison to others?

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CHCO Blog - Be Courageous

I read one time that being human is a courageous act. That a life well lived is full of tragedy and triumph.

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Message from Deputy Secretary John Tien on the Current Situation in Afghanistan

The sobering images coming from Afghanistan and the impact they have on those who have so bravely and honorably served the United States in uniform or as part of combat missions cannot be understated. As a veteran who served in Iraq and spent time on the ground in Afghanistan, I deeply understand the mixed reactions one may feel.

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Admiral (ret.) William McRaven Visits DHS HQ, Shares Message with All Employees

Admiral (Ret.) William McRaven visited DHS Headquarters this week where he met with Deputy Secretary John Tien and visited the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters building, named after Signalman First Class Douglas Munro—an American hero and the only Coast Guardsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

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CHCO Blog - Taking a Breath

When you take a breath, there’s a pause that occurs right before you exhale.  It’s in that suspended space that you are no longer a part of your past, and have the opportunity to begin again.

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CHCO Blog - Setting Priorities

Often everything becomes a priority, making nothing really a priority.

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CHCO Blog - Connections

There are many connections we make along our journey through life.

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CHCO's Blog - Travel On

Henry Ward Beecher once said, “We should not judge people by the peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.”  All of our journeys are full of twists and turns.

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CHCO's Blog - Look Up!

It is so easy to get sucked up into the drama of everything going on around us, that sometimes we forget to stand still and look up.

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CHCO Blog - Changing Your Perception

If we change our perception, isn’t it also possible we can create a new reality?