As a teenager, my major life-altering traumas were generally self-inflicted, like flunking a test for which I hadn’t...
Resilience is Recovering from Adversity
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Owasso Character Articles
Each month one of our volunteers writes an article based on the Character Trait of the Month. These articles are based on personal experiences.
Showing Respect for Others
I can still remember the day I woke up in a panic. It was November 24, 2008, around 4 o’clock in the afternoon. For a...
Alertness Beyond the Obvious
I’m not a military man, but my younger brother recently retired from the US Air Force Reserve. Whenever I take a trip,...
Humility: The Springboard to “We”
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. — Matthew 5:5 If humility had a dashboard light, mine started...
Expressing Interest and Excitement
No championship team can survive on daily pep talks, even if given by a fantastic coach. At some point the athletes need...
The Sweet Aroma of Community
I’m honored to live in a City of Character and thankful that we make time every month to focus on a quality of character...
Generosity: What Have I Already Given?
Generosity is defined by Strata Leadership as ‘Managing resources to freely give.’ Most of the time, when we think about...
Being Grateful
Our children's deployments were in their rearview mirrors. We were chatting, and I asked them if there was something that...
Take the First Step
Initiative, which we define as: Recognizing and doing what needs to be done before I am asked to do it. It sounds simple,...
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