The Courage Advocate – Debra Oakland

I am honored to be featured in Life By Me this week. I would like to thank my wonderful friend Chris Cade for recommending me to Life By Me.  Chris is featured on their site as a writer, speaker and empowerer.  I am listed as writer, joyful experiencer and courage advocate.  In fact I like the … [Read more...]

Be a Living Example of Encouragement & Inspiration

Enjoy this inspirational video of a football coach and his team. It is important to be a team player in life. When you are someone people look up to, there is a responsibility required of you. This applies to all areas of life. Being a living example to others takes courage. Do you have what it … [Read more...]

How To Enjoy Being Alone

As I was catching up on Facebook today, I noticed the video "How To Be Alone" on my friend Pamela Dangelmaier's FB wall. As Pamela says, this video carries a poignant message. I couldn't agree more. I quote Bravo, who produced this video - "A whimsical piece that explores the multi-faceted … [Read more...]

How My Story Launched This Website

Over a 6 year period, I lost my 21 year old son, my unborn baby girl in my 8th month of pregnancy, 2 brothers, and my father. I could have given up, instead I asked myself what each one of them would have wanted for me, and that was to live a life of courage, to encourage others, to have a happy … [Read more...]