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Regina Brett

(1956) Journalist United States

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Regina Brett is a journalist from the United States, best known for Be the miracle.

Quick Facts About Regina Brett

Born: May 31, 1956
Nationality: United States
Profession: Journalist
Notable works: Be the miracle

About Regina Brett

Her debut book, "God Never Blinks", has been translated into 24 languages. She has also written nine books for the Polish market, which together have sold 900,000 copies. Her most recent book, "52 Words That Will Change Your Life … One Week at a Time", was released in October 2025. Her columns are syndicated through Jewish News Service.

Awards & Honors

Silver Gavel Award

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There's so much living to be squeeze into the cracks of one little day. You can make someone laugh, smile, hope, sing,…

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Too often, we get attention and sympathy by being a victim. If we're invested in someone being our villain, we must love…

Attention

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I once heard someone say that prayer is more than words. It's a stance you take, a position you claim. You throw…

Body

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If we want our daughters to honor their bodies, they need to hear us honor ours, no matter what size or shape…

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It takes courage to sit on a jury. How many of us want to decide the fate of another person's life or…

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If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can.

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I say we all take the pledge and stay home. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for what you have, not…

Dollars

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We all have a personal pool of quicksand inside us where we begin to sink and need friends and family to find…

Family

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Sometimes you have to disconnect to stay connected. Remember the old days when you had eye contact during a conversation? When everyone…

Big picture

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How do you know someone is a grandparent? They've got milk stains on every shirt from burping babies. Their pants are worn…

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My life used to be like that game of freeze tag we played as kids. Once tagged, you had to freeze in…

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If no one shopped on Thanksgiving Day, the stores wouldn't open. End of story. I say we all take the pledge and…

Day

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As much as the Pulitzer is the hallmark of journalism, I think what I love the most is when somebody says they…

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It's sad that grandkids show up at the end of obituaries, way behind the list of work place achievements, social clubs and…

Achievement

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Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. It's up to you to decide what you are worth, how you matter, and how you…

Chance

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Cooking involves a deadline and hungry people and ingredients that expire in a week. It's stressful. Cooking happens on the stove and…

Baking

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Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the…

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No matter how I feel, I get up, dress up, and show up for life. When I do, the day always serves…

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When you have cancer, it's like you enter a new time zone: the Cancer Zone. Everything in the Tropic of Cancer revolves…

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Pope Francis is not only changing the face of the Catholic Church, he's challenging us to be the face of God in…

Catholic

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It's rare to find someone excited over jury duty. If they're out there, I've never met them. Not a one. When the…

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I still miss my gramma. I can see her at the farm, in her apron, babushka and support stockings. My Slovak gramma…

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When I turned 45, I lay in bed reflecting on all life had taught me. My soul sprang a leak and ideas…

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When you hear the word 'cancer,' it's as if someone took the game of Life and tossed it in the air. All…

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While journalists cannot right every wrong, champion every cause or fix every problem, they can - through the written word - lift…

Burden

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Almost every month, I have a day where I get stuck in the mud of me. I used to blame hormones and…

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It's scary to make major changes, but we usually have enough courage to take the next right step. One small step and…

Book

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My daughter had carried within her a story that kept hurting her: Her dad abandoned her. She started telling herself a new…

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If you want to lose 40 pounds, you order salad instead of fries. If you want to be a better friend, you…

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Cancer is a great wake-up call. A call to take the tag off the new lingerie and wear that black lacy slip.…

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Some days, 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment.…

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For years I heeded the warning: Do monthly breast self-exams. Like most women, I did them on a 'sort of' basis. Every…

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Cancer taught me to live only in the day I'm in. In the moment I'm in. Some moments, I simply ground myself…

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“I used to think only people like Mother Teresa and Gandhi had a mission in life. We all have one. How do…

Goals

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From now on, I pray like I mean it. No more hitting SEND over and over. It's changed my life. It has…

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Bakers get excited over aprons. I love the soft cotton ones with pockets like my gramma and mom wore. They always kept…

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I grew up Catholic. We went to confession on Saturday, stood in the shortest line, since it led to the priest who…

Catholic

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The secret to success, to parenting, to life, is to not count up the cost. Don't focus on all the steps it…

Abyss

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The only gift my dad ever bought me is still in my jewelry box. It died at 10 minutes to 11 decades…

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I like that they call it an airplane cabin. A cabin is where you go to get away from stress. The cabin…

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