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August 2013

August 06, 2013

Teen Grief: Helping Your Teens through Grief

When is teen grief normal versus a cause for concern? Grief is hard on anyone,...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

Workplace Grief: 3 Keys to Help Coworkers and Yourself

Workplace grief is common. We often spend more time at work than at home, and...

July 23, 2013

Heartbreak Coaching New Trend: Become Better — Not Bitter!

Katy Perry is working with a heartbreak coach to get over her messy divorce with...

July 15, 2013

A flat, monotonous plain is not for me

A flat, monotonous plain is not for me. I love the mountains and the babbling...

July 14, 2013

I knew only one thing

I knew only one thing—which I have learned well by now: love goes very far...

July 13, 2013

Our deepest fear

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we...

July 12, 2013

What would chocolate be

What would chocolate be without bitter cacao and sugar? What would music be without notes...

July 11, 2013

Become an alchemist

Become an alchemist. Transform base metal into gold, Suffering into consciousness, Disaster into enlightenment. Eckhart...

July 10, 2013

Lord, make me an instrument

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow...

July 09, 2013

Is Grief Mental Illness?

Of course not! Grief is not mental illness — it is an inevitable part of...

July 09, 2013

All this beauty will rise

All this beauty will rise to bless your sight as you look upon the world...

July 08, 2013

Hills of Blue

Hills of Blue When limbs fail, and skin curls and screams, You fall unto your...

July 07, 2013

False guilt requires

False guilt requires the awareness that one has not caused hurt to others but may...

July 06, 2013

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day To: the greatest Mom ever Your excellence is unsurpassed And no obstacle...

July 05, 2013

I am only one

I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still...

July 04, 2013

When I have forgiven myself

When I have forgiven myself and remembered who I am, I will bless everyone and...

July 03, 2013

There is a time for everything

There is a time for everything, And a season for every activity under heaven: A...

July 02, 2013

Top 5 Deathbed Regrets and How to Avoid Them

Grief gives us the golden opportunity to confront our deathbed regrets now – while we...

July 02, 2013

Life is either resistance or surrender

Life is either resistance or surrender. These are the only choices. Resistance leads to suffering....

July 01, 2013

There are seasons of prayer

There are seasons of prayer which, though spent amid distractions and tediousness, are yet, owing...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

Have you given thanks

Have you given thanks for all your answered prayers? AURORA WINTER

June 29, 2013

This is the true joy in life

This is the true joy in life: The being used for a purpose recognized by...

June 28, 2013

The highest power is to act

The highest power is to act, feel and think from an open heart. When our...

June 27, 2013

Whenever you feel anxious

Whenever you feel anxious or fearful, take a quiet moment, and invite God to heal...

June 26, 2013

If at first you don’t succeed

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. W. E. HICKSON

June 25, 2013

Stories of Post-traumatic Growth

Common wisdom is that trauma or grief damages us permanently. But research shows that the...

June 25, 2013

We are very near to greatness

We are very near to greatness: one step and we are safe; can we not...

June 24, 2013

Rather than love

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. HENRY DAVID THOREAU

June 23, 2013

My mom does so many things

My Mom does so many things every day that help me one way or another....

June 22, 2013

To love what you do

To love what you do and feel that it matters— how could anything be more...