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June 2013

June 21, 2013

Like a game of cards

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism;...

June 20, 2013

Forgiveness means

Forgiveness means letting go of the past. GERALD JAMPOLSKY

June 19, 2013

What if you only had

What if you had only forty days to live? How would you live this day?...

June 18, 2013

5 Steps to Helping Children Through Grief

How do you console a child who is reeling from the death of a friend...

June 18, 2013

The value of consistent prayer

The value of consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we...

June 17, 2013

The greater danger

The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high...

June 16, 2013

What a difference

What a difference a day can make. What a difference believing in someone and encouraging...

June 15, 2013

The most beautiful thing

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. ALBERT EINSTEIN

June 14, 2013

It seems that every time

It seems that every time I go looking for something small, the Universe hands me...

June 13, 2013

It is the nature of grace

It is the nature of grace to always fill spaces that have been empty. GOETHE

June 12, 2013

Do you ever have this sense

Q: Do you ever have this sense when you are following your bliss, as I...

June 11, 2013

How Grief Can Create Post-Traumatic Growth

We’ve all heard of post-traumatic stress (PTSD), but what about post-traumatic growth? Disaster screams for...

June 11, 2013

What if the universe is

What if the universe is not conspiring against me? What if it is actually supporting...

June 10, 2013

Death ends a life

Death ends a life, not a relationship. MORRIE SCHWARTZ

June 09, 2013

There is alchemy in sorrow

There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it...

June 08, 2013

Wake up with a smile

Wake up with a smile and go after life…. Live it, enjoy it, taste it,...

June 07, 2013

You are right on schedule

You are right on schedule. Before a new direction is sought, it is necessary to...

June 06, 2013

Love is patient

Love is patient, love is kind… It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres....

June 05, 2013

In order to change

In order to change, we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired....

June 04, 2013

Aftermath of the Oklahoma Tornado: What to Say to Comfort Survivors

What do you say to comfort someone dealing with enormous loss, like that in the...

June 04, 2013

In the infinity

In the infinity of life where I am, all is perfect, whole, and complete. My...

June 03, 2013

This existance

This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds. To watch the birth and...

June 02, 2013

I cannot give

I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula...

June 01, 2013

Time heals nothing

Time heals nothing. It's not the passage of time, it's what you do with the...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

All problems

All problems are in reality only one problem – the illusion of separation from the...

May 30, 2013

There is no peace

There is no peace except the peace of God. A COURSE IN MIRACLES

May 29, 2013

It is possible

It is impossible on reasonable grounds to disbelieve miracles. BLAISE PASCAL

May 29, 2013

Restlessness

Restlessness is discontent, and discontent is the first necessity of progress. THOMAS EDISON

May 28, 2013

You can never solve

You can never solve all potential future problems. You can never change the past. Your...

May 28, 2013

You must not

You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody...