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How Can We Wisely Build Strong Houses To Withstand...Whatever?
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock." ...
Feb 114 min read
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Ailing? Write Yourself A Social Prescription
Instead of asking "what's the matter with you?" ask patients "what matters to you?" Dr. Sam Everington, Founding Social Prescribing...
Jan 217 min read
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Kindness for Community... for Country, for President?
“We’re all going to die, all of us. What a circus! That alone should make us love each other, but it doesn’t.” -Charles Bukowski Maybe...
Sep 16, 20245 min read
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I Have a Dream: Healing the Heart of Democracy
John and I were discussing the upcoming debates tonight. John was saying how he was hoping to hear someone take the “high ground.” I...
Sep 10, 20245 min read
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Revenge OR Turn the Other Cheek - What Does That Mean? Maybe Not What We Think
You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes on on the...
Aug 7, 20247 min read
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Relationships, Flourishing, and Seeing With Our Autobiography
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. Anaïs Nin About forty years ago I had a quick conversation with a friend. He...
Jun 22, 20247 min read
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Father's Day - Forgiveness and Not Drinking The Poison
"Daddy," I whispered, feeling my own breath hitch in my throat, "I love you." Just when I was sure he was asleep, the one corner of his...
Jun 11, 20245 min read
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"Life's Too Good Not to Be Happy": Voices of Resilience (and Hope)
"You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice." Bob Marley, singer Last week we were visiting with some...
Apr 30, 20245 min read
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What Is Giving You Inspiration, Joy, and Direction?
“We wait for the new year to appear to us like the hopeful sun bringing aspiring light to an eager world” Munia Khan, poet, writer...
Dec 29, 20233 min read
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Who Starts It? How? Why?
Let us temper our criticism with kindness. None of us comes fully equipped. Carl Sagan Two of our granddaughters recently spent the...
Dec 9, 20236 min read
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Ode To The Unsung Heroes
"The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the real." Victor Hugo If you want a little psychological...
May 16, 20234 min read
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Mental Health: The Healing Power Of Connection
"An invisible crisis plagues America today. It's responsible for more sickness, suffering, and death than almost anything else. It is...
May 2, 20238 min read
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Who Am I? Who Are You?
If you want to understand me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in...
Mar 29, 20234 min read
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It's Never Too Late to Make The Right Choice
Ananda, one of the Buddha’s disciples, said to the Buddha one day. “I’ve realized that half of the path to the holy life is made of good...
Jan 24, 20234 min read
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More Like Dog: Reactivity and the Ripple Effect
Like a drop in the vast ocean, each of us causes ripples as we move through our lives. The effects of whatever we do - insignificant as...
Dec 19, 20224 min read
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Noticing What Makes Us Joyful and Strong
“With awareness, we can make conscious choices, instead of letting our habitual thoughts and patterns run the show.” – Tamara Levitt,...
Oct 21, 20225 min read
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Boosting Trust
"Trust is the foundation of a truly healthy marriage." Relationship expert, Dr. John Gottman Years ago we toyed with going to the...
Aug 10, 20224 min read
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Why You Are Pig-Headed, but I Am Firm
"What we have learned to look for in any situation determines mostly what we see." Dr. Ellen Langer, professor of psychology, Harvard....
Jul 27, 20223 min read
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For All Who Have Made Mistakes, Been Hurt, Neglected, Or Unloved
“A secure attachment is the ability to bond; to develop a secure and safe base...” ― Asa Don Brown, The Effects of Childhood Trauma on...
Jun 28, 20226 min read
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