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Apr 305 min"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...
Mar 196 minThe Amen Effect And BeyondThere is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion. Matthieu Ricard A couple of months...
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Sep 22, 20223 minGetting Close To Home"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you." Lewis B. Smedes, author, ethicist, theologian My husband...
Aug 16, 20224 minEyes Here“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” ― Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize winning American poet In October of 2007, I wrote...
May 25, 20223 minHow to Stop The Hurt“Mean people are really just sad people. They hurt others because they are hurting. Every person is born beautiful, and much of the...
Mar 29, 20224 minDecreasing Our Suffering by Savoring Our Common Humanity“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.” M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled My husband, John, and I are...