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Embracing Love, Seeing Beyond Fear
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open
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Holiday Gift Suggestions
“Christmas gift suggestions – to your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To
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Our Overthinking Mind
Below is some great Cherokee Indian wisdom about our overthinking mind: An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on
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Sometimes Things Don’t Go My Way!
Sometimes things don’t go my way. As you may well know, things may not go your way either. This past winter, I am at my
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What is Real-Confidence or Insecurity?
What is real – confidence or insecurity? We can feel strong and secure in ourselves one moment. In another moment, we find ourselves feeling insecure
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The Essence of What is Real
The essence of what is real – I used to think happiness and peace lived outside of me, and I had to do something to
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The Value of Paying Attention to Our State of Mind
The value of paying attention to our state of mind allows us to see the quality of thinking one has in the moment. It is the
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Finally Experiencing Simple Forgiveness
Experiencing forgiveness has been difficult at times in my life. I thought I had to forgive the person and their actions. Forgiveness is a gift
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What All “Aha” Moments Have in Common
I recently got curious about Aha moments, what they are and what they all have in common. The definition of an Aha moment at Merriam-Webster.com
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Where Answers Come From
Upon the cusp of recent events in Paris and other parts of the world, I am reflecting on how I feel. Of course, it is
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The Beauty of SIMPLIFY!
I recently saw the word, Simplify, on a bookmark a friend had given me. We now know that it behooves us to simplify our lives,
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The Truth About Fear
We all have fear at some point. It is part of being human. There are two types of fear: real fear (the fight or flight
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