18 Mar 2008

A Modern Fable

In this story you are an infant. One of your parents, let’s say your mother, is holding you. (In a classic fairy tale you would be a golden haired princess and you would be being held prisoner by an evil witch, but we’re on a budget, so we’ll do the common person’s fairy tale.) Your […]

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18 Mar 2008

What Do I Do Now?

We find ourselves looking in on the waiting area of a hospital ward. A father is speaking to his children. He is telling them the sad news that their mother has just died. He is anxious and upset and has great difficulty with the words. The children, three of them, are […]

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18 Mar 2008

To Thine Own Self Be True

I, who always talk about forgiveness have recently learned a lesson on just that. Looking deep within ourselves is sometimes so very hard, because sometimes somewhere within the deep recesses of our being we have buried bias and self righteousness. I was wronged. Therefore I am right. We think we have it handled, but we […]

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17 Mar 2008

What Can I Do Now To Feel Good?

We have all of our answers inside of us. When we become quiet and ask ourselves a “What” or “How” question we can receive the information and clarity that we need at the time to feel good, and to resolve our problems.
It is important to include the word “now” in our questions because then we […]

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17 Mar 2008

Grieving - Joy Comes In The Mourning

Can there be joy in mourning the loss of a loved one? I know for certain that joy and laughter plays a huge role in coping with any hardship.
I remember when my grandfather passed away in 1988. I was the first one to enter the house he and […]

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