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Beautiful Failure

There’s a big question that’s crucial to ask: Are you willing to face any feeling in your life? Most people are not willing to face painful feelings. And if you’re not, then fear can have a powerful hold over you. … Continue reading

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Fearing to Intrude

Recently, I learned through the newspaper that the son of our contractor died, apparently by suicide. We know the contractor only through work. He has done several big renos on our house over the past 15 years and a few … Continue reading

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Complexity

Albert Einstein said, “You cannot solve a problem with the same mind that created it.”  We need to step out of our parts so that we aren’t limited by their immature perspectives.When we relate to a triggered part from a … Continue reading

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Life Lesson

Learning to let yourself care, to accept the pain that comes with seeing the people you love suffer, and to be OK with suffering yourself, is the first—maybe the biggest—lesson we all have to learn in life. Positively Purging-I welcome … Continue reading

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Healing

Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.”—Tori Amos Dear God, please help us choose happiness over heartache and peace over rage. There is so much pain out there, … Continue reading

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