I run a network where bloggers can get help and feedback for improving their blogs. Because of it, I face challenges and unpleasant moments every week, but I also get to see the goodness within people occasionally surface. For example, I recently watched a chat conversation unfold where a new blogger was asking for help…
Category: Love & Family
Fear and the path to Love: Part II
Awareness with Grace In my last post, I spoke about how our fears and irrational beliefs can keep us stuck in self-defeating patterns. I also introduced an idea called ‘the fear cycle,’ and proposed that analysis of our personal fear cycles can help us learn to interrupt the process that leads to self-defeating behavior. There…
That Moment
“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. Think how the friends that really listen to us are the ones we move toward, and we want to sit in their radius as though it did us good, like ultraviolet rays. This is the reason: …When we listen to people there is an alternating…
Life Lessons From a One-year-old
Child-like wisdom may sound like an ironic juxtaposition, but I have come to better understand some profound truths from my 14-month old son, Graham. Witnessing a brand new life begin and watching an infant turn into a toddler has offered some incredible learning opportunities for me, and my own forward walking in life has been better…
Illusions
Look at the picture to the left. What do you see? Is it an old, ugly, sad woman or a beautiful, young maiden, flaunting her profile? Technically, it’s both. The picture is an optical illusion which features two images. Most people immediately see one or the other. In fact, most people generally struggle to see the…
Fear and the path to Love
I would like to begin writing a series of posts on addiction. What I am about to speak on–Fear and the path to Love–is not strictly about addictions, per se. However, I have found that developing a deeper understanding of my fears was a powerful tool in my my own recovery process. I believe that…
Be Brave
I absolutely love the message of this video. I happen to also love Sara and her way with words. I posted the lyrics to this song below and I hope they seep into your heart and percolate in your mind long after the music stops. Go out and BE BRAVE!! BRAVE You can be amazing…
A Midnight Stroll
My husband and I have only been married for 3 and a half years (and we’ve been best friends for over 7 years). But I’m pretty sure we have already figured out one of many not-so-secretive secrets to keeping a strong and happy marriage. We go through cycles of being entirely thrilled about our marriage,…
No Limbs? No Problem!
If you haven’t already heard of Nick Vujici, here’s your chance. He’s an Australian man who was born without any limbs. For most of us, thinking about having no limbs seems utterly devastating. But that’s not how Nick thinks. He made a decision early on in his life that he would put his mind to…