What a day. Another one of those days when the question in my head is “Why continue?” I am going to take a stab at breaking through what is happening. The question stems from: When everything presented, in a compacted way...
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There was always required reading throughout all my education. The amount of reading paralleled the level of education. Despite the required reading and along with the variety of reading that we do for pleasure or for a specific...
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“Tis the season”. I learned about seasons by living in them and planning for them. Seasons are topics to complain about, yet commonly used to strike up a conversation. Seasons were attached to holidays and structures of time such as...
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It has been many years. So many years that if I am out in public or even with family and I mention the death of my parents, which still deeply affects me, I am cast aside. I have been told in no uncertain terms that I need to be...
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Who needs a parent coach? The simplest answer is nobody. Having children is natural, so the general understanding is that becoming a parent is natural also. Historically families were built within traditions. Parenting...
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Ol’ D – This is how Dad signed his name. I knew him as “Dear Old Dad” or just “Dad”. He has a strong place-setting in my heart, but the mark he had on the world, even my world, was not too deep or too broad. Dad’s acceptance of...
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Loneliness is quite different than being alone. Being alone is being by myself. Just because I am by myself does not necessarily mean I am lonely, because sometimes being alone DOES mean I am lonely. Frequently, we experience...
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In all the work I do, in one way or another, relationships are involved. Humanity was created and designed for relationship. Relationships clash. Therefore it is also a safe bet to say that most pain is derived by people in relationships. Yet...
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In terms of personal growth and development, the name of the game is Awareness. Awareness is the point at which taking care of ourselves begins. Awareness is the point at which we want something more or want something different and we seek...
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In times like these, where are the proclamations and teachings of “love your neighbors” and “love your enemies”? Where are the billboards and the abundance of social media posts screaming out about this love that comes from a source of ourselves...
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The self-help concept seems to ring out at the beginning of each year then die down by the end of spring. The Personal Development Industry has an estimated net worth ranging up to or beyond $9.9 billion. Self-help ideas are more convenient and...
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Here I am confused again. This state of confusion is nothing new, but maybe somewhere in my past I was just better at living in this state than I am now. For some reason, I began pondering Christmas as the time of year to survive. How can a...
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