Reality isn’t always easy to face. But I’ve discovered that it beats the illusion of the glass half-empty, half-full approach to life! FACE reality instead of escaping into the illusion of “Life sucks and it always will (glass half-empty);” – or – “See no evil; hear no evil (glass half-full).” FEEL reality: happy, sad, angry, …
Whenever we perceive ourselves (and/or others) as anything less than a marvelous, beautiful work of art – a masterpiece – that perception is a deception. “I (you, they) am worthless!”“I (you, they) am despicable, a disgrace.“I (you, they) am a failure.” Has shame deceived you? Whenever we live in shame, it is impossible to perceive …
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While I don’t believe for one minute that pain is gain, I do perceive pain as gift: Pain warns us that we’re either heading toward going outside of our design – or – that we’re already out of it physically, spiritually, mentally and/or emotionally! We need to listen to our body when it’s letting us …
a break up a death loss of employment; loss of financial security a diagnosis of a mental health or physical problem a rape facing the reality of having an addition “A dark night of the soul is not extraordinary or rare. It is a natural part of life, and you can gain as much from …
I have often forgotten who I am: a magnificent masterpiece created by God. When I forget that, I believe that I am my unloving behaviors, words and thoughts. When I believe that lie, I believe I am worthless, unloveable and despicable. More than once in our 41 years of marriage when I have believed those …
I understand the desire to find out what the person or group who has betrayed me is up to. I get it! And, when I’ve let that desire control my actions, I’ve suffered greatly, mainly because I discover via social media and via other methods of stalking, that they are happy! How can that be?! …
Here it is March 22. Beautiful day, today. Spring is around the corner. I’m thinking about why I’m surprised that it snowed last week here in the Midwest. Why am I surprised? We life-long mid-westerners know that event planning can be very difficult. Those that predict the weather do the best they can to let …
My husband and I have enjoyed Cesar Millan for years now. Phil told me this morning that after his pitbull – Daddy – died, Cesar attempted to kill himself. What we believe about ourselves at any given time strongly influences our reactions to all of life’s events. In the following excerpts from two articles, look …