We listen to a great violinist play a beautiful piece of music and we “wish” we could play like that. We tell ourselves they are “lucky” to be so musically talented. You and I might not have the “gifts” to become a famous violinist, but we all have our “gifts” and we all have our [...]
Archive | August, 2011
What’s in Your Cup?
The metaphor of the cup is one of the most helpful spiritual practices I use in my relationships with the people in my life. It is my primary daily practice. I try to picture every relationship I have, with every person in my life, as having a cup sitting between me and the other person. [...]
Surviving Divorce: A Journey into the Wilderness
Coping with change and surviving the crises that life sometimes brings us can be challenging. Surviving divorce is certainly one of those challenges. In fact, there are few changes or losses in life more painful or disruptive than divorce. The changes created by a divorce impact almost every facet of a person’s life. Anyone who [...]
The Unconscious Fear of Success Can Sabotage Your Future
It’s hard to believe, but the fear of success is what keeps most of us from realizing our dreams. This sounds crazy when we first think about it. After all, we all want to be successful…. don’t we? The answer for most of us is “not really”. We really don’t. Think about it. If we [...]
Hope, Faith & Charity
Today we are again fortunate to be able to offer to you the writing of our guest author Michael Blanco. Please visit his site to read more great articles. www.michaelcblanco.com We currently know and often meet individuals who see hope, faith and charity as elusive beliefs or forces abruptly created by despair, sadness and turmoil. Is the [...]
Relationships and Transitions – The Five Most Important Insights Needed To Survive Divorce
Several of my readers are struggling with divorce and have asked me to write an article on how to best survive it. Surviving divorce, like surviving all crises in life, is primarily learning how to cope with change. There are few words more life shattering than “I want a divorce”. No matter how long you’ve [...]
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