It's A Great Life

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Finding your way in a disaster

Talk about detours. I’ve spent many hours discussing with people the existentialist confusion that has struck us during the worldwide pandemic known as COVID-19.

Much of the work I do is centered on helping people find a context for this angst. No crystal ball can forecast what lies ahead. I have posed this question to everyone: “If I had told you one year ago today that we would all be in a…

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Don't go it alone during the pandemic

Don’t go it alone during the pandemic

Even if you’re by yourself, social distancing, you don’t have to be alone.

Spending time by yourself may make you feel as if no one’s watching or caring about you, specifically. We definitely care about the large numbers of people who are being affected by the COVID-19. The data collecting is mindbogglingly. Daily you see charts with numbers in the thousands of people worldwide affected by…

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How to pay attention to the right things

“Take the worst part of your journey and turn it into the best.”

Kelly Barnhill Or: a story about how to pay attention in the face of fear

You know how #facebookmemories pop up and remind you of what you were doing this day 50 consecutive years ago? For some reason, March 15 was replete with profound shares (profound to me, anyway).

March 15, 2020, is going to be replete with memories, too,…

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You could save a life with your letters of concern

You could save a life with your letters of concern

Sending an encouraging note to someone could have a profound, positive impact on someone struggling with difficult thoughts and emotions.

When I was a high school junior, I sent a letter of concern to a senior classmate, and I might have saved his life.

I didn’t send the letter to tell him how much I liked him, as I did like him. I was too embarrassed to convey those thoughts. Instead, I…

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You can recover from traumatic life events

You can recover from traumatic life events

You can recover from stressful, traumatic life events. And you can recover in such a way that your life has more meaning and purpose than before the event occurred.

The most important piece of the recovery process is to address your emotions about the event. As humans, we are designed to have emotions. We can try to avoid or repress our emotions, but we are supposed to have them.…

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Jesus in the Key of G

Jesus in the Key of G

“Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.” (James 3:2

We all have our personal preference. Some people like their coffee black, others with cream and sugar, and others don’t like coffee at all and prefer tea. To each his or her own.

In a topic as sensitive as religion, it’s easy to get…

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Boundaries are tough love

Boundaries are tough love

Boundaries are a tool of self-care. When you have boundaries, love toughens up and becomes stronger.

You may have heard the term “tough love” when talking about how to leverage a person to enter recovery from an addiction. Boundaries are tough love and key to improving the family unit when faced with addiction.

Oftentimes, this type…

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Act on your own behalf and make good decisions

Act on your own behalf and make good decisions

You have the right to act on your own behalf to make good choices. Everybody has dignity of choice.

Some people want to blame others for their mental state or current circumstances. It’s true, we contribute to each others experiences, for better or worse. We have problems which other people contributed to, but we are responsible for helping solve our own problems.

Change your own mind

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The Simple Truth: The Grass Will Grow Anyway

The Simple Truth: The Grass Will Grow Anyway

“A Simple Truth” – Author Unknown & Greatly Appreciated

A great master was sitting on the seashore, on the beach, and a man who was seeking for truth came to him, touched his feet and asked, “If I am not disturbing you, I would like to do anything you suggest which can help me to find the truth.”

The master simply closed his eyes and remained silent. The man shook his head. He said in his…

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A Letter to the Dearhearts

A Letter to the Dearhearts

Dearheart, this is already a difficult month. Many dangerous people exist in the world and it’s a challenge to feel safe. Your provoked fears may intensify other unfinished business which for most of the time lies dormant. Then, something no one had planned for occurs, and those deep rooted attitudes of resentment, anger, and bitterness can rear their heads and convince you that love is not the…

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Slogans To Save Your Sanity

Slogans To Save Your Sanity

Slogans are a helpful tool to help people remember important concepts. Many advertisers utilize catchy phrases so you can remember them above the competition.

You can also use slogans to help you remember attitudes and philosophies which reduce stress and improve mental well being. Over the years, the 12-step recovery community developed several slogans. People use these slogans as a shortcut…

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LOVE will not fail

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How to buy more time for your life

How to buy more time for your life

You can buy more time for your life with gratitude.

I have the right to take time to learn a better way for a healthier life and the responsibility to take time to share it with others.–New Thought, Right Action

Dear reader, by the time you have completed reading this post you may spend about two minutes of your life in exchange for it. I thank you for this decision in reading this blog. By…

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Your Way of Living is Art

Your Way of Living is Art

What is your way of living? Does it feel like art, or does it feel rushed and pressured? If it feels like art, what New Thoughts and Right Actions do you take each day to make your life art? If you need some ideas, please consider this meditation from a New Thought contributor who wrote about making an Art out of Living.

Prolific author Wilfred Petersonwrote many books, articles, and…

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How to Grow from Trauma

How to Grow from Trauma

Accept love from people so you can grow from your traumas

Learning about a family member’s or your own disabling health condition is shocking. Early on, it can be impossible to know how to grow from trauma. As humans we fit our lives inside a template. When experiences do not fit, it creates confusion. The more outside the boundaries an experience falls, the more severe the stress it creates.…

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