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Safe Places
Early in my marriage, I remember hearing something about how couples ought to create “safe places” for each other–environments where they can talk about their issues and work through them without the fear of anger or condemnation from the other … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Forgiveness, Friendship, Love, Marriage
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Thursdays Thought – Glennon Doyle on self forgiveness
I forgive myself relentlessly. Just relentlessly. It annoys people how freely and relentlessly I forgive myself. The truth is that I just don’t understand living any other way. Shame is so… self indulgent and power zapping. It leaves us useless. … Continue reading
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The Law of Reciprocity
“Every action, thought and feeling is motivated by an intention, and that intention is a cause that exists as one with an effect. If we participate in the cause, it is not possible for us not to participate in the … Continue reading
Posted in Contentment, Criticism, Forgiveness, Friendship, Love, Marriage
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Pain, the path to freedom
“I don’t know how to recover this time. For the first time, everything in me just wants to barricade my heart and say ‘no more. Never again.’ It’s too much. It’s too raw and too honest, too much has passed … Continue reading
Posted in Daybook, Forgiveness, Friendship, Healing, Inspirational, Love, PERSONAL, Victory Journal
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I’m a liar
God held a big fat mirror up to me a few weeks ago (man, I hate it when He does that… I love it when He does that!) and revealed to me the ugly truth: I am a liar. Often, … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Criticism, Daybook, Forgiveness, Perfectionism, PERSONAL, Victory Journal
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Feathers in the Wind
There is an old Jewish proverb that tells of a man who went around slandering his Rabbi to all of his townspeople. One day, realizing that what he was doing was wrong, he went to the Rabbi’s house and begged … Continue reading
Not just words
Not long ago, I witnessed a beautiful exchange on facebook. Two women were having a disagreement about something and the way my friend handled the argument was beautiful. Kind and full of grace, she managed to present her opinion without … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Forgiveness, Friendship, Love, PERSONAL
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