The Art of Encouragement
The unexpected rose on her desk made her smile. The note said, “Knock their socks off”. Sue’s friend knew she was giving an important presentation and that simple act of support gave her a burst of confidence.
We all need encouragement…sometimes we even need it desperately.
Maggie tossed her purse on the counter and kicked off her shoes....... >Read More
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You Can Help A Grieving Heart
Oh, we talk about the best cold medications and if cherry cough syrup tastes better to kids than orange. We can recommend preschools and sneakers. But the hardest part of parenting is the least often discussed. The roughest aspect of being a parent is losing a child.
Then we clam up. We don't want to hear. We are threatened. If... >Read More
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Help your teen clean up his language
“Mom, why do teenagers use swear words?” innocently asks ten year old Kaytie. This child’s question is one that many parents ask themselves, their friends and families virtually every day. Whether overhearing a teen talking on the phone, chatting with a friend in the basement, or in the heat of an argument between siblings, parents of teens...... >Read More
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Spiritual Steroids
From the time I was three years old until I was twenty-four, I lived in the same city. Then I moved three thousand miles away to begin a new job.
The first year away presented some of the deepest loneliness I've ever known. I feel things very deeply and that loneliness was thick, almost tangible. I was very homesick. I... >Read More
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Assert Yourself!
Most people tend to be fairly indirect about expressing their feelings and needs. As a group we are afraid to be direct, fearing people will be put off or that we will run into conflict. Many of us equate assertiveness with bossiness. Inability to be direct in a kind but firm way robs us of the chance to communicate... >Read More
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Why Is It So Hard To Forgive?
Human behavior suggests that people are “hard-wired" to retaliate when they have been hurt by another person. Our pride or self-esteem is injured. Our expectations or dreams are disappointed. We lose something very valuable to us. We want recompense for the damages.
But there are other resistances which block our motivation to forgive. ...... >Read More
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I have a friend who is controlling
I'm in high school and I have a friend who is controlling another one of my friends. He doesn't want her to hang out with anyone else, especially me. My friend doesn't necessarily approve of the way she is being treated. I was just wondering what to tell her to say to him. Thanks.
Advice: High school is not... >Read More
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Celebrating Love Without Limits
"No man is an Island, entire of itself" ~ John Donne
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Walking Alongside a Grieving Friend
Everyone, at some time or other, experiences loss. Although it is an... >more
What Do You Fear?
