It is evident that stress is an inevitable part of life. How you manage it can determine your day, your health, your relationships and your success; either it takes charge of your life, or you do. Leonard Buhler, who has had about 30 years of experience in the business world, teaches stress management seminars and shares a few valuable... >Read More

Tags: business, busyness and stress, Career, forgiveness, healthy marriage, laurie wang, Leonard Buhler, Men, resolving conflict, stress, Women, workplace

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How could she forgive the woman who had gone after her husband and ultimately married him? I thought about her. I dreamed about her. I saw her in every woman I met. Some had her name, Cathy. Others her deep-set blue eyes or her curly dark hair. Even the slightest resemblance turned my stomach into a knot. I felt trapped with... >Read More

Tags: affair, challenges & conflicts, changed lives, closet issues, divorce, faith, forgiveness, karen o'connor, relationships, sex and love, women and men

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Have you ever been cheated or mistreated? Got any lingering grudges you’re holding onto? Is there any “unclear air” between you and a family member, neighbor, or coworker regarding a dispute, a slight, an offense? Could those situations use some forgiveness? More and more medical doctors and social scientists are extolling the benefits of...... >Read More

Tags: conflict, contrition, faith, forgiveness, health, LIFE, Men, personal growth, reconciliation, Rusty Wright, stress, Women

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There's not much to life when you don't like people. I didn't value men and I thought women were boring - I didn't trust anyone. Becoming a career woman enabled me to find fulfilment outside of relationships. I joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a plain clothes officer in 1977, three years after women were first allowed in. I really...... >Read More

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On life’s journey we all face crossroads. One of my major crossroads came at age 15. Sometime during the wintry night of January 25, 1987, I woke, vaguely aware of a flicker of light smoke and an unusual sensation heat in my room. Completely dazed, with warm blood dripping from my face, I staggered and crawled towards my bedroom... >Read More

Tags: challenges & conflicts, changed lives, closet issues, faith, Family, forgiveness, jacquie dekroon, LIFE, loss, Men, Women

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Getting cut off in traffic, a missed deadline, spilt coffee, a cranky child - it doesn't take much to upset us these days. A recent study by Yale School of Management professor Sigal G. Barsade and Donald Gibson of Fairfield University showed that 1 in 4 Americans feel at least somewhat angry at work. That's a lot of grumpy people in... >Read More

Tags: advice, anger, authentic living, authentic self, communication, deep breath, fear, forgiveness, help, past, personal growth, strategies

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Oh no, not again. Sue screamed in her mind as David stumbled in drunk. I can’t take this anymore. Sue’s heart beat faster as the anger inside her bubbled up reaching the point of explosion. Grabbing his white button down shirt, Sue ripped it open and began beating on his chest with both fists screaming at him, “Who do... >Read More

Tags: addictions, alcoholism, changed lives, closet issues, forgiveness, health, jean blackmer, LIFE, troubled marriage, Women

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