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Slow Down To Be More Productive

Slow Down To Be More Productive

Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Maybe you can relate to feeling like there is not enough time in the day to get everything done? The fact is, life can be chaotic. Another fact is that most of us grew up in chaos, so it feels normal to us. If this is you, then the title...

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Marriage – Depression – Divorce

Marriage – Depression – Divorce

How many times have I seen it? Too may times to count. Man takes woman, woman takes man; man or woman becomes seriously depressed (ill – not just sad or lazy), and man or woman thinks, “If I wasn’t married to HIM or to HER, I wouldn’t be depressed!” Soon one partner...

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The School of Suffering

The School of Suffering

How many of us would enroll in a college named the University of Suffering?  I’d probably send my application somewhere else!  But Jesus promised his disciples that there would be suffering in life.  He didn’t say if you do really bad things you will suffer (although...

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Living in the Gray

Living in the Gray

I stumbled across this book excerpt by Eve Ensler, author of the play The Vagina Monologues and survivor of cancer, anorexia, and child sexual abuse. In her new memoir, In The Body of the World, she draws parallels between her fight against cancer and the violence...

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Emotionally Life-rafting: Your Children

Emotionally Life-rafting: Your Children

Up until 3-4 centuries ago children were not seen as needing special treatment after they were weaned. The history of our children is quite sad. They have been killed, abused, used for labor in factories and for many other abhorrent adult satisfactions. Since the dawn...

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