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We will not go back to normal. Normal never was. Our pre-corona existence was not normal other than we normalized greed, inequity, exhaustion, deletion, extraction, disconnection, confusion, rage, hoarding, hate and lack. We should not long to return, my friends. We are being given the […]
Can you imagine going through life in the dark without the ability to see? You would miss out on the beauty of nature, the ability to see friends and family members, and so many other things. Recently I visited a local company, Industries for the […]
Emotional abuse is any nonphysical behavior or attitude that controls, intimidates, subjugates, demeans, punishes or isolates another person by using degradation, humiliation or fear. (Beverly Engel, The Emotionally Abusive Relationship) Imagine hearing the following on a regular basis. You are stupid You are crazy You are an […]
Have you felt that you were all alone? Yearned to feel more connected to others? There are likely many people that are feeling lonely under quarantine – even some that have others in the house with them. But especially those that live alone. Most of […]
We have all been victimized in our lives. Maybe bad things happened in your childhood. You had a tough breakup. You lost your job. You suffered the loss of a loved one. Bad things happen to all of us. How we respond to these things […]
Having trouble finding reasons to laugh lately? I realize that the Coronavirus is a very serious situation but there have been some pretty funny memes and jokes about quarantines, etc. that have made me giggle (see a couple of examples below). I personally love to […]
I have done a lot of research on leadership. A Google search of “great leader” yielded 905,000,000 results. After combing through numerous sources and from personal experience and observations, I have concluded that the best leaders are those that “lead with love”. Leading with love […]
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do […]
I know some people who seem to have unshakeable faith in God – no matter what struggles, uncertainties or disappointments come their way. Unfortunately, I am not one of those people. Right now, we are all definitely experiencing an unprecedented, uncertain time. And I’m kind […]
Do you tend to overthink things? Consider what you should have said or done? Relive discussions or circumstances? Analyze mistakes in great detail? Get consumed with what ifs or I should haves? I used to do all of this all the time. But, like a […]
