“When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive.” – Nelson Mandela We have all said it at some point in our lives to loved ones, close friends and even ourselves when times are tough. “Things will get better with time.” The phrase does sound good and lends itself to …
“You are always one decision away from a totally different life.” – Unknown A number of years ago a wise friend told me that life is like a song and a dance. Initially I was not sure what he meant, but he explained that in the first stages of our lives we our learning new …
“In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you.” – Andrea Dykstra For the most part I grew up not having to learn most things the hard away. I listened to my parents more often than not and typically made fairly smart decisions while growing up, however my yester-years …
“Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful” – Unknown The holiday season has always been a wonderful time of celebration. A time for coming together with loved ones, bonding with old friends and possibly even making some new ones. Many people tend to be happy, joyous and grateful for what they have. For some there are new opportunities …
“When you are willing to feel it, you can begin to heal from it.” – Unknown I grew up during a time when the neighborhood kids played hard everyday and usually always until dusk or when the street lights came on. Being a young boy there were plenty of bumps and bruises to go around. …
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 According to the Bible in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, “There is a time for every thing under the sun.” And even if you do not believe in the Bible, life has pretty much proven that this verse is unarguably factual. …
“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” – Elkhart Tolle How many times have you referred to someone or something as “being deep”? Deep like in they had profound knowledge of a particular subject matter or they simply had a dynamic …
“It’s not your job to love me, it’s mine” – Unknown So I grew up with three sisters. One older and two younger. For most of my life I had people telling me, “You must be spoiled”, and for years I never understood what they meant. Then as I got older, I began to understand …
“Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless when facing them.” – Rabindranath Tagore As a teacher and counselor in my former church, I was regularly helping others and giving advice to people who needed to talk or discuss their issues. Since being a giver has always been a part of …
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“Freedom isn’t going through life unscathed, It’s choosing to not let what has hurt you bind you.” – Leo Christopher To finally come to an understanding that I will never stop growing has brought a sense a of peace, calm and self-acceptance to my life. When I consider who I use to be, (not that …
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