This story is about a beautiful, expensively dressed lady who complained to her psychiatrist that she felt that her whole life was empty, it had no meaning. So, the lady went to visit a counselor to seek out happiness. The counselor called over the old lady who cleaned the office floors. The counselor then said to the rich lady”I’m going to ask Mary here to tell you how she found happiness. All I want you to do is listen to her.” So the old lady put down her broom and sat on a chair and told her story: “Well, my husband died of malaria and three months later my only son was killed by a car. (more…)
Letting Go of Sorrow
June 29th, 2010
If I allow bitterness and resentment to fester inside, it will make my relationships guarded and unsatisfying. The more I close down to others, the more I become a stranger to myself. By letting go of sorrow and negativity, I can keep my nature open and loving. Remaining open to life, with its constant adventures and opportunities to grow, is the only way to reach my full potential.
~~unknown
Your Emotions
May 24th, 2010
What doesn’t energize you — exhausts you. Fear, worry, procrastination, grief, shame and guilt deflate the human spirit. I’m not referring to the occasional wave of emotion, but prolonged states of these emotions.
The Gift
May 24th, 2010
A story about an old Bendix washing machine helped one man get through the valley of loss. (more…)
April 30th, 2010
“Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.”
–Unknown
April 29th, 2010
If yesterday was lost in grief, don’t lose today and tomorrow by keeping it in your memory.
~~unknown
Forget And Move On
February 28th, 2010
Pain is painful enough on its own, when it is present. Why would you ever want to keep pain alive after it is gone by holding it firmly in your memory? Forget the pains after you’ve learned what they have to teach. And in their place, make more space to remember the joys. (more…)
Choices In Life
February 27th, 2010
Any change, any loss, dos not make us victims. Others can shake you, surprise you or disappoint you. But they can’t prevent you from moving on. (more…)
Always Waiting
February 27th, 2010
Of all the painful experiences we must endure in this life, none is as hurtful for most of us as the death of a loved one, whether a friend or a relative. I have always objected to God’s “system:” He calls us to learn to love sacrificially and vulnerably…and when we do, when we really love another human being in the way that God wants, we are open to the suffering that comes when a loved one dies. (more…)
Where Angels Walk
February 24th, 2010
During the summer of 1982, Kaye Terry’s beloved grandmother’s battle with cancer reached its peak. “This was an extremely difficult summer for me,” Kaye says. “I was going through a divorce, my daughter was taken away from me across state lines and my parents were going back and forth from their home in Texas to me in Georgia, to my grandmother’s farm in Kentucky.” Everything was in an uproar. (more…)
