When you blame others for your troubles, you give them control of your life. Free yourself from your own anger, from your own resentment, and you’ll find vastly more room for serenity and abundance. (more…)
Healed And Whole
April 29th, 2010
One day I dug a little hole,
And put my hurt inside
I thought that I could just forget
I’d put it there to hide.
But that little hurt began to grow,
I covered it every day
I couldn’t leave it and go on
It seemed the price I had to pay. (more…)
Cast Aside The Hurts
March 29th, 2010
Let us cast aside the hurts
That rankle in the heart,
Let’s try to mend old quarrels
And make another start,
Forgiving the old grudges
And bitter words once said,
Decide to fill our life with love
And happiness instead.
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One More Thing!
January 30th, 2010
There is an answer to unsolvable situations; there is always one more thing that I can do, I can forgive!
I wish I had learned earlier about forgiveness, both giving and receiving it and the freedom of spirit it can bring. You cannot have a happy old age without it. When a situation has broken down in hurt and bitterness, and disagreement is so deep there seems no solution on earth ——- there remains forgiveness.
Edith Buxton
The Greatest Pain
January 30th, 2010
The greatest pain in life is not to die, but to be ignored. To lose the person you love so much to another who doesn’t care at all.
To have someone you care so about so much throw a party… And not tell you about it. When your favorite person on earth neglects to invite you to his graduation. To have people think that you don’t care. (more…)
April 24th, 2009
Don’t hold to anger, hurt or pain.
They steal your energy and keep you from love.
~~Leo Buscaglia
A Cross To Bear
March 20th, 2009
Being misunderstood can feel like a cross to bear. When wounded, people have found art, poetry, and music as avenues of statement. (more…)
I’ve Learned
February 9th, 2009
I’ve learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
Teach Or Punish
February 7th, 2009
As Greg paces the floor, waiting for his 17-year-old daughter Sandy (more…)
