Thanksgiving, and then Christmas, and New Years. It’s a wonderful time of year. But, when you are hurting it can so, so hard. This year, I am hurting. I am doing all the things that I can do. I am praying. I am breathing (yoga). I am taking all the cares of myself that I […]
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This past Summer my six-year-old got very sick. He ended up needing to be in the hospital for a week. It was scary, and hard, and completely turned our lives upside down. Honestly, I avoid hospitals. I avoid suffering and watching other people suffer. But, this experience forced me to confront my fear. I met
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It’s the first of November. A month that I commit myself to gratitude. Thanksgiving is in November, and since it doesn’t require all the gifts and festivities, it is a wonderful time to practice gratefulness all month long. So, today I begin. I begin by practicing gratitude for the people in my life. They are