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Carefrontation: When Compassion Needs Heart AND Backbone
“Love is the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.” — M. Scott Peck A long-time acquaintance once shared her story and her daughter’s. His daughter struggled with alcohol from a young age. Like many people battling addiction, she could be funny, intelligent, loving, and difficult all at the same time. When she wanted alcohol and her parents refused to buy it for her, arguments erupted. She would yell. She would accuse.
Jun 107 min read


Awful Acting People and Sacred Enemies: We Are All Just Walking Each Other Home
God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, courage to change the one I can, and wisdom to know that one is me . ...
May 13, 20257 min read


Stop Groundhog Day?
When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the...
Feb 3, 20258 min read


Message from a Vet - Be a Hero: Stop the Fight and Start the Quest
There is what I would call the hero journey, the night sea journey, the hero quest, where the individual is going to bring forth in his...
Nov 11, 20248 min read


Naikan: Look Inside, A Daring Way To Find Gratitude and The Good Life
The idea is that if you practice the Naikan part of Constructive Living, life becomes a series of small miracles, and you may start to...
Sep 8, 20235 min read
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