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A Good Orderly Direction I love reading the quotes I’ve collected over the years. They remind me of the past seasons of my life and in some ways, those quotes still apply to my life today. More than twenty years ago I picked up Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way. It was the first time…

Understanding Resentment If you want to read an insightful book about how our body reacts to the emotions we harbor, check out When the Body Says No, by Gabor Maté. One of the statements he makes is about resentment. He says that, “Resentment is soul suicide.”   Resentment is a killer. It causes stress in our…

Every Point Has a View I found this quote, “Every point has a view,” in one of my Fat Little Notebooks. Unfortunately, I did not write down the name of the author.  This quote reminds me though, that our world appears to have its polar opposite opinions, yet, there are still those who are able…

History of Forgive The English language has a rich history. It is a mixture of the Germanic language layered with French and Latin vocabulary. Today’s English took its shape from centuries of invasion and trade.  I am not trained in linguistics, but I do own a dictionary. My dictionary says that the word forgive in…