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Why Bother Considering What You Say To Yourself?

Why Bother Considering What You Say to Yourself?   In my not too distant past, I had a bad habit of berating myself. It was easy to do because I fell short of the perfection I expected from myself. If my buttermilk biscuits failed to rise to the expected height while baking, then I told myself…
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Mental Health

Why Bother Mentioning Forgiveness?

Why Bother Mentioning Forgiveness? To forgive is to excuse, pardon, remit, or cancel a wrong or a wrongdoer. Forgive is a verb, an action that we take. Forgiving is something we do. Forgiveness, on the other hand, is an abstract noun. Unlike a concrete noun, forgiveness is a notion, an idea rather than an object…
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Grief

Why Bother to Take Time to Heal?

Why Bother to Take Time to Heal? I had a biking accident once. My injuries included a few bruises, some road rash, strained muscles and a concussion. My wounds were not life threatening, but they did require a visit to the hospital followed by a day or two on the couch to rest and recover.…
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Grief

Why Bother Validating the Non conventional?

  Why Bother Validating the Non conventional? Suicide is not a “conventional” way for to die. Therefore, the grief that follows in the wake of someone’s death by suicide will not be conventional. Instead, it contains all the emotions of anyone who mourns the death of a loved one in addition to a few more…
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