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Why Bother Letting Go of Guilt?
By Terese Luikens | | Family, Grief, Health, Mental Health, Relationships
Why Bother Letting Go of Guilt? In the aftermath of my father’s suicide, there was the guilt. When the shock of his death gave way, guilt was one of the first thoughts on the scene. I was caught off guard by the personal accusations I so willingly accepted. It took years for me to finally…
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By Terese Luikens | | Faith
Why Bother to Contemplate? My parents taught me to pray in a particular way. First, one had to have the right posture: kneeling without slumping your back. Secondly, hands were to be folded and eyes were fixed on an icon, such as a crucifix or a statue of one of the saints. If you closed…
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Why Bother Judging a Book by Its Cover?
By Terese Luikens | | Writing
Why Bother Judging a Book by Its Cover? The little idiom, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” is to warn us against forming a conclusive opinion about someone or something based on its appearance. But unless we are blind, we can’t help forming an opinion based on what we see. The Picture Thankfully, more…
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Why Bother Telling the Truth About Suicide?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Grief, Kids
Why Bother Telling the Truth About Suicide? Recently, a friend called to tell me the sad news that she’d lost her father to suicide. Knowing she has a preteen son, I wondered if she’d tell him the truth about his grandpa’s death. Thankfully, she did. Telling the Truth Telling a child the truth about a…
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