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Pain Nobody enjoys feeling physical or emotional pain and yet, it is unavoidable. Terminal illnesses, accidents, injuries, misunderstanding, estrangements and rejection are just a few of the painful experiences we get to encounter in life.  Over the long haul, our pain can tire us out, wear us down and make us feel defeated. Pain can…

Observing Our Thinking It’s been said that there is not a single waking moment when we are not thinking. Which is why I bother to observe my thinking. I want to stay on track. What does my thinking track look like?  I want my thinking to stay with what is good, right, true and beautiful…

Trust Again? We’ve all had our hearts broken at least once. Everyone has experienced a painful breach,  rupture or violation in a relationship. And yet, whatever offense, misdeed or transgression we’ve experienced does not mean that we have to forsake the idea of ever trusting anyone again. My father’s suicide was indeed the biggest violation…

Those Merciful People When I was sixteen, I worked as a nurse’s aide in a nursing home and made an awful mistake. I got a dead woman up for lunch. Obviously, I didn’t know she was dead. I’ve told this story a number of times in various ways, and each time I recall it, I…