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Why Bother Transforming?

Transformation I first became aware of the power of transformation around the age of eighteen. I’d moved far away from home to live independently from Mom and worked as a waitress at a little restaurant called the Mill Creek Inn. The cook at this hole in the wall restaurant reminded me of Humphrey Bogart. Bob…
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Forgiveness

Why Bother With Bravery?

The Brave Ones Have you ever met a brave hearted individual? I have. Every time I facilitate an Emotional Healing Through Forgiveness© workshop I meet brave hearted people. What are these folks like? No two are the same. Some are tall, others are short. They are formally dressed, casually dressed and some are well tattooed.…
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Forgiveness

Why Bother to be Willing to Trudge?

Willing to Trudge Recently, I picked up Bill Bryson’s book, A Walk in the Woods. This book chronicles his adventure of walking the Appalachian Trail back in 1996.  Though I’ve never undertaken such a long and arduous walk as he wrote about, I have slung a backpack onto my shoulders and trudged down trails in…
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Faith

Why Bother Being Vulnerable Again?

Starting Out Vulnerable Everyone of us is born dependent, unguarded and completely innocent. As for me, I was fortunate enough to have two parents and five older siblings who cared for me and cared about me.  Even though I grew up in a noisy and chaotic home, someone was always there to feed me, change…
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