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Faith

Why Bother Feeling Remorse?

Remorse When we feel remorse it can be the first step toward making a healthy choice to change. But, feeling remorse can also bog us down, hinder relationships with ourselves and others as well as hold us hostage to self-condemnation. How then, can we use our feeling of angst, remorsefulness, and contriteness to move forward…
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Gratitude

Why Bother Thinking Grateful Thoughts?

Thinking Grateful Thoughts The other day while I was driving, I began to ruminate on everything that I was thankful for. I’m not sure why my mind went down that particular roadway of gratitude, but it did and I went along for the ride.  My list began with being thankful for my car. It is…
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Communication

Why Bother Sharing Our Story?

Telling Our Story Although the natural response to a death in a family is to rally around each other for comfort and support, Dad’s suicide did not bring our family together.  My siblings and I were all at different ages and stages when Dad ended his life by suicide. The oldest siblings were twenty-three, twenty-one,…
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Forgiveness

Why Bother Exposing the Truth?

The Hidden Truth I do not remember the first time I saw the movie, The Wizard of Oz, but I do remember watching it with my kids a few times. The more I watched this movie, the more I noticed the similarities and differences between The Wizard of Oz and Dorothy as well as how…
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