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Constipation is painful. Though our bodies are naturally made to expel body waste, sometimes that body waste backs up, and great physical discomfort arises inside of us.  There are many causes of constipation. Pharmaceutical drugs, depression, sedentary lifestyle along with a low fiber diet are just a few of the reasons for waste build up.…

Pride is a simple five letter one syllable word. And right smack dab in the middle of it is the letter i which also, I think, is a good indication as to what pride is all about. It’s about “I” alone.      Sad State of Affairs “Our pride has a way of keeping us separated from…

Though we’d like to know our futures and how they will turn out, we never really know what the future holds for us.        Coming Full Circle Almost twenty years ago, I made my first trip to the Monastery of St. Gertrude with a friend who invited me to a contemplative prayer retreat.…

There is a lot of misnomers, misinformation and false ideas floating around the idea of forgiving someone. Maybe that is why there is so much unforgiveness, resentment, and anger in the world; we’re cloudy about what forgiveness is all about.  Not  I may not be an expert, but I have personally experienced the difference between…