The Struggles Within

There is no such thing as a life that doesn’t know angst, sadness, and despair. These experiences are part of the human condition and every bit of this portion of our journey is an opportunity to learn something new and behave in a manner that takes us to an uplifted place. The reality about our

The reality of the struggle

Really, just one struggle? Shouldn’t it be about the multiple struggles that we each have? There is so much that we have to deal with — the delivery of life on a daily basis gets to be a bit much. Right? As we are now amidst the end-of-year holiday season, plus the darker days of winter,
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To look in the mirror, to look into my soul…..

I write as I am inspired by songs, as I have my music in play to comfort me and guide me in my thoughts and lead me to my tears. I listen so I can allow my mind to travel directed, allowing me less cerebral space, more room for my heart to feel…..just simply feel

The Crime of Duplicity

None of us can afford to tell a lie, a falsehood, create a story that is simply not true, or participate in what is counter to our goodness–it causes a sickness inside of our soul that makes it difficult to make peace within our own skin. We need complete alignment within our being if we are

Love and accountability: my own story

Even when we get on top of our game and feel the goodness of who we are, it is a challenge to retain that energy, focus and commitment. Life is an ebb and flow of feeling happy and then sad, giving and then selfish, full and then empty. In our most authentic inner voice, we

The next breath

There are days when I open my eyes and feel an ache in my gut that takes my breath before I can even express my gratitude for the day. This is the feeling of grief that comes from the experience of sadness. We each take turns with this experience, for one reason or another. To

5 Tips to Ensure You are Miserable This Holiday

  Everyone is talking about what you can do to be happy this holiday and have a Merry Christmas. Seriously? What if you just simply want to be argumentative because you’re sick of those people in your life who you happen to live near, are related to, and have to work beside? BE MISERABLE —

A special request for peace — today

Peace. It is attainable through intention. I love the words of the song “Give Peace a Chance”.Imagine what would happen if the method of protest would return to the sit ins that used to take place here in America in the 1960s and 1970s. We would be looking at a very different national image and
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When anger prevails we create–The Ferguson Ordeal

There was a movie about youth who wanted to fight, they were called rebels without a cause. There are times in the lifespan when we search for our identity and try on all sorts of tactics in an effort to understand who we are in the face of others. There are elements of this that
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Why Tap? To Save Your Life!

  I’ve come across this approach in a very serendipitous manner. I have found it to be a blessing. This is something I am eager to share because I am seeing results! Nick Ortner and his sister, Jessica, are genuinely giving and loving people–smart too and so filled with compassion. The article below comes straight
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