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All of us have to deal with discouragement. At different times in our lives, circumstances seem to conspire against us, beat us down, and leave us feeling unequal to the task and overwhelmed by challenges. When we...
It is amazing what love can do. How strong and resilient and determined and kind it is. How it enables us to endure difficulties and find our True North in the middle of the inevitable storms of life. Sometimes it...
The holiday season can hold such a mixture of things. The anticipation of family gatherings, important religious observances, elaborate meal preparations, the giving and receiving of gifts. It can also be filled with...
A beautiful poem about hope. Hope not only for the future but for the past. Do you have hope for the future? Someone asked Robert Frost, toward the end. Yes, and even for the past, he replied, That it will turn out...
Thanksgiving is a time to pause and reflect upon all of the things that fill our lives with joy and meaning. The love and loyalty of family and friends. The fulfillment of meaningful work. The thrill of adventure....
As human beings, we are “meaning-makers.” Our actions and our relationships are potentially filled with meaning. This meaning isn’t something that we have to search for and hopefully find; it is something that...
What would it look like if we imagined Joy and Sorrow as guests in our home? Sorrow usually walks right in, uninvited, demanding all of our attention. Meanwhile, Joy stands outside, quietly and politely knocking,...
If we manage to quiet our busy thoughts for just a moment, finding that inner stillness which is not subject to the tyranny of task lists and the hurried pace of our days; we find a well-spring of compassion and...
We, no less than anyone, have the resources within us to shine upon our world with wisdom and compassion. We, whose bodies are made from the very stuff of the stars and whose souls contain a “spark of the...
Sometimes when we feel like we are being followed around by one of those little rain clouds, the best thing to do is think about how we can brighten someone else’s day. So, it’s time to get creative! Think of...
It is wonderful when we realize that we get to choose what takes up space in our heads. How freeing it is to know that we do not have to live at the mercy of our thoughts! We don’t have to ruminate about a hurtful...
Through every challenge and every tragedy, the transformative power of courageous compassion shines through in the lives of people who answer the call of spiritual luminaries like St. Francis of Assisi – where...