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We Must Reach A Level Of Awareness -
Susan Thom (8,136)      Susan Thom    One must reach a level of awareness about themselves in order to let things slide that are unimportant and immaterial. To laugh at others' attempts to put you down or harm you, is to have found your inner being, and feel safe and comfortable with your lifestyle. It hasn't always been this way... ( added 138 days 18 hours ago.) |
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Meditation — 11 Reasons Why People Begin -
 - E. Raymond Rock (2,477)   E. Raymond Rock Men and women, seeking spiritual answers they can't seem to find in Western culture or traditional religious pathways, are trying meditation. A large (and growing) number of people are taking up the practice, including open-minded Christians and undocumented millions of seekers who are... ( added 187 days 21 hours ago.) |
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Envision If You Were Gay, Instead Of Judging Because You're Not -
Susan Thom (8,136) Susan Thom If I were gay, I would be just as hurt and confused and angry as almost all other gay people are due to the way Society makes them feel. I have talked to some gay people,and gotten their perspective. They are different, and they know it. They feel different feelings than what society dictates... ( added 218 days 5 hours ago.) |
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You Might Be a Psychopath If . . . -
- E. Raymond Rock (2,477) E. Raymond Rock you charm, manipulate and ruthlessly plow your way through life, leaving a broad trail of broken hearts, shattered expectations without the slightest sense of guilt or regret. Bewildered victims desperately ask, 'Who are these people?' We often think of psychopaths as the disturbed criminals... ( added 222 days 10 hours ago.) |
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Depression And Alcoholism Are Number One -
Susan Thom (8,136) Susan Thom I look through the articles I have written and see how theyve done, and I am deeply concerned that the highest numbers have gone to Alcohol and Depression related stories. I suffer from both, I know the depths they can take you, and I have shared that with the readers, and hopefully, some... ( added 222 days 12 hours ago.) |
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Piercings And Tattoos, What’s A Mother To Do -
Susan Thom (8,136) Susan Thom I know we compare what we did to our parents, to what our kids are now putting us through. Heavy metal and screaming, I mean singing, are heard from one of my kid's room. They will be seventeen. I have already heard, "Mom, music is my life." My two older kids have eyebrow and lip and tongue... ( added 225 days 6 hours ago.) |
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Don’t Tie Knots In Your Memory -
Susan Thom (8,136) Susan Thom Everyone has their share of memories and experiences that they would rather forget, block out, and never deal with again. It can be done, I’ve done it, but there eventually comes a time when the skeletons must come out of the closet to make room for all the good things we are stopping from... ( added 256 days 2 hours ago.) |
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If I Could Do It All Over Again,. . . -
Asher Ricard (4,301)   Asher Ricard Our pastor told us an alarming statistic last Sunday in church. He said that 79 percent of all people when surveyed said: “If they had to do it all over again, they wouldn’t get married or have kids.” There was a big collective sigh and shock on everyone’s faces at the amount of people who... ( added 262 days 17 hours ago.) |
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A Poem, How Will I Stand Tall? -
Susan Thom (8,136) Susan Thom I shall stand tall when all around me are trying to stunt my growth. I will rely on my faith and strength, and will do wonders with them both. I will hold my head up high, for I have done nothing to cause it shame. I will use my integrity, when others want to find blame. I will rally my spirit... ( added 263 days 9 hours ago.) |
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"All I Had Left Was My Attitude" -
James P Krehbiel (1,479)  James P Krehbiel Several decades ago, I was privileged to attend a presentation held by psychiatrist, Victor Frankl, author of Man’s Search for Meaning. Frankl’s family was the unfortunate victim of the Holocaust during Nazi Germany’s rein in Europe . His family was killed, while he spent years in a concentration... ( added 292 days 4 hours ago.) |
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Personal Transformation - a Taste of Real Freedom -
- E. Raymond Rock (2,477) E. Raymond Rock The last time I looked, personal transformation was not on America’s top ten list of achievements. Success, family, happiness, friends, wealth, respect, health, religious beliefs or spirituality, satisfying work — these took priority. Our spiritual institutions follow suit with the most... ( added 352 days 8 hours ago.) |
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Positive Role Models or Unworthy Heroes? -
James P Krehbiel (1,479) James P Krehbiel I think that it is important to make a distinction between some heroic figures that we value and the role models that have impacted our lives. What are the characteristics that differentiate those heroes from people who have acted as role models for us? How do unworthy heroes and positive role... ( added 1 year 38 days ago.) |
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I Don't Have Time To... -
Lori Radun (539)  In 30 minutes, you can declutter a few cabinets. In 30 minutes, you can walk 1-1/2 to two miles. You can lose yourself in a novel, or play two board games with your children in 30 minutes. In 30 minutes, you can make three to four phone calls. You can watch a sitcom, or idly search several... ( added 1 year 38 days ago.) |
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My Kids Are Grown, Now Who Am I -
Susan Thom (8,136) Susan Thom Its easy to know youre a kid since youre small, and your age hasnt reached double digits. You cant reach the sink yet, or even the counter, and you play with toys all day. Its simple to know youre a teenager because the word teen is right their in your description. The twenties, thirties, and... ( added 1 year 40 days ago.) |
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Don't Be Afraid of Rejection -
Anja Merret (654)  Anja Merret I'm sure you have come up with a great idea in your life. In fact you might even have been in a situation where your great idea was developed by somebody else, totally divorced from your idea, and you see them making a lot of money from it. You think to yourself, every time you see it, you should... ( added 1 year 44 days ago.) |
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How I Feel Going Through My Divorce -
Susan Thom (8,136) Susan Thom I’m going through a divorce right now. It is emotionally draining, which to one who has Crohn’s, means physically damaging. I am trying to keep that in check. One way is by going to a reflexologist, which helps keep me balanced. It helps, it doesn't do so on its’ own. So, why can I still... ( added 1 year 48 days ago.) |
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Judging By Appearances- Lessons Learned -
- Kay Elizabeth (1,592)  Kay Elizabeth Is standing by watching ever right? I'd like to share a story about a girl I went to school with more than two and a half decades ago. She was, to us teenagers (so worldly wise we were at the ripe old age of around fourteen), considered rather odd. Her name was, let's say, Anna. Anna was very... ( added 1 year 49 days ago.) |
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Acceptance : Can You Afford Not To Allow It Into Your Life? -
- Kay Elizabeth (1,592) Kay Elizabeth Acceptance means different things to different people. Acceptance, to me, is when you make the conscious decision to be at peace about an event or person that perhaps previously you would have been judgmental about, but no longer have the desire to be that way and so respect their freedom of... ( added 1 year 55 days ago.) |
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Forgive Me God - There Will Be Potholes In My Legacy -
James P Krehbiel (1,479) James P Krehbiel As we unravel the fabric of our personal story, we are left with a mixed bag. This is the time for a spiritual guy like me to come clean – to make amends for unruly behavior. The urgency to make things right stems from an aging process that leaves me feeling vulnerable when I look at the... ( added 1 year 80 days ago.) |
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Authenticity and the Gay Identity -
James P Krehbiel (1,479) James P Krehbiel Many years ago, when I worked in education, I spent my summers directing outdoor park district activities for kids. The children would come from the neighborhood to play various games. One year I recall a teenage boy coming to the park with a desire to talk with me. He would attend a youth group... ( added 1 year 151 days ago.) |
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Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way -
Susan Thom (8,136) Susan Thom I've never been one to give up easily, which, at times, was to my parents' frustration. I remember climbing up on the counter to get something out of the cabinet, never thinking I would fall. Of course, my mother thought differently as she came into the kitchen and saw me standing on top of the... ( added 21 days 11 hours ago.) |
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What Can Your Mind Do for You -
Susan Thom (8,136) Susan Thom If we are Blessed with good parents, or at least one good parent, we are taught how to think in a logical, altruistic, caring, and smart way. We are shown how to figure situations out that need our attention. We learn to share and show respect and strength and to be determined with any goals we... ( added 24 days 2 hours ago.) |
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What You Do In This Life Will Come Back At You -
Susan Thom (8,136) Susan Thom Whether we are kind, caring, and thoughtful individuals, or cruel, miserly, incompetent liars, the boomerang of life will come back at us in the manner we put forth. Our thoughts and actions carry energy, both good and bad, and that energy will follow us all the days of our lives. Ruthless people... ( added 28 days 13 hours ago.) |
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Why does THIS keep happening to me and how can I avoid it? -
Creative Blogger (3,869)  Creative Blogger I am not trained in counselling, neither have I paid or received free counselling, but for what it is worth, here are some of my thoughts on how you can lose those recurring problems that just won't go away. First an analogy. We don't get in a car and crash it a 100 times till we learn how to... ( added 29 days 13 hours ago.) |
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Do You Know What Role Karma Plays In Your Life -
Susan Thom (8,136) Susan Thom We have all made mistakes throughout our lives. We've made decisions that we thought were the right ones at the time. Something might have felt right, so we went with it, only to find we were wrong, and problems arose. We may have to go through some very difficult times before that karma... ( added 30 days 16 hours ago.) |
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