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Love Or Infatuation
Love or Infatuation? Infatuation is instant desire. It is one set of glands calling to another. Love is a friendship that has caught fire. It takes root and grows, one day at a time. Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager, but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, […]
Declaration Of Self Esteem
My Declaration of Self Esteem I AM ME In all of the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone chose it– I own everything about me: My body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, Whether they be to […]
Letting Go
Letting Go . . . To “let go” does not mean to stop caring, it means I can’t do it for someone else. To “let go” is not to cut myself off, it’s the realization I can’t control another. To “let go” is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To “let […]
Understanding Codependency
Once upon a time, a woman moved to a cave in the mountains to study with a guru. She wanted, she said, to learn everything there was to know. The guru supplied her with stacks of books and left her alone so that she could study. Every morning, he asked her the same question; “Have […]
The Moon
The moon is full once in a while. It has that ability. And it can be many other sizes, depending on where it rests in relation to the earth and the sun. Romantic humans tend to enjoy the moon regardless of its size or shape. We have unconditional acceptance for the moon. We don’t even […]
Our Three Primary Needs
E V E R Y D A Y L I G H T by Selwyn Hughes “… in Him you have been made complete …” (v. 10, NASB) — For reading & meditation: Colossians 2:1-10 The first principle we must learn if we are to recover from the brokenness caused by troubles in the home […]
Personal Bill Of Rights
1. I HAVE A RIGHT … to all the good times that I have longed for all these years and didn’t get. 2. I HAVE A RIGHT … to joy in this life, right here, right now – not just a momentary rush of euphoria but something more substantive. 3. I HAVE A RIGHT … […]
Wrongs And Rites Of Passage
By Ed Spivey Jr. Our cover feature points out the importance of rituals that young men need to prepare them for responsible adulthood, not including the time your mother made you wear a bow tie for Dress-Up Day at school. Of course, we aren’t talking about the common, everyday rituals that all of us have, […]
Declaration Of Self Esteem
My Declaration of Self Esteem I AM ME In all of the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone chose it– I own everything about me: My body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, Whether they be to […]
Motherhood
If it was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labour! The smartest advice on raising children is to enjoy them while they are still on your side. The best way to keep kids at home is to make the home a pleasant atmosphere and to let the air out […]
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