Monthly Archives: January 2011

Fine…ly Chapter Twenty-One: The Backgammon Game

  Excerpted from my memoir, Fine…ly: My Story of Hope, Love, and Destiny    “Relationships don’t just happen. They take work.” I don’t know exactly where I heard that advice but the concept had stuck to my psyche like burs to … Continue reading

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Boundaries in Interpersonal Relationships Prevent Emotional Abuse

Many of us do not understand the importance of having emotional “boundaries” in our interpersonal relationships.  Many of us do not even understand what the term “boundaries” means in that context.  And many of us do not even know whether … Continue reading

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Is There Life After Death?

I really can’t say where the fascination about life after death began, all I know is that for many years I’ve had an insatiable thirst for knowledge about the “Afterlife.”  It is not a morbid preoccupation with death but rather a … Continue reading

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Casey Anthony Trial: Justice for Caylee

For the last two weeks I have been glued to the television screen, watching the trial of alleged child killer Casey Anthony.  She is on trial for murdering her daughter, and is now facing the death penalty.  What is it … Continue reading

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Codependent Tendencies Include Low Self Esteem

Your healing begins once you recognize and acknowledge your codependent tendencies. The list from the website below clearly illuminates the pain and self esteem issues of those tendencies: My good feelings about who I am stem from being liked by you. My good feelings about who I … Continue reading

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Recovery From the Pain in Life Through Affirmations

I’ve discussed this thought in previous articles, but this time I’ll state it in the form of an affirmation: “There is a reason of greater good for everything that happens.” Acknowledging that there is a greater good doesn’t necessarily soften the impact or subdue the suffering.  But … Continue reading

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Forgiveness: Healing Self By Letting Anger Go

Many people struggle with the concept of forgiveness, especially where our parents are concerned.  We find ourselves asking questions like:  How do you forgive someone who physically abused you when you were a child?  How do you forgive parents who put … Continue reading

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Recipe and Blessing for a Happy New Year

Recipe for New Years 2011 1. Take twelve fine, full-grown months; See that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate, cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; Pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; … Continue reading

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