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Self Inflicted Guilt: Breaking the Cycle

  Why are so many of us able to offer kindness and compassion  to others, but not to ourselves?   One of the most damaging ways in which we tend to abuse ourselves is through feelings of guilt.  Often this tendency was  inflicted upon us in childhood–many of … Continue reading

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What I Know to be True on This Birthday 2010

Today is my birthday.  Since so many years have passed by while I wasn’t looking, I thought I’d take a moment to reflect back on what I learned and know to be true.  Here’s my list: I know that love … Continue reading

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Skating Through Life Through the Eyes of a Blind Man

     Some people blindly skate through their life; Stash Serafin is not one of them.  Stash, an incredibly courageous, exceedingly inspirational man, blind since birth skates joyfully through life. He has been a competetive figure skater and entertainer for the last forty years as well as … Continue reading

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IN HONOR OF THE JAMES TAYLOR/CAROLE KING TROUBADOUR CONCERT TONIGHT

Carole King And James Taylor Picture YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND written by Carole King When your down and troubled and you need a helping hand And nothing, nothing is going right. Close your eyes and think of me and soon I … Continue reading

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Holiday Story

“The radio-station 98 Rock which played in the background while we worked often had contests. In December, close to Christmas, the deejay announced a contest for his listeners to send in cassette tapes of themselves singing Christmas songs. The winner … Continue reading

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You Are the Creator of Your Own Life Story

  Daily OM When you remember that you are the author of your own life story, you are free to create a masterpiece. We all have our own life story. It is filled with relationships and events that help shape … Continue reading

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The Kaleidoscope of Life

Daily Om Life has its way of bringing us into contact with people who challenge us with their differences.   When we are in the state of thankfulness, we are in a higher state of awareness, gratitude at our doorstep. … Continue reading

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Obligations to Others and to Ourselves

From The Daily Om: Obligations can tend to feel heavy and overwhelming; there is nothing wrong with an occasional “no We all encounter obligations in life, from spending time with family and friends to being present at important functions in … Continue reading

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Acknowledging Our Pain, Rescuing the Rescuer

 Sometimes the strong desire to help and rescue others is actually a call to help our own deep seated pain.      Some people seem called to help others, often from very early on in their childhoods, responding to the needs … Continue reading

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Six Red Flags That You Might Be In A Codependent Relationship

  Excerpted from Article By Jeanie Lerche Davis WebMD Feature   Red Flag No. 1: Do you become obsessed with fixing and rescuing needy people? “Codependents are more oriented to other people’s reality than their own,” Cannon explains. “They can tell … Continue reading

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