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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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Be Gentle With Yourself

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Have you ever been hard on yourself or felt pressured?  Of course you have – we all have.  Now reflect back and think about how … Continue reading

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Fine…ly Chapter Twelve: The Tarnished White Knight

      He continued, “I admitted myself into the Sheppard Pratt Hospital drug rehab program a year ago. I’d lost control of my life and desperately needed help. I spent one month as an inpatient detoxing and learning how to … Continue reading

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Book Excerpt: Fine…ly

     The next morning, and every morning for the remainder of the week, I was ignored again. My only option was to restlessly revert back to thumb twiddling for eight hours a day, though I did make an interesting observation … Continue reading

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Book Excerpt From: Fine…ly

Thinking back, I vividly recall watching with renewed fascination as Mom’s hairdresser teased and coifed her thick red tresses into a stiffly set “Beehive” hairdo each week at her standing Friday morning Beauty Shop appointment. Afterwards we’d pick up a freshly baked, twisted … Continue reading

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Book Excerpt from: Fine…ly

“I’d never before met a guy who liked shoes more or had a larger inventory than I did. He wore shmatehs (rags) to work but when we went out he always looked dapper in a sport jacket and matching shoes. … Continue reading

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Fine…ly Chapter Eighteen: Only Shooting Water

When Keith finally walked in the door I ambushed him with the evidence in hand. Unhinged after obsessing for hours I cried out, “You’ve been shooting up again. How could you do that to me?” He didn’t appear flustered by … Continue reading

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Reparent Your Inner Child

With the wisdom of an adult, we can be the loving parent or guardian we needed as a child.   Events from childhood, our first experiences, have the power to shape our lives. Some do so immediately, offering us challenges … 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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Life As We Know It

Daily OM Are you more attached to preserving the status quo than to honoring the universal givens of growth and change? When our lives are going well, and sometimes even when they aren’t, we may find ourselves feeling very attached … Continue reading

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