It’s funny. I was just writing about forgiveness and healing … remembering that quote from “The Tale of Despereaux”: “There is one emotion that is stronger than fear, and that is forgiveness,” and then I received this clip from Global Spirit. It offers some beautiful stories of reconciliation. To watch the YouTube video, click here.…

Fresh Living blogger Valerie Reiss and I have been on the same wave length lately. Shortly after I taped my video on befriending ourselves, I found her blog post on the same topic. Valerie quotes Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron about meditation and accepting ourselves: “When people start to meditate or to work with any kind…

I hope you all aren’t sick of Henri Nouwen. I realize I quote him, oh, every other day, but his writings capture so well the gunk in my heart. So here he is again today: You must avoid not only blaming others but also blaming yourself. You are inclined to blame yourself for the difficulties…

I don’t know what I would do without my guardian angels — both Ann and Fr. Joe — and the other people that come into my life just at the right time to give me a message of hope. They are surely God’s messengers. Because their timing is always perfect. Fr. Joe Girzone, the priest…

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