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A few readers who couldn’t view my video, “When a Friendship Ends,” asked if I would write out the content in a text post. Here you go: Friendships are a lot like marriages in that some are healthy and some are toxic, or unhealthy. But you sound pretty ridiculous explaining to people why you are…

Valerie Reiss asks some great questions about friendship in a post on Fresh Living. She writes: There’s something about betrayal or abandonment in friendship that often feels harsher than that of a lover. Partly because (and pardon if I sound a wee bitter) we almost expect romantic partners to hurt us or be transient; friends…

Patrick produced a very cool video of himself in Ireland, which really gives you the feel for the book. And to get to his website, visit www.stalkingirishmadess.com. To watch the YouTube video, click here. To read more Beyond Blue, go to http://blog.beliefnet.com/beyondblue, and to get to Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community,…

On Mindful Monday, my readers and I practice the art of pausing, TRYING to be still, or considering, ever so briefly, the big picture. We’re hoping this soul time will provide enough peace of mind to get us through the week! As I mentioned on my Ash Wednesday video, I am dedicating each Monday during…

I have condensed an exercise Abby Seixas offers in her book, “Finding the Deep River Within,” for befriending a feeling. 1. Take a couple of deep breaths and allow your awareness to move inward. Now recall a situation in the recent past that evoked mildly difficult or uncomfortable feelings. Choose something relatively easy to work…

When Group Beyond Blue Co-moderator Melzoom forwarded me her most recent journal entry, I was blown away. Not just at how she can articulate her feelings, but at how she can feel them. I mean, really feel them. I have always admired that about her. She’s not too busy to experience life in its fullest…

Photo of Mary Elizabeth by Bill Wadman You’re going to love today’s interviewee, for no other reason than the essay she contributed to my compilation of mom stories, “The Imperfect Mom,” was about how she allowed her infant daughter to ingest nothing other than breastmilk, yet by the time the little one was four, she…

Okay, not only is Mary Elizabeth Williams a talented writer, she’s also a producer! She must have taken a course on how to make videos, one that I haven’t taken yet. This will give you a great snapshot of her book. Enjoy the movie (it’s only two minutes long, and if you’ve ever looked for…

This is one of the more popular pieces from my archives. The sad truth is that I haven’t gotten any better. Look at these photos I took the other day. Now I not only hoard books. I hoard nuts as well, just like my literary agent. She won’t admit it to anyone but me. But…

I’m going to do a little name dropping here and say that my FRIEND Jim Martin has become Stephen Colbert’s chaplain. This is his THIRD appearance on The Colbert Report, and Jim invited me to be part of the audience! Unfortunately, because I am practicing my “simplification” practices for Lent (and because I’m broke), I…
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