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Beyond Blue reader Deborah recently submitted her story to me, and considering the popularity of the Emotional Affairs Support Group, I thought it might help a few readers, so here it is … Let me introduce myself by saying that I am a devout Christian. I accepted Jesus into my heart at age 18 and…

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! I’m noticing a pattern in my life and the lives of others around me:…

I loved this passage by Pope Benedict XVI on what it means to live sincerely, and what it means to constantly choose goodness over evil: Sincerity is fundamental … People must feel that we are not saying words we ourselves have not lived, but that we speak because we have found and seek to find…

You all know that I’m a Saint-a-holic. I’m addicted to the saints because they make me feel as safe as vodka used to. Especially my patron saint, Therese of Lisieux. From a very early age, I have had a strong devotion to her. It’s “one of my favorite things” as I sang on Wednesday. For…

Given that we started this week with the celebration of Martin Luther King’s dream (and I added my own to that day), and witnessed an incredible piece of history–one that I’m having trouble articulating, because seeing the million-plus people at the mall stole my words–I thought I’d end this momentous week with asking you, my…

This is a day I’ve dreamed about, hoped for and prayed about: Barack Obama’s inauguration as President of the United States of America!!!! And judging from this morning’s news coverages, I’m not the only one who’s done this! As a child in elementary school, I remember our teachers huddling the upper classes together in the…

Yesterday, I spent a good amount of time writing down the words to a spiritual familiar to most Christians and many non-Christians–just by listening again and again to it, though my eyes serve better than my ears in such matters. What an unbelievable experience, I’ll tell you. The version came from St. Augustine Choir, Leon…

My friend John Grohol has written an excellent article on what attributes, psychologically speaking, best predict Presidential greatness. In his recent “World of Psychology” post, he writes: A researcher named Simonton did a study in 1981 that found the single most attribute correlated with presidential greatness was years in office. Other attributes that increase a…

I was very moved by the invocation by Rev. Rick Warren for Obama’s inauguration. I was glad to find it transcribed by CQ Transcriptions, and published by the Associated Press. Here it is … Let us pray.  Almighty God, our father, everything we see and everything we can’t see exists because of you alone. It…

For those who missed the first episode of “American Idol” for bipolar bloggers, let me just say that I was prompted to do a singing sequel to “The 12 (Bipolar) Days of Christmas.” Unfortunately (for you) my voice has deteriorated even further. I could barely get through the edits of this, because the noise was…
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