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I realize this is the week we are technically supposed to be grateful. But continuing with the theme of yesterday’s vent, I thought I’d publish a letter I wrote to God awhile back. One way I pray to God is by venting, yelling at him, accusing him of a bad creation job. And as I…

Here is how God responded to my rant: I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, and they have neither storehouse nor…

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! Albert Camus once wrote, “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.” Carl Jung’s version:…

Here’s an example of when I could recognize a divine hand in my life: One day last year, on our kitchen counter, buried underneath the old apple cores, brown bananas and three days worth of mail, lay an invitation from Boston College to participate as a panel speaker in a national symposium on marriage. (Here’s…

Following is the master plan to helping your child resist negative thinking that Dr. Tamar Chansky presents in her book “Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking.” However, her strategies are just as effective for adults. Used by permission of Da Capo Lifelong, a member of the Perseus Books Group. Step One: Empathize with Your Children’s…

Hope, like gratitude, doesn’t always happen on its own. Sometimes it needs a little coaxing. Naomi Drew, an expert on conflict resolution and peacemaking in schools and homes, does a wonderful job in this Beliefnet gallery of teaching some ways we can become more hopeful. To view her gallery, click here. It begins ….  “I’ve…

A video including all the forms of my distorted thinking would be too big to store on You Tube. So I’ll present my top five: ways I torture myself upstairs. The good news? Then I can untwist the distortions and try, ever so bravely, to walk toward REALITY. To view my YouTube video click here.…

In her book, “How to Heal Toxic Thoughts: Simple Tools for Personal Transformation,” Sandra Ingerman offers a few more tools you might implement in the all-consuming war against negativity. Here is a Beliefnet gallery based on her book. It begins … If you’ve ever felt the way anger or fear can electrify the atmosphere in…

My editor, Holly, (check out HER website) created the group “How to Stress Less” a year or so ago on Beliefnet Community. It has 1,000 members and is full of helpful discussions on how to manage stress. Here’s the official description of the group in Holly’s words: Stress – it’s the scourge of modern life,…

We at Beliefnet are excited to announce ten nominees for the eighth annual Most Inspiring Person of the Year award. The nomination is a yearly recognition by Beliefnet readers and editors of noteworthy humanitarian actions that inspire and encourage us all to live better lives. The Most Inspiring Person of the Year award is bestowed…
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