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I hear from a lot of people in the throws of divorce angst. Undoubtedly one of the hardest things seems to be the overall sense of loss. The holidays just intensify the lack of true belonging many divorcing people feel. The good news? They will one day feel it again but that is of little comfort…

I sink comfortably into the couch and toss the blanket over me. I grab the clicker and flip through the channels and land on a program about first-time mothers. A few tears take residence in my eyes. I remember being a first-time mom. I remember the playgroup girls I started out with that gave me…

There are people you know. And then, there are people who know you. These are the people who view every single emotional bump and bruise as what chiseled you – not whittled you. They believe your shortcomings attract – not detract. They buy the whole package – not just the value added features. Some believe…

My friend and I are chatting about another friend who has just begun the divorce process. We are trying to determine ways to help her. The truth? We know we can only help her so much. We are so much smarter than we used to be. You know, before we started this whole divorce thing.…

There are great benefits to being happy. It allows one to fully engage in the present and contribute well to the world. Happiness casts a living shield and makes it difficult for the negative aspects of life to stick. It is a given that life will present unhappiness. It cannot be avoided. However, the following…

A divorce doesn’t come with a standard reply. It is varied because there are those who simply don’t know what to say. There are others who fear it could happen to them. There are the inspiring individuals who recognize the strength it takes to alter life in this manner. There are the nurturers who are…

I have a friend who has talked about her marriage problems for the past nine years. She is not unforgiving, nor is she someone who can’t let things go. She is in fact, overly-forgiving and let too much go and thus, ended up in a bad situation because of that. She is not weak. She…

My friend and I are chatting. “Why do people think they can say whatever they want to us?” she asks. “I would never say some of the critical things people tell me to another person. Do you think it is because we are the type of people that share our lives with others? Do you…

We sit huddled together. The laughter spills from the table onto the patrons nearby. I am in the moment. I am not swept up by the commotion, but rather the joy in a group of women sharing life. I have never been a big observer of actions in those that I love. Instead, I am…

We encounter different individuals every day – many that exude what appears to be confidence. They present well, are capable and outwardly project a great sense of self. However, there are actually two types of confidence. What I refer to as ‘Confidence’ and ‘Graduated Confidence.’ Confidence: Confident people are generally those with good self-esteem. They…
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