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The search for Self is the search for Spirituality and Meaning
In the 60’s it was popular to “go in search of yourself.” But eventually the mountaintops got crowded and people discovered that “wherever you go, there you are.” In other words, you bring your baggage with you. So people began … Continue reading
Easter Weekend Metaphors for Living
Easter weekend provides us with three metaphors from which to live our lives: Good Friday is the day of the cross. If we live out of a Good Friday metaphor we see ourselves on the cross; We focus on the … Continue reading
3-minute daily retreat – Catholic
What a great way to pray at the computer …
5 Tips for Better Self-Talk
If you have ever found yourself using negative self-talk, this is a great article. The author invites us to “[b]ecome your own source of calm and encouragement.” 5 Tips for Better Self-Talk. “Right now, you are probably getting an earful from your … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Coping, grace, healing, hope, joy, searching, spirituality
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Be happy!
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”— Omar Khayyam
Facing our own darkness
“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our … Continue reading
Posted in doubt, Faith, Healing, Hope, religion, spirituality, Truth
Tagged compassion, faith, healing, hope, spirituality, suffering, Truth
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Traces of Hope
I am delighted to announce that my book is coming out on the 30th. My sincere thanks to all those who have shared my journey and contributed to my story. http://www.amazon.com/Traces-Hope-Surviving-Grief-Loss/dp/1937943275/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426982211&sr=1-1&keywords=Mona+villarrubia
Posted in depression, doubt, Faith, God, grace, gratefulness, grief, Healing, Hope, loss, meaning, spirituality, Suffering, Truth
Tagged depression, doubt, faith, grace, healing, hope, meaning, spirituality, suffering
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Unexpected Grace
Have you ever had a moment where you felt the hand of God somehow in your life… A moment when a car suddenly careens towards you but somehow manages to avoid hitting you. A sudden view of the sunlight through … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, faith, God, grace, hope, joy, miracles, spirituality
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Nietzsche – on the importance of perceiving beauty
In an entry from January of 1882 under the heading Sanctus Januarius, Nietzsche writes: For the New Year—I still live, I still think; I must still live, for I must still think. Sum, ergo cogito: cogito, ergo sum. To-day everyone … Continue reading
Daily Quote and Self-Coaching Challenge: Coping with Life Difficulties and Losses
Originally posted on Growth Mindset: Be a Life-long Learner :
A Self-Coaching “Smart-Step” approach to Coping with anxiety and difficult times Daily Quote: ” When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves”.–Viktor Frankl Through…
