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Miracles Are Not Dependent on Your Worthiness
It was 2006. I knew it was time to leave my husband because of the peace I felt. To have left any earlier would have put my body and mind in more stress. But I had no idea where to go. I repeat, I HAD NO IDEA. I didn’t know what I needed or […]
acceptance, Awareness, change, Choices, Forgiveness, listening, Love, Miracles, rebuilding trust, relationships, Self-love, Self-Worth, Worthiness

Relationships that Heal You and Your Partner
Who doesn’t love to be in love? When we are in love, we feel special, appreciated, and invincible. These feelings can last a few weeks, a few months, or even a year. Usually, not much more beyond that because at some point, your partner is going to trigger the places in you where […]
acceptance, Awareness, change, Choices, finding peace, Forgiveness, letting go, Love, Miracles, relationships, Self-love, Self-Worth

Freeing Yourself From Guilt and Resentment
I wish I could say I always took the high road, but I’d be lying. When someone says something that I feel is an attack, or tries to make me feel less than, my impulse is to educate them (loudly) about all the ways they’re screwing up. Needless to say, they don’t hear me, and […]
acceptance, anxiety, Awareness, change, Choices, finding peace, Forgiveness, letting go, Love, Miracles, overwhelm, relationships, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-love

Unconditional Love Does Not Mean Unconditional Limits
Recently a friend and I were talking about family and the drama that often accompanies the holidays. “I’m getting better at detaching,” she said, “but it’s hard not to feel responsible with family.” It’s true. So much we want our loved ones and ourselves to feel happy during the holidays (and any time else, […]
acceptance, Awareness, change, Choices, confidence, finding peace, Forgiveness, letting go, Love, Miracles, Self-Acceptance, Self-love, Self-Worth, Worthiness

You Can’t Pretend and Feel Love
There’s a term in psychological circles called, “the imposter’s syndrome”. This is when you’re transitioning into something new and, for a while, feel as if you are faking it, anxious someone will discover at any moment you don’t know what you are doing. This is actually normal to feel as you grow into a […]
acceptance, Awareness, Forgiveness, letting go, relationships, Self-Acceptance, Self-love, Self-Worth

Responsibility Versus OVER-Responsibility in Relationships
I knew this was a bad idea, I thought, as my boyfriend and I sauntered up to the table where a group of my friends held a birthday party in the restaurant of the very hotel in which we were staying. “Hi everyone!” I said. “Surprise!” “What are you doing here?” the host asked. “I […]
acceptance, Awareness, Choices, finding peace, Forgiveness, Love, Self-Acceptance, Self-love, Worthiness

Taking the “Guilt” Out of Guilty Pleasures
So what’s your guilty pleasure? Is it a particular food? A television program? Or maybe it’s shopping online. Whatever it is, it’s definitely something you feel a teen tiny bit ashamed of admitting – that’s why we call it a “guilty pleasure”. Guilty pleasures are nothing more than places we find pleasure in our lives […]
acceptance, Awareness, Choices, Forgiveness, Love, Miracles, relationships, Self-Worth

Finding Forgiveness in Relationships
I didn’t want to admit it, but he was the same type of man I always drew into my life. The type who seemed to care more about his world than learning about mine. At about the same time I realized I’d done it again, a different man from my past reached out needing something […]
acceptance, change, finding peace, Happiness, letting go, Love, Self-Acceptance, Self-love, Self-Worth, Trust, uncertainty, Worthiness

Finding Your Way Out of Discouragement and Back to Your Dream
This week was a difficult one. I had packed it a bit too full, to be sure, but grew excited from chance happenings, possible opportunities, and serendipitous connections. One thing seemed to be flowing into another. I was on a roll! And then I wasn’t. “What’s going on?” I wailed. “Why does it seem just […]
Awareness, change, Choices, Love, relationships, Trust, uncertainty

Giving Thanks When Fear is Present
Given the current political climate of our world, many people are experiencing a tidal wave of emotions from anger to grief to fear. They fear a tearing down of the progress made and a global separation arising. They wonder how their jobs, families, and environment will be affected by this election. They are fearful of […]

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