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Truth Or Lie: Fiction Vs. Memoir—How Memoir Writers Can Approach Truth And Healing
As a memoir teacher, I find that people are very worried about the ethical issues involved in memoir writing. For example, the writers ask such questions as, “what if I don't remember the exact conversation when my mother died,” or “I don't know what clot
Tags: Mother Abandonment, Self Help, Recovery, Depression, Communication, Memoirs, Healing, Families, Self Improvement, Life Story, Forgiveness, Truth, Fiction, Publishing, Writing
Book Review: Don't Hate Your Enemies Just Step On Them: The Art Of Loving People
How many times have you been tempted to complain about other people? How many times have you ridiculed, complained at or been hurt by another person's actions? Surely we all have dealt with these types of situations. What is the best way to handle these
Beginning Your Memoir Despite Family Guilt And Critic Voices
When we write memoir, we reclaim our own voice, we stake a claim to our version of the story. Every family has multiple story lines. There is the “official” version, controlled by the most powerful people in the family, usually the parents or those who ha
Tags: Mmother Abandonment, Self Help, Recovery, Depression, Communication, Memoirs, Healing, Families, Self Improvement, Life Story, Forgiveness, Writing
The Miracle Of Self Forgiveness
By coming to terms with my past, the gift of compassion was ignited in me -- a gift I can and do readily share with all those I teach and counsel. The miracle experienced from my commitment to forgiveness is the profound love I share with my first-born da
Tags: Gratitude, Prayer, Adoption, Adoptees, Birth Parents, Birth Mother, Forgiveness, Spirituality, Giving Thanks, Higher Power, God, Spiritual Empowerment, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Path, Spiritual Power, Religion
From The School Of Pain To The School Of Vision
Always there and waiting for an invitation from us, the Grace of God is truly the answer to our prayers and beseechings. When we embrace the Grace of God we are no longer forced to learn our life lessons at the mercy of pain, but we are open to living lif
Tags: Gratitude, Prayer, Divine, Forgiveness, Spirituality, Giving Thanks, Higher Power, God, Spiritual Empowerment, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Path, Spiritual Power, Religion
Equanimity - What Plane Are You On?
Mental composure or calmness; evenness of temper. Peace, what a wonderful thing. Everyone of us wants tranquility.
Tags: Trust God, I Trust, God Only, Jesus Lives, Family, Family Values, Love Your Neighbor, Father, Mother, Children, Forgiveness, Confession, Antichrist, Rapture, End Days, Fear, Religion
Calling Yourself A Christian
Having found Jesus is a beautiful thing.Your life seems to have meaning. You've seem to have found something that brings you great joy and happiness. Your loneliness and emptiness have disappeared. Praise the Lord.
Tags: Trust God, I Trust, God Only, Jesus Lives, Family, Family Values, Love Your Neighbor, Father, Mother, Children, Forgiveness, Confession, Antichrist, Rapture, End Days, Religion
Forgive For Less Marital Anger
Stacy's partner of twelve years does not come home one evening and she knew he was with a former lover. He begged for another chance with Stacy, but her pride and anger held her back. Stacy said she would feel like a fool if she forgave him, even though s
Tags: Anger, Anger Management, Forgiveness, Marital Anger, Marriage
Who Am I If I Let Go Of My Pain?
We are so much more than we know. The divine eternal spark of love, light and hope lives within us. This is true for all souls and all of us who are embodied here on the Earth, and yet so often life our daily life feels so far from this. There are some d
Tags: Let Go Of Pain, Letting Go, Pain, Trauma, Healing, Forgiveness, Identity, Self Awareness, Consciousness, Time-management
The Prosperity In Forgiveness
I have found myself inspired to write on this topic on more than one occasion.... All of us, at some point in our lives have felt the desperate inner turmoil and confusion that comes from feeling that we have been "wronged" or betrayed in some w
Tags: Law Of Attraction, The Secret, Prosperity, Forgiveness, Time-management
The Luxury Of Hopelessness
I had a very busy day. I'm sure you understand--food to buy and cook, laundry to clean, clients to see, money to earn. So when I received two emails each from Amnesty International and the International Rescue Committee imploring me to contact my senators
Tags: Hopeless, Hope, Forgiveness, Darfur, Helpless, Time-management
Spiritual Longing And The Path Of Forgiveness
God's heart exists within your own heart, and as you travel along the pathways of spiritual life, your own divine nature begins to emerge and awaken. As your spiritual essence becomes more manifest, your heart begins to awaken and to seek the way Home. A
Tags: Spiritual Longing, Forgiveness, Spiritual Path, Healing, Transformation, Inner Peace, Trauma, Abuse, Time-management
Loving Those Who Seek To Suppress And Control Us.
We lose our love for those who want to control, suppress or use us when we believe that: a. Others want to control me. b. I must do what others want in order to have their love and be safe. c. I am in danger if I do not do what others want. d. I c
Tags: Relationships, Fear, Forgiveness, Love, Communication, Truth, Peace, Happiness, Spiritual, Growth, Time-management
Loving Those Who Are Behave Egotistically Or Are Cold And Unfeeling
Why do we lose our love when others are behaving egotistically? What is the danger for us? We might answer that it is natural not to love an egotistical person. But what is our danger here? Are we losing self-worth, security, freedom, control or pleasure?
Tags: Relationships, Fear, Forgiveness, Love, Communication, Truth, Peace, Happiness, Spiritual, Growth, Time-management
Forgive Yourself To Grow
If you are on a path of purposeful personal growth, you will have to learn how to forgive yourself to see progress. Now, before you start balking at the idea, let me give you an example. Remember when you learned to ride a bicycle? I'm pretty sure you d
Tags: Forgive Yourself, Forgiveness, Personal, Growth, Personal Growth, Forgive, Time-management