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Discovering the Meaning of Love
“My negativity was as destructive to me as alcohol is to the alcoholic. I was an artist finding my own jugular. It was as though I was addicted to my own pain.” -Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love p. 9 Coming from a divorced home, it is not uncommon to have problems with intimate relationships. If there […]
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How I See Myself Reflects My World
Photo Credit: Rachael Wolff “The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others.” -Sonya Friedman When I was young, I went to a private school in New England. No, my parents weren’t loaded. My mom worked for the school and made an agreement in order for my sister and I to attend. My experience at […]
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A Better Life Begins With Gratitude
“What you focus on expands, and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it. Opportunities, relationships, even money flowed my way when I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life.” -Oprah Winfrey I’m always amazed how fast positive changes start to occur when I focus […]
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10 Positive Lessons I Learned From my Parents
“When you know and respect your own Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don’t belong.” -Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh p. 41 1. Life is not always a family-friendly T.V. show. I grew up in a time where all families on T.V. looked perfect. They handled problems with ease, […]
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Embrace the Breakdown
When I was 17, I struggled with severe depression. I could send myself into a tailspin within seconds. It got so bad that I agreed to be admitted into a hospital to get help. I used to believe that it was only going to get worse, and that there was no hope in my future. […]
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Tearing Down Walls Isn’t Enough
“If the house is crooked and crumbling, and the land on which it sits uneven, is it possible to make anything lie straight?” -Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers p. 254 I have made countless attempts to re-build my metaphoric house. I would tear it all down in my head and start re-building. I noticed the […]
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From a Loving Place Introduction
The most attractive thing about the Buddha was that he saved one person: himself. That’s all he needed to save; when he saved himself, he saved the whole world. -Byron Katie, Hope Beneath Our Feet p. 190 Hi, my name is Rachael. I am a single mother approaching 40 (and I mean within months). I’ve […]
From A Loving Place 