Category: Personal Growth
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5 Ways to Stop Abusing Ourselves: How to Bring Healthy Relationships into Our lives
If you are one of the many people who have wondered what a healthy relationship looks like, more than likely you are guilty of abusing yourself. Why do I say this? Because healthy people don’t have to ask the question, they just have healthy relationships. This isn’t just an outer appearance healthy; this is the…
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24 Hours
“Uproot self—the channel-blocker. Do not plan ahead, the way will unfold step by step. Leave to-morrow’s burden. Christ is the Great Burden-bearer. You cannot bear His load and He only expects you to carry a little day-share.” -Two Listeners, Ed. A.J. Russell God Calling After a whole lot of praying and confusion, I keep getting…
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Oh Grief!
I haven’t written for a while, because quite honestly, I’ve been lost in grief. In October my “Gifted mother” (GM) went home to my dad in heaven. So, not only am I going through the grief of losing her, but also because we need to sell their family home, I’ve been feeling like I’m losing…
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30 Days of Gratitude
Gratitude is something we can never get too much of, ESPECIALLY during the holiday when stress levels can reach all-time highs. In November, I did a daily dose of of gratitude every day on www.facebook.com/fromalovingplace . Now, here is a challenge for those who want to take it a little further. Each day at the beginning and/or…
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A Month of Gratitude
A couple years ago I took a challenge on Facebook. EVERY day I wrote what I was grateful for in the month of November.This wasn’t the first time I dedicated a few minutes of my day to gratitude. I have used it as a tool for about seven years. When I can’t seem to get…
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When the Pain Is Real
I have been writing about emotional pain and suffering since I started this blog, but until last week I hadn’t had much experience with the concept of dealing with so much emotional pain and physical pain all at once. I like to believe I’m a very compassionate person, but until I suffered from what I’m…
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Blessings Are in the Love We Give and Receive
Life has a funny way of showing us exactly what we need at any given moment. Sometimes, we don’t like the lessons and fight to keep things covered up, but when we embrace the moment of our deepest feelings, we grow and begin to see things on a whole different level. At least, that’s the…
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The World is Full of Good People: Focusing Our Energy On What We Want
My daily routine includes scrolling my Facebook feeds of pages I’ve liked. All of these pages are there to surround me with the good energy I want in my life. I love seeing similar messages from different pages that inspire love, positive action, and moving people away from victim thinking. Every once in awhile, I will see…
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The Break-Up Playlist
Introduction I wrote this piece in April 2014. In a Creative Non-Fiction Workshop at Eckerd College, I was surrounded by a group of amazing writers. Me, a Human Development major who was NOT used to writing creatively. My college experience was full of technical writing and was pretty stiff. This piece came from a VERY…
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Personal Responsibility is the Answer to a Better Tomorrow
Introduction Some of my readers may know that I graduated college in December 2015. I went in as single mom in my mid 30’s and graduated right before I turned 40. Recently, I have been re-organizing my work space and started reading some of my olde papers. This piece was one of my first college…
From A Loving Place 