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Mastering the Balance

Barbara — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:48:48 +0000

Mastering the balance between accepting life as it is and realizing that our thoughts create our reality is a life-long endeavor. Many modern-day gurus and life coaches of all stripes are quick to tell us that everything we experience we create. I’m not disputing that the essence of what they say is true, but I believe life [...]

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Shame: Swampland of the Soul

Barbara — Wed, 01 May 2013 23:10:22 +0000

Brene Brown is my she-ro; she has ventured deeply into the “swampland of the soul,” looked at shame straight in the eye and dared to tell us what she saw. Brown is part of a long line of women who have taught and inspired me with her knowledge and her courage. She wakes us out of our [...]

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A Dose of Inspiration

Barbara — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:10:47 +0000

For so many years, I have been dogged by the fear that I wouldn’t live up to my potential. Since high school, I have framed it as “singing my song.” It comes from my belief that all of us have a unique “being-ness,” a unique gift that we were given to develop and share with [...]

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Ancient & Modern Communication Meet: Texting Prayers

Barbara — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:46:30 +0000

Every morning since October 6, 2012, I’ve been texting prayers to my cousin as she works her way through a really tough time. It hadn’t been a conscious decision to do this. It just sort of happened and the weird part about it is that it happened at a distressing point in my own spiritual [...]

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Angels Among Us

Barbara — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:16:13 +0000

I was half way through my early morning speed-walk and about to tackle a long hill when a white pickup truck turned the corner. I was walking in the street with cars parked on both sides so I ducked into an empty spot to let the truck pass. The truck was moving too slowly though, so [...]

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Illness: It’s All in Your Head – But You’re Not Crazy, You’re Normal

Barbara — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:12:18 +0000

What if the cause of most of the illnesses were, in large measure,were a product of our minds rather than our bodies? For most of us, that idea would make us very angry because we know what ails us in definitely in our bodies. And according to John Sarno, MD, that anger might serve to [...]

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Sending Out Love or Hate Without A Single Word

Barbara — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:54:02 +0000

Have you ever wondered why you are instantly attracted to, or repelled by, some people? We’ve all met people who send out “vibes” that make us want to stay close and others whose vibes make us want to run away . . . quick. Those “vibes” have now been scientifically located and are measurable. It [...]

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The Secret to Happiness

Barbara — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:41:57 +0000

I have long been of the opinion that the secret to happiness is managing expectations. I once read that expectations are simply anticipated disappointments. So if you want to be happy, don’t expect any one or anything to make it so. I’m not saying don’t dream but in the dreaming recognize that the only thing [...]

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A Valentine’s Day Greeting

Barbara — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:16:12 +0000

I’m guessing that most Valentine’s Day greetings today will be from one person to another. I’d like to share what I think is a close approximation to the kind of love greeting that, if we were silent enough long enough, we might hear from our Source today. For this greeting, I’ve taken a few liberties [...]

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Values. Relationship. Conflict.

Barbara — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:55:29 +0000

Values. . . we often assume we know what we mean when we bandy about terms like American values, Christian values, Progressive values, and family values. Yet the words we use to describe our values can have different meanings for different people, even the people closest to us. When values collide, conflict arises. Since February [...]

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