Grace

Grace is the natural way to shorten the grieving process. Grace in context to grief and grieving means that instead of being thrown into the downward spiral of anger, depression, denial, bargaining, and acceptance, we respond to loss with GRACE: Gratitude… Resilience… Authenticity… Creativity… and Empathy. Instead of sinking into the river of tears, we build an archway across it.

Our 5 Losses: The Future
“Suddenly she realized that what she was regretting was not the lost past but the lost future, not what had not been but what would never be.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald A Thought On Loss... This morning as I was running through my prayers and random thoughts I ruminated...
Moving Forward vs. Moving On…
"You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the...
The Power of Empathy
"The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy." ~ Meryl Streep What is empathy?  Empathy is not just understanding what someone is going through. Nor is empathy simply pitying someone or feeling compassion toward them.  It is the ability to put...
Grace Within Grace
"Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what...
Gratitude: Savoring Life

Gratitude: Savoring Life

"I want to tell everybody to celebrate every day, to savor the day and be good to yourself, love yourself, and then you can be good to others and be of service to others." ~ Charlotte Rae Be Grateful ~ Savor Life... When we think of being grateful or thankful for what...

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Zoom Conference ~ 1/9/23

Zoom Conference ~ 1/9/23

A 2023 Toast to all of us here now... From my old friend Steve Jobs when he returned to save Apple... “Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of...

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