Traveling is exciting and adventurous. It can also be stressful and tense. Traveling takes time and gets us off/out of our schedules, long hours on planes, and in vehicles in transit, delays, out of your normal routines, lack of sleep, irregular food intake, unfamiliar places, confusion and uncertainty can all contribute to high emotions. This …
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Why do we expect people to be perfect?
Why do we think other people should never get upset? Or why do we expect other people to always get along? Or why do we think people should know what we are thinking without us telling them? Or why do we think other people should think like we think or do what we think they …
Thinking about holidays, family, and planning
Some of us have a lot of unhelpful thoughts swirling in our head about family and planning and the holidays. Thoughts like, “This is such a mess of a situation.” Or. “It is so difficult to figure out the holidays.” Or. “These people are hard to deal with.” Or. "Why can't we all get along, …
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The Condition of Being Human
Last week I read, “Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human.” – Henri Nouwen I think I can come across as “just think positive, on God’s Truth, and all will be well” sometimes, which I do believe. But I also believe that we must allow what we feel. We must learn to …
seeking and discovering a better WAY 