Tag: life

To the Mountains

It’s important to get out. Not just to see mountains but to see and interact with people. People who aren’t exactly like you. People who don’t see things exactly like you…

Inventing the Truth

In a conversation with friends about the role that acceptance plays in life and especially in healing, it suddenly clicked with me that…

Change

Change the way you think about things to…

Chasm

There’s a vast chasm between…

Anyway

Your emotionally immature parent Took things as they came Gave everything they had Hoped it would be enough. Your emotionally immature parent Saw the best in you Believed the best in you  Tried to see the best in themselves. Looked.  Hoped.  Believed.  Your emotionally immature parent Actually cared Tried to make life good for you…

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Missing the Point

In missing the point, it is possible to miss the entire experience.

Nothing More Devastating

I have come to firmly believe that there is nothing more devastating to individuals or society than “righteous” indignation.

Before

Wisdom is valuing those you love before you lose them.

After Dinner

If everyone only ever followed their passion, no one would clean up after dinner.

Fly Free

There’s a passage in the Bible about becoming as little children that I often ponder. It’s worth considering whether or not you’re a Christian. I don’t think for a moment that it’s a call to become like fifth graders or even two-year-olds in terms of self-seeking behavior. What I do believe it means is flying…

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