There is Nothing Wrong with You
“The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe If your life has been anything like mine, you have received a lot of messages which make you believe that in some ways, or maybe in many ways, you just don’t measure…
Letting in the Sunshine with Gratitude
“The struggle ends when the gratitude begins.” ~Neale Donald Walsch In my life I have experienced some dark times, mostly self-imposed, and almost all created in my mind. This blog is my way of sharing what I have learned, and perhaps helping someone, who is suffering as I was, to see the beauty in life.…
Peace and How to Get There
We can all be peace workers. We don’t have to leave our houses or fly to distant lands to negotiate peace treaties. We don’t have to win the Nobel Peace Prize, either. All we have to do is be peace. We have to cultivate peace within us. I say “all we have to do,” but…
The Purpose of Life
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Someone once said, “If you aren’t dead, you’re not done.” I took this to heart. Like many…
What is True for You? Living in Authenticity
My desire to please the people I love has led me, all my life, to abandon what is true for me. I lost my authenticity by being what I thought others wanted me to be. I believed that doing so would win their love. What I learned is that love isn’t like that. Being raised…