I have a very special place in my heart for children who grow up in homes that are lacking in love, caring, attention and affection. These are things all children need to thrive and to be their best. These children grow up feeling alone, scared and broken, sometimes into a million tiny pieces. In adulthood,…
Forgiveness is the juice of life. When you learn to forgive often and always you don’t have to carry around anger, bitterness, resentments, hate, sadness or pain. You can let all of these things go. Forgiveness, however, isn’t always easy. We want people to pay for the hurt or harm we believe they cause. We…
Perhaps the most important question you can ask yourself about your marriage or significant love relationship is this – does it feel safe? Is it a soft place to land? Is it a place where you can let down your defenses and be exactly who you are? Do you feel supported and heard in nearly…
Never underestimate the power of an apology. When you apologize to someone, you acknowledge their pain. When you acknowledge their pain, you give them permission to let that pain go. Letting go of pain opens the door to joy and happiness. If joy and happiness is what you want, the most important person you can…
Imagine that a good friend of yours came to visit and that they had deep, gaping wounds all over their body. Imagine they could barely walk and that just the smallest wrong move or the slightest touch would cause them to wince in pain. How would this make you feel? Would you have real compassion…
To have true compassion for another is to have a deep awareness and caring about the suffering of another. It is considered one of the greatest of all virtues. How do you develop this virtue? Certainly if you’ve experienced deep suffering yourself, you have a greater understanding of what it means to suffer. Compassion, however,…
