Disagreement Doesn’t Have to Equal Disaster

I was 36 years old when I realized for the first time that I was allowed to have boundaries with my parents, and that it was okay for me to expect those boundaries to be respected.  Today, at 37, I have realized for the first time that I can be in disagreement with my family …

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When Is Love Not Love?

Love isn't love when it hurts.  Love doesn't hurt.  Deep down, you know what love feels like.  Acceptance.  Peace.  Joy.   Exhilaration.  Not pain and suffering. If you're in pain, you're not in love. If it's annoying you, you're not loving it. If it outrages you, you're not loving it. If you're not loving it, …

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Stop Fighting, Start Loving (Part 2)

If you missed Part 1, you can go back and read it here. How much more would you enjoy your life if nothing around you had to change in order for you to feel good and be happy? I'm not saying every moment would be fluffy bunnies and rainbows, but any moment you want, whether …

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Bodies In the Attic

Portions of this installment of Semantics Station were inspired by this blog post. Did you know that you have more than one body?  There's a physical body (the one we're all conscious of), and then there's an emotional body.  They affect one another, whether we are aware of it or not.  We are all aware of …

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The Spiritual ‘Terrible Twos’

I recently commented on another blog about the difficulty I have in putting the right words on 'paper' that I feel accurately convey my understanding of the spiritual lessons I'm learning. At their reply, I realized that the feeling of frustration I feel must be a lot like how we all felt as children, when we …

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