To have a grateful heart takes practice. For some of us, we often take things for granted. In trying times we tend to focus on all the things that are going wrong. Sometimes being grateful seems impossible when we’re just trying to survive the day. What I’m realizing, however, is that having a grateful heart […]
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How to discover inner truth to have a more fulfilling and authentic life. Insights on how to practice mindfulness, meditation, self-compassion, gratitude, love and forgiveness.
Fighting the Forces of Gravity: My Sleep Fears of Falling
You know that feeling, right? You’re fast asleep, dreaming away, when all of a sudden you’re falling. Your stomach lurches and your heart starts pounding as you free-fall through the endless void. Without thinking, you reach out blindly to grab hold of something—anything—to stop the plummet. More often than not, your hand finds your bed […]
How I Healed My Special Relationship with My Father and My Husband
Up to the age of nineteen, I lived in the same two story, three-bedroom house with my parents and my brother in a middle class, primarily white suburb of Halifax, Nova Scotia. My mother and father provided a loving and nurturing environment where all our needs and our wants were unselfishly provided to us by […]
My Sister Put Me in Grave Danger When I Was a Child: Forgiveness Came Years Later
Our extended family lived together in one house, so there were always people around. But even though there were a lot of people around, they hardly paid my immediate family much attention. It’s like we had a family but didn’t. Parenting My father wasn’t around much when we were kids, and my mom struggled with […]