Paul chose contentment when imprisoned. A man named Walter chose to rise from pain and treasure life. One named Yehuda chose words of encouragement. William James propounded battling stress choosing one thought over another. Groucho Marx proclaimed, I, not events, […]
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Binge Benefits?
If you … find yourself going out of control with a substance or behavior, I want you to consider that compulsive behaviors are a sign of a life out of balance. Instead of going into denial or trying to avoid […]
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I also know that suffering, unlike pain, can be a choice. Pain, whether it be of the head, lung or stomach, must run its course until real healing has occurred. Suffering, on the other hand, is a matter of perspective. […]
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See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from […]
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“It is when I am weak that I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10) The only real perfection of which humans are capable is to include, absorb, forgive, and transform human imperfection. Humans are conduits and transformers much more than self-sufficient […]
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