Posted in anger, attitude, behavior, church, comfort, communication, compassion, controversy, counseling, death, denial, depression, disappointments, disaster, emotions, Faith, family, friendship, Frustration, grief, Heart, life, loss, mental and physical health, observations, opinion, pain and misery, Passing Away, prayer, relationships, religion, sadness, stress, Uncategorized on Jan 21st, 2011
When it comes to suffering or grief many people ask, Why God? How does faith play into the tragedies of life?
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Posted in compassion, emotions, encouragement, Faith, family, Fear, friendship, Heart, help, Impact, leadership, life, loneliness, loss, love, observations, pain and misery, prayer, prayer, relationships, sadness, sensitivity, support, Uncategorized on Feb 15th, 2010
In times of difficulty or tragedy, people are desperate for compassionate emotional support. How can you shine a light in the midst of a dark storm?
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Posted in abuse, anger, Business, career, celebrity, communication, compassion, crime, elderly, emotions, environment, expectations, failure, Fame, family, finances, friendship, Frustration, giving, government, health, home, husband, Impact, law enforcement, leadership, legal, life, loss, media, mental and physical health, MONEY, news, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, poverty, power, relationships, respect, responsibility, sadness, stress on Jun 30th, 2009
Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years for perpetuating a Ponzi scheme in the financial world on his friends, neighbors and clients. Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor. This scheme stole from both, rich and poor; Bernie abused his clients trust. There is no asking for forgiveness and no excuses from Bernie Madoff. His wife says she is embarassed and ashamed. Do actions and words show the same interpetation?
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Posted in books, celebrity, children, commitment, communication, compassion, custody fight, custody fight, disaster, divorce, emotions, entertainment, Fame, family, fathers, finances, future, home, Impact, kids, marriage, media, mom, MONEY, mother, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting, relationships, respect, television, unhappiness on Jun 24th, 2009
By now, most people have heard that the Gosselins, Jon and Kate the TLC network darlings who have a reality show called Jon & Kate Plus Eight, are getting a divorce. John and Kate is all about their marriage and their family of 8 children. While I have never sat and watch the show [...]
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Posted in attitude, cancer, chemo, children, compassion, control, courage, disease, emotions, encouragement, family, fathers, Fear, Frustration, future, government, health, Heart, help, home, hospital, illness, kids, legal, life, love, loyalty, media, medical, mental and physical health, missing, mom, mother, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting, protect, relationships, sick and tired, sickness, support, teens, trauma, well-being on May 27th, 2009
Daniel Hauser is the 13 year old cancer patient who fled his home; instead of pursuing chemo treatments like his physician was urging him to do. He allegedly had tried some chemo but struggled with it and stopped treatment. His family believes in natural, holistic healing treatments that some Native Americans use; namely the practices are [...]
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Posted in abortion, abuse, adoption, anger, attitude, baby, Celebration, children, comfort, commitment, emotions, failure, family, giving, grandchildren, grief, Heart, Honor, kids, life, loss, love, mom, mother, observations, Opportunities, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, relationships, Remembering, respect, responsibility, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, safety, values on May 10th, 2009
Mother’s Day is truly one of those days that has the ability to both bless and curse a person. For those who have been blessed, to have been born to a mother that considers it an honor and a blessing to have children; or, for those women who have children themselves for which they are happy and grateful to [...]
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Posted in Amazing, anger, compassion, emotions, encouragement, excitement, friendship, Heart, life, loneliness, love, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, pain and misery, relationships, surprise on Mar 26th, 2009
Tonight was a lesson in making someone feel loved and cherished. A young lady who has been missing from our community for personal reasons returned for a brief reunion with the people who truly care about her; I think it surprised her. It was emotional; she was embraced and verbally told that she was [...]
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Posted in adoption, animals, celebrity, death, emotions, environment, health, life, loss, medical, MONEY, observations, pain and misery, sadness, seasons, spring on Mar 22nd, 2009
It is spring time now, and that means that it is also time to beware of the parvo-virus for dogs. It was brought to my memory this week because Oprah has lost one of her newly adopted puppies to the virus; and, another of her puppies has also been very ill from it. Parvo is deadly [...]
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Posted in attitude, comfort, communication, compassion, depression, domestic violence, emotions, encouragement, family, Fear, friendship, Frustration, Heart, help, hopes, Impact, inspiration, life, loneliness, loss, love, mental and physical health, news, observations, of connections, Opportunities, pain and misery, relationships on Mar 7th, 2009
Have you ever talked with someone, in person or on the phone, and FELT the pain that they were going through? Staying connected to those around us demands an attitude of awareness and compassion. Having a relationship with others, that goes beyond the surface, requires time, attention, and sensitivity. Are you able to feel someone [...]
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Posted in abuse, birthday, career, celebrity, compassion, control, crime, domestic violence, emotions, entertainment, Fame, joy, law enforcement, legal, media, mental and physical health, news, observations, pain and misery, prayer, relationships, Uncategorized on Feb 21st, 2009
Today, pictures that show the trauma that singer Rihanna allegedly suffered at the hands of her boyfriend singer, Chris Brown were released. If it is true that these are authentic police pictures; someone is going to lose their job. It is awful that someone could profit from providing this picture to a media outlet…whether [...]
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