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I’ve finally decided to live my life as I think I should.  However, in the process, I had to end a relationship with a person who was too entrenched in her own dogmas and was not ready to change.  Ending the relationship caused her to suffer and feel abandoned.  Although I want to move on, [...]

It was 10th grade. I had just broken up with the “love of my life” and I was sobbing in my bathroom. I remember crying out to God to explain to me how someone I cared about “so deeply” could betray me by wanting to break up with me. I felt like I couldn’t go [...]

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I used to have occasional dreams about my father (deceased). In the last dream he was in a bright white room no walls, or furniture, but we were seated opposite each other at a table. He told me he wouldn’t visit me again as I couldn’t understand what he wanted to tell me. He hasn’t, [...]

I was six years old when my great aunt, Viola, passed away. I remember being at my grandma’s house where my sister and I were given a box full of Aunt Viola’s costume jewelry. To us, it was like buried treasure! We quite enjoyed adorning ourselves with the “priceless” jewels. I remember asking my mom [...]

About a year ago I learned a valuable lesson: to always listen to my intuition. One afternoon while my daughter was at school and my baby was napping I was home baking a chocolate cake. While the cake was baking I ran into Steve who was taking a break from work. A few minutes later [...]

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How do you craft a compliment? After enjoying your article, Kindness is Contagious, I realized that your sincerity came through and changed that room because of the details you spoke. I’d be more likely to say, “I like your hair,” and leave it at that. I have not had good results with this, and as [...]

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What if “choosing evil” feels the most natural? I’ve done good in the past, but somehow I’d feel more true to myself if I were to do evil (I haven’t yet). Should I try to change who I am, or who I could be? This issue has been weighing on me for some time. – [...]