I walked into the grocery store with a smile and a spring in my step. I approached the florist’s counter, and asked for an order of balloons. I chose a few of my friend Nancy’s favorite colors, along with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. It was her birthday, and I was thrilled about surprising her. […]
When our self-worth is knocked, it can be so hard to recover from. Often the words of others can hurt us deeply and we may recoil into our shell, using distance as a protective barrier to avoid being hurt again. Sometimes events may occur, where our actions turn out to be mistakes we never saw […]
Having children is at times a mountain to climb with hidden pitfalls waiting for us to slip up and fall on our faces. Yet, when we get back up, there is the most beautiful sunrise. We start again, we learn, improve, and adapt. There is no roadmap to the top of the mountain. We make […]
Like Thanksgiving, and similar holidays, Christmas exists to remind us of key “Spiritual Experiences” that can enhance our lives. What are these experiences? “Love,” and its activator, “Repentance.” On this Holiday, I’m focusing on these two experiences intentionally, because I’ve always thought we are more reflective on this day—and less apt to feel resistance to […]
Hundreds of movies and songs have pointed to it. Books and poems have alluded to it. Religions have embraced it: love is all the world needs to solve its problems. Yet, for most of the year, this message lingers in the background. Too often, we seem to forget the power of love until, thankfully… the […]
