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Letting Go and Embracing Change
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When I let go of my career as a junkie at 16 years old, I experienced a distinct sense of grief. Even though the life I was facing had more hope and promise than I had ever before experienced, I was letting go of a huge part of my life and myself. Misery, despair, disappointment […]
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20 Things I Learned from My Toddler
Tristen enjoying some scholarly research. Toddlers are great teachers. They are rarely distracted by worry and are always in the moment. Here are some lessons my son, Tristen, has taught me: Just because you bumped your head a few minutes ago and still have a big red mark, there is no reason to dwell on […]
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Peeing in the Pool is No Fun Anymore
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Many years ago, I worked in a halfway house with adolescents with drug problems. There was a common belief in the field that, once someone with a drug problem goes through the process of treatment, they lose the ability to enjoy using drugs. They have seen a better life and are aware of the depth […]
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Independence
It seems that, by default, we live our lives as if our body is eternal. The moments when we truly face and understand our mortality are exceptional. It is in those moments that we find courage and are able to follow our heart and intuition. So often, we look to others for answers, assuming that […]
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Web Authors Who Inspire Me XII
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Here’s a quick list this weeks blog posts that inspired me: Life on Purpose: 15 Questions to Discover Your Personal Mission – written by Tina Su at Think Simple. Be Decisive. Meditation for Beginners: 20 Practical Tips for Quieting the Mind – written by Todd Goldfarb of We The Change as a guest post at […]
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Hearing the Voice of God
This is the third and final post in an impromptu series on the voice of God. I started writing on this topic with the intention of writing a single post, but now believe that this topic needs much more than that. In fact, I would like to invite you to participate by commenting or posting […]
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The Voice of God, Part 2
Inside North Fork Road at Glacier National Park. I ended yesterday’s post in the middle of a story of how God lead me through the voices of others and events in my life to run my own business and start this website. Where I left off, my wife and I both found ourselves unexpectedly unemployed […]