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Managing Vulnerabilities

May 28, 2016

We are accountable for living a “No harm” life. We do this by first taking a careful inventory of our character vulnerabilities, noting those that particularly fit us. It is […]

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Savor Life

May 21, 2016

We exist in part to savor life. We are Life’s way of experiencing itself. We are not here solely to survive and reproduce. We are endowed with the ability to […]

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Blame-Free Life

May 14, 2016

Unfortunately, blaming is as destructive as it is pervasive. The urge to blame affects all of us to some degree—it is almost instinctive, especially if we have been raised in […]

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Practice Positivity

May 7, 2016

A long and happy life of stable recovery does not come from good looks, money, or status. Happiness and longevity come from living a positive life. Positive people live longer, […]

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Loving and Being Loved

Apr 30, 2016

We all need each other to get by. Loving and being loved fulfills our deepest human need and allows us to stay on track as we navigate the challenges and […]

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Destructive Emotions

Apr 23, 2016

  “If you can’t love everybody today, at least try not to hurt anybody.” Unknown   The first step in learning to act with love is to make a vow […]

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Healing the Emptiness Within

Apr 14, 2016

Far too many of us grow into adulthood with a pervasive feeling of emptiness, borne of a lack of self-love. This may be due to physical and emotional neglect while […]

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Love, Compassion, and Forgiveness

Feb 23, 2016

We cannot decide to feel love or compassion. Nor can we decide to forgive. Authentic love, compassion, and forgiveness are not an act, they are an experience. You cannot consciously […]

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Materialism and Narcissism

Feb 23, 2016

In the United States, we live a society seduced by materialism in the pursuit of pleasure and comfort. Some of us also buy status items in order to enhance our […]

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