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Working Toward Inner Peace

posted by debramoffitt

Everyone says, “I want peace,” as if it will fall out of the sky and suddenly all will be peaceful. I’ve found that peace requires a lot of effort – at least as much as working in a corporation and [...]

Peace Starts at Home

posted by debramoffitt

“World peace starts with each individual finding peace and working toward it in her own heart and making efforts to create a terrain of calm and serenity at home. Next take this peace out and share it with neighbors and [...]

Letter to Saint Nick

posted by debramoffitt

Dear Saint Nick,* Your life was such an inspiration as you helped people in distress all those centuries ago in the small town of Demre, Turkey. Those red robes from your Catholic service as a bishop sure continue to be [...]

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Looking For Love? Maybe It's Time to Marry Yourself
Do you think that you need someone else to make you happy? Why not marry yourself instead? Nadine Schweigert, a woman in South Dakota who had been through a divorce created a wedding ceremony to marry herself. If that sounds strange to you, then maybe you’ve never abandoned your true Self. But if

posted 6:57:03am May. 16, 2013 | read full post »

Writing for Emotional Health and Joy
Writing can help to heal the heart. Research related to health and wellness has proven that writing is a way to face illness and grow. I first learned about this through Dr. John Evans, who created Wellness & Writing Connections conferences and workshops. Inspired by Dr. James Pennebaker's resea

posted 6:00:18am Apr. 30, 2013 | read full post »

Your Soul Says You Are Beautiful!
If you let your soul dress you up, what would you look like? Would your soul choose different clothes and ask you to dress or style your hair differently? Sally Miller is a soul stylist, she helps people to connect with their soul-Self and make life choices from this deep place. So how’s the soul

posted 6:04:09am Apr. 24, 2013 | read full post »

What's Your Way to Find Your Bliss?
Joseph Campbell suggested that when we "find our bliss" and it will lead us to where we need to be. Bliss goes beyond happiness. Everyone wants to find happiness. Happiness is good. It’s a wonderful feeling that comes from buying a new dress or eating an ice cream cone. It may be connected with

posted 6:37:56am Apr. 23, 2013 | read full post »

Could You Turn the Other Cheek?
If you are slapped on one cheek, turn the other too. - Jesus Non-violence is an elevated way of being. Many of us are raised with feelings of, “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But moving to a place where vengeance and forgiveness take precedent over payback is a way of also ele

posted 6:00:25am Apr. 18, 2013 | read full post »


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