I have added a Google Notice for the keyword “spirituality” to keep an eye on the various topics concerning this word. In the course of checking out the alerts I get once a week there is one title that showed more than any other: Spirituality versus Religion. There is no versus, comparing spirituality to religion…
I have answered a request to add three support resources to my Emergency & Recovery Directory. The services include a support group site with counseling services, a mental health resources filled with articles about living with depression and finding the best options for you, and a resource for eating disorders. Each site is filled with…
Step 2 We will continue where we left off in Step 1. If you have practiced the breathing and attention techniques you are familiar with the sensations that occur within your body and the thoughts that run freely. Perhaps you gave up at the first or second attempt? This is normal. When I first began…
Step 1 Mindfulness can be frightening to one who has lived in shadows, hiding from self and the world. Hence the concept of step 1 to mindfulness. Tuning out happens when there is too much external stimuli, trauma from screaming, berating, physical assault, can create a shut down in our body’s system. It becomes…
Self-healing is not about just healing your pains, grievances, traumas, or nightmares. Others have been involved in your life, the course of it, the events in which you were a part of. Grief, pain, the thing of nightmares is brought to those who share your journey. With time and willingness to heal these moments will…
In Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meeting rooms there are small posters situated around the room with a variety of sayings, as there are for many other 12-step fellowships. Each statement is worded in a way to bring about an aha moment, hope that life will improve, or some other idea to the person who…
To forgive is divine. I do not remember where I heard this, but it seems a bit awkward. God forgives when we ask her, but why should he? If we are born of Divine love, in God’s image, and we have free will, then how is forgiveness required? The Course in Miracles is a great…
What is clutter blindness? A Google search relates clutter blindness to the term to hoarding. Hoarding is a phenomenon where a person holds on to things he or she believes is valuable in some way, it cannot get thrown out. Before long there is no room for the person to walk or live in his…
Do you have an answer to this question? What comes to mind when you read this question? Well, let me tell you this about me, have not clue. I was asked once if I could describe me. Who I am… My description was met with derision. The comment following was simple yet profound. “You described…
There are few resources in this world, written in English, that I have not reviewed, read, experimented with, tried on for size, and either kept portions, all or none of them. I have been reading self-help books for over 20 years now, from alcoholism and addiction to co-dependency and domestic violence 12-step concepts. There is…
