Life is difficult, relationships often full of strife, More people manage to live with strength despite life’s tendency to be a roller coaster ride. This category posts a wide variety of stories about the many ways people have lived lives of strength. By definition that means staying turned toward making the world better for all.
Laughter: A Fun Emotional Fitness Exercise The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter Mark Twain, American humorist So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter. Gordon Allport, Philosopher and psychologist FIRST THINGS FIRST Each Emotional Fitness Training (EFT) exercise is …
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May you walk in peace and may the light of love shine in and through you, now and forever A QUOTE FOR THINKING ABOUT WHAT MATTERS “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it …
The stronger the opinion, the more likely someone who disagrees will be bludgeoned. Such bludgeoning often leads to what I call Gotcha Wars. Unless you are a Gotcha War Warrior such fights often find you tearing your hair, pounding the wall, or crawling away with your head hanging low. Even dogs can play a …
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Are you a slave to fashion? Do the retailers love you? Or are you you? What’s your uniform? My favorite on remains jeans and a shirt, white or bright-colored. Sometimes I tuck the shirt in, sometimes not. I was the first woman to wear pants as a professor at Columbia University School of Social Work. …
