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Finding Joy Amidst Struggles This Christmas christmas grace holiday holidays love peace Nov 30, 2013

By Lisa Brick


Shortly we will be celebrating Christmas

We will be with family we haven’t seen for a while as well as family we see every day.  Some of us will be without family we used to have who have passed on, moved away and aren’t able to make it back, or dropped out from fall out.  When you...

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Awareness: The First Step in Our Journey Toward Peace awareness consciousness mindfulness peace witnessing Oct 21, 2013

By Karen McMahon


Awareness is the first step in becoming conscious of our role in every upset.  It is the beginning of witnessing our own perspectives and behaviors…the practice of ‘mindfulness’. 

We have all been there, living in a place of fear and self-doubt or anger and frustration; being to...

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I love you, please change! acceptance control forgiveness peace relationships resistance Jul 28, 2013

By Karen McMahon


 

Accepting how people show up in our relationships

One of the most liberating action steps that we can take in ALL our relationships is to accept others as they are.  It is the first step to living in peace with our ex, teenagers, mother, etc.

EVEN if that person is hurtful, ...

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A Path To Peace During Divorce divorce peace peaceful divorce separation Mar 20, 2013

By Karen McMahon


 

We have all heard that nothing is certain but death and taxes yet another certainty we have all experienced  is adversity.  None of us escape life without trials and tribulations, both large and small.  Certainly divorce falls into the category of a large trial and all that co...

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