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A codependent person is one who has let another person’s behavior affect him or her and who is obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior. Melody Beattie Meditation: When we come from addicted, controlling or abusive family backgrounds, we very likely develop codependent behavior or traits. In systems where emotional freedom and respect for boundaries ofContinue reading “Freedom From Having to Control…”

Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Meditation: When we go through troubling times, it is hard to be still. When so many external demands andContinue reading “Silence… How Does It Help?…”

Morality [or ethics] is not a subject; it is a life put to the test in dozens of moments. Paul Tillich Meditation: In a time like this, we see much immoral and unethical behavior on TV and in our daily interactions between people. And this is being declared as the “new normal”. Our response cannot beContinue reading “Life Put To The Test…”

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. Carl Jung Meditation: I wonder if during the past eight years of having Barak Obama as President we all looked to him, looked outside of ourselves and dreamed of a better life, of unity and of justice for all. Suddenly the paradigm shift we are experiencing is noContinue reading “Who Looks Inside, Awakes…”

Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together. Brené Brown Meditation: A few days ago I developed an eye infection that makes my eye lids swollen and red. It is surely not fun! I am on antibiotics now. However, the symptoms have not subsided yet, and I need to goContinue reading “Overcoming Shame…”

Each time a (wo)man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, (s)he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest wallsContinue reading “A Million Different Centers of Energy and Daring?!…”

Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky. Brene Brown Meditation: Social media is a great medium to know things about people. When relationships are interrupted by time or space, Facebook canContinue reading “What Makes a Friend?…”

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow”. – Mary Anne Radmacher Meditation: I don’t know about you. But at the end of the day I am spent. I have given my best and my all – and I am exhausted.Continue reading “At The End of the Day…”

One of Obama’s most impressive attributes is his quiet confidence:… he is comfortable in his own skin, a dedicated father and friend who won’t waste time with the phony rituals of Washington. Ron Fournier Meditation: I remember that as a 14 year old teenager I was not comfortable in my own skin. I felt awkward. IContinue reading “Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin…”

A child’s mental health is just as important as their physical health and deserves the same quality of support. Kate Middleton Meditation: This weekend is homecoming weekend. Exciting and very stressful. My girls feel overwhelmed, exhausted and confused, as this is their first time. Last night, after I let them share their feelings of imbalance andContinue reading “Mental Health Care…”