It’s hard to wake up when the alarm goes off. Daylight saving time means that I’m back to getting dressed and taking the dogs out for their morning walk with a flashlight. It’s still dark as we return to the house and I continue with my morning routine. I start Jane’s coffee, […]
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******* GRACE & ACCEPTANCE *** Before his magical visit with Clarence, the wood finial atop the newel post at 320 Sycamore comes off in George Bailey’s hand, frustrating him. As he has not yet had his epiphany, the fictional, relatable character, brought to life by Jimmy Stewart, decries the beat-up staircase for reminding him of
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I’ve just intentionally triggered the “not-being-prepared” collective nightmare within a group of adults. I feel their discomfort and defensiveness upon hearing my words: Let’s review our homework from last time. They didn’t have homework. How could they? Many I’ve never met before. But, still, it takes them a bit by surprise. I continue, sans
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The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE. In the most recent issue of the 77% Weekly, I wrote about the spiritual practice of asking for help. I got a number of responses, like the following from Karen: Thanks for suggesting. I will try but hate
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Brené Brown, an expert on shame and vulnerability, explains that the difference between people who have love and acceptance and those who do not have love and acceptance is that the former believe they deserve love and acceptance. This is amazing. See if you can figure out the difference between Person A and Person B.
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Michelle is driving me back to her house, where I left my car. We just had a lovely dinner. Conversation with her just flows; she is one of my no-filter-required friends. The 84-Freeway here in Portland is doing its impression of Los Angeles traffic. The right lane is closed ahead, far ahead. We are going
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Acceptance is saying “what is is.” Acceptance The more we fight with reality, the less smoothly our lives go. The spiritual word for “not fighting with reality” is acceptance. (The religious word is surrender.) The more we accept, the easier our lives are. As Byron Katie wrote, “When you argue with reality, you
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The 77% Weekly The 40/52-weeks-a-year, quick-reading, thought-lingering, spiritual-religious newsletter. Religion-Outside-The-Box (oldrotb.wpengine.com) is a donation supported not-for-profit empowering adults to find and be with (the) God (of their understanding). Because ACCEPTANCE is a topic that I am dealing with (again), I thought I would send the section from my book on the topic.Like any of us
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My son, age 12, walked me face-first into a telephone pole. I forgave him. This is a story about forgiveness, acceptance, and understanding. The family is walking, with our friend Betsy, towards a pizza dinner. Jane and Betsy are chatting and I’m goofing with the kids. I put Emmett’s 12-year-old head under my left hand
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