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A Bad Compassion Day
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My hair is in place, but boy am I having a bad compassion day! This is where I went wrong: I read an op-ed entitled “Self-Help’s Slimy ‘Secret’” by Tim Watkin in the “Washington Post.” Not a smart activity given that I already have major (MAJOR) issues with the way Rhonda Byrne has repackaged the…
Henri Nouwen on a Lost Friendship
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Beyond Blue
Whenever I am in “Infant Time,” thinking a person, place, thing, or situation will bring peace to my restlessness, I always hear my mom saying, “No person, place, thing, or situation can disrupt your serenity. That is up to you and God is there to help.” The late Catholic theologian and writer Henri Nouwen basically…
Holy Thursday and Friendship
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Beyond Blue
Back in February, I mentioned that one of my New Year’s resolutions was to surround myself with people I admire. The person on the top of my list was Mike Leach, my writing/editing partner on several books, and a dear friend, mentor, and foster dad. I told Mike that I wanted to be sure to…
Approval Ratings
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Beyond Blue
One of the unfortunate things about “coming out” as a depressive is that any enemy in your past can rightfully say, “Aha! See? I knew she was crazy.” I was not well liked at my first job out of school. I admit that I was as annoying as Tom Cruise minus the Oprah-couch-jumping: loud but…
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