I know, a fairly shocking title – read on. There is one topic which never fails to bring an immediate reader response. Narcissism. My mother was what I would call a forerunner in the world of alcoholism. In a generation of women who stayed silent and dutiful in marriage and most importantly either ignored the…

These are my girls Hazel and Phyllis. I know, not your typical doggie names. My girlfriend likes to say they sound like two old church ladies. But these four-legged ladies are the antithesis of quiet and retiring. They are wild. Ten-year-old Hazel still acts like a puppy and Phyllis, aka, Philly, literally is a puppy…

I just read a post on a Facebook page I love and follow – Godwinks. If you haven’t checked out the series of ten Godwinks books penned by New York Times Bestselling author SQuire Rushnell you should. You will find Rushnell’s stories spiritually intoxicating.  In fact, upon reading When God Winks at You: How God…

“Gratitude exclaims, very properly, “How good of God to give me this.” –C.S. Lewis   “Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.” –Robert Louis Stevenson   “‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say.” –Alice Walker “I am grateful for what…

The truth is fully graduated confidence and respect are a byproduct of a mature ego. What does this mean? The ego must grow up. This leads the average individual to a tricky conundrum. Because of course, we all want to believe we are both confident and respectful, don’t we? In fact, most of us do…

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