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The Queen of My Self
Learning to Approve of Me
By
Donna Henes
By Joyce Rothman Low self esteem and the desperate need for approval has plagued me since childhood. Never thinking I was enough, surely everyone else knew better than me what I should do or how I needed to act. Or so I thought. It took cancer to change my perspective and now my decisions…
A Matter of Choice
By
Donna Henes
by Joan Chittister Most of us know when we’re at a crossroad in life, when old answers have gone dry, when our souls have gone dry here, when nothing but another choice is possible. Then come the struggle and the dickering, the pain and the fear over which of the many directions we could…
6 Things French Women Can Teach Us About Aging Gracefully
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Donna Henes
By Shelley Emling Before moving to the New York City area, I lived in London for seven years. During that period, I traveled more than two dozen times to France, a place where five- or six-week vacations are the norm and many people retire comfortably at 60 or younger. I made many wonderful French friends…
To My Daughter, I Will Beg
By
Donna Henes
by N’tima Preusser Military wife and new mother One hundred and seven pounds. I worked hard for that weight. I was light. I was frail. I counted my corn kernels. My skin was colorless, punctuated with clogged pores, and my eyes were yellowing, my external organs corroding as if to prove that my insides were…
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