Alyda’s Gratitude Story: Letting Go of the Timeline

Alyda always wanted to be in control of her plans. As a perfectionist, she mapped out exactly how her life would go, especially her dream of moving to America. But when the pandemic hit in 2020, those plans completely fell apart, leaving her disappointed and depressed...

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The Wonder and Heartbreak of Life Under Our Sky

“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien It was my son’s fifteenth birthday. His basketball...

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How to Suffer Less When You’re Waiting for Answers

“Rule your mind or it will rule you.” ~Buddha Some mornings I wake before dawn and lie still, listening for signs that the house is awake. A cough down the hallway. The sound of a drawer opening. Water running softly in the kitchen sink. My mother is ninety-seven...

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