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Give People Room for Their Feelings
People need to be allowed to 'feel'. The most helpful thing you can do for a person in a grief situation is to be able to express or pour...
Feb 2, 2024
Loss Comes In Many Flavors
A minister told me of his entering his church one morning and coming upon the janitor. They exchanged greetings. The pastor asked him how...
Jan 19, 2024
Post Office Friends
Stamps.com? No Thanks. It's supposedly a terrific idea. You can buy your U.S. postage stamps quickly and simply in your own home, using...
Jan 4, 2024
Ready To Try Something New?
There are wonderful delights in being secure. There is comfort in sticking with the familiar. But . . . there are also special joys in...
Dec 22, 2023
Sharing Your Hurts is Good
When persons are hit by a devastating event, pastors and counselors encourage them to talk about their feelings. It is believed this is...
Dec 8, 2023
Are You Contagious?
It Could Be A Good Thing If You Are! You are a positive person, but when you see the word 'contagious', you think of bad things, don't...
Nov 24, 2023
More on 'Dying for Others'
In my previous blog, I explained what I mean when I speak of 'dying for others.' Now that we have discussed it intellectually, let's take...
Nov 10, 2023
What I Mean by 'Dying for Others'
Those of you who have read my books . . . who have heard me speak . . . have heard me use the term of 'dying for others'. I want to take...
Oct 27, 2023
People Often Gloss Over Our Wounds
The statement in this title of this blog is true, but it is also very sad. The statement in the graphic is also too easily thrown out...
Oct 13, 2023
God Needs Your Help
Think about your friends, relatives, acquaintances, colleagues and neighbors . . . For two or three of them, life is difficult right now:...
Sep 29, 2023
Your Smile Can Heal
I was walking in the shopping mall, pondering over a couple of discouraging encounters that I had had earlier in the day. Suddenly, a...
Sep 15, 2023
Thank Someone Today
. "Thanksgiving" cards are great. What an appropriate time to sit down and think of a number of people who have given us something, or...
Sep 1, 2023
How Can I Show Up?
You've heard me frequently repeat one of my fundamental beliefs: that 90% of Helping Is Just Showing Up. Let's explore that concept more...
Aug 18, 2023
Being Kind to Yourself
We’ve been considering the role of kindness in our lives. Our Care and Kindness Campaign seeks to raise people’s awareness of how...
Aug 4, 2023
What is Your Kindness Quotient?
What is your kindness quotient? There are various tests you may have taken — an I.Q. test (intelligence quotient), perhaps a Risk...
Jul 21, 2023
Listening Is Kindness
Listening is kindness. It provides healing. Showing love by taking time to listen is a wonderful thing. There is a Bible story that tells...
Jul 7, 2023
Just Be There
Permitting Yourself To Be Uncomfortable I am an introvert. How many of you recognize yourself as being the same? It is hard for me to do...
Jun 23, 2023
The Role of Enthusiasm
I love that word enTHUSiasm. As you may know, the 'thus' in the middle comes from the Greek word Theos. Theos means 'God' in the Greek...
Jun 9, 2023
A New List of Kindness Suggestions
Readers of my books and my blog postings are all familiar with my message that we can offer acts of kindness daily as we go about our...
May 26, 2023
More Things I Forgot
I Wish I Had Remembered When she was crying over her sudden loss, I hesitated to ask her questions about how it happened. I forgot she...
May 12, 2023
Choices
Are You Making the Best Ones for Your Happiness? Every day we make countless choices. We decide whether to have a cup of coffee, or to...
Apr 28, 2023
Stupid Phrases for People in Crisis (Part 3)
9. Maybe it happened for a reason. Remember what I said about punching someone in the face with a knife? Yeah – that. 10. Just call me if...
Apr 14, 2023
Stupid Phrases for People in Crisis (Part 2)
5. God is good – all the time. Another one that is technically theologically correct. But is it helpful to say this when someone has just...
Mar 31, 2023
Stupid Phrases for People in Crisis (Part 1)
The following blog was written by Marilyn R. Gardner on her page (communicatingacrossboundariesblog.com) and we are appreciative of her...
Mar 17, 2023
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