Category: identity

Gaining needed courage

November 1, 2006 | No comments yet

“Spiritual courage is remembering who we are,“ by Reverend Baltz, has some spiritual gems to think about in mustering courage to do the right thing. Baltz wrote, in part: “True courage is giving yourself permission to be true to yourself,

Cosmetic surgery’s dark side

October 27, 2006 | 2 comments

With the surge of people racing to cosmetic surgeons for liposuction, tummy tucks, botox injections and a myriad of other surgical and nonsurgical procedures to alter their bodily appearance, it’s heartening to find one articulate voice warning people to think

What is beauty?

October 27, 2006 | No comments yet

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. ~Kahlil Gibran Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic. ~Rosalind Russell I’ve never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful. ~Author Unknown You don’t

What do you see in others?

October 2, 2006 | 4 comments

When being trained as a speaker for public audiences, I had a coach who never pointed out my faults when I rehearsed. She always focused on what I did well and encouraged me to do better. I was distressed about

Magical existence

September 28, 2006 | No comments yet

From Marianne Williamson’s book “Everyday Grace.” I have always had a sense that something is missing in this world – that at the very least there is something important we’re not discussing. I believe that hunger for a “lost dimension”