Tag: freedom

Freedom to move

December 6, 2006 | 3 comments

I stumbled across this quote in a newspaper ad, and it got me to thinking… “Movement is thought liberated.” ~ Charlie Chaplin How many conditions or circumstances can you think of where you felt limited in movement? Perhaps stuck in

Don’t feel guilty for saying no

November 24, 2006 | 2 comments

Three days ago, I had a friend who is moving out of town, call and ask if I wanted any of the multitudes of religious and spiritual books she needed to get rid of. She didn’t want to throw them

Giving praise

November 22, 2006 | 6 comments

Found an interesting web page on the value of praising children for work well done. This paragraph caught my eye on the importance of not qualifying your words of support, but ensuring they ring with sincerity: Avoid giving praise with

Don’t fear rumors

November 14, 2006 | No comments yet

A woman was disconcerted about rumors circulating in her workplace about her that were not true. She was distraught over the gossip. She prayed for relief. In prayer, she was able to clearly separate the lies from herself and see

No DQs in Spirit

November 11, 2006 | 4 comments

This has been an exciting week for my daughter. A member of her high school swim team, she made it all the way to the State competition this year, which is very significant, I’m told, for a tenth grader to