Tag: freedom

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

Dominion over food

November 10, 2006 | 1 comment

Four years ago, I received a letter from a Christian Scientist who brought a friend to a lecture I gave on Christian Science healing. She wrote that after the lecture, she took her friend out to eat and during dinner

The greater force?

October 26, 2006 | No comments yet

  I will be truthful. I will suffer no injustice. I will be free from fear. I will not use force. I will be of good will to all men. ~Mahatma Gandhi   Gandhi may not have relied upon the