Grief Recovery

Inauguration Countdown Day 10 — Deliver Us from Evil

Have you ever walked into a room and sensed evil? Have you picked up on the fact a friend is upset even though they tell you earnestly that they are perfectly fine and nothing is the matter? Have you had a bad feeling about something, gone ahead anyway, and regretted not following your initial hunch? […]

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Inauguration Countdown Day 11 — Fifty Shades of Dread

    Imagine you’ve just been handed an assignment to write down fifty things you dread about Donald Trump’s presidency. At first you might be taken aback. Fifty? That’s a lot of different things. But once you started the list, your fingers would be flying over the keyboard or pad of paper, as your mind

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Inauguration Countdown Day 12 — Narcissism Unmasked

  It’s ironic that so many millions of Americans voted for a man who has made it clear he doesn’t care about anyone but himself. Do they really believe he will make their lives better? I grew up in a family where one parent was a Democrat and the other was a Republican, but I

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Inauguration Countdown Day 13 — Hot Stress Relief

Stress kills. If we could bottle up all the stress that erupted on 11/9/16 with the announcement about Trump’s electoral vote win, we’d need such massive vats to hold it that we’d be in manufacturing for years to come.   Consider this hypothetical question: Is it possible our nation (and the world) might be safer

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Inauguration Countdown Day 14 — Law of Attraction in Action

  How did Trump win? This question has already been discussed in many circles, and no doubt will continue to be rehashed in the coming years and by future historians long past this century’s end. I would like to offer a different perspective about this. Donald Trump won the 2016 election because the law of

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Inauguration Countdown Day 15 — Epiphany

Today is Epiphany, the Christian holiday commemorating the visit to the baby Jesus by the Magi. These were three Kings or Wise Men who traveled from other lands, following the Christmas star to Bethlehem to bear witness to the birth of the new spiritual King. It is the “12th day of Christmas” known by the

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Inauguration Countdown Day 16 — The Shock Heard Round the World

Students of American History will, of course, understand the intended reference in the title of this article to “The shot heard round the world” which marked the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775 to gain freedom from the tyranny of King George III of England.   The phrase comes from the opening lines of

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Inauguration Countdown Day 17 — Not My President

While strolling Fifth Avenue in New York City to view the holiday window displays at famous department stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Lord & Taylor, I couldn’t help noticing all the police and police barriers around 57th Street…the location of the “Trump Tower” where Donald Trump lives.   On the opposite

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Inauguration Countdown Day 18 — Dissolve the Wall Before Trump Builds It

What happened when you first heard about the massive wall Trump plans to build at our southern border? We think in images, so I feel confident you didn’t see the letters “W-A-L-L” in your mind’s eye. Instead, you no doubt pictured a snaking wall between the United States and Mexico. That picture popped into your

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Inauguration Countdown Day 19 — Stop Badmouthing Trump

  The more we send out thoughts of hate and worry about what Trump will do on Day One of his presidency, the more we come into collusion with his agenda. I’m not asking you to say something good about him. Start with not saying something bad. It might feel strange. You may have to

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