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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
A Question for the Protesters at Notre Dame…
There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions.
Dali Lama
I thought of this quote today as I saw the news regarding President Obama’s commencement speech at Notre Dame. We have so many religions, and the root cause of most of our conflict in history [...]
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Your Money and Your Mind
If someone asked you how you manage your money, you would probably mention something about a monthy budget or balancing your checkbook..or choosing to save before impulsive spending- any or all of those things.
The truth is, we all know how to manage our money. We just don’t.
Recent surveys [...]
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
Coping with Job Loss
Coping with Job Loss
Are you anxious and worried about the possibility of losing your job? In these economic times, you are not alone. As of April 2009, the jobless rate is 8.5 percent, which means that 13 million people in the US are currently unemployed. Job loss is a real possibility for most of [...]
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
Media Induced Panic for Swine Flu
It’s all over the news, you can’t get away from it..according to Yahoo we may be on the brink of the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years. The internet is splattered with pictures of people wearing surgical masks, a look of fear in their eyes as they hug their children. We have to [...]
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Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Advantages of Online Counseling
Advantages of Online Counseling
I love the possibilities of the internet. I’ve used it many times to instantly look up information on topics that catch my interest, I’ve even taken several online classes as a part of my degree studies. I love the accessibility and the availability that the internet provides. It allows us [...]
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Saturday, April 4th, 2009
Mindfulness in our Everyday Lives
I had a friend awhile back, who bought one of those hand held video cameras. They were new at the time, and when my friend and her husband had her first child, it was never far from her side. “Hold on!” She would say, as the candles were about to be blown out or [...]
