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Traces of Hope – as we approach Hurricane Katrina’s 10th Anniversary
How do I process my grief? Does suffering have any meaning? Do we live in a random chaotic universe? Is it time to re-evaluate my understanding of “God”? This book is for anyone who has suffered a loss – of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Coping, cynicism, denial, depression, doubt, existential philosophers, faith, God, grace, grief, hope, loss, meaning
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Being grateful for dull days
In New Orleans we are painfully aware of the potential disasters that the weather can bring. Last Sunday we were under a flood watch and parts of the state were under a tornado watch. On days like Sunday I pay … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, God, grace, gratitude, happiness, meaning, spirituality, suffering
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Stormy Weather
Sometimes life feels like this: storms, chaos, catastrophe. It seems we move from one “issue,” “challenge,” or “problem” to another. Then when life is calmer our internal “storm” soundtrack is still playing – we live expecting the worst at any … Continue reading
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Tagged creation, grace, gratitude, happiness, spirituality, stress
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Easter Weekend Metaphors for Living
Easter weekend provides us with three metaphors from which to live our lives: Good Friday is the day of the cross. If we live out of a Good Friday metaphor we see ourselves on the cross; We focus on the … Continue reading
5 Tips for Better Self-Talk
If you have ever found yourself using negative self-talk, this is a great article. The author invites us to “[b]ecome your own source of calm and encouragement.” 5 Tips for Better Self-Talk. “Right now, you are probably getting an earful from your … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Coping, grace, healing, hope, joy, searching, spirituality
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Traces of Hope
I am delighted to announce that my book is coming out on the 30th. My sincere thanks to all those who have shared my journey and contributed to my story. http://www.amazon.com/Traces-Hope-Surviving-Grief-Loss/dp/1937943275/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426982211&sr=1-1&keywords=Mona+villarrubia
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Tagged depression, doubt, faith, grace, healing, hope, meaning, spirituality, suffering
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Unexpected Grace
Have you ever had a moment where you felt the hand of God somehow in your life… A moment when a car suddenly careens towards you but somehow manages to avoid hitting you. A sudden view of the sunlight through … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, faith, God, grace, hope, joy, miracles, spirituality
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Nietzsche – on the importance of perceiving beauty
In an entry from January of 1882 under the heading Sanctus Januarius, Nietzsche writes: For the New Year—I still live, I still think; I must still live, for I must still think. Sum, ergo cogito: cogito, ergo sum. To-day everyone … Continue reading
When Bad Things Happen to Good People … grace has not abandoned us
Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, dealt with the personal tragedy of a child who dies of an incurable condition: progeria, the aging disease. This tragedy caused him to rethink everything he had once … Continue reading
Miracles?
I decided quite some time ago that nature and the laws of nature are Gift (grace) – undeserved, possibly unintentional, random, unplanned Gift. And that even if there is no personal God / Divine Parent there is a Source, a … Continue reading
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