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Jul 25, 20204 min read

Classroom of Life

I never knew how capable I was of dealing with problems. I never knew how deeply I could feel until life carved out the edges of my heart.

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May 10, 20203 min read

Mother's Day

By Shirley Riga Becoming a mother changed my life For my children are my teachers I couldn’t treat my babies With disrespect and hardness...

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Apr 20, 20204 min read

Authenticity

The word came in a flash – “authenticity”. The word is my barometer to my thoughts, actions and beliefs. Authenticity holds the essence...

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Apr 5, 20203 min read

Acceptance

ACCEPTANCE As most of you know and others have no idea, my second daughter was born with a terminal liver disease. She lived for 32 years....

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Mar 27, 20201 min read

Challenges are our teachers

This was read today at our Zoom daily meditation, excerpted from yesterday's writing. In September 2014 my 32 y/o daughter lost her fight...

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Jul 15, 20192 min read

A Snail Story

As I walked this morning, I came across a snail and picked it up moving it back to the grass. It reminded me of a story I was told back...

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Mar 7, 20191 min read

How are your children handling the world?

“all my life I have never heard a mother call out to her child as he or she goes off to school, “Take a lot of risks today, darling.” She...

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May 13, 20184 min read

PARENTING IS ONE OF THE HARDEST JOBS ON EARTH!

With Mother’s and Father’s days at hand, I reflect on my own parents. For years I have held onto a lot of anger towards my parents. This...

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