Respect

Respect is a much-neglected virtue.Respect is personal space. When we do not give ourselves respect, we open doors and windowsin different aspects of our being, and these spaces fill upand become the lack of respect from others towards us. The key to respect lies...

Judgment vs. unconditional love

Excerpt from Pierre Pradervand’s book The Gentle Art of Blessinghttps://pierrepradervand.com/the-gentle-art-of-blessing/ A spirit of judgment (with its derivations of labeling, cheap criticism, and above all the habit of comparing people and their achievements)...

Be Brave and Be Yourself

Excerpt from How To Rise Above the Dark Days of Life, Innerself.com magazine, July 28, 2025, By Marie T. Russell Each one of us is unique. We are the only person like us in the whole Universe. So, when we try to be like someone else, not only are we not being true to...

Surrendering

Surrender is the discovery that we are in a river of love and that we float without having to do anything. —David Benner, Surrender to Love   Father Richard Rohr considers how surrendering is simply accepting the reality that we are not in control:  If we cannot...

How Forgiveness Changes You and Your Brain

Excerpt from  https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_forgiveness_changes_you_and_your_brain “Forgiveness … does not mean condoning or endorsing anything that was done that caused harm to you. Forgiving also does not necessarily involve trying to reconcile...