A State of Acceptance vs. the State of Rejection
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Dear Girlfriends, “When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” – Peace Pilgrim As I considered writing this series and the various states in which we choose to operate, one question continued to resurface: How does our operating in a particular frame of mind affect our sense of inner …

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A State of Confidence vs. the State of Fear
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Dear Girlfriends, I love the tale of Chicken Little. The story goes that one day there was this Chick walking around in the woods when an acorn popped her one the head. It scared her so bad and she shook so hard, that half her feathers fell out. The Chick (now looking pretty darn scary, I guess) further wigged out …

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Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.

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A State of Mind
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Dear Girlfriends, Swine flu. Road rage. Falling markets. Rising prices. Bailouts. Job elimination. Kids in trouble. Marriage failing. Cancer. Get in the same room with three of your girlfriends and have them line item their personal list of fears and disappointments and I bet you’d all be tempted to crawl under the table. The point is: bad stuff happens. Life …

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Albert Einstein
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There are only two ways to live. One is though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

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Everyday Grace, by Marianne Williamson
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Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness, and Making Miracles is a marvelous book for those who seek to grow spiritually and yearn to know God. Regardless of your religious affiliation, this book will most likely speak to you. Marianne is also the author of The Gift of Change – another wonderfully written book on spiritual maturation.

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