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What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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January 2, 2013

Beginning the new year with a grateful sense of anticipation. . .

Being grateful is a decision. Anticipating the good that will undoubtedly "wear our name" is also a decision. In fact, every experience in one's life is an opportunity to say "yes, I am happy this particular experience has paid a visit." Each one is always me[...]

Karen's Musings, What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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December 26, 2012

The joy of being with loved ones can’t be measured . . .

I spent last evening with my husband and a few of our good friends. Following a Christmas Eve service at Unity Church, we gathered at our home and enjoyed a meal, coupled with the quiet pleasure of being in the presence of one another. There is no better way to[...]

Karen's Musings

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December 13, 2012

Joy. How to experience it. How to spread it.

I love the topic of joy and not just at the holiday season. One reason is simply because the word "joy" brings the memory of a very dear friend to mind, a friend whose name was Joy. She died on Valentine's Day two years ago and seldom does a day go by that she[...]

Karen's Musings, Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself

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December 6, 2012

The spirit of giving. . .

I am one of those folks who loves all aspects of the holidays. As I said in my last post, from the lights to the music, I am hooked. I also honor the tradition of giving to others and take many opportunities to do so. Pulling an angel from a tree at the groce[...]

Karen's Musings

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December 1, 2012

The holidays are beginning to call to me. . .

I'm grateful that the holiday season has begun. It always lifts my spirits. Having just come through a blue period makes greeting the Christmas Season a welcome activity. I'm someone who truly loves the holidays. I love the lights on the houses, the decor[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community, Karen's Musings

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November 25, 2012

Shaking the blues. . .

I know I have been here before. I get here every few months, in fact. The blues settle in for a spell and then I remember all that I have to be grateful for. It's not that I ever really forget but I get lazy and complacent and seem to want something more. I[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community, What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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November 18, 2012

Change is inevitable. . .

This is an apt topic for me to blog about today because I am resisting a change that's beyond my control. Our minister has decided to leave our church at the end of the year. That's only six weeks from now! I know that many of us are feeling the loss already.[...]

Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself, Your Experience, Strength and Hope

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November 13, 2012

Take a moment to pause. . .

We celebrate Veteran's Day annually but it's far oftener that we should pay homage to those men and women who so willingly serve in some branch of the services to protect the rest of us. Every moment of their deployment puts their life on the line and they do it[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community

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November 5, 2012

Within our relationships, we learn all we need to know. . .

My theme in all the work I do at this juncture of my life is about creating more peaceful relationships. Whether it's a book or a workshop, my focus is on helping others, and myself too, live with less strife. I sincerely believe we add to the peace of the worl[...]

Karen's Musings, What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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October 31, 2012

Our connections with others are “heaven sent” . . .

I have spent the last twenty years of my life writing and speaking about relationships; how we can improve them by making them more peaceful, more productive and more loving within our many communities. You have read in other blogs of mine or in books I have writ[...]