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What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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May 31, 2010

Service to the country and one another. . .

I have thought a lot about the sacrifices that so many men and women make in service to this country. And men and women have been making these sacrifices for this country since the revolutionary war. If we were to tabulate the number of those who have died, it[...]

Karen's Musings

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May 28, 2010

Memorial Day week end feels like the real beginning of summer.

And our weather here in MN feels like summer too. It's rather nice, actually. When we left Naples a few days ago the weather was hovering near 90 every day so having it in the 80's here is perfect. But what's important about the holiday is that we are remembe[...]

What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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May 26, 2010

The view from here is awesome. . .

As I mentioned in my last blog, Joe and I were headed back to MN for the summer months. We arrived safely yesterday but the trip feels longer and harder every year. That may be the advancing age and the fact that we travel in a Ford Escape, a great little car b[...]

Karen's Musings

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May 20, 2010

Moving north. . .

My winter sojourn in Naples, Florida has come to an end. My husband and I head to Minnesota today, with a stop in Tampa for me to do the Hazelden Womens Healing Conference, a program that Hazelden has been offering in various locations around the country for fift[...]

What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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May 17, 2010

This too shall pass . . .

I sit here amazed that it's been nearly two weeks since I blogged last. Where does time go? I love to write and I love doing this blog but I have obviously let "life" get in my way. Some times we enjoy the quick passage of time; the dreaded dentist appointmen[...]

What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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May 4, 2010

Who are you listening to ?

I am aware many times every day that I am listening to the louder voice in my mind. That it speaks first, and quite forcefully, is only part of its appeal. It’s familiarity and the way in which it convinces me that I AM RIGHT, in far too many encounters with[...]

What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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May 1, 2010

Fear can stop us from all growth. . .

The first three decades of my life, fear dogged me constantly because I was always trying to be what I imagined some one else wanted me to be. Or the converse; rebelling against the expectations of others. The love I sought felt conditional so my behavior was a[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community

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April 27, 2010

Within our relationships we discover who we really are. . .

. . . and it's not always a pretty picture, is it? I have said on many occasions, in many books and at many workshops, that the relationships we have attracted are perfect for the growth we are destined to have in this life. Perhaps that seems farfetched to you[...]

Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself

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April 23, 2010

Opening our hearts to one another. . .

Because of a piece I have been writing for a workshop, I have been thinking about the importance of having an open heart if we want to heal and help others heal too. Only very recently I found myself in a downward spiral emotionally, a spiral not unfamiliar to me.[...]

What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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April 21, 2010

There are two voices calling to us all the time. . .

I became "a student" of A Course in Miracles more than twenty-five years ago. Along with the twelve steps, which I laid claim to in 1975, my life is quite peacefully guided every moment of the day if I adhere to the principles each offers as the blueprint for con[...]