But, that's not what I meant...

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But, that's not what I meant...

We pray and hope and work for things that we want. We receive blessings and bad days and more blessings. Sometimes--once in a blue moon, as far as I've ever experienced--those blessings arrive *precisely* how I imagined they would. Most of the time those blessings are quite different from what I pictured. Sometimes that's okay. Sometimes I utter, "That's not what I meant," and I have to dig a little deeper to find the gratitude I know I should be feeling. 

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Don't let part of your story become your whole story

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Don't let part of your story become your whole story

Our Life Story is made up in fractions. However, since we forgot everything we learned in third grade math I think sometimes we get stuck and think that PART of our story is going to end up being our WHOLE story. But that's not the case. Basic math tells us that PARTS and WHOLES are very different, and that one piece does not define the whole pie.

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An Attitude of Gratitude

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An Attitude of Gratitude

Seligman and friends' research shows that people who focus on the good have better health, better relationships, are better leaders, and even live longer. Chronic stress can actually decrease your brain. I don't know about you, but I want to live a long, good, healthy life with a normal-sized, well-functioning brain. 

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When HELPING becomes HINDERING

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When HELPING becomes HINDERING

It would be really great--and it would make this counselor heart so very happy--if we could have a universal, required-for-adulthood training on boundaries.

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