Posted on March 19th, 2008 by admin
So Janet was experiencing new perspectives resulting from meditation practice, but more than that, she was getting some explanations that she sorely needed about life.
When Janet and I met, we were a lot alike… yet so different. She was twenty-six, I was thirty-six, both born under the sign of the crab, both growing up in Cleveland, and both having a Catholic background. But she was the youngest of five children, I was an only child; and while I attended Catholic school for a year or two, she spent twelve years under the nuns’ thumbs!
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Posted on March 18th, 2008 by admin
What’s happening?” What have you been up to?” What’s going on in your life?” We use these types of greetings every day in lives filled with things to do.
Any break in these nonstop activities is uncomfortable; when someone asks what is going on in our lives, it’s not cool to say “Nothing.” We would be considered boring—not at all fun to be around. Therefore, we spice it up; TV, the internet, movies, going here and there, relationships, family, friends, religion, careers, hobbies; they all contribute to make our lives interesting and active. A full life.
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Posted on March 7th, 2008 by admin
(St. John of the Cross in his book
, “The Ascent of Mount Carmel,” indicates that God tears down the old body of one who seeks union with God, so that a new temple appropriate to receive God will grow).
Janet and I had just spent two years living by ourselves in a remote area of Pennsylvania. It was 1983, and I was tending oil wells on the property, cutting wood for our woodstove, and chasing black bears away from our trailer, while Janet planted a large garden, cooked soybeans in a pressure cooker, and made lots of yummy homemade bread!
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Posted on March 6th, 2008 by admin
There are things in life that one cannot escape from. For some of us, eczema seems to be on that list. This skin problem can be caused by many things such as allergy to food or cloth, an imbalance of fatty acids and even stress.
My two daughters are already an example of eczema victims who get it because of different reasons. My eldest daughter gets it when she is stressed out. If there’s an upcoming exam that she knows she’s not well-prepared with, I can almost guarantee you that her anxiety will extend to her skin and a flare-up will soon be our problem again. My second daughter gets her eczema from food. You can expect a flare up extending to the skin on the face after a few hours of eating just a leg of chicken.
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