“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” – Helen Keller “Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get […]
Do you sometimes feel like just a spoke on a wheel? This term is usually used when a person feels expendable, or they don’t feel valued. The comparison comes from the fact that one or two spokes can break, but the wheel will continue to function. It’s easy to feel small and unimportant in a […]
It’s easy to think that what you say and do isn’t a big deal. How do you measure the impact of your choices and actions anyway? Can your choice make a difference to the world? At Easter Time, our thoughts naturally turn to Jesus and the choices he made. Although the stores are bursting at […]
“Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it.” – Rumi “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.” – Alfred Austin, English Poet “A single […]
The most important yet often neglected part of a relationship is communication. As a parent or partner you can easily get into the habit of giving directions and commands, expressing your expectations but not your heart. This can create friction and misunderstanding, even when you’re trying to make your point very clear and simple. Putting […]
“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”- Percy Bysshe Shelley “When Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” – Harriet Ann Jacobs “The garden of love is green without limit and yields many fruits other than sorrow or joy. Love is beyond either condition: without spring, without autumn, it […]
We can gain many insights from the Bible and other sacred texts. The Bible and Divine Principle are books that describe the totality of all relationships: our relationship with God, God’s relationship with us, our relationship with each other. They also contain discussion of what relationships are like in an ideal sense, why relationships don’t […]
Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness. –Euripides If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they’re yours; if they don’t they never were. –Richard Bach, American Novelist The most important thing in the world is family and love. –John Wooden, American Coach There is no love without […]
Lasting Imprint – Session 5 Where does a person’s sense of self worth come from? How do we learn to love others? There is no doubt that the environment in which a child grows up plays a significant role. Although we are born with personality traits and potential, those elements are shaped into character through […]
A small but powerful book about the meaning and value of love between a man and a woman. It explains in plain language the intention of creating love as God intended through the blessing of marriage. By understanding the nature of God’s love, we can unfold our own true potential in loving relationships. We can […]
