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- Follow Your Bliss - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2012 from Laurie Gray"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28 (New King James Version) As human beings we grow up perceiving the world around us as a structured system of competing dualities. We are ...
Views: 2159 - Prosperity begins with Gratitude - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2012 from Laurie GrayGratitude has completely transformed my life. There was a traditional blessing often recited as I was growing up that said, “For what we have and what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly grateful.” Yet I never understood what it meant to be truly grateful. I confused gratitude ...
Views: 1820(4 votes) - Grooming: How Child Molesters Create Willing Victims - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2012 from Laurie GrayThere’s an old urban legend that if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water, he’ll naturally hop out; however, if you place a frog in a pot of cool water and gradually increase the heat, you’ll end up with a cooked frog. I can’t say whether this is true for frogs, but it certainly is true for ...
Views: 2178 - Socratic Parenting - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2012 from Laurie GrayParenting isn't about having all the answers. It's about helping children learn to think for themselves and rediscovering yourself and the world through the eyes of your child. Socratic Parenting focuses on knowing yourself, knowing your child, and becoming the change you wish to see in your ...
Views: 4000(1 vote) - Surround Yourself With Love - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2012 from Laurie GrayMost of us have grown up with some version of the Golden Rule that includes doing unto others as you would have them do to you and loving your neighbor as yourself. Most of us think of the rule as encouraging us to be kinder to others. Such thinking is completely backward. We already do love our ...
Views: 1765 - Without Consent or Force - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2012 from Laurie GrayOne of my jobs as a deputy prosecuting attorney was to review cases of sexual assault, determine what crime (if any) had been committed, and assess the likelihood that we would be able to prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. While the specific laws are different in each ...
Views: 1589 - A Safe Place for Kids - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2012 from Laurie GrayThere were times during the weeks that followed my daughter’s birth that she would cry, and I would wonder why. She was warm and dry and well-fed, but she still cried. I remember holding her in my arms and rocking her and suddenly realizing that she missed the security of my womb. She wanted ...
Views: 1549 - The Spirit of Christmas - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2012 from Laurie Gray“And they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” --Matthew 1:23 (KJV) The Christmas story is one of light, love and joy—the light of the star, the love inspired by a precious child, and the joy of hope eternal. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, we ...
Views: 1407 - What is Wisdom? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Laurie GrayThe city of Delphi was in the center of Ancient Greece. Delphi means “navel” as in “belly button” as if this were the center of the universe where human life somehow connected with the source of wisdom, the way a baby is connected to her mother before she’s born. There was a temple of Apollo in ...
Views: 2213 - Who is Socrates? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Laurie Gray“You are the noblest, the gentlest and the best man who has ever come here,” said the jailer to Socrates. The jailer had guarded Socrates for a month following his trial. A jury of 501 men found Socrates guilty of corrupting youth by teaching them to question everything and to think for ...
Views: 3006 - Socratic Living - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Laurie GraySocratic Living embraces the method of self-inquiry introduced by Socrates, the wisest man in Ancient Greece. Socrates approached life with curiosity and wonder. He accepted himself and questioned everything around him. Rather than assuming he knew anything, he approached everything and everyone ...
Views: 2836(2 votes) - Recession-Proof Prosperity - by Submitted on May 14, 2008 from Laurie GrayEvery night before she goes to sleep, my six-year-old places a Token of Change™ on her forehead and affirms, “I am grateful. I am kind. I create what’s on my mind. Perfect health… Prosperity… My world reflects the change in me.” If you ask her what prosperity means, she’ll tell you, ...
Views: 1573 - The Gift Of Gratitude - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Laurie Gray“For what we have and what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly grateful.” --Traditional grace before meals What does it mean to be truly grateful? On the one hand, gratitude may arise out of a feeling of obligation for a favor shown; on the other, gratitude may reflect a ...
Views: 1499 - Affirmations: The Creative Power Of “I Am” - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Laurie GrayIn Hamlet Shakespeare asked the most famous question in all literature: “To be or not to be?” The answer to that and to all of our questions lies in the first person present tense of to be: I AM. When God appeared to Moses in the burning bush and told him to deliver the Israelites out of ...
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