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Circles of Influence – Exercise

Write the names of people in your relationships on the graph above. Those closest to the center will be those with whom you spend the most time, and those above the line are mostly positive, filling experiences while those below the line are mostly negative, draining ones. Give thought to how to spend more time with those above the line…
Karl
May 14, 2025
General Grief & Loss

The Frightening Landscape of Fear

The Frightening Landscape of Fear and the freedom of living a love-based life. Living in fear is not a happy, comfortable, or productive place to live. In a time where a virus can threaten your life, or the life of someone you love, it is difficult not to live in fear. A focus on death counts, being told to wash…
Karl
May 14, 2025
General Grief & Loss

Suffering – A Biblical Response

The "problem of pain," as the well-known Christian scholar, C.S. Lewis, once called it, is a potent weapon against the Christian faith. Our human intellects and notions of fairness reject the apparent contradiction between a loving God and a world of pain. A way to reconcile this issue is to view the world from God's perspective. Understanding God's perspective begins…
Karl
May 14, 2025
General Grief & Loss

How Change Feels

Aspen leaves turn into the familiar shades we love to remind us that the seasons change and nature transitions. People also experience transitions requiring adjustment. We experience loss, whether it be in the form of a person, pet, place, job, habit, or object. We experience loss in the form of change. We experience loss within ourselves. Loss is scary. It…
Karl
May 14, 2025
FamilyGeneral Grief & LossMarriagePre-Marriage

A Garden of Relationships

Loneliness & Isolation in a Changing Culture Growing a Garden of Renewing Relationships Social distancing may be something we do to avoid the transmission of a virus… However, it increases emotional pain in people who feel lonely and crave social interaction. Many of us are energized by working alongside other people, experiencing physical contact, and intermingling with others as part…
Karl
May 14, 2025
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Life: Running Toward or Running Away?

The two primary motivations in life are fear and love. We make decisions and practice relationships based on either running away from or running toward challenges we face. What we find helpful are very specific and practical ways to differentiate between reactions of fear and love, in order that our thoughts, feelings and behaviors will be less fear-based and more…
SDK
February 3, 2023
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Recovering from Past Painful Experiences

Low self-esteem can be deeply rooted, with origins in traumatic childhood experiences such as prolonged separation from parent figures, neglect, or emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. In later life, self-esteem can be undermined by ill health, negative life events such as losing a job or getting divorced, deficient or frustrating relationships, and a general sense of lack of control. This…
SDK
February 3, 2023
FamilyGeneral Grief & LossLoss of FriendMarriagePre-Marriage

A Healing Formula

You’ve probably heard the story of the man who went to the doctor and rotating his arm at the elbow said, “Doc, it hurts when I do this...” The doctor glanced at him quickly and said, “Then I suggest you don’t do that!” Professionals will tell you there is no simple or quick fix to healing from the pain of…
SDK
February 3, 2023