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"Peace is possible,
but it has to come from within. " 
~ Cynthia Legette Davis


   

"I am leaving you with a gift:
peace of mind and heart!"
~ John 14:27


Articles Archive

Monday
Mar062017

Take Today to Celebrate You!

Did you know that today is the first day of the rest of your life? Think about it. Yesterday’s gone. Tomorrow is only a hope and an illusion (at least for now.) Today is your reality. Today is your day to be all that you are—loving, special, gifted, talented and much more.

How will you spend today? How will you celebrate it?

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Wednesday
Mar012017

Living Your Truth

What’s truth for you? It appears to be different for different people, but ultimately, it’s the same—love. Therefore, to know if something is truth, ask, “Is it love?” You’ll know by the way it makes you feel. For me, peace is the feelings barometer.

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Wednesday
Feb012017

How Do We Overcome Racism?

No matter how we look at it, racism hurts us all. In this country, racism stems from slavery and its aftermath. While slavery has been abolished here for many years, the pain, the shame, and the blame of it haven’t. The feelings linger, and we don’t know what to do with them, except inflict them on each other and ourselves—at times.

People of both races—black and white—have tried talking about these feelings among themselves and with people of another race, but these discussions too often still lead to even more unresolved feelings and increased frustration and hostility.

The fact of the matter is there are no intellectual words that can express the pain of slavery, and there is no apology that can take that pain away. As awful as it was, nothing can change the fact that slavery is a part of our history. The question now is what do we do today?

 

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Wednesday
Feb012017

You Are the Difference the World Needs

Most of us want to make a positive difference in the world. We just don’t know how. We see the world and all of its problems and wish we could change them but feel powerless to do so.  We say to our ourselves, “What can I do? I’m only one person.”

Well the fact of the matter is that you’re the most important person. Change starts with you.

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Sunday
Jan012017

You’re Perfect Just the Way You Are

Life can be very hard and confusing. It often seems when you take one step forward, you wind up taking five steps backwards, right? It’s okay and you’re okay. In fact, you’re more than okay. You’re perfect just the way you are, because God loves you. That makes you perfect, and strong, and beautiful.

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Monday
Oct242016

Act to the Contrary to Change a Bad Mood

It can grip you--a bad mood that seems to come from nowhere can wreck your day if you let it. The good news is you don’t have to let it. You can dodge a bad mood by simply shifting your actions.

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Saturday
Sep102016

Access Your Power With Faith Shifts

It’s sometimes easy to feel as though our faith has been weakened or shattered—especially when facing life’s challenges. But, in reality, we are never without faith. It’s just sometimes misplaced.

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