This morning I had a revelation: guilt is totally unnecessary.
This, in spite of the fact that everyone I know has some measure of guilt about something.
It’s completely unnecessary.
There’s never a reason or cause to feel guilt, and by the time you finish reading this post you may think a little differently about it, even if [...]

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Val on August 11th, 2008

This morning I read a quote in the book A Course in Miracles that I really loved.
I thought I’d share it with you here:
“God is my life. I have no life but His.

I was mistaken when I thought I lived apart from God, a separate entity that moved in isolation, unattached, and housed within [...]

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Val on July 4th, 2008

Freedom is a beautiful thing, so much so that humans are willing to fight for it. America fought for and won her independence over 200 years ago. I wonder how many of us recognize our truest and greatest freedom: the freedom to choose.
Freedom is a state of mind. When I think of Victor Frankl and [...]

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Val on June 11th, 2008

This whole blogosphere thing is fascinating. I’m in new territory.
I went to Technorati to register my blog. I understand that by doing that, more folks will find and read what I’ve written. They told me to create a post and add this link to it:
Technorati Profile
So I did. To me, it looks strange to have [...]

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