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Anxiety and Morning Coffee

I love coffee.  I enjoy the ritual of preparing it.  Three scoops for a full pot, allowing the water to run, then getting that first taste of the bitter brew.  Yes, I love the bitter taste of coffee.  I guess I simply taught myself to enjoy dark, and bitter.  It is a familiar place, a… Read More ›

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25 Helpful tips for overcoming anxiety

Overcoming fears and phobias is not a simple process, but these suggestions can help! Many of us struggle daily with fears and phobias. Some fears are simply inconvenient, like the fear of flying or spiders. But others are debilitating, such as social anxiety disorder, which can make any conversation with a stranger feel like torture…. Read More ›

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Jesus should be sought more directly

It is always good to ask God to rectify what needs to be rectified deep down in our souls instead of sending trials to show us what darkness is most hidden. The deeper we purify, the higher our place in Heaven. The quickest avenue to that is a direct relationship with Jesus. Just ask Him… Read More ›

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The Spirit of Fear

Do you suffer from the spirit of fear? Most of us would say “no” — until we delved a bit deeper into our own psyches. For fear entails more than we commonly acknowledge. It is nervousness. It is anxiety. It sometimes crosses over into impatience. It involves phobias. None of the above are of God…. Read More ›

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Cannot find true rest in falsehood

Man’s intelligence, however we may misuse it, is far too keen and too sure to rest for long in error. It may embrace a lie and cling to it stubbornly, believing it to be true: but it cannot find true rest in falsehood. The mind that is in love with error wears itself out with… Read More ›

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No cellphone, no Wi-Fi: Living in America’s quietest place

GREEN BANK, W.Va., NBCNews – Every week, Chuck Niday patrols Green Bank, W.Va., in a vehicle that looks a bit like something out of the movie “Mad Max,” aiming to protect the largest steerable radio telescope in the world. He searches for sources of interference, which can come from something as simple as a spark… Read More ›

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How stress affects your body

1. Skin Problems A stress-induced chemical reaction in the body can make skin more sensitive and reactive. Oil-producing glands then go into overdrive, triggering acne and other skin issues. Stress can also worsen hives, rosacea and eczema. Fix: Prepare a bath. Fill a tub with lukewarm water and add 2 cups of collodial oatmeal (make… Read More ›

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The road towards healing

We are healed of suffering only by experiencing it to the full. By Marcel Proust From Days of Healing-Days of hope Published by Hazelden How I wish healing was as easy as stepping into a shower, soaping up and then rinsing off.  Afterwards there is a feeling of refreshment and cleansing.  Life does not seem… Read More ›

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Christians distinguished by ‘absolute trust’ in God the Father

“He who believes in God … puts the search for his kingdom and his will in the first position,” commented the pontiff, calling this attitude “precisely the opposite of fatalism.” “Faith in providence, in fact, does not dispense one of the difficult struggle for a decent life, but liberates from the anxiety for things and… Read More ›

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Ours is a time of anxiety

In our age everything has to be a ‘problem.’ Ours is a time of anxiety because we have willed it to be so. Our anxiety is not imposed on us by force from outside. We impose it on our world and upon one another from within ourselves. Sanctity in such an age means, no doubt,… Read More ›

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