Strength
Strength does not come after one climbs the ladder or the mountain, nor after one “makes it” — whatever that “it” represents. Strengthening oneself is essential to the process of…
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The Protection of Tears
There are times in a woman’s life when she cries and cries and cries, and even though she has the succor and support of her loved ones, still and yet…
Having Forgiven
How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry…
Conscious Forgetting
To forget means to aver from memory, to refuse to dwell — in other words, to let go, to loosen one’s hold, particularly on memory. To forget does not mean…
Beginning to Forgive
To begin to forgive, it is good to forego for a while. That is, to take a break from thinking about the person or event for a while. It is…
The Process of Forgiveness
Consider this: Many people have trouble with forgiveness because they have been taught that it is a singular act to be completed in one sitting. That is not so. Forgiveness…
Whether to be Bitter
There is a time in our lives, usually in mid-life, when a woman has to make a decision — possibly the most important decision of her future life — and…
Practice
We can have all the knowledge in the universe, and it comes down to one thing: practice. It comes down to going home and step-by-step implementing what we know. As…
An Allelujia Chorus
Being with real people who warm us, who endorse and exalt our creativity, is essential to the flow of creative life. Otherwise we freeze. Nurture is a chorus of voices…
Allowing Creativity
A woman must be careful not to allow over-responsibility (or over-respectability) to steal her necessary creative rests, riffs, and raptures. She simply must put her foot down and say no…