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Moments of Gratitude
Let’s take a moment and to do an inventory of what we have to appreciate. Pay attention to the moment. Search and notice what there

The Gift
Think of the people in your life. Even those you are having difficulty with. Pick one of them. Write them a letter, create a card

Listen, trust, and turn insight into Action
Sometime ago I accepted an invitation to go rock-climbing with a friend, an experienced climber. It was my first climb and something I had wanted

Developing Resiliency in Distressing Times
We live in disruptive times. In the midst of many good advances in society we are also experiencing increasing trauma and disruptive effects. And advances

Dialogue: Curiosity Inspires Hope
From time to time, I would like to share notes from my journals. When possible, I will cite the sources; however, my early readings were

The Nature of Hope
Writing about hope, in part, is meant to appease my curiosity and interest in the topic. Of course, I will be grateful if what I

The Face of Hope: Part II
My interest in the topic of hope began in the fall of 2011. I was looking for a thesis question as part of my graduate

Creating a Space for Hope
We live in an increasingly multicultural and multiethnic society. Our world community is getting smaller with distinctions and boundaries blurring. It is a time of

Moldova: Creating hope (video)
This video is part of my graduate school thesis project in Community Counseling at Northwest Christian University. The question guiding my thesis work was, “How