Guest Post by John Crosby English Poet Alfred Lord Tennyson said, “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Sometimes I wonder if it’s true. Sometimes I think it’s better not to have loved. Not to have been hurt at all. Sometimes I wonder if the pain was worth […]
Healing & Recovery
Gratitude in Difficult Times
“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” ~Meister Eckhart You may be without a job, have an illness or facing a difficult situation of some kind this Thanksgiving. When going through difficult times, it’s harder to see the good that exists amidst our troubles. But by being more grateful […]
Simple Practices for Healing
Guest Post by Elizabeth Critton Having been in recovery from drug addiction for three and a half years, I have found many useful tools in my healing process. Certain principles and/or virtues have stuck out to me as especially beneficial. From gratitude to service work, we have many simple practices available to us that can […]
Faith, Hope and Love in Times of Tragedy
On Friday, December 14th, unspeakable violence took place at an Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A 20 year-old gunman killed twenty children and six women. This horrendous tragedy has left the families and friends of the victims, the community, the state, and the world broken-hearted beyond words. How can we cope with this magnitude of […]
The Healing Power of Music
“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” ~Plato George Moran, 39, a music teacher in Long Valley, N.J. had his heart stopped for 90 minutes, placing him on a heart-lung machine. He was having […]