A Time to Be Born and a Time to Die: Coping with Loss

Loss? It hurts. It hurts deep—and wide. It cuts in ways we can never anticipate. It feels like a renting of the soul—a tearing away of something so vital we often feel empty in response. Saying goodbye to loved ones, leaves us reeling. Dizzy. Absent. There’s no magic wand, you know? There’s no invocation that will … Continue reading A Time to Be Born and a Time to Die: Coping with Loss

Developing Emotional Intelligence – Learning to Cope With Hardship

Emotional Intelligence and Living Faith - The Heart's Antidote to Hardship and Pain In this life, there are two lessons worth learning: 1) pain and hardship will always make a spur of the moment appearance when you least expect it and 2) if you don't get a handle on it, it WILL try to assimilate, … Continue reading Developing Emotional Intelligence – Learning to Cope With Hardship