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Look Away…
…Don’t look yet, I’m not ready! I’ve just gotten this site and there is oh so much to learn. Please turn your browser away and I’ll let you know when it’s okay to look.
While whynotrachel.com is getting presentable please visit whynotrachel.wordpress.com where I will continue to write blog posts until this site is up [...]
Our NEED to Know
In life there are a lot of lines we have to learn to straddle. There’s the line between acceptance and hope. This is essentially what I’ve been talking about in previous posts. There’s another line however the one I’m addressing here, the line between the known and the unknowable.
I’ve been derailed by the election this [...]
“After Shock” the Teleconference
Next Teleconference
THIS SATURDAY!!
Just a reminder, my next teleconference is:
October 25th
3:00 – 4:00 PM EDT
If you’re interested in participating, please fill out the form on the contact page. Once I get your email I’ll send you the phone number and access code you’ll need to join in the conversation. After you have done this once, you’ll automatically [...]
Abduction of Innocence
…When the second tower was hit I knew that our nation had been forever changed.
In this post, I look at the first of the three points in the “After Shock.”
1) When you are handed an unexpected blow, a challenge you are forced to face, you need to also know that your life has forever changed.
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There [...]
After Shock
3 things to think about and expect to experience after a major life shake- up.
1) When you are handed an unexpected blow, a challenge you are forced to face, you need to also know that your live has forever changed.
2) Accepting these changes are likely to be painful. You almost certainly will need to grieve.
3) If we you ask a bit of your shattered selves, ask that you have awareness. Keep a soft eye open for [...]
Winston Churchill said: “If you are going through hell, keep going.”
The night before my apartment burned down, I was lying in my bed weeping and praying for a less chaotic life. My life was adrift and I was collecting bad habits as I moved aimlessly through it. I was smoking and drinking to excess and was in a bad, on-again, off-again, relationship with a boyfriend. [...]
A Life of “Defining Moments”
When I posted the poll below, I had not yet learned that my dear friend Karen had had a stroke.
Karen lives with a life threatening blood clotting disorder. That’s her in the picture, a blond brit with an amazing story to share.
RIght now she’s working on getting her body stable enough to learn to walk once
again after this most recent stroke. Prayers are welcome. Pity [...]
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