Cherish What Was, Cling to What Is

(excerpt from After the Boxes Are Unpacked by Susan Miller)   Do you find yourself unable to move forward with your life after a move? You owe it to yourself and your family to begin the process of letting go. You must discern between what to cherish and what to cling to!     To cherish…

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Gratitude Leads to Happiness

It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It’s gratefulness that makes us happy. – Brother David Steindl-Rast Let go: Spend time today thinking about all that you are grateful for. Start over: How do you feel after focusing on gratitude? Move forward: Focusing on gratitude offers powerful emotional and psychological benefits. It helps shift…

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Starting Over, One Day at a Time

By Emily Grant I never imagined how quiet a house could feel until the movers drove away and I was left standing in a kitchen that didn’t smell like home. My husband’s job brought us here—a small town in the Pacific Northwest, where it rains more days than not and people seem to have known…

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