Personal growth
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Banishing bitterness
“The evidence is clear and mounting. Bitterness is a dangerous drug, and your very health is at risk if you stubbornly persist in being unforgiving.” ~Lee Strobel Apothecary bottles from Henry Ford Museum shop / Cindy La Ferle ______ For social media sharing buttons and more content, please visit the home page. Please share with your friends.
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The way we see things
“What we see depends mainly on what we look for….In the same field the farmer will notice the crop, the geologists the fossils, botanists the flowers, artists the coloring, sportmen the cover for the game. Though we may all look at the same things, it does not all follow that we should see them.” ~John Lubbock, The Beauties of Nature Cindy La Ferle For social media sharing buttons and more content, please visit the home page.
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The “black holes” in our social universe
“Whether we give away too much or too little of ourselves, our vitality dwindles.” ~Sue Patton Thoele Black Hole Relationships (Parts of this essay were adapted from Writing Home) A full-time mother of three once told me she looked forward all year to summer break and hated to see it end. Was she nuts? Did she really enjoy refereeing troops of rowdy kids in her basement and making dozens of grape jelly sandwiches on short order? “I love summer because I get a reprieve from the back-stabbing at school events and Mothers’ League meetings,” the young mom insisted. “I don’t have to deal with the woman who doesn’t like…
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Becoming better
“I know that all the healing, civility, and sanity begins with me. It begins with my willingness to check under the hood, to face my demons, and to do the healing work necessary to make me a better human being so that I care more about the welfare of other human beings than I do about being right or rich or revered.” ~Cheryl Richardson Photo by Cindy La Ferle
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Women’s stories
“If she got really quiet and listened, new parts of her wanted to speak.” ~SARK, author and artist The book that inspired the workshop / Cindy La Ferle ______________ Please visit the home page for additional content and social media sharing options. Parts of this blog do not show on digital devices. Among the things that make me happy: helping other women find their voices and hearing their stories. That’s why I’m excited about my upcoming workshop, “Your Story, Your Power,” which is based on the book, Your Story Is Your Power: Free Your Feminine Voice, by Elle Luna and Susie Herrick. The free, one-night workshop will be held at the Royal Oak Public Library on…
