In the past eighteen months, everyone has been through an incredibly complex time as our usual ways of doing life and relating to others have changed – very often, radically! As I thought about and lived through these events and experiences, I found myself thinking about two realities – first, our need for places to| The Phoenix Spirit
It's been a year since I survived a near fatal car crash. Fell asleep at the wheel. It's a miracle that no one was killed. That wasn't the biggest miracle to come out of it. Let me explain. I'd always had a competitive and distant relationship with the men at the office. They reminded me| The Phoenix Spirit
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." Eleanor Roosevelt, 'This Is My Story' 1937 My boyfriend Brad is to die for. When is visits me at work all the girls in the office go nuts over him. They tell me, "Girl, if you blow it with him, he's mine." Yes, Brad's dark| The Phoenix Spirit
"Our life begins to end the day we stop being grateful." -Anonymous It's that time of year when many of us gather with loved ones intending to give thanks. We experience tender moments with family or at least what we hope will be tender moments. Too often we've become disappointed as the actual closeness with| The Phoenix Spirit
Some of us are not aware of people who lack a conscience—those who lack empathy for others and cannot tolerate differences between themselves and others. Our lack of awareness is sometimes prompted by a misguided fear of being judgmental of others and an over willingness to give others the benefit of the doubt. The fact| The Phoenix Spirit