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The Embrace #111: Paint a New Picture

I’d bet more than a few of you remember The Great Recession. It had been a rough couple of years before we even landed there. My dad’s health started to decline in 2006. At the same time, my pregnant daughter had moved home.

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The Embrace #92: Letting go of Perceptions of Being Unfairly Treated

The Embrace #92: Letting go of Perceptions of Being Unfairly Treated

The year was 1993. Strolling through San Francisco in a buoyant mood, I had been lifted by the success of a juicy musical performance I had just given. Since my latest self-love stretch was learning to be more generous with myself financially, I decided to have dinner at a nice Japanese restaurant.

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The Embrace #91: Blindness: My Greatest Gift

The Embrace #91: Blindness: My Greatest Gift

LYNN: Today we have a really interesting topic: seeing with the eyes of the heart, no longer looking out but looking in. Our guest is Eddie Lee from Jacksonville, Florida. Just so everyone knows, Eddie is blind. And he is going to give us a little bit of a history on what happened.

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The Embrace #90: The Great Transformation Under Way

The Embrace #90: The Great Transformation Under Way

Humanity seems to be going in two different directions. There is an impulse towards allowing a new world and a new humanity to arise in which the mind and the heart are united—a new state of consciousness. At the same time, there is a reaction towards the new that is emerging—an attempt to reassert the old order, to try to hold on to what has been.

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The Embrace #89: From Courtroom to Classroom to Playground

The Embrace #89: From Courtroom to Classroom to Playground

I’m writing this while in a playground. Where are you? Pretend with me for a moment that there are only four places you can be on Earth at any given time: a prison, a courtroom, a classroom, or a playground. The prison is where we go when we have convicted ourselves of a crime.

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The Embrace #88: Mazzie Come Home

The Embrace #88: Mazzie Come Home

A few days ago, our sweet puppy, Mazzie, stealthily slipped out our back gate while my husband, Jere, was absorbed in his music and transporting brush from our yard. Mazzie loves to chase bunnies! It’s evident she was born for this! It is her greatest passion and gives her boundless energy.

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The Embrace #87: Lightening Up, Body and Soul

The Embrace #87: Lightening Up, Body and Soul

Jesus was giving me the following information as I was typing. At times it seemed as if Jesus was talking, and at other times, me. Jesus: “Remember the hot and cold water flowing through and coming out of the same water spout.”

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The Embrace #86: Learning to Be 100 Percent

The Embrace #86: Learning to Be 100 Percent

Many on the spiritual path have mentioned that there are “stepping stones” along the journey. At first, I didn’t understand. Over time I realized that when I am willing, the Holy Spirit provides the exact steps needed to help me find the way home to Love, the natural state of Peace and Joy.

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The Embrace #85: Ukraine: An Invitation to Love

The Embrace #85: Ukraine: An Invitation to Love

Issue No. 85 April 2022Ukraine: An Invitation to Love By Patricia PearceAs I sit down to write this article, the war in Ukraine is in its fourth week. As we witness the horror and brutality being unleashed in that country, many of us are asking ourselves: How can we...

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The Embrace #84: A Hidden Key to Harmony

The Embrace #84: A Hidden Key to Harmony

Issue No. 84 March 2022A Hidden Key to Harmony By Elliott RobertsonIn these unsettled times when the world is turbulent, we need to “hold space” for one another. Unfortunately, the mind’s need to cling to its opinions about what’s best can get in the way. Stephen...

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