The Personal Path

ON THE PATH OF FAITH  - What we know has a significant effect on our life. Yet what we believe has an even greater impact. Religious people aren't the only ones who "live by faith." Everyone does, though they may not recognize it or even want to admit it. Our everyday behaviour reveals what we really believe to be true. ...  Read the whole article...

LIVING WITH INTEGRITY  - What would lie in store for you if you decided to start being authentic - open, honest, vulnerable and all of those things? I could be cynical and tell you that you'd probably lose a lot of friends, you might be demoted at work, your family could reject you, and so on. I mention this because for some people becoming real after years of deception does have some superficial negative ramifications. What I do want to do, however, is to focus on the benefits, the blessing of living with integrity.  Read the whole article...

FORGIVENESS  - One of the themes of our lives is the cycle of offense and forgiveness. From unintentional slights to premeditated malice, we find ourselves dealing with the fallout of hurt in our relationships. How can we forgive?  If there's one single thing that hinders relationships, keeps them from growing, from being healthy, it's lack of forgiveness. In fact, forgiving is probably one of the hardest things that any of us are called on to do...  Read the whole article...

COLLECTED WISDOM  - We all learn from experience - some a little faster than the rest. Often the lessons learned this way have come the hard way. Sometimes, we can benefit from what others have learned, either helping us to avoid an area of difficulty entirely or perhaps just reinforcing the truth of something we've observed. Whatever the case, please help us to help others by passing on some words of wisdom. Post a comment...