Choosing Joy Over Despair

  We build resilience and cultivate hope every time we chose joy over despair.   by Dr John A. King #drjohnaking

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A Wonderful, Surprising Review of my Poetry

  I received this email about a month ago and it is now framed and hanging on my wall. Getting feedback on your work is a wonderful thing

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Guidelines for Difficult Times

Guidelines for difficult times: Be kind to yourself Walk softly Wait before speaking Measure the grace you desire.

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Getting to Happy

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Springtime

  One of the things that we all need to remember  is that all of life is seasonal. When the walls close in and the nights seem too

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Control is an Illusion

The key to a happy life is realizing that control is an illusion.

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Once Upon A Time

Not every story ends with a “happy ever after” but they all lead to a new “Once upon a time” ——- This to me is a simple thought, a

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The Sound of Sunshine

The Sound of Sunshine “On difficult days when the storm is ragging within me I sit wait and listen for the sounds of sunshine” Most mornings are like

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A New Dawn

All of us need a friend. And all of us need to be careful with the types of friends we allow to speak into our lives. I understand

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Tuck Your Chin and Throw Punches

Struggles, opposition, failure—all of these make up the landscape of every day life, but Western society doesn’t deal well with them. The modern church does not have a

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