Category: Bearing Gracefully Pain & Hardship
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Bearing Gracefully Pain & Hardship. Butterfly bringing hope. (August 2006)
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Change, Accepting & Growing…Susan’s Analogy to Simmering Pot of Soup (Sept. 2007)
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Complexity of Mother/Daughter Relationship. Death of Mother. “Birthday Parties in Heaven” by Ana Veciana-Suarez (May 2006)
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Coping with intense pain – “Mistaken Identity” by Don & Susie Van Ryn (June 2008)
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Desires for self and those we love. Beauty of a moment. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Truman Capote. (Oct. 2006)
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Despair vs. Hope – Streams in the Desert by HC Cowman (March 2020)
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Diaries and Letters of Anne Lindbergh – Goodbyes. Soul. Strength. Prayer. Grief (July 2008 & Aug 2011)
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Difficult Times – Bad Luck Good Luck Fable (Apr 2008)
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Difficult Times – Verses of Promises from God (Jan. 2007)
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Disappointment in Life. Hurts. Despair “As Silver Refined” by Kay Arthur (December 2008)
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Dreaming. Keeping alive regardless of circumstances. Keeping LIFE. “A Lantern in Her Hand” by Bess Streeter Aldrich (Dec. 2009)
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Easy Life vs. Hard Life: Pursuing Happiness Regardless “Villette” by Charlotte Bronte (July 2009)
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Faith. Trusting God for what we don’t understand & what we desire. “Streams in the Desert” (June 2009)
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Finding meaning in our lives regardless of circumstances. (Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl.) October 2018
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Getting Through Extremely Difficult Experiences. “Keep Going: The Art of Perseverance” by Joseph Marshall (May 2020)
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God’s Involvement in Pain, Grief, Despair “Gold by Moonlight” by Amy Carmichael (Jan. 2009)
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Heaven. Susan’s thoughts on anniversary of mother’s death. (Jan. 2007)
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Hold Fast Your Dreams poem by Louise Driscoll. Dreaming amidst suffering. (May 2013)
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I can’t go on. I go on. When Breath Becomes Air by Surgeon Paul Kalanithi. (October 2019)
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Intense Pain in Life – Forrest Gump Analogy & On My Knees Song (Nov. 2006)
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Life Changes and Letting Go “When the Heart Waits” by Sue Monk Kidd (Sept. 2008)
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Life is Beautiful – Regardless of Circumstances – Etty Hillesum WW2 Letters 1941-1943 (Feb 2009)
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Loneliness & Despair. Search for meaningful life – “Work” by Louisa May Alcott (Jan. 2019)
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Looking at ourselves in mirror. Analyzing self. “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” (August 2021)
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Madame Guyon (1717) Freedom of Heart & Mind Poem (on freedom of soul regardless of circumstances) (April 2012)
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Music Analogy. Hard moments in life compared to musical composition. Richard Paul Evans Christmas Box Collection. (Nov. 2006)
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Pain. Grief. Hardship. “Always Looking Up” by Michael J. Fox and “Perfectly Imperfect” by Lee Woodruff (May 2009)
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Poem on a Beautiful Woman and Chinese Tale of Joy/Sorrow by Eleanor Farjeon (January 2013)
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Prayer. Heaven. Goodness. Forgiveness. “The Lamplighter” by Maria Cummins (September 2024)
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Refusing to be “poor in spirit” – “Lucy Gayheart” by Willa Cather (Aug. 2014)
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Regrets in life. Forgiving yourself. “For One More Day” by Mitch Alborn (Oct. 2006)
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Regrets. Moving on. Forgiving Self. Sadness. Change. (Nov. 2008)
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Rose Analogy. Beauty of old rose bushes vs. buds. Hard life giving beauty. “Finding Noel” by Richard Paul Evans (Feb. 2007)
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Seeing Possibilities in Future. Time bringing healing. “Chez Moi” by Agnes Desarthe (Aug. 2009)
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Sioux Warrior Poem. Thoughts on warriors. (April 2020)
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Suffering, Fear of future, Ability to relate to others, Joy in spite of pain. “The Master’s Violin” by Reed & “Anne’s House of Dreams” by Montgomery (Jan. 2011)
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Thoughts on the soul and eternal perspective when suffering. Poem from confederate soldier “Unanswered Prayer” (November 2019)
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Time Passing so Quickly “Lantern in Her Hand” by Bess Streeter Aldrich (Dec. 2009)
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Time. Letting each day go. Accepting all events. Myrtle Reed. (March 2016)
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Uncertainty. Difficult Times “My Utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers (Mar. 2007)