Category Archives: Today’s Encouragement

Thoughts to help you break out of discouragement and shame

Change IS Happening!

It seems like just a few short weeks ago, we were enjoying the last breaths of summer. Our thoughts were on having one more picnic . . . one more trip to the beach . . .  one more frosty glass of ice tea. But this week things are different. It definitely feels like Fall.…

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Want Respect?

If we’re honest, we all want respect. We crave assurance that people think we’re valuable—that they admire us for our abilities, qualities and achievements. Respect is a topic that has often been talked about, demanded, and even sung about over the years. In fact some of you might even remember Aretha Franklin’s chart-topping 1960’s classic…

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Restoration and MORE!

My niece just had a baby a couple of days ago. What a cutie! So innocent. So trusting. So honest about expressing his needs. We’re rejoicing that he’s finally here, safe and sound. We were all like him at one time. Honest. Trusting. Dependent. And then, life happened. Little by little we learned that it…

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Wounded, Not Flawed

Brokenness and wounds manifest themselves in many ways in our lives . . . anger, bitterness, self-pity, blame, low self-esteem, an inability to get close to people, feeling the need to be perfect, as well as excesses and addictions of all kinds. Often we have been led to believe that these “flaws” are just the…

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Staying the Course

Addiction recovery can be grueling at times. It takes a lot of energy. It requires uncomfortable risks. It can be absolutely exhausting. There may be times when you think you can’t go on. It seems like it would be so much easier just to give up. Prior to becoming involved with Life More Abundant Network,…

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