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My name is Susan Peabody. I am a writer and counselor specializing in the treatment of codependency and love addiction. My goal is to help people feel better about themselves and about life. My books are Addiction to Love: Overcoming Obsession and Dependency

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Finding love: 4 of 149

Where Love Abides Sorrow Hello, my name is Sorrow. When I was just a little girl my parents ran away from home. The first night they were gone I got terribly frightened and started to cry. I wandered all over the house looking for comfort. Finally, I ended up in the kitchen peering into the refrigerator. The food looked deli...
Religion & Spirituality > Meditation & Prayer Reflections: Talking with God: 1 of 28

It was not easy for me to totally accept spirituality or the concept of God. When I was young I stopped believing that God cared about me because he didn't seem to be answering my prayers. Then, when I was older, I became an agnostic. I didn't believe we could prove God existed, so I thought why bother with the whole issue a...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Addiction: 16 of 304

Blinded by the flame of desire, I could not feel the warmth at hand Or be reflected in the glow of the light. Pulling my charred soul out of the flame, With the help of a Higher Power, I can but marvel at the beauty of my surroundings. Now, I float on the wings of gratefulness. I hold the hand of he Who showed me the path to...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Managing change: 1 of 14

For years, I taught a self-help course at my local adult school. At the end of the class, I always passed out a list of self-help books. Inevitably, at least one student would raise her hand and say, "I have read most of these books, and they don't help. I don't know what I'm doing wrong." Speaking to these students after cl...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Reality: 11 of 125

Rebirth You writhe till you die. You pray, till you lay, In God's loving arms, Awaiting new dawns, When you feel, till you heal, And grow, till you know, The gain from the pain The new, that comes from the old.
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Identity: 19 of 175

Apart From the Flock When you were born,the heavens smiled. You flashed a grin and stayed awhile. You grew and grew; twas no surprise. What lovely hair and sparkling eyes. A sensible child,you turned out to be; Strong within; inner eyes to see. Compassion you felt, for those not so blessed. You tended the flock; you even obs...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: On love: 40 of 363

The smell of jasmine is in the air, And I think of my precious grandchild, Who will live in my heart forever, Whose memory blows over me at will, Like a warm summer's breeze. And I know not whence it comes Or whither it goes. But I suppose It goes where love abides. Dedicated to Jasmyne Marie Snyder June 16, 1994 - June 29, ...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Why I love you: 7 of 63

From the beginning you were there, To smile and to nurture to love and to care. You held out your hand when I wanted to walk; You taught me to speak when I wanted to talk. When I triumphed in life, you watched with pride; Your tears of joy you could not hide. When growing pains came, you shared my sorrow; You quietly said: "...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing Best ways to deal with anger: 5 of 38

Whenever I read the story of Jesus cleansing the temple, I always wonder if he was angry when he overturned the tables and whether or not this justifies some of the anger I feel sometimes. After all, anger is spontaneous and instinctive. It is human nature. Of course, it can lead to bad things like rage, resentment and viole...
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) How to grow deep roots in Christ: 1 of 7

Romans 12:2 TEV. "Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God." We are not born Christians, we become Christians. We make a conscious decision to follow Christ and then slowly we become Christ-lik...