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Author of the classic New York Times Bestseller, Animals as Teachers and Healers: True Stories and Reflections, Susan Chernak McElroy's writings are published in more than twenty languages worldwide. She is a nationally recognized, passionate, and original

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Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Life lessons from a personal perspective: 26 of 107

When we make our New Year's resolutions, we don't normally say, "I resolve to make my life empty this year." When we pray, we don't pray to be unfilled or vacant. I am defining emptiness as that unsettling place between the end of one project or dream and the beginning of another, limbo land, when soil lies unplanted and col...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing When life hits you hard: 22 of 89

I confess-I am a fixer. You name a problem and I will gnaw on it like a zombie on a leg bone until I have uncovered the happy solution, which I used to believe always rested at the heart of any conundrum. I struggle hard to find solutions, you see, because if I don't, inner peace eludes me completely. Fretting takes over my ...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Seasons of life: 3 of 7

Leaves anoint me. They twirl down, they float, they dip, they fall like golden snowflakes. Around my feet, they pile up bronze, lemon, scarlet, and mahogany. They come out of skies blue as a baby's eye. Sitting outside on my deck, I am kissed by leaves and blanketed with them. Never have I had such a colorful fall as this fi...