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Sit, Stay, Come

The beginning of a peace-filled life starts here.

I heard a song yesterday that left me pondering. That’s not a word we hear much in the western world today. We typically use the term “think” or “think about” when we are talking about some event that gives us pause. But ponder provokes an image of the famous thinker statue. This idea of deepContinue reading “Pondering a Strange Picture”

The Lies We Believe

Some days it just seems more appropriate to tell you a story of my life then to write a disciplined piece or informational article. Some days it feels like I am living out what advice I offer to others. That’s because we are all prone to these behaviors. It is how you learn to processContinue reading “The Lies We Believe”

Stepping Stones

Years ago, I wrote in my first book, True Dependence, that life feels a lot like walking across a creek on stepping stones. I come back to this idea time and again. We get ourselves talked into that first step, finally take it and what happens – it shifts in the sand underneath soaking ourContinue reading “Stepping Stones”

Welcome

My name is Monica Swank and this is my story. I hope that we will become fast friends. You are probably thinking to yourself, “so what.” There are hundreds, no more like thousands of people who start blogging. Many of those individuals stick with it while others slowly start to drift off. So what makesContinue reading “Welcome”