3 results for tag: Marianne Williamson

The Six Types of Courage

Courage. Bravery. Boldness. Fearlessness. When I think of courage, I see an image of someone standing by themselves with shredded clothes full of blood and sweat. Other images of courage that appear in my mind are a parent carrying children through a storm or desert or a group of people holding hands with eyes filled with tears, caring for each other as if there is no other choice but to love and love more. I recall an image of a person in the flood water of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina bringing supplies to their family....

Surrender

Surrender. Is there a scarier or more freeing word than surrender? Surrender. I invite you to sit with this word and let it move around in your mind and belly. What does surrender bring up for you? Panic? Fear? Humiliation? Joy? Victory? Success? Freedom? Release?...

Life Lessons Learned from Akeelah and The Bee

Life Lessons Learned from Akeelah and The Bee - Providence Holistic Counseling Services

  On Saturday Night, we watched Akeelah and The Bee on Netflix. It was a fun and stimulating family movie that reached a wide audience with its various messages and life lessons. I love movies like this; they are entertaining for adults and kids but go deeper than your typical Disney-type movie. They are about something besides how to be cute and having everything in life magically fall into place whether you have put in the time and effort or not, like most Disney movies. This film was effective in engaging two eleven-year-olds, two fifty-two-year-olds, and a sixty-one-year-old, which is not bad....