The Passionate Life Blog
(April 11, 2021) Three Factors To Consider When Choosing Assisted Living, by Guest Blogger, Hal Salazar of Elders.today
Moving away from your home, whether you’ve lived there for five years or 50, can bring about a host of unwanted feelings and even emotional pain.
(February 25, 2021: Dr. Mara in Thrive Global & Medium) My Lessons From the Texas Snowpocalypse
As I write this on February 15, 2021, it’s now been over 27 hours since our power went out. Not only has there been no electricity or internet, but also there has been no heat or ability to cook.
Finding Grace in Flexibility: Showing Up When Things Fall Apart
If we march along, stubbornly or bitterly, and not willing to bend with the twisting turns of what life throws us, we miss the light and will keep walking in the dark.
(January 23, 2021: Dr. Mara in Thrive Global, Sivana East, & An Idea by Ingenious Piece on Medium) Riding the Storm & Walking Each Other Home: A Belated New Year’s Blog for a Chaotic Time
think we can all agree that 2020 was quite a year….Sometimes, things break down to the point that we feel we can’t take even one more stress.
Watch Dr. Mara Interviewed by Author, Henery X, on IGTV!
I had a great time being interviewed by, author, Henery X on live Instagram TV! Watch it HERE! And next month Henery joins me on my podcast, to discuss his book and celebrate his birthday!!
Gratitude in the Midst of So Much Pain
I don’t believe it’s possible to focus on Gratitude without first acknowledging pain. Don’t get stuck in the pain…
As James Baldwin wrote: “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

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