Pain and Stress Reduction: How Will You Handle Hardship?

Little Maria Monique came down with a severe lung infection.  It might have been treatable in the US, but in her home of Indonesia, the doctors weren’t able to treat her.  Her mother, Tjahja, sold everything she owned and flew with her daughter to Singapore for more advanced medical care.  Doctors there were more equipped to deal with the infection.  And when Tjahja ran out of money, doctors continued in the battle to save her life.  Maria Monique, her doctors and her mother fought hard, but in 2006, at the age of seven, the little girl passed away.   Her mother was heartbroken. Read more

Are You Cheating Yourself Out of Your Abundance and Prosperity?

After over two years of unemployment, Jim Moret finally had a job.  A good job – he’d been hired as the chief correspondent for the television show, inside Edition.  He should have been happy . . . but his upside-down mortgage and mountain of debt had him desperate and scared.  He writes, “ . . . the real prospect of losing everything you have worked for your entire life to achieve is devastating and utterly demoralizing.” Read more