Is there something you need your parents, spouse, or partner to say to you?  My partner at a healing workshop told me she needed her Dad to tell her "You can do anything you want to do."  Another participant wished his wife would tell him "You are doing a great job."  One woman needed her husband to…

"Getting the hand is luck... what you do with it is skill"This quote caught my eye as I was preparing to update Cheergiver's facebook page.  I've looked but couldn't find a reliable source so I'll attribute it to the the great Unknown writer.  Poker players know they will not always get a good hand,…

What are you looking forward to?  Catching up with your friends over the weekend?  Finishing up final exams so you can start your vacation?  Getting that dream job you've been hoping for?We all have something we can look forward to.  Unfortunately, many of us have let daily routines and pressures ma…

  One of my best friends CE sent me these words of encouragement after a difficult breakup years ago.  I still reflect on his wisdom today: "It's ok to go through bumps in life because it toughens you up and makes you a better person.  Imagine yourself as a piece of iron sword being heated…

Life is sometimes somber; life is sometimes joyous.Life is sometimes difficult; life is sometimes easy.Life is sometimes tawdry; life is sometimes beautiful.Life is sometimes worse; life is sometimes better.Life finds us sometimes struggling; life finds us sometimes well off.Life is sometimes sickne…