A of G Alphabetical Inndex

A

A Spiritual Awakening, What It Looks Like

Acceptance and Difficult Others—An Answer to Thag 4/21/11

Aim of All Guests of This Inn

Alexander the Gray, My Dear Friend

Alone, Enjoying Serenity

A Big Part of Being an Adult---Saying No

An Un-American Concept

Antidote to Stress: Not Being in HALT ......................4/1/11

Apologies Require Specificity

Appreciating Life’s Gifts: Staying in the Moment

Appreciating the Effort of My Sons, Creating New Legacies  (10)

Awareness, Acceptance and Action: The Three A’s that Allow Us To Get Stronger

B

Balcony People: Our Supportive Network: We Grow Them: They Don’t Happen Over Night

Basking in the Kindness of Others. Not Going it Alone, Part II

Being Gentle When Expressing the Our Point of View

Being Judged: Not a Pleasant Experience (15)

C

Calmness in the Eye of an Emotional Storm: Not Allowing Others to Affect Our Serenity

Celebrating Life

Compassion: Focusing on Our Loved One's Feelings and Needs 4/10/11

Courage Faces Fear and Thereby Masters It

Courage Faces Fear and Thereby Masters It  Part II  (20)

Courage Faces Fear and  Thereby Masters It Part III (Overcoming the Tyranny of Other People’s Feelings

Creating a Better Today

D

Dealing with An Emotional Bully Part II

Dealing With an Emotional Bully, Part III

Dealing with Disappointment Part I  4/15/11  (25)

Dealing with Disappointment Part II 5/17/11

Dealing With Disappointment, Part III

Defensive Hope, Not a Good Deal, It Ensures Disappointment

The Demon of Denial

The Difference Between Being Denial and Being Unaware---A Big Difference   (30) 

Disappointed, Being Challenged, Yet Moving Forward

Do You Know What It Means if We are Too Busy?

E

Emotional Aikido

Empathy: A Doorway to Stronger Connection (plus more questions from the innkeeper)

Expressing Feelings. Life is Our Spiritual Practice ....... 5/3/11   (35)

Expressing Our Voice: Part I (Great Antidote to Depression) 4/1/11

Expressing Our Voice, Part II   What Concerns Us 5/11

Expressing Our Voice: Part III  Another Antidote for Depression 8/2/11

Expressing Our Voice,  Part IV (Personal Growth is Placing Principles Above Our Personality) 

F

Facing Unsatisfactory Circumstances (40)

Finding Balance During a Busy Month 

Freedom from the Tyranny of Other People's Feelings

Frustration Happens

G

Getting Wholeness: What Step that Helps: Speaking With Healthy Others

Getting Off the Hamster Wheel (45)

Getting Through the Day  

God Does the Work: All We Have to Do Is Ask

God Is Not My Spiritual Bellboy

Guarding Our Emotional Sobriety

H

Handling Stress and an Emotional Bully ....3/14/11  (50)

Happiness is a Choice 

Happiness is a Choice Part II  7/16/11

Happiness is Where I Choose to Focus

Hope During Dark Times 3/29/11

Hope During Dark Times Part II 4/10/11 (55)

I, J, K, L

I'm a Little Busy: Alexander is Dying, Perhaps Today

It’s Never My Responsibility To…..  

Last Days Spent with a Bewhiskered Friend

Lessons Learned from Robert E. Lee

Letting Go (60)

Life Affirming Relationships, How We Get Them

Life Is Not a Correspondence Program (Staying in the Solution & Creating Our Community)

M

Maintaining Our Serenity In the Face of Disappointment

Maintainng a Solid Stance. "Beware of the Rude Manipulator" .....10/11/11

Maintaining Our Values In Spite of Pressures from Others (Having our own voice).6/28/11 (65)

Making Amends

Making Memories, a Surprise Waited For Me

Marks of a Spiritual Awakening

Meeting a New Raven Haired Friend: She Was Naked at the Time

More Drama Than a Movie (70)

Moving Forward 9/28/11

My Character Determines My Destiny

N, O

Nonviolent Communication  Part I  8/2/11

Nonviolent Communication: Best Way to Get Needs Met. (A Tale of Two Approaches)

Not Allowing Others to Determine Our Moods or Define Who We Are (Getting Healthier by

Being Internally Referented.) ........6/1/11  Part I (75)

Not Allowing Others to Determine Our Moods,  Part II

Not Being Triggered by Others---Standing For Our Values

Not Lone Rangering Life  Part II

Opportunities for Spiritual Weight Lifting Part III Expressing Our Voice 6/23/11

Our Ideal Self Isn't: Awareness of This Fact is a Big Step Towards Taking Care of Self (80)

Our Mindset Makes a Difference

Overcoming Depression: One Source

P, Q, R

Parading the Elephant: Expressing What Bothers Us (A great source for the relief of stress and anger, when done with kindness and courtesy.)

Perfectionism, Procrastination and Paralysis: It’s Antidote

Perspective  Determines Our Success (85)

Passing a Special Milestone

Practicing Boundaries Pays Off

Persistence, Patience, Practice and Perseverance: Progress. ............................ 3/21/11

Placing Principles Above Personality Part I (Dealing with An Emotional Bully) 

Placing Principles Above Personality Part II    (Still Learning) (90)

Placing Principles Above Personality Part III  (Courage Faces Fear)

Placing Principles Above Personality Part IV  (Being Responsive to, But Not For, the Feelings of others----The Need for Boundaries.) 7/19/11

The Problem of Going it Alone—Not “Lone Rangering” It  Part II

The Problem Lies Beneath Our Nose 

Progress Not Perf3cktion (95)

Reflecting On Gratitudes

Restoring My Soul: Spending Time with Healthy Others

S

Second Time I Saw a Friend Since She Went Over A Cliff

Seeing My Son Soar  

Serving Others: How It Benefits Us  (100)

Sharing Our Secrets: With Whom

Slaying the Dragon of Fear

Slowing Down; Inspecting Removing Spinning Plates

A Spiritual Awakening, What It Looks Like Part I  4/28/11  

Spiritual Awakening Part II (105)

Spiritual Weightlifting Part II  6/23/11

Spiritual Weightlifting Part III 6/25/11 (Principles that help us do so)

Still Learning

Surrendering Our Happiness Over to Others 

T

Taking Care of Self Part II ----Storing Away for the Future (110)

Taking Care of Self, Relationally, Practically and Professionally 7/11/11

The Comforting Presence of God’s Love

The Demon of Denial

The Grand Prix of Life 

The Innkeeper Met a New Friend, She Was Completely Undressed at the Time (115)

The Innkeeper Sang and Armida’s Eyes Danced

The Joy of Simple Pleasures

The Life Giving Power of Affirmation

The Need for Boundaries: Being Responsive To, But Not Responsible For Other People's Struggles 7/19/11  

The Value of Not Being Passive (120)

The Value of Having Emotionally Healthy Friends

The Vision of this Inn

Trained to Be Externally Referented: A Good Way to Not Have Boundaries

W

We Reveal Our Character With Every Breath We Take

We Are Spiritual Above All Else (125)

Why We Visit the Attitude of Gratitude Inn