“Love, Epiphany-Style”: 5 Inspirations about Love

"For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul." 

 - Judy Garland When people ask me about the major themes of epiphanies, there are many: healing, forgiveness, discovering a calling, coming of age, to awaken...

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Epiphany: The Power of Art

In honor of the Day of the Dead (and this being an extra-special Day of the Dead with it's happening on 11/1/11 - I am one of those people who thinks multiple "1's" mean something), I thought it'd be fun to post this interview I did 2 years ago. If you've never been...

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Epiphany: Beautiful Definition & Oral History in Action

“At that moment, the whole universe made sense and we knew a sort of peace and understanding rarely found in human experience: an epiphany.” - Ron Matson I have an epiphany story from last summer as we were in the Black Hills of South Dakota with our entire set of...

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The Importance of Telling Our Stories: 4 Great Gifts

A couple of weeks ago, I went to the Humanitas Prize luncheon in Los Angeles, whose motto is “Changing the world one story at a time.”  The Humanitas Prize is given to writers in television and film for “affirming the dignity of the human person, exploring the meaning...

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Epiphany: Recognizing Our False Voices vs. the Truth

“Recognize the false voices from what is truth. There are always going to be people who say you can't  or you are crazy for trying –  but a lot of great things come out of the crazy ideas in life.” - Pam Low I have been working on my PhD in Clinical Psychology for...

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Epiphany of Personal Responsibility: Codependent No More!

"It is your responsibility to put yourself in a situation  to get the things you need."  -Gary Zukav I have had a few life-changing aha moments in my life...like the time I was reading "Codependent No More" and discovered I was a walking, codependent cliché with daddy...

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