Tag Archives: generosity

Your Summertime Plan “BE”

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Free Spirit Publishing

By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. The other day, a friend said something that gave me pause: “We can’t overflow where there is no flow.” Wait, I wondered, … Continue reading →

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Dear Me: Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Counseling

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Guest Blogger

By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a writer. I’ve got diaries and pen pal exchange letters that date back … Continue reading →

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Coloring the World with Kindness

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Guest Blogger

by Barbara Gruener While researching for the keynote address I gave recently at the National Forum on Character Education, “Kindness Is the Real Global Warming,” I came across too many inspirational quotes-made-into-posters to count. But this one about throwing kindness … Continue reading →

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Winter Sports, Year-Round Inspiration

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Free Spirit Author

by Mary Stennes Wilbourn and Alison Behnke Winter arrived early this year for most of us, and it hit with a vengeance. Windchills plummeted and snow fell hard, leaving many people thinking “here we go again.” Then, against the backdrop … Continue reading →

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