Posts Tagged "pain"

Pain Buster

Pain Buster

While recovering from pneumonia last month, I had a lot of down time, so I used the "opportunity" for some deep pondering in hopes of finding some hidden belief that, if revealed and finally heard, could reduce the pain. BTW, pneumonia hurts! You don't want to get it. I promise. I found one. It showed up as an indignant cry from my childhood that "Life should not hurt!" Interestingly enough, that...

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Bully-proofing with STRENGTHs

Bully-proofing with STRENGTHs

Even big kids get picked on. A 10-year-old boy recently told me about his embarrassment when a smaller boy threw something and hit him. At first, he said, "Stop that! It hurts!" But when another boy said, "That shouldn't hurt you. He's smaller than you!" he didn't know what to do except walk away. As expected, they laughed and called him names. What can you tell a child that will help him handle...

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