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“Sacred Vows” is a poem written for my mother. The poem is reflective of her struggle to gain the strength she required to finally leave...

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During each commencement in medical school, new doctors stand before their friends and families, reciting the words of the Hippocratic...

After about one month of sobriety, I realized I wanted more. I sought out a spiritual healer and was excited to begin my work with her....

I am a fairly new writer to the Elephant Journal community, but after participating in the free Write Your Heart Out classes with Waylon,...

I can’t tell you how many times in my life I’ve doubted God’s plan. The years I spent full of rage at God are countless, and I can’t get...

Over the past two days, I have been complimented for my strength. I know that those who adorned me with such kind words did so without...

It was over 15 years ago when I walked into the morgue of the hospital to identify my father’s body. Consumed by feelings of guilt, I...

Photo taken from: https://hensleylegal.com/articles/overview-indiana-negligence-law/ After I lost my baby, Michael in May of 1994, I...

At 49, I still sleep with a little lamp on my nightstand. The switch for it is within arm’s reach, and my room stays lightly illuminated...

Mercy is defined by the Oxford dictionary as compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or...

As a teenager, I remember reading one of my mother’s books called Joanna’s Husband and David’s Wife, written by Elizabeth Forsythe...

1. Pray before my feet hit the floor and thank God for all my blessings. 2. Have my coffee/read and write or journal for an hour 3....

The artist who created this masterpiece so perfectly depicts how I feel right now. I am in a shitty place right now and struggling to...

Today I am overwhelmed with a flood of emotions. You see, 27 years ago my son was born brain dead because I was in full-on eclamptic...