Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
The Problem With Empathy
Is it OK to be peaceful or even happy, when people in the world are suffering? Should we feel guilty about our good fortune in the face...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- Jan 1, 2020
- 4 min
Willing to Suck in 2020
My New Years resolution is that I am willing to suck in 2020. I’ve done some really challenging things in 2019. I finished writing my...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- Oct 31, 2019
- 2 min
The Veil Is Thin
The veil between the worlds is thin this time of year. It is no coincidence that Halloween and celebrations to honor the dead like Dia...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- Dec 31, 2018
- 4 min
The Body of God
We are more energy than we are form. If we consider the atom as the basis of matter, atoms are made of whirling electrons, protons and...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- Jun 30, 2018
- 3 min
Being "Good?"
"The more human beings believe that they must sacrifice their fundamental happiness because to do this is 'right,' 'good,' or 'mature,'...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- Jun 17, 2018
- 3 min
What Remains On Father's Day
This morning my husband asked how I felt about Father’s Day. We have a reservation for brunch at a favorite place on the beach and my...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- Jun 10, 2018
- 5 min
Suicide On A Soul Level
The tragedy of suicide for me is not the loss of the person, but the deepening of their suffering on a soul level. No one gets out of...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- Jun 2, 2018
- 2 min
It's Better To Light A Candle, Than To Curse The Darkness
I need to be reminded to ask, “What can I bring?” Rather than “What can I get?” And that’s the thing about spiritual practice, I always...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- May 29, 2018
- 4 min
When Denial Looks Like Hope
14 years ago when I was pregnant with my first child, we did a major remodel of our house. We moved out, ripped off the roof, tore out...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- May 24, 2018
- 2 min
Failure at 10,000 feet
I got a message from a friend today who was bitterly disappointed at not being hired for a job she really wanted. We all have that...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- May 14, 2018
- 2 min
My Real Mother
I avoid Mother's Day. I'm so used to avoiding it, that it takes energy to notice I'm doing it. I am a mother myself, so I get lots of...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- May 10, 2018
- 3 min
Trust Yourself First
I have come to believe that there is a wise and connecting force flowing through and around all life. I'm a skeptic, so this belief has...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- Apr 25, 2018
- 2 min
Gift of a Broken Heart
The Great Mother encourages our authenticity and uniqueness. If we can find the courage to deeply self reveal with those who understand...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- Apr 12, 2018
- 2 min
100 Year Old Self
What if you could connect with your oldest, wisest self in present time? What perspective would this aged one have on your current...
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Renee LaVallee McKenna,MA
- Apr 10, 2018
- 2 min
Evict the Critic Living in Your Head
I used to have a nasty voice in my head, a terrible, internal judge. If anyone ever talked to me the way that inner critic did, I would...
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