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Forgiveness is a Choice

Forgiveness is a Choice By Z Zoccolante (Listen to the audio of this wonderful post in the blue box below!) It’s my belief that at our deepest level we want to forgive those who’ve hurt us. But instead we sometimes hold on, white knuckling through the pain of circumstance, as though the tightness of our grip equates to us winning the most spacious prison. Holding on feels like control when we’re spinning down. We...

Recover in Community to Heal Eating Disorders, Addictions

Recover in Community to Heal Eating Disorders, Addictions By Z Zoccolante (Listen to the audio of this wonderful post in the blue box below!) We recover in community. We may think that our eating disorders, or addictions, separate us from others. We may think that no one understands, that we’re unique in our “specialness,” or our suffering. Then we enter therapy, a facility, or a group, and we begin to see that we’re not as unique as...

We Were Meant to Live in Community

We Were Meant to Live in Community By Z Zoccolante (Listen to the audio of this wonderful post in the blue box below!) We were meant to live in community. Life tells us so. It offers tender, little lessons like a gift pushed slowly across the table in our direction. When I was in Hawaii visiting my family, we all rode around in my brother’s magic bus. We toted our bathing suits, while the two dogs car surfed. My...

In Hawaii, Food is Love

In Hawaii, Food is Love By Z Zoccolante (Listen to the audio of this wonderful post in the blue box below!) Hawaii is a magical land where you take off your slippers before you enter someone’s house, call elders auntie and uncle, kiss people hello and goodbye on the cheek, and decorate palm trees for Christmas. Of course, Hawaii is much more than fun little facts. It has a rich history of the land and the Hawaiian...

The #1 Reason to be Kind to Others

The #1 Reason to be Kind to Others By Z Zoccolante (Listen to the audio of this wonderful post in the blue box below!) Life is full of beauty, bliss, and joy. It can also be exhausting. On the shadow side of the joyful coin lie pain, anxiety, heartbreak, and the plethora of huge and small stresses that weave together to make a life. Years ago, I had a roommate who’d lash out when they felt insecure. On many occasions,...