Lucy in the Afterlife: Kat’s First Day (Part 1)

By Paula Bianchi – Emma pulled the strap of her backpack over one shoulder before she ran down the stairs and dropped it by the front door. “Morning, Dad.” Emma said, in a cheerful voice, as she entered the kitchen, with a bounce in her step, and kissed her dad on his cheek. “You seem […]

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Metaphysical: Talking to the Dead

By Paula Bianchi – This is a subject that’s very near and dear to my heart. I guess you could say I’m a little obsessed with it ever since I was a little girl, and my favorite cousin introduced me to his Ouija board. I was hooked. The idea that spirits are all around us […]

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Lucy In The Afterlife: A Pleasant Surprise

By Paula Bianchi – Michael threw the door open to Emma’s room. “Are you okay?” He asked, as he ran in. “What happened in here?” He stopped in his tracks as his attention was drawn to the mess in her room because it was so out of character for her. When Michael finally focused on […]

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Mind Games: Beating Yourself Up

By Paula Bianchi – I know I’m striking a chord with the title of this article. The moment you read it; you had a flash of memory of everything you beat yourself up for. Why? Well, this is all too familiar a territory for most of us because it’s something that we’ve done to ourselves […]

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Lucy in the Afterlife: The Pendulum

By Paula Bianchi – Emma picked the pendulum book up off the floor and set it down upon her pillow on her bed. She laid the pendulum, she had found lying on the tan carpet, next to it, then, she quickly finished the task of hanging all of Lucy’s jewelry up on the display hooks […]

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Metaphysical: Meditation

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By Paula Bianchi – I figured since I’m always talking about meditation, I should write an article about it. At first, I was going to be all technical and give you a blow by blow history of what meditation is, and how long people have been practicing…

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Mind Games: Feeling Overwhelmed

By Paula Bianchi – We all know life isn’t easy, but when we have to deal with one thing on top of another then another, we can begin to feel quite overwhelmed. For some, by the time they have reached this point, they’re more than ready to throw their hands up and surrender because they […]

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Metaphysical: Spirits/Ghosts (Part 2)

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By Paula Bianchi – I looked up the meanings of ghosts and spirits because I wanted to know if I was using these terms right. I discovered this: a spirit is a supernatural being, a non-physical entity such as: ghost, fairy, or angel. When you see the…

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Mind Games: Acceptance

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By Paula Bianchi – The most important psychological tool I learned to use from therapy was: acceptance. Without it, I never would have moved on from my tortured past. I say tortured in the sense of dealing with my own thoughts and emotions about being molested when…

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Mind Games: Living with Can’t

Originally posted on This Weird Chick's Blog:
By Paula Bianchi – I had every intention of writing about ghost hunting, but the theme of “can’t” keeps popping up in my life through myself and others. The more I think about the food I can’t have anymore; the more I find myself struggling with winning…

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