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    Bridge to Wholeness | Volume 2 Issue 8 August 2015

    Welcome to the August 2015 Issue of the Agape newsletter, Bridge to Wholeness! Our monthly newsletter is the best way for you to keep up with what is going on around Agape, with events and updates, and articles written by our counselors. We hope it will help bring you a little bit closer to emotional, mental, and spiritual wholeness! In this issue (click to read individual articles): Adolescent Girls: The Transition from Childhood to Adulthood by Megan Jung, MA, LPC Sensory Processing Disorder in Children by Teresa Weeke, MA, PLPC Accentuate the Positive by Kathyrn Manley, MS, LPC, CST Back to School – Tips for Getting Through the Morning by Carolyn Knarr,…

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  • Accentuate the Positive

    Accentuate the Positive

    In the year 1944, during a dark time for families and the country, singer and songwriter Johnny Mercer wrote what would be one of the war’s most iconic songs of hope and inspiration: “Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative.” Why did this song become such an anthem of encouragement? Because through the power of music, the lyrics reminded the country that vision, hope, and inspiration  are achieved by dwelling on those things which are good, excellent and praiseworthy. We can all have seasons in our life, our families, and our relationships that can be an unfamiliar, dark place. During these times, it can be human nature to lean toward negative…

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  • Renew Your Mind Its All About Perspective

    Renew Your Mind: It’s All About Perception

    By Donna R. King, MA, LPC We are all wired differently in terms of how we perceive things.  However, it is true for all of us that the way we think about things, or our perception of things, has a direct correlation to how we feel about things, whether positively or negatively.  The Bible even emphasizes that our thoughts have a direct impact on who we are!  For as we think in our hearts, so shall we be (Proverbs 23:7).  Consequently, if we go through life always thinking negatively and anticipating that things will never be good, chances are good that they won’t be. It is also true that no…

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