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Articles
Get Connected and Stay Connected
Part 1 – The Need and The Necessity
Part 2 – Helpful Guideline To Get Started With
Part
3 – Beyond The Superficial – The Sweet Mystery
Part
4 – Relationship “No-Nos”
Part
5 – Cautions and Risk Factors
Way of Love Series
The Supreme
Importance of Love
 Compassion – An
Indispensable Component of Love
 Empathy – A
Vital Component of Love
 The Awesome
Power of Affirmation
 Living A Life
of Well-Being
 Good Loving is
Good Caregiving
 Ideal Christian
Fellowship
 What Happened
to Christ’s Second Commandment
Friendship With All Life Series
 Introduction
 Planet Earth
 Animals
 Humans
 Ourselves
Keys to the Kingdom Series
 Introduction
 Experiencing
 Standards
 Making Progress
 Discernment
Other Articles
 Churches
Wake Up! Encourage Love Big Time!
 Leave
No Broken Hearts
 PEP
TALK
 Something
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The Caring Heart
Introduction to The Caring Heart
“The Caring Heart” refers to the thoughts, feelings,
motivations, and actions of those who care about other entities in life
enough to actively work for their, or its, wellbeing. That is, caring
hearts love like Jesus wants us to love. The word “love” can mean many
things. Oftentimes humans can feel that they love someone because that
person, or animal, meets certain needs in them. Caring heart love goes
further. The caring heart puts the needs of the other first, and
actively works to fill them, if possible.
We all have caring hearts in some capacity. We all
care about someone or something, most likely many things and fellow
beings. But, we all need to keep growing. Our world is groaning with
unmet needs and sufferings that need to be tended to by someone. So,
what we all can do, and need to do, is to continue to EXPAND OUR CARING
HEARTS as part of our lifestyle.
“The Caring Heart” articles elaborate on core facets
of what I believe is Jesus’ message for what we are to be like if we
actively follow Him. The articles expound on “how to do it and why.”
I’ve divided the areas of need into four basic areas – the planet earth,
all the animals, birds, and fish, one another, and our own selves. All
of these areas need much more care!!
It is my earnest hope and prayer that more and more
“caring hearts” will be bustling around the earth making things better
and better. We need to make a much bigger difference!! I also hope that,
someday and somehow, caring hearts could network into a viable support
group.
I hope you will read my articles very thoughtfully,
and carefully consider what more you can do.
THE AUTHOR – Dr, Joyce
I am a follower of Jesus and an animal advocate, who
lives with my two horses, one dog, two cats, one duck, eleven hens, and
one of my sons on three acres in the city of Spokane, Washington. I’ve
been a “health nut” for years, continually revising our diets. I would
describe myself as a “near-vegetarian” in that I don’t eat meat, but use
some dairy products very sparingly Our hens give us eggs and they are
very well treated (never killed!). I have three degrees – B.A., M.S.,
and Ph.D. My Ph.D. is in the area of education with an emphasis on
counseling psychology. I worked at various jobs in my life, most
noteworthy, railroad telegrapher, psychologist for the developmentally
disabled, and case resource manager for the developmentally disabled. I
raised three boys and one girl, and have two beautiful adopted
granddaughters. I write the articles because it is a way that I can,
hopefully, help my world. In writing, I’m expanding my caring heart!
Copyright 2007
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