Author’s note: This is the third in a series of four articles about emotional healing. It is recommended that you read Parts I & II by clicking here. As we continue on our healing journey, the actual healing process becomes the first true destination. For me, nothing was more important than the moment I began to heal from my past emotional struggles and traumas. At first, I was stunned that it took me until my mid-fifties to truly understand what this process was. Why did it take me so long...

Author’s note: This is the second in a series of four articles about emotional healing. If you didn’t have an opportunity to read Part I, you may want to read it by clicking here . In the first article, the topic of emotional healing was described as a journey, one which we must plot ourselves. Sometimes, we can call on people to help us like a therapist or mentor, but it’s important to remember that this is our own journey, and no one should ever demand that you follow their directions...

As a junior high student, it intrigued me when I saw early maps of the “New World.” How was Amerigo Vespucci able to plot this vast, unchartered land mass which eventually would bear his name? Before air travel, how could anyone take on such a seemingly impossible task of diagramming anything more than a large city? Maps have been an important part of human navigation for millennia, and now technology has made them available to anyone with a smartphone. Additionally, in today’s society, the...