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- An Open Letter to a Suffering Soul
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Feb 10, 2011
  
  “An open heart writhes for all those who suffer…”
  
  In the last few days, I’ve found myself talking quite a bit about suffering with friends, even relative strangers.
  
  Sometimes the conversation drifts philosophically to the concept of suffering itself. But more times than not, the suffering we discuss is very specific and personal: the acute effects of experiencing loss of life, loving relationships gone awry, wreaking mental and emotional havoc within.
  
  Having endured it myself (who hasn’t!), I’m grateful and humble that I can discuss suffering and try to offer my advice while not, at this point and place …
  
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- 2010 Renegade Review: Every Post on DaveUrsillo.com
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Dec 27, 2010
  
  “The path of life is perpetually shrouded in fogs of uncertainty…”
  
  When I started DaveUrsillo.com in the summer of 2009, the blog had little intent or actual direction — beyond being an outlet for my writing passions and with hopes of somehow helping me to leverage a book publishing contract in the near or distant future.
  
  With 2010 coming to a close, I really had to begin my annual Renegade Review by making this list and intently looking it over. You see, sometimes direction is found by cutting a trail with your eyes or imagination; sometimes the wind catches your …
  
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- Strongheart: Harvesting Compassion in the Faces of Strangers
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Dec 6, 2010
  
  “Compassion is not religious business, it is human business; it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability; it is essential for human survival.” ~The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
  
  Through the human heart, all of our energy flows; our Being originates; our very lifesource takes form.
  
  Naturally, the stronger our hearts, the stronger our energy, Being, and spirit. It’s from this originating source that we channel much of our mental-emotional strength, determination to achieve, and drive to live better lives.
  
  On an external level, healthy eating, wholesome living, regular weightlifting and …
  
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- Fail-Proof Forgiveness: End the Hate and Dead the Past
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Dec 2, 2010
  
  “What is the mature thing to do when you hate someone so much that it eats into your soul?”
  
  I saw this message on Twitter by chance one recent evening.
  
  It really struck a cord with me… because of the pain and sheer realism that was entangled within it.
  
  A short, spur-of-the-moment message to the world — a message to everyone, anyone, and no one — racked in honest hurt, doused in desperation.
  
  Instinct told me that this person’s self-proclaimed hatred was coming from a place of hurt and suffering: deep pain that had spurred feelings of seething, begrudging anger. …
  
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- Renegade Spotlight: Kat Fowler
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Nov 8, 2010
  
  “[Yoga] brings out the beautiful and the ugly, whether we want to see it or not. It is through this process that we start to learn about ourselves and others, and begin to grow into healthy, well-rounded, compassionate human beings.” ~Kat Fowler
  
  The Renegade Spotlight on DaveUrsillo.com is a new feature that showcases the biographies and real-life stories of everyday “Renegades” — men and women who, while brandishing a defiantly positive and determined mindset, are pursuing their dreams in spite of criticism, cynicism, and being misunderstood by those around them.
  
  Today, I’d like you to meet my friend …
  
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- Let the Dam Break! Holding a Grudge vs. Allowing Forgiveness
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Oct 28, 2010
  
  “To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee.” ~Unknown
  
  When you think about it, maintaining a grudge really does take a lot of effort.
  
  Holding a grudge takes fight. It takes so much effort, in fact, that you have to physically and emotionally dedicate almost all of your energy and will-power to stubbornness.
  
  Is that kind of a fight worth your time? Your energy? What else could benefit from such an amount of attention? Who else in your life deserves such an amount of fight? Your significant other might benefit from you fighting for …
  
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- The Journal I Never Kept: The Rosary
  
  By Dave Ursillo on Oct 21, 2010
  
  “The Journal I Never Kept” is a new column feature on DaveUrsillo.com that details true stories from my past in a storytelling style, as if from a journal of only memory. I hope you enjoy them.
  
  On April 10, 2001, a longtime family friend — a Providence-area doctor — is murdered.
  
  Shrouded in layers of mystery, the killing appears to resemble a deliberate assassination.
  
  I am 15-years-old.
  
  Days later, I squeeze a plastic Rosary over my head, tucking it just under my shoulder pads moments before an important lacrosse game that our high school team needed to win. …
  
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