Thomas overcame rejection, when he left the Church as a deacon, to grieve his wife's suicide. His faith, peace and light got him through it. Thomas shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - show compassion - relationships take work - be yourself - keep the communication open - pray, ask for something specific and trust - there's something larger than us - be yourself - don't let go of the light - reach out to people   tags: Thomas, Fargnoli, Deacon, Unexpected, Life, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,