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Faith

Why Bother Connecting?

Networking is a popular buzzword in the business world. Knowing people who know people can enlarge and alter our personal world.  For example, a friend who knew me from long ago was on the interviewing committee when I applied for my present job. I am sure that her personal knowledge of me and mine of…
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Faith

Why Bother Being a Nonconformist?

There was a time when I was on a trajectory toward hippie-ism. This counterculture appealed to me. It was an easy group to join. All I had to do was burn my bra, listen to the Beatles and smoke pot. Then, I’d be free from the confines of my culture. But, I found that this…
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Marriage

Why Bother Noticing Your Close Encounters?

Encounters that we have with others, good or bad, have a way of changing the quality of our lives. Therefore, developing our discernment with regards to who and what we allow into our lives is important because whoever and whatever we let influence us, shapes our present as well our future.        Gaining…
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Faith

Why Bother Ending Our Victim Thinking?

As a youngster, I used to frequent the Saturday afternoon shows at the theater with a girlfriend. We both loved watching the latest vampire movies. There was just enough scare in them to make us feel frightened and just enough corniness in them to make us both laugh while walking all the way back home. …
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