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Communication

Why Bother Cherishing Family Bonds?

I haven’t always cherished my siblings. While growing up, I kept my distance from some of them because frankly, they scared me. While in high school, I shared a bedroom with one of my sisters, and had a very difficult time liking her. She was messy and I was neat. It was a relief to…
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Learning

Why Bother Practicing Equanimity?

At the time of my father’s death by suicide, I’d not heard the term, “victim thinking.” But now, looking back at that period of time in my life, I was thinking and acting like a victim of my circumstances. Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me  It was the worst of times. Not only had I lost my…
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Why Bother Sharing Your Story?
Communication

Why Bother Being Frank?

Learning to be frank is, in and of itself, a practice of learning how to be frank. Without practicing forthrightness, with ourselves and with others, we won’t get any better at being authentic. The best place for us to try on honesty is in our relationships with ourselves and with others. Candid Being straightforward with…
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Learning

Why Bother Creating Your Own Lifestyle?

We have the incredible power to choose how to live the life we’ve been given. In fact, each one of us has a unique approach to living our lives and that approach sets our course.          Do You I’ve heard the catchy phrase, “you do you,” from many people. Just recently though,…
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