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Friendship

Why Bother Offering Comfort?

Death comes to us all eventually, but for those of us left living, someone else’s death can make us feel a little uncomfortable, a little awkward, a little socially inept. What are we supposed to say? What are we supposed to do? Do we take flowers, a casserole or a card or all three to…
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Health

Why Bother Giving Your Brain a Break?

Everybody needs a break from their brain every now and then again. As a kid it was called “nap time.” In the adult world, employers schedule coffee and lunch breaks as well as vacation time for their employees. But do we ever really give ourselves the luxury of a brain break, namely from the incessant…
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Learning

Why Bother With Art?

A few weeks ago I was asked to lead workshop participants in yin yoga. I gladly agreed. Facilitating yin practice is easy. It is familiar territory. I can do it with my eyes closed. Afterward, I was also invited to stick around for the art part. Though I admire those who paint and draw, sculpt…
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Faith

Why Bother With Patience?

We’ve all experienced loss. Maybe the loss of a spouse through death or divorce, the loss of a job, the loss of a life we’d hoped to live or an exciting career that never materialized.  With loss comes grief or great sorrow and this sorrow, like a sudden rainstorm in summer, is unpredictable, unwanted and…
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