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By Terese Luikens | | Misc
When plans go awry, it is hard to be okay. Yet okay is the better alternative when you consider the other options such as what John Prine sings in his song, The Accident: But they don’t know how lucky they are. They could have run into that tree. Got struck by a bolt of lightning.…
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Why Bother Hanging Out?
By Terese Luikens | | Family, Friendship, Kids, Mental Health
It is what I call high summer. All the trees are full, and their branches are thick with green leaves. The raspberry bushes in my yard beckon me to pick their ripe fruit and the warm weather lends itself to going barefoot. Truly, it is high summer and high time to hang out with friends…
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Why Bother Offering Comfort?
By Terese Luikens | | Friendship, Grief
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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Why Bother Giving Your Brain a Break?
By Terese Luikens | | Health, Mental Health
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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