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Faith

Why Bother to Keep on Praying?

To say the least, prayer is a mystery, but that does not keep me from praying every day. And though some prayers remain unanswered, I keep praying anyway.  A few days ago, as I was looking back in one of my journals, I noted a name and a date; November 2012. That was the day…
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Kind words
Communication

Why Bother With Kind Words?

It may not be easy to speak kind words to everyone, but everyone needs to hear them. When I think about the inevitable truth that all of us will one day perish, then I am more motivated to speak charitable, diplomatic and thoughtful words to others. Knowing that all of us have a relatively short…
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Children in the woods
Learning

Why Bother Being a Life Long Learner?

I do not know from when or where the phrase, life long learner originated, but I do know that I fall into that category. As a public school teacher of fourth graders, my students are always astounded when I say, “Like you, I do not know everything. But I am willing to learn.”     …
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me doing a headstand
Truthfulness

Why Bother Being You?

The other day, after teaching my yoga class, one of the participants paid me a compliment. She said, “Thank you for being you.” Those words made my heart glad. There are dozens of yoga instructors in our community and yet this woman had chosen to come to my class, not so much because of the…
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