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Why Bother Practicing Hospitality?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Listening, Relationships, Uncategorized
Why Bother Practicing Hospitality? The other evening, I hosted a small gathering of friends and family in honor of my husband’s birthday. And though our house is small, our yard is spacious and with the fine summer weather we naturally gravitated to the outdoors. When hosting an event, I keep it uncomplicated. I make a…
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Why Bother To Notice What’s Right?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Gratitude, Mental Health, Relationships
Why Bother to Notice What’s Right? I have the tendency to see the flaws in someone before I notice the good in them. In my students, I can’t help but see their spelling errors the moment they hand in a paper. In other situations, such as swimming laps in the pool, I espy a defect…
Read More Why Bother to Allow Some Idioms to Die?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Humor
Why Bother To Allow Some Idioms to Die? Idioms are expressions that have a meaning different from the literal pattern of the language. These figures of speech are peculiar to a particular people, country, class or community. For instance, the Germans add a little color to the equivalent of our idiom, “The early bird catches…
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Why Bother With an Analogy?
By Terese Luikens | | Mental Health, Uncategorized
Why Bother With an Analogy? An analogy, according to The New Lexicon Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language, states that it is the relationship between two things which are similar in many, though not all respects. I am usually a black and white thinker, that is, I think in literal terms. Sometimes though, when given…
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