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Why Bother Being Vulnerable?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Health, Mental Health, Relationships
Why Bother Being Vulnerable? Being emotionally vulnerable is a good way to get hurt. It is also a good way to nurture and mature in the relationships that are important to us. Depending upon our personal history, previous experiences, or personality, laying ourselves open to others may be too big of a risk. We may…
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Why Bother Learning From the Experienced?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Listening, Relationships
Why Bother Learning From the Experienced? Although it has been said that experience is the best teacher, I would like to rephrase that particular statement. I agree that we do learn from our experiences, yet I wonder…
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Why Bother To Welcome Others?
By Terese Luikens | | Mental Health, Relationships
Why Bother To Welcome Others? We have all experienced what it is like to not belong, to be on the outside, to feel like the fish out of water. In elementary school, we had a little song that we sang when we did not want anyone else to join our game. It went like this,…
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Why Bother Celebrating Anniversaries?
By Terese Luikens | | Family, Gratitude, Marriage
Why Bother Celebrating Anniversaries? I think wedding anniversaries are a little more monumental than birthdays. Growing a year older happens to us, while staying married happens because of us. In other words, as long as we are alive, our birthdays automatically mark another year of living. But commemorating a wedding anniversary is dependent upon how…
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