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Why Bother to Reflect? I just recently completed my yearly evaluation. This is a serious survey because it determines whether I will be hired back as a teacher or not.  This annual performance measurement is a twenty page document called a Self Reflection. I rate myself, as a teacher, in four domains and six sub…

Why Bother Thinking About our Thinking? There are a lot of things I like about being a human being. At the top of my list is the fact that I get to choose how to think about something or someone.  Then, if I realize my thinking is not producing the desired result, such as moving…

Why Bother To Accept? “God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.”  These are the first few lines of the serenity prayer adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous. It is also claimed…

Why Bother With Balance? Once upon a time, we owned a used washing machine because it was all we could afford. It sat next to our used dryer in the basement. Sometimes the washer moved and made noises as though it were alive. This old machine would bang, clang, and bounce up against the dryer.…