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Why Bother Sitting Quietly?
By Terese Luikens | | Health, Listening, Mental Health
Why Bother Sitting Quietly? Paging through one of my little notebooks that I’ve filled with quotes from other men and women who are wiser than me, I came across one that I wrote down from Blaise Pascal. It read, “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone” Can…
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By Terese Luikens | | Gratitude, Kids, Teaching
Why Bother Considering Our Labor? It is the beginning of a new work week and nearing the end of a school year and sometimes I wonder. I wonder if my personal investment of time, energy, and focused hard work leaves much of an impression on my students. Do they know how much I care? Has…
Read More Why Bother Enjoying a Grand Role?
By Terese Luikens | | Family, Gratitude, Kids, Relationships
Why Bother Enjoying a Grand Role? I became a mother-in-law for the first time in July of 2007. When our oldest son called to tell us that he’d proposed to his girlfriend, Meagan, I was elated and frightened at the same time. I was glad he’d made the choice to marry Meagan, but becoming a…
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Why Bother With Routines?
By Terese Luikens | | Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized
Why Bother With Routines? Two small incidents at work this past week reminded me just how valuable routines can be. First, on Tuesday morning, I asked the librarian if she had any books on Benjamin Franklin or Henry Ford, two of the scientists that my students are researching for an essay they have to write. …
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