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Why Bother Making Space?  While a college student, I earned money by cleaning houses. It was not my favorite type of work, but it was interesting. I learned a lot about people, their habits and hobbies. Most everyone collected something—from expensive paintings to ceramic angels, to silver spoons. One of my customers collected antique kerosene…

Why Bother Living Courageously? As I tear off the cellophane of a brand-new calendar and place it on my desk, I am reminded of the freshness which comes with a new year. For the next three-hundred sixty-five days, I get to choose how to live my life. Though every day is a new day with…

Why Bother To Know Ourselves ? It is good to know who we are. If we do then we get along better with ourselves, understand our particular needs and when necessary, know how to accommodate our shortcomings. For instance, I am directionally challenged. Once, when we were on vacation, I went out for my morning…

Why Bother with Gratitude? The jolly holiday of Christmas is behind us, and it is still the season of winter where the hours of darkness surpass those of daylight. An attractive, but unlikely solution to weathering this cold, daunting time of year might be to hibernate until spring. But instead, humans were created to forge…