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Communication

Why Bother Learning From the Experienced?

                                    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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Mental Health

Why Bother To Welcome Others?

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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Family

Why Bother Celebrating Anniversaries?

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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Mental Health

Why Bother Noticing Our Choices?

Why Bother Noticing Our Choices? We make a lot of choices in one day. For example, because today was Saturday, I chose to sleep in, getting out of bed only after I smelled the coffee that my husband brewed. With coffee in hand, I then followed my usual routine of reading something inspirational, practicing meditation…
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