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Why Bother Talking With Strangers?
By Terese Luikens | | Beauty, Communication
Why Bother Talking With Strangers? Recently, while taking a walk in the park with my camera trying to capture the beauty of the fall colors, I noticed an artist and stopped to admire his work. He was also trying to catch the beauty, but with a paintbrush and canvas instead of a camera. I stood…
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Why Bother Letting Go Of False Guilt?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Mental Health, Relationships
Why Bother Letting Go of False Guilt? Among my variety of friends, I have noticed how some of them carry more false guilt than others. My observational data shows how most of those who are first born children or older children in the family are the ones who feel the most obligated. Those farther down…
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Why Bother Remembering Our Religious Upbringing?
By Terese Luikens | | Faith, Family
Why Bother Remembering Our Religious Upbringing? My parents were both raised Catholics, and they in turn raised my siblings and me in the same religion. As infants, we were all baptized, and later, attended parochial school where we received instruction for the sacraments; confession, communion, and confirmation. Like all the other eight-year-old, while in second…
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Why Bother Applauding Volunteerism?
By Terese Luikens | | Beauty, Gratitude, Kids, Teaching
Why Bother Applauding Volunteerism? As an elementary public school teacher, I teach all the subjects to my fourth graders; math, reading, history, science, and writing. I could teach one subject a day for a year and still not get through all the content of any one of the curricula. Though I know more about these…
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