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Why Bother Enjoying The Gift Of Summertime?
By Terese Luikens | | Gratitude
Why Bother Enjoying The Gift of Summertime? Time, I believe, is a gift and I think summertime is the best present of all. It gets lighter earlier, around 3:00 a.m., and the sky’s luminescence lingers longer into the night than I am able to stay awake. The air temperature equals that of my body, making…
Read More Why Bother Taking A Hike?
By Terese Luikens | | Beauty, Relationships
Why Bother Taking A Hike? The loosely knit group of women that I met with last winter in a coffee shop to talk about hiking has actually formed into a group of hikers. On Saturday, we tied up our hiking boots, zipped up our rain jackets and slung our day packs onto our backs hitting…
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Why Bother To Finish Well?
By Terese Luikens | | Gratitude, Kids, Teaching
Why Bother To Finish Well? Today was the last day of the 2020-2021 school year. Teachers and staff at the little rural school where I work completed 180 days as public school employees. The big yellow buses, full of children, lumbered away with their load while teachers stood on the playground waving good-bye. Little arms…
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Why Bother Sharing Your Affliction?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Mental Health
Why Bother Sharing Your Affliction? None of us are exempt from heartaches, sadness or sorrow. In my small circle of friends, family and coworkers, long term illness, caring for aging parents, death, cancer, depression, chronic pain and estrangement from children are a few of the sorrows we share. Some type of hardship eventually finds all…
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