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Why Bother To Be A Cheerleader?

Why Bother To Be A Cheerleader? Although I was never a cheerleader in high school, I’ve grown into one as an adult. But I’m not a cheerleader that stands on the sidelines of athletic events jumping up and down and waving pom-poms. I do not yell through a bull-horn or do flips off anyone’s shoulders.…
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Listening

Why Bother To Notice Envy?

Why Bother To Notice Envy? A few days ago, I read an email that stated the news of an acquaintance’s retirement. She’d launched a website that quickly became lucrative enough for her to step away from her day job. Reading this announcement, I thought I felt a tinge of jealousy. But after spending a little…
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Health

Why Bother Knowing When You Are Distressed?

Why Bother Knowing When You Are Distressed? The other day, my husband noticed that someone was flying an American flag upside down. I am not sure these people understand the message that an upside down flag relays, but according to the American Legion, “The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as…
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Family

Why Bother To Notice An Aha Moment?

  Why Bother To Notice An Aha Moment? A little more than a year ago, one of my sisters carried through with an aha moment that she’d had. When the world had more or less shut down, and traveling anywhere to visit anybody was not even a choice, she wondered how all six of her…
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