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Why Bother to Pluck the Day? It is not unusual for me to window shop. I do it while jogging. Some days, my running route takes me by a gift store that keeps decorative plaques on display in their window. One of them reads, “Carpe Diem.”  Up until a day or so ago, I’d always…

  Why Bother With Common Courtesies?    Merriam Webster tells me that a common courtesy is, “politeness that people can usually be expected to show.”  I don’t believe the knack for practicing common courtesies is something we are born with. Yet every child knows when they’ve been treated impolitely. How many times have you heard,…

Why Bother to Notice When You are Peeved? Anger is one of those emotions that I easily recognize in myself and in others. Some of the signs include; a red face, foul language, objects hurled through the air, crossing the arms in front of one’s chest, or stomping away. Some even take on the code…

  Why Bother Finding Your Clan? “No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main,” wrote John Donne. Even if you think you are a loner, you are not. Everybody needs to belong and be accepted. But finding your clan can feel risky.…