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Why Bother to Pass Along Your Passion for Reading?

Why Bother to Pass Along Your Passion for Reading? Discussing the topic of reading with my oldest brother he said, “I don’t remember learning to read, I just remember always reading.”  Once Upon A Time I, on the other hand, do remember learning to read. It all started with my dad. He’d lie on the…
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Health

Why Bother To Learn From Pain?

Why Bother to Learn From Pain? One of the duties of my job as a public school teacher is knowing how to apply Band-aids. A scuffed knee, a finger cut, or road rash on the palm of a student’s hand requires me to stop and listen as they “show and tell”  how the injury happened.…
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Health

Why Bother Finding a New Community?

Why Bother Finding a New Community? After practicing with a particular yoga community for four years, pesky circumstances left me without them. Without my familiar companions I fell into disappointment and tried to convince myself that I’d be fine alone. Yet, I knew I was wrong.        The Truth About Community The truth…
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Listening

Why Bother to Think About Time?

Why Bother to Think About Time? My personality has a persnickety side to it. I am finicky, especially when it comes to choosing how I fill my days. Although we’ve all been given the same amount of time, twenty-four hours for each day, none of us know when the balance of our time is gone. …
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