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Why Bother Believing That Our Pain is Not in Vain?
By Terese Luikens | Aug 18, 2025 | Communication, Friendship
Our Pain Ever had something bad happen to you? Of course you have. We all have. No one leaves this planet alive and no one escapes emotional pain while alive on this planet. We’ve all experienced some kind of emotional hurt such as betrayal; someone’s disloyalty when we thought for sure we could trust them. …
Read More → Why Bother With Reconciliation?
By Terese Luikens | Aug 16, 2025 | Communication, Forgiveness, Learning, Relationships
Reconciliation? At the start of our marriage, my husband and I were horrible communicators. Whenever a conflict arose we’d both go mute. Our silence was not golden. The tension between us was as taunt as a tight rope and could last for days. Thankfully, we are no longer horrid communicators because we discovered the sweetness…
Read More → Why Bother Noticing Our Actions?
By Terese Luikens | Aug 14, 2025 | Communication
Our Actions There are all kinds of electronic gadgets that inform us about ourselves. For instance fitness trackers and smart watches monitor daily activities such as: the number of steps we take in a day, the number of calories we take in and the number of calories we use up. Smart watches and fitness trackers…
Read More → Why Bother Claiming Our Stories?
By Terese Luikens | Aug 12, 2025 | Communication, Learning
Claiming Our Stories Our stories have a way of shaping our lives, giving us identity and creating our character. Our stories have their own plot, an obstacle and resolve. Claiming our stories helps us to claim a lesson, moral or insight into ourselves. Stories from my adolescence years are the most embarrassing, but even those…
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