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Communication

Why Bother Observing Our Thinking?

Observing Our Thinking It’s been said that there is not a single waking moment when we are not thinking. Which is why I bother to observe my thinking. I want to stay on track. What does my thinking track look like?  I want my thinking to stay with what is good, right, true and beautiful…
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Faith

Why Bother Thinking About Trusting Again?

Trust Again? We’ve all had our hearts broken at least once. Everyone has experienced a painful breach,  rupture or violation in a relationship. And yet, whatever offense, misdeed or transgression we’ve experienced does not mean that we have to forsake the idea of ever trusting anyone again. My father’s suicide was indeed the biggest violation…
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Learning

Why Bother Being Grateful for Merciful People?

Those Merciful People When I was sixteen, I worked as a nurse’s aide in a nursing home and made an awful mistake. I got a dead woman up for lunch. Obviously, I didn’t know she was dead. I’ve told this story a number of times in various ways, and each time I recall it, I…
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Communication

Why Bother Thinking Differently About Those Who Offend Us?

Offended? Lately, I’ve been thinking about how to think differently about the people who offend me. Mostly, I want to think differently about them because I don’t like the feelings I get when I get offended; pissy, arrogant, and wanting to smack, slap, slug or kick someone or something.  In short, when I believe someone…
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