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Mental Health

Why Bother Managing Opinions?

Everyone has an opinion about something and somebody. But, opinions are not a fact. Instead, an opinion is a speculation, a sentiment, impression, or assumption that seems probable, but cannot be demonstrated with fact.  Because everyone has their own judgment, notion or perception about everything and everybody, it is up to us to decide whose…
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Faith

Why Bother Being Footloose and Fancy Free?

Young children have a sense of being footloose and fancy free. They know nothing of the dangers of life, know nothing about worry, and do not have a fear of things such as the natural force of gravity.            Unrestrained  Our youngest son was the one who refused the limits of…
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Faith

Why Bother to Unburden Ourselves?

I like keeping my life simple, uncomplicated and unencumbered. I don’t clutter my house with knick-knacks, I don’t keep ill-fitting clothes hanging in my closet, and I am selective to what I say “yes” to; what I really want to do, instead of what others think I ought to do.  My life has not always…
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Communication

Why Bother Reconciling?

Our sin wrecked world has a way of fracturing families. My father’s suicide did great damage to my family, but thankfully, there was an opportunity presented to all of us which led some of us to reconstruct our relationships with each other.      Receptive Just before my dad ended his life, our family was…
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