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Calmness
Learning

Why Bother Practicing Contentment?

As long as we are alive, we are capable of learning how to bring our worried, restless, and unsatisfied mind to a place of peace and ease. Changing our perspective from troubled to untroubled begins with changing our mind and changing our mind begins with intentional practice.          From Discontentment to Contentment…
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Never Settle For A Ripple When You Can Make A Wave
Mental Health

Why Bother Being Who We Are?

If I weren’t me, then who would I be? I’d make a lousy someone else. When we believe it is better to be authentic than to be an imposter, to be genuine instead of disingenuous and to grow comfortable in our own skin then we can accept who we are and who we are becoming.   …
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black and white photo of kids near a christmas tree
Family

Why Bother Reconsidering?

It is during our formative years that we first get a taste for the things in life. Parents introduce their offspring to certain foods, styles of clothing and music, various genres of books, forms of entertainment, family traditions as well as matters of faith and religion. Then, as adults, we have the choice to consider…
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Terese Luikens' Grandmother
Family

Why Bother Remaining Steady?

My Grandma Weber led an orderly life. Without a doubt, she was not one to be easily distracted or one who went off course. And though the evening news may have described the world around her as going to hell in a hand basket, Grandma’s feathers never ruffled under duress.    Calm in the Storm…
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