If You Can’t Beat ’Em, Join ’Em
I’ve always been a bit of a loner. I think it’s attributable partly to my introverted personality and partly to all the moving around my family did when I was a kid. (No, neither of my parents was in...
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Wanted: Volunteers
Volunteerism. It’s what this nation was founded on. Colonists gathered together to harvest crops and erect buildings. They pitched in to fight fires. In 1736, Benjamin Franklin started the first volunteer...
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Contagious Joy
My husband and I had the pleasure of dining with an amazing young woman recently. What impressed me about this woman was her upbeat, positive attitude. You see, this woman had a lot she could complain...
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Why Others Need You to Rejuvenate
Sometimes we can get caught up in the busyness of life swirling around us and forget to take time to slow down, look around, and breathe. I’ve been finding myself in that whirlwind lately and was reminded...
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A Clean Slate
There’s nothing like that lingering scent of fresh air after rain. But that’s not all that’s refreshing about a downpour. It also refreshes the ground and vegetation. It erases any tracks, kills the...
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A Gentle Answer
A couple of recent encounters reminded me of the truth in words spoken by wise King Solomon millennia ago, “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” The first encounter was...
