School started this past week where I live. There was a lot of excitement in the air about returning in an almost-normal fashion. The biggest, visible difference that we’re still in a pandemic was the wearing of masks. And while…
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Compassion is Essential
If you’re like me, you have some books sitting on the shelf that you got along the way, perhaps in moments of inspiration or as gifts. You may wonder if you’ll ever read some of them, yet they seem too…
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Time to Review
Long ago I started a tradition of naming birthday goals when I turned another year wiser. This time, in addition to anticipating the year to come, I’ve decided to reflect upon the past 365 days I've lived and acknowledge some…
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A Magnificent Instrument
I learned a bit about algorithms recently from watching a documentary on technology. It is fascinating to me how computer programs go to work undeterred to reach goals set forth by instructions received. And when it comes to social media…
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Aim for Love
Yesterday my daughter read to me a picture book titled, “Love Matters Most.” As she started, I thought how that phrase — love matters most — about says it all. What if, with every situation that challenges us in life…
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To Stay in Your Power
Years ago I worked a job in which I had to report something that made my boss very angry. Her interactions with me then became hostile and intimidating. It was clear she was trying to run me out of the…
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Independent
Independent — a quality for which many strive. It is a treasure to be held in delicate balance with its cousin, interdependent. Avoiding the extreme edges we can see the value of this pairing, of this healthy tension…
To be…
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Breaking Free
Sometimes I feel like I’m living a lifelong riddle of how to coordinate my energy with what really matters. There are so many contradictions at work in society that it seems nearly impossible to live both simply and involved. The…
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Regeneration
On a few medical websites I’ve been reading about the liver’s amazing capacity, more than any other organ, to regenerate. The liver is able to replace damaged tissue even after up to 60% of its cells have been killed off…
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