Tag: #values
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Truth
Truth When children are young they are told to tell the truth, to stand up for what is right. Somehow, along the way, some people learn to rationalize their perceptions as truth. They alter the truth, their own or that of others. They create a dialogue that fits a narrative they create. My husband always says…
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Mean and Indecent
David Brooks recently wrote an article entitled “ How America Got Mean”. The topic has been source of conversation with friends and family, so we were intrigued to see an article on the topic. It not only gave legitimacy to our concerns, it reinforced what most of us have been experiencing for longer than it’s…
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Kindness
Kindness is medicine. There are many people walking around that don’t understand how important kindness is. The reason they don’t understand is, they haven’t had a lot of it in their lives. People who are angry or who have been mistreated usually expect people to dump on them or speak badly to them. …
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Veterans Day
Mornings are my favorite time of the day. This morning we were up and out as the sky started to turn pink at sunrise. When we stepped outside, the air was perfumed with the scent of burning firewood. Tomorrow is a day off from work. But it’s more than that, it’s a day to remember…
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Decompress
Lately, a lot of people I talk to have been describing “burnout” or talking about feelings of exhaustion. Some of them are people in their twenties! Our environments are key to our wellbeing. It’s not just the physical environment but other emotional aspects of an environment that define it. Processing the environment through your…
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Resist
It took me a minute to process. I was driving her home. She blurted out, they told me not to be friends with you. They said you are no good. I told them, that’s a lie, you are good. I turned and smiled at her. Sometimes we are around friends and sometimes we are not.…
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Memories in Boxes
Learning does not have to take place in a classroom. I like learning. I like people and I like working on creative projects with them. They keep me thinking, they challenge me. Sharing knowledge helps me grow. For the past seven years or so, my life has been a little chaotic at times. It’s been…
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