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Speak Up or Shut Up?

Have you ever understood a loved one’s situation more clearly than he or she does…

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Hope vs. False Expectations

How do we know when to hope for the
best . . .

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When I was 16 years old, I trained…

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There’s a lot of talk and bias in our society about the value of decluttering – our space, our schedules, and our lives . . .

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Before my 80-year-old neighbor, Phyllis, moved into a home, she gave all of her plants . . .

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There’s an old Quaker saying, “Let your life speak” (also a powerful book by Parker J. Palmer).