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Without a doubt, the past couple of years have changed us. The world around us has changed, too, and the pace of change seems to be quickening. It’s important that we pause and reflect. It’s so easy to get sidetracked, and we can forget about the lessons learned, and the tools, routines and habits that …
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Here’s the thing we all know but hate to admit: Our time is finite. And as Patrick Lencioni says, “If everything is important, then nothing is.” Imagine yourself on September 1. The morning air is getting cool. The kids are going back to school. What will have made this a worthwhile summer? Is it having …
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Sometimes, the world feels relentless. We’re pulled in a thousand different directions every day, and not just logistically. Our hearts themselves are often pulled, bruised, tattered, and disconnected. Sometimes, the loneliest place to be is in the middle of a crowded room. The painful irony is that the more emaciated and disconnected your heart is, …
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At the height of the pandemic, my Grandma broke her knee. She spent 8 hours in the hallway of the hospital, because they didn’t have a place to put her. They tried for days to find a rehabilitation center that could take her, with no success. So my husband and I decided I would go …
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I was introduced recently to the word “koselig,” a Nordic concept conveying light and warmth deep inside a person that radiates out and translates to their surroundings. I was captivated by the concept that in the midst of their long, dark winters, they cultivate light and warmth in their homes and families and communities. I …
Our time feels so precious, doesn’t it? We try to guard it so carefully, probably because we are all running so close to the edge. We have designs on virtually every waking minute, and so we get very attached to the idea of the day going smoothly. You know the drill. We want the computer …
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