Relationships
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Well, I’ve finally wised up. I used to think people were my enemies. I used to see everybody as strangers. Now, as I face death, I know differently. The… read more…
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A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. ~ Barbara Jordan I recently visited the memorials for… read more…
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“Sometimes I wish I had never met you. Because then I could go to sleep at night not knowing there was someone like you out there.” From Good Will… read more…
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He was wearing shorts and flip-flops in February. I stood by the door and watched him leave – my son, heading who knows where. The door closed behind him,… read more…
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“We have met the enemy and he is us.” Pogo, a comic strip character. Is it possible to have compassion for someone we totally hate? Do we play no… read more…
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Most of us don’t think about our circumstances. We are like fish swimming in a body of water that is getting ever more poisonous. We don’t see how sick… read more…
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“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” Marcel Proust She looked interesting. Unconventional in dress, not… read more…
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Like no other time of the year; the Christmas holidays bring out our yearnings for love and prompts many of us to ask, “Where is my special someone?” Implied… read more…
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Some of us are not aware of people who lack a conscience—those who lack empathy for others and cannot tolerate differences between themselves and others. Our lack of awareness… read more…
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It might seem like the easiest thing in the world to accept hugs, kindness and caring from another person but in fact many of us have the hardest time… read more…
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