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Traditions

Since the beginning, humans have created reoccurring ceremonies and traditions that help us recall important moments in our history, signify significant rites of passage, and celebrate things which unite and bond us. Since I was a child, I have always loved traditions. Growing up in the Episcopal faith, I loved the seasons of the church calendar marked by different alter …

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Human Nature vs. Human Skill

It’s human nature to get frustrated. It’s a human skill to find the calm within. It’s human nature to feel angry. It’s a human skill to master your emotions. It’s human nature to fail. It’s a human skill to try again. We are human beings with all the genius and idiocy that brings with it. Similar to the age old …

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Merry Rest of the Year

Well, it’s over—the shopping, the wrapping, the decorating, the singing of carols, the baking, the cooking, the driving in traffic to get where you’re going. Okay, I’ll admit it. I love it when it’s here, but I’m happy to put it all back in the box again when the new year arrives. But, there is one thing about the holidays …

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Thoughts for a New Year

Undoubtedly, the year of 2021 brought many changes to your life both professionally and personally. You can be sure that 2022 will be no different. What you currently have, do, feel, and understand will change in the next 12 months in some way. Some things you are anticipating, for which you are hoping or dreading, will never happen; some things …