Don’t Habitually Reject Compliments
“Margo” won a national award for her work. A co-worker sent Margo an email commending her. Margo did not reply. Another co-worker saw Margo in a corridor and asked her what she did to win the award. Margo replied that she did not want to discuss the...
Is It Time to Rebel?
When I was in primary school in the USA, we had to say the pledge of allegiance every day. I did not say the part where we pledged allegiance “to the flag.” My thought: Why would I pledge allegiance to a symbol? So my rebelling began. No one knew I remained silent...
What Are Your Lifetime-Best Decisions?
We think with distaste of bad decisions we made. Hitler decided to invade Poland. I bought an MG Midget. Along with our bad decisions are many good decisions. One of my best decisions was to move to Australia to take an academic position at the University of New...
Try New Perspectives
I remember the first time I flew above the clouds. I felt enthralled. Clouds look different and amazing from above. Singer Joni Mitchell wrote her greatest song, “Both Sides, Now,” while having a similar experience while flying. In the song she...
Is Pride Good or Bad?
Can you name the Seven Deadly Sins? They are harder to remember than the Seven Dwarfs. I will help you with the Seven Deadly Sins: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. This list comes from Christian writers 1600 years ago. The Catholic Church helped...
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