Standing Tall: A Tribute to Trees I do believe that trees are among the most remarkable living things on our planet. We pass by them every day. And more often than not, we don’t even give them a second thought. But these amazing plants are anything but ordinary. For one thing, they play an incredibly […]
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People move through this world, in and out of each other’s lives. You. Me. Everyone. And. So many times, we are unaware of how we might be affecting other people. But be assured. Our lives, our thoughts, our words, and our actions are having an impact on the world around us. Whether we realize this
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The right thing to do in every situation. “Situational Ethics” is a term that was recently brought to my attention by a friend. Situational ethics is a concept that suggests the rightness or wrongness of an action can depend on the context in which it occurs. The right or wrong depends on the context. This,
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Many times during our lives, we belong to a tribe. A tribe can be described as a distinctive, or close-knit, group. When we’re born, our tribe is our birth family. We react to the world uniquely when we are in these different tribes. We go to school, and our tribe becomes our classmates. We play
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Heroes. They are everywhere. Most of the time, we think of heroes in the larger sense. Like some of these people: Harriet Tubman – Risked her life repeatedly to lead enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Fred Rogers – Used television to teach children kindness, empathy, and self-worth. Mother Teresa – Dedicated her
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Our last names. We didn’t always have themBirdella. But. Throughout history, different countries and cultures have taken to using last names at different times. One of the first was China. That is where the legendary emperor Fu Xi is said to have introduced a system of inherited surnames in 2852 BCE. I’m not sure if
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The Big Grifter By Linda Stowe If you were playing a word association game the first word that would come to mind when you heard the word grift would be Trump. He’s famous for it. Almost daily we see headlines about how blatantly Donald Trump is grifting his followers and the country.We often associate grift
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