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Your friend silence

As we wrap up this Thanksgiving weekend, I hope you had wonderful, memorable times you’ll enjoy again and again as they float through your memory. I wonder if you were able to give yourself any moments of silence. Yes, silence. You know, those bits or blocks of time when you are alone, uninterrupted. One of

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Back to me

I was listening to someone the other day complain about people telling her about their experiences when all she wanted to do was talk about her own. She actually said that! It reminded me of a friend my husband and I kiddingly referred to as “Back to Me.” This man loved to talk about himself.

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Your deposits

Every day you have opportunities to make deposits in others’ lives. A simple compliment can affect someone significantly. Often, we think good thoughts about someone for something they said or did, but we don’t tell them. I encourage you to use this month of November to share with them what you’re thinking. A young leader

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Take a break from your phone

A group of high schoolers and a couple of adult chaperones spent a Saturday morning cleaning up the overgrown backyard of a Neighbors Network Member. (I’m on the Board and the Volunteers Chair.) If you like vines and leaves of every shade, shape and size, you’d love her big backyard. It’s chock full! They enjoyed lopping, pulling,

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