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What to do?

I was sitting in my car thinking about a decision I had to make. I was leaning in one direction but was not fully settled on whether it was the right thing to do. I thought about the goals with this multi-faceted situation and knew that an immediate one would certainly be met by doing

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Start anew

I did something this morning I’ve thought about doing for many years. I attended 6:30 amEaster Sunday Mass outdoors. It was beautifully peaceful being out that early. I was surprised to see hundreds of people there. Catching up afterwards with a dear friend was an added benefit. Now that I’ve done this, it’s rekindled my thinking about

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Overwhelmed

Emily is feeling overwhelmed. Based on what she’s already experienced, she knows the rest of this year will be quite challenging. Her company is merging with another, and she must get to know the people, their systems and their culture. It’s like starting a new job, which she hasn’t done in many years. Her boss

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Confrontation

Ana does not like confrontation. She prefers to avoid it. But, something happened a few weeks ago that’s been bugging her. She was in a meeting with William and his team. When she couldn’t answer a couple of the team’s questions and said she’d get back with them, William kept at it, asking more questions

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One word

Sometimes our words have more impact than we may ever know. A word of encouragement may stick much longer than we expect. I was reminded of this when Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson answered a question during her “interview” for Supreme Court Justice. She spoke about how she was feeling years ago in her first semester

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