Duluth, MN 2007 (Photo Credit: Christopher Bargeron)
- There is no substitute for being content with your own company.
- Having a pet keeps you from being utterly and completely wrapped up in your own stuff.
- Guilt and shame are not the same thing; guilt often gets a bad wrap.
- Being human comes with the challenge of incompleteness: no other person, or religious belief can ever take this away.
- Showing up matters. A mundane example is participating in a home owner’s association.
- Affirming the existence of God without needing to contain God inside a definition can help a thinking person stay connected to their spirituality.
- Being truly kind to another person can bring unimagined richness into your life.
- Intelligence can get in the way of wisdom.
- Sometimes the most effective next step in resolving a conflict with another person is to say nothing.
- Whether we like it or not, all living beings are interconnected and how we live together and treat our world matters — a lot.
- One of the most loving things you can do for another person is to wholly accept them just as they are.
- Whipped cream cheese is a great way to administer a pill to your dog. So is peanut butter.
- “If you wait around long enough, you’ll see everything.” –Jeb Berkeley, PhD, San Francisco
- Spending time with older adults can help you remember what is important in your own life.
- It’s never too soon to start to use moisturizer.
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