Nothing can be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon and left one unexpended effort which might have saved the world. Jane Addams (1860-1935), pioneer American…
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"I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?" - Ernest Hemingway This is National Sleep Awareness Week. What does it mean to…
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Meg and John Cole became foster parents 19 years ago, sparked by admiration for friends at their Waterville church who were fostering. Fostering a child provides a temporary safe and…
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American culture is very focused on people’s exteriors. Every day, men and women are taught to believe that having perfect abs or being a certain size is equated with…
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The week following Valentine’s Day offers us time to reflect on that highly touted weekend celebration. Valentine’s Day. 150 million cards are given – 2nd only to Christmas in…
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According to an internet search on “interesting facts about teeth” I am going to smile an average of 62 times today. My husband will smile about 8 times; a fact…
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By some stroke of fate, the two girls happened upon each other in the empty school hallway, each of them clutching a plastic bathroom pass. And I, a Public School…
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Winter is really here today. Snow, ice, freezing rain. It is sometimes difficult to trust that underneath all of this coldness, life continues to beat with warmth and vitality deep…
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“The trauma you have just experienced is the third hardest thing a person will ever experience,” stated Nick the counselor as he drives us toward the crisis stabilization unit. Over…
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‘Tis the season for holiday cookies, cocktails, and an extra 5lbs. But don’t worry, New Year’s resolutions are right around the corner! Well, I don’t know about you but I…
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