There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies Martin…
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Breathe In, Breathe Out. Repeat. Deep breathing from your abdomen. Place your hand on your belly and feel it rise and fall. Take whatever thoughts are stuck in your mind…
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Earlier this week we shared Joeseph Mushishi’s story of perseverance and dedication to education as a recipient of the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) 2015 Next Step Maine Scholarship. Today we…
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This past summer two Spurwink Services employees—Daniel Dusabimana and Joseph Mushishi—were awarded Maine Development Foundation (MDF) 2015 Next Step Maine Scholarships. A fund designed to recognize “Employees of Promise” who…
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September is National Recovery Month. Definition of recovery: Deeply personal, unique process of changing one’s attitudes, values, feelings, goals, skills and/or roles (Bill Anthony, 1993) If you are in recovery…
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Forget about the plan for the day. Something is wrong with Jay’s ankle and he’s struggling to walk. You think he is in pain, but he can’t tell you. He…
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"There is a no grief like the grief that does not speak." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This week marks National Suicide Prevention week and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicide touches…
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When my then 5-year-old said something exceedingly adorable, I rhetorically asked, “Where did you come from?” to which he replied, “I don’t know mommy where did I come from?” Thinking…
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Some students in the country are already back to school. Here in Maine, that happens in a few weeks. As someone who has spent almost half of my life in…
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Oh, The Thoughts We All Think One stick Two sticks Red stick Blue stick. Red stick thoughts are unexpected. Blue sticks thoughts are for what’s expected. Say! What a…
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